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· 1 month ago

Read it free if you want fast, factual headlines — bias checkers rate its factual reporting high. Don't treat it as a software tool; commercial content licensing is quote-based and built for media companies.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~30 public sources. Note: apnews.com is a news outlet, not a SaaS product; review samples are small (12 Sitejabber reviews).

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNot disclosed
  • Security posture

Pricing

$0

Free reader access

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Commercial licensing (AP Newsroom, AP Live Choice)Quote-based

Best for

  • Free daily headline readers
  • Newsrooms licensing wire content
  • Fact-checkers wanting high-factual sourcing

Not for

  • Anyone shopping for software — it's a news outlet, not a tool
  • Broke local papers; at least one cut AP over cost
  • Readers demanding zero spin — bias panels flag wording choices
  • Ad-hating app users; ads crowd the reading area

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

No public pricing for commercial licensing; you must contact sales

medium

App reviews report ads still obscure the reading area after dismissing them

medium

Cost pressure is real: one paper cut its AP subscription to save money

low

Bias perceptions vary by rater; expect political gripes from either direction

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free breaking news, apps, and email newsletters
  • Rated High factual reporting by Media Bias/Fact Check
  • Nonprofit; earnings reinvested in the newsroom
  • Archive back to 1895 available to licensees
  • Scales to 80M+ daily views per vendor case study

Cons

  • Just 2.1/5 from 12 Sitejabber reviews
  • App ads persist after dismissal and obscure text
  • Bias panels flag spin-word usage in coverage
  • Past denial-of-service outage took the site down

Sources & method

- 10 sources - One denial-of-service outage reported; no data breaches found in the sources reviewed.

official x2review x3security x1news x4
  • Denial-of-service attack disrupted the site, AP's news website experienced an outage consistent with a denial-of-service attack.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • $0

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free headlines; nonprofit reinvests revenue in newsroom
  • Ease of use: 3/5. App ads obscure the reading area per reviews
  • Feature depth: 3/5. Archive back to 1895, but for licensees only
  • Security posture: 3/5. One DoS outage; no breach found
  • 2.1/5 Sitejabber rating 12 reviews
  • Yes Free tier Free site, apps, and newsletters
  • 1846 Founded Nonprofit news cooperative
  • High Factual rating Media Bias/Fact Check, Left-Center

Pricing

Free reader access

$0

  • apnews.com and mobile apps
  • Free email newsletters and alerts

Commercial licensing (AP Newsroom, AP Live Choice)

Quote-based

  • Wire text, photos, video; archive to 1895
  • Built for media companies; contact sales

Security

One denial-of-service outage reported; no data breaches found in the sources reviewed.

  • Denial-of-service attack disrupted the siteAP's news website experienced an outage consistent with a denial-of-service attack.⁵

What users say

Reviews are polarized: readers praise the reporting quality, but app-store and Sitejabber ratings are low.

“The AP would of gotten a zero but they don't have that option”
Sitejabber reviewer
“The "x" function reduces the size of the ad but they still obscure some of the reading area.”
Google Play reviewer
“APNews provides lots of the informative and well written content of the”
JustUseApp reviewer

Companies that could

  • Gannett Uses Reuters instead
Full analysis

Based on ~30 public sources. Note: apnews.com is a news outlet, not a SaaS product; review samples are small (12 Sitejabber reviews).

AP News is a free, highly factual news site — not software. Read it free; business licensing is quote-only.

Methodology

Based on ~30 public sources. Note: apnews.com is a news outlet, not a SaaS product; review samples are small (12 Sitejabber reviews).

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. AP News Reviews - Sitejabbersitejabber.com
    review
  2. Associated Press Media Bias | AllSidesallsides.com
    news
  3. Associated Press - Media Bias/Fact Checkmediabiasfactcheck.com
    news
  4. AP News: World & Local - Google Playplay.google.com
    review
  5. AP News Site Hit by Apparent Denial-of-Service Attack - SecurityWeeksecurityweek.com
    security
  6. AP subscriptions and servicesap.org
    official
  7. AP Newsroom platformap.org
    official
  8. Inside AP News' digital transformation - Brightspotbrightspot.com
    news
  9. Alternative to AP? - r/Journalismreddit.com
    review
  10. apnews.com Competitors - Similarwebsimilarweb.com
    news

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