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title: "Herald Sun: Victoria News - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in Australia | Apple App Store"
description: "Stay ahead of Melbourne and Victoria with the Herald Sun app. Every day, our reporters are in the suburbs, courtrooms, schools and on the sidelines, bringing you the stories that actually affect your "
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# Herald Sun: Victoria News — Australia
> Latest & Breaking VIC News

![Herald Sun App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple211/v4/08/a0/22/08a02216-11aa-c934-e453-ed6569ff5b48/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-0-0-8-0-0-sRGB-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [News Digital Media](https://apptail.io/developer/news-digital-media-PQD) (Australia)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 2.1/5 (328 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.tigerspike.ndm.heraldsun
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** Australia
**Version:** 9.15.7 (released 2026-08-29)
**Original Release:** 2010-11-18
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/au/app/app/id392582225)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/herald-sun-victoria-news-Uydc/australia](https://apptail.io/app/herald-sun-victoria-news-Uydc/australia)

## Herald Sun Description
Stay ahead of Melbourne and Victoria with the Herald Sun app. Every day, our reporters are in the suburbs, courtrooms, schools and on the sidelines, bringing you the stories that actually affect your life. From the MCG to Spring Street, from your mortgage to your morning commute - if it matters to Victorians, we're on it.
Wake up to what's happening in your neighbourhood. Follow live coverage of state politics, crime and courts, transport and tolls, schools and education, health, housing and the cost-of-living pressures hitting Victorian households.
And for sport fans, enjoy unrivalled AFL and SuperCoach news and analysis, plus racing, cricket, basketball, F1, US sports, NRL and grassroots local sport - all in one place.

For sport fans, enjoy unrivalled AFL and SuperCoach news and analysis, plus racing, cricket, basketball, F1, US sports, NRL and grassroots local sport - all in one place.

WHAT YOU'LL GET AS A SUBSCRIBER
(Available to Herald Sun subscribers other than Today’s Paper digital replica-only subscribers.)

• AWARD-WINNING NEWS, ANALYSIS AND MORE
Read the latest from the Herald Sun's trusted journalists, experts and opinion-makers.


• CUSTOMISED NOTIFICATIONS
Get real-time alerts for breaking news that affects Victoria - breaking news, major incidents, traffic chaos, severe weather, and health updates, as well as AFL breaking stories, match results, business and entertainment news.

• TODAY'S PAPER ON YOUR DEVICE
Read the full digital replica of today’s Herald Sun anywhere, anytime. Turn every page exactly as it’s printed, including liftouts, weekend magazines, form guides and special features.

• VIDEO AND PODCASTS FROM OUR NEWSROOM
Watch video and listen to podcasts  - from crime and investigations to footy, politics and Melbourne culture - hosted by the journalists who know this city best.

• NEW PUZZLES EXPERIENCE - Your puzzles experience has been refreshed, bringing your favourites together in one place with more to play. New puzzles include our new daily word challenge Wordrow and our new Jigsaw puzzle, allowing you to piece together powerful photography.

• EXTRAS YOU'LL LOVE
Enjoy special investigations, long-form features, photo galleries, Kommunity TV live streams and interactive coverage you won’t find anywhere else.

The Herald Sun app is free to download. To unlock all content and features you’ll need Subscriber-only access, which gives you full digital access to thousands of subscriber-only stories, the digital replica of the paper, puzzles and more.

HOW TO GAIN FULL ACCESS
Existing Subscribers of the Herald Sun (other than subscribers to Today’s Paper digital replica) can log in to the app when prompted using their subscription details; or
Become a subscriber by subscribing through the app using your Apple ID.

SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
• Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase.
• Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the then-current rate.
• You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew in your Account Settings after purchase.

