2.1/5
Sitejabber rating
12 reviews
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Should I Use AP News?
Breaking news from The Associated Press
Depends
DependsRead it free if you want fast, factual headlines — bias checkers rate its factual reporting high.
AP News is a free, highly factual news site — not software. Read it free; business licensing is quote-only.
Confidence: Medium
Yes
Free tier
Free site, apps, and newsletters
1846
Founded
Nonprofit news cooperative
High
Factual rating
Media Bias/Fact Check, Left-Center
Value for money
5
Free headlines; nonprofit reinvests revenue in newsroom
Ease of use
3
App ads obscure the reading area per reviews
Feature depth
3
Archive back to 1895, but for licensees only
Security posture
3
One DoS outage; no breach found
Pros
Cons
Gotchas
- mediumNo public pricing for commercial licensing; you must contact sales⁶
- mediumApp reviews report ads still obscure the reading area after dismissing them⁴
- mediumCost pressure is real: one paper cut its AP subscription to save money⁹
- lowBias perceptions vary by rater; expect political gripes from either direction²
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
Companies that could
- GannettUses Reuters instead
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”
“The "x" function reduces the size of the ad but they still obscure some of the reading area.”
“APNews provides lots of the informative and well written content of the”
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AP News vs Al JazeeraFull analysis
Based on ~30 public sources. Note: apnews.com is a news outlet, not a SaaS product; review samples are small (12 Sitejabber reviews).
Sources
- AP News Reviews - Sitejabbersitejabber.comreview
- Associated Press Media Bias | AllSidesallsides.comnews
- Associated Press - Media Bias/Fact Checkmediabiasfactcheck.comnews
- AP News: World & Local - Google Playplay.google.comreview
security
official
- AP Newsroom platformap.orgofficial
- Inside AP News' digital transformation - Brightspotbrightspot.comnews
- Alternative to AP? - r/Journalismreddit.comreview
- apnews.com Competitors - Similarwebsimilarweb.comnews
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