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title: "The Desert Sun - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — The Desert Sun app delivers the local news that matters most to your community.  APP FEATURES: • Access all of our i"
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# The Desert Sun — United States
> Breaking News + eNewspaper

![The Desert Sun App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/5e/46/7c/5e467c75-0d7b-3ee6-d54e-38bec4bb15e0/AppIcon-0-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-0-sRGB-85-220.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [USA TODAY Co](https://apptail.io/developer/usa-today-co-Kp) (United States)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.4/5 (1,728 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.gannett.news.local.mydesert
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 8.13.2 (released 2026-09-26)
**Original Release:** 2012-08-02
**Languages:** English, Arabic, Armenian, Catalan, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek (modern), Hebrew (modern), Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Norwegian Bokmål, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Chinese, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id531366663)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/the-desert-sun-AwFc/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/the-desert-sun-AwFc/united-states)

## The Desert Sun Description
From critically acclaimed storytelling to powerful photography to engaging videos — The Desert Sun app delivers the local news that matters most to your community.

APP FEATURES:
• Access all of our in-depth journalism, including things to do around town, sports coverage from high school to the pros, and much more.
• Enjoy a streamlined, fast-loading experience that makes it easy to view the stories, photos, and videos that matter to you.
• Get breaking news, sports scores, and weather alerts with real-time notifications tailored to your interests.
• Customize your experience by saving your favorite stories, adjusting text size, using night mode, or reading offline.
• eNewspaper: Just like our print edition but accessible on your mobile devices. And access to USA TODAY and 200+ local eNewspapers. 

MORE INFORMATION:
• Privacy Policy: 
• Terms of Service: 
• Help Center: 
• Subscriptions are charged to your account at confirmation of purchase and automatically renew each month or year, unless turned off in your account settings 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. You can manage your subscriptions and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. See "Subscription Support" in the app's Settings for more details and customer service contact information.

## The Desert Sun Screenshots
- [Screenshot 1](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/25/f7/a9/25f7a9e2-9d14-267a-d330-7697b1b6da99/f0bfab1d-e133-4e6c-9fee-6e214889301d_Generic_iPhoneX_1.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 2](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource221/v4/a5/70/ef/a570efbe-1cd9-d6d8-d1ad-dd5bd45ef062/24f74bb1-2a1e-46e2-9b76-1741fe251fae_Generic_iPhoneX_2.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 3](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/9e/45/dc/9e45dcf6-1795-b82f-8396-654abce218c3/9c3056c3-aec5-4ff8-af25-eeef84fdf79f_Generic_iPhoneX_3.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 4](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/ab/79/7d/ab797d27-714a-ca2d-c032-b415e4888a6e/78ccb498-3796-423c-bed2-25e07b9fc93b_Generic_iPhoneX_4.jpg/1242x2688.png)
- [Screenshot 5](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/PurpleSource211/v4/e7/01/41/e7014104-6187-cafd-09d4-7b4df40d15b0/9f8dd9cd-ebdc-4d2d-b2ff-43cfc1714827_Generic_iPhoneX_5.jpg/1242x2688.png)

## The Desert Sun Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 1,192 (69%)
- 4 stars: 293 (17%)
- 3 stars: 109 (6%)
- 2 stars: 39 (2%)
- 1 stars: 95 (5%)

## The Desert Sun Reviews in United States

### ***** "News, highlights, and enjoyable reading"
I am a regular reader of The New York Times, but I live in the Palm Desert area in the winter and I find that The Desert Sun is perfect for capturing the highlights of the news, but also interesting information about this particular area. The articles are not as long, but the encapsulate the essence of news and current events.
-- Traveller 315, 2026-09-11

### ***** "Great paper"
Helps me stay in touch with what’s happening in the valley
-- Thom100842, 2026-07-23

### ***** "Online News"
I love reading my Desert Sun Newspaper online. It’s convenient and up to date. All my local news at my fingertips on my iPad. 

Knowing my weather forecast in my city helps me plan my days.
Keep up the good work Desert Sun. I’m a happy subscriber.
-- Ken Muraco, 2026-06-08

### ****- "Desert news"
Love the local information and everything about the desert area.
-- HRGStache, 2026-04-28

### *---- "Terrible"
I have now paid twice for a subscription and cannot get further than the paywall. $120 down the drain!! I do not recommend this service.
-- Nwein, 2026-04-06

### **--- "So bad"
This app and there costumer services are worthless
-- Odogg12, 2026-02-20

### *---- "Navigation very poor"
I want to report a missed delivery, or view my vacation hold and there is no option. “My Account” navigation or help does not exist
-- cvsubscriber, 2026-02-01

### ***** "Great paper!"
I really like The Desert Sun newspaper!  I got the paper edition for a couple of years when I lived in Indio.  I have read the online version since I moved 7 years ago.  The sports section is better than the printed papers here or USA Today.
-- Bill at SF Bay, 2025-12-14

### ***-- "Enewspaper"
Can’t get full newspaper today. Only special sections available on-line
-- Marmaduke12344, 2025-12-06

### *---- "Puzzles"
Links on the puzzles