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## Herald Sun Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/3e/84/92/3e849297-e1df-1e13-0319-760cc811dd57/6e9d09ee-6f3b-4578-89d2-477bff02c226_HS_-_App_Store_-_Apple_Phone_1.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/59/d1/44/59d14461-5d62-7b2c-4500-0d9e4a3a9e4b/82be1358-7b79-41f8-bb44-0f283bebdfd4_HS_-_App_Store_-_Apple_Phone_2.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/54/79/13/547913cd-f0ad-1870-4712-328357393fb9/53966db7-8650-40fd-a19c-363029ed061e_HS_-_App_Store_-_Apple_Phone_3.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/0a/7b/83/0a7b8326-214e-a4e5-1fea-d61a7e79ac91/4699968f-aad8-40b8-b1f7-e08b487dfdbc_HS_-_App_Store_-_Apple_Phone_4.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/64/cd/2e/64cd2e4a-4523-ca30-aae3-8ae887eea46c/6b45c202-3761-4944-b2ec-1f5ab808de60_HS_-_App_Store_-_Apple_Phone_5.jpg/1242x2688.png)

## Herald Sun Rating Breakdown in Australia
- 5 stars: 48 (15%)
- 4 stars: 29 (9%)
- 3 stars: 19 (6%)
- 2 stars: 35 (11%)
- 1 stars: 197 (60%)

## Herald Sun Reviews in Australia

### **--- "Way too glitchy"
This app would be fine if it actually worked. Has gone downhill over the years, and significantly worse with iOS 18. 
- Frequently fails to load pages (even when they’re visible in preview/ thumbnails)
- Says no internet connection even when internet is fine 
- If you try to download the edition for offline reading,  the button has to be pressed over 20 times because it either opens the newspaper or does nothing instead
- When scrolling through the thumbnails, they disappear the second you take your finger off the screen, therefore literally impossible to skip to future pages 
- The current day’s paper often doesn’t load at all 

Please fix urgently!!! These errors make the paper unreadable frequently, and a waste of money. Considering cancelling my subscription out of frustration.
-- sososimps, 2024-12-31

### *---- "Why change a function that worked well for one that is hopeless"
The crossword text is so small it can hardly be read.  The clue function on the crossword does not keep the clue visible when changing words Sudoku undo function and operation is terrible with text size jumping into a size that is so large it’s unreadable on an iPad.  The check function has to be searched for rather than being visible all the time

Why the heck did you change to these disfunctional current items??  

Did your contract run out and wanted a cheaper one?
-- Give the old ones back, 2024-12-27

### *---- "Worst app on earth"
Yet another login failure for no reason, surely an organisation as big as News Corporation could hire someone who can make this app work consistently
-- Al4711, 2024-12-15

### *---- "Not good enough"
This app is almost as frustrating as MyGov! When you select View All Pages, it will revert continuously, and it is difficult to even bring up the View All Pages section; you have to actually manipulate the screen to do so. 
Come on HS, you can do a lot better!!!
-- David 73, 2024-12-14

### *---- "Worst App"
Jus getting my weekly exercise by deleting app and reinstalling in the vain hope it might restore the ability to download the the updates instead of something saying sorry we can’t do that now, retry with this arrow which doesn’t work paper. Not that I expect anyone from the HS IT team to look at any reviews
-- Brens111111111, 2024-12-07

### *---- "Disappointed"
Now slow to load. Games now don’t auto fit to iPads
-- Give me a crossword, 2024-12-05

### *---- "Chews up battery power"
All News Ltd newspaper apps are so badly written. 
They chew up all of an iPads battery if left open. Even with background app refresh turned off your device will be dead by the end of the day. Useless technology.
-- RichardAus, 2024-12-03

### *---- "Battery drains when app in background"
Battery usage very high when iPad not in use. Compared with other apps. Have to keep shutting down app once used to prevent draining battery. iOS 17.6.1
-- mkinners, 2024-11-25

### *---- "Still waiting for update"
Over a month ago I informed HS of need for a fix for iOs18. The quick cross word STILL not working.
-- WGear, 2024-11-20

### ***-- "Can’t see Top Stories"
Since the last update, I have been unable to view Top Stories on the app on iPad or iPhone! 
I receive a notification but when I click on it, it says unable to load stories.
-- JLacey28, 2024-11-19

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## Herald Sun In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| Herald Sun | $259.00 |
| Dummy Herald Sun | $0.49 |
| The Daily Telegraph | $34.99 |

## Herald Sun Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Grossing | Australia | News | #4 |
| Top Free | Australia | News | #29 |
| Top Grossing | Malaysia | News | #91 |
| Top Grossing | New Zealand | News | #94 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | News | #125 |
| Top Free | Singapore | News | #202 |

## Herald Sun Discovered Keywords
- nine news
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