The Star app for iPhone and iPad

4.0 ( 6000 ratings )

Sports News Newsstand
Developer: thestar.com

Free

Current version: 9.6.0, last update: 6 months ago
First release : 21 Jul 2010
App size: 58.84 Mb

The Star’s news app is free to download and read.

From community and local coverage to global issues and breaking news, The Star reports on topics that matter and affect the day-to-day lives of our readers. Download The Star app now to receive the best features of The Star’s website, all within the palm of your hand.

What you’ll experience:

- Complete breaking and up-to-the-minute news and story coverage
- New MyLocal tab – select up to seven communities to receive coverage on local news, issues, and events specific to your chosen communities*
- Listen to a variety of daily and weekly podcasts highlighting the latest in sports, news, and business, including new Canada’s Top podcast “Suspicion - The Billionaire Murders”
- Personalized “For You” section – recommended stories based on other articles you have read
- In-depth reporting from our investigations team
- Provincial, national and international stories and feature articles
- The latest in sports, business and entertainment news
- Opinions and commentary from our columnists
- Push notifications

Questions or feedback? Contact us at [email protected]

SEE BELOW FOR IMPORTANT NOTICES

By installing and using the App, you agree to our Privacy and Anti-Spam Notice (available at http://notices.torstar.com/mobile-app-privacy-anti-spam-notice/), our Privacy Policy (available at http://notices.torstar.com/privacy-policy/) and our Terms of Use (available at http://notices.torstar.com/main_terms_of_use_daily_and_community_brands_EN/), each of which is accessible with the Apps settings menu.

By subscribing, you agree to our Subscription Terms (available at http://notices.torstar.com/subscription-terms/), which are also accessible within the Apps settings menu.

This App (including any updates or upgrades) may (i) automatically communicate with The Stars or its third party service providers servers and record usage and browsing pattern metrics, (ii) manage App-related preferences or data stored on your device, and (iii) collect personal information, all as more particularly set out in our Privacy and Anti-Spam Notice and our Privacy Policy. You may withdraw your consent to the above at any time by removing or disabling the App.

The Star mobile application, an application offered by Toronto Star Newspapers Limited., 8 Spadina Avenue, 10th Floor, Toronto, ON M5V 0S8
For assistance please contact us at [email protected].

App Store Policy
Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the users Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable.

Pros and cons of The Star app for iPhone and iPad

The Star app good for

A great innovative APP like no other. So easy to use with no problems. Truly 21 century.

Unlike other IOS apps, when you want to stop the page from scrolling and tap on the screen, it opens the link you tapped on. Very annoying.

I have this app sync at home and dont have to use data when Im out. Great for subway trains anywhere I cant get data as well. Glad to have a great, free, offline news source for Toronto. Enjoy CK

This app is good to use with quick UI response and modern looks. However, why it puts the back button on the title of navigation bar? It is really hard to reach this button on the big screen. For me, I like to swipe from left to right to back to the previous menu. But on this app, it just turns to the next news. Need a better back button design.

I wanted the first one to say that The Star Team has done a commendable job in fixing the navigations bug. Giving 4 Stars. Good job. Another dud from The Star Team. They introduced the back button but the page never scrolls to your original position. Absolutely pathetic development team! Whatever happened to the back button! Every time you access an article the only way to get back to the previous page is to tap the Home Page link in the menu and then scroll down to your original location. Really poor navigation design. Not sure why such a user interface was adopted.

Some bad moments

Toronto Star, Please fix this app and make it functional. I really miss reading The Star as my go-to news source but simply cant because of a terrible app. I now get my news from other sources but hold out hope that one day The Star will clue in and re-design a poorly executed app. You have not yet..... Very sad.

They keep updating and breaking features. Now there is no back button, and when you go home it starts at top again. Other news app bring you back to where you left off. FAIL... Fail.... Fail....

The latest update has no back button. This makes it very clumsy and difficult to negotiate. BRING BACK the BACK BUTTON!

They removed the back button on the latest update. The app now is super frustrating and hard to look at new articles. Replace the back button and fire the moron that removed it in the first place as well as anyone else that thought it was a good idea.

As traditional print version users dwindle what better strategy than to make the electronic version virtually unusable? These guys are done. Its only a matter of time.

Where is the back button? Bring back offline use. Fix random crashes. Remove ads. Huffingtonpost is looking better every day.

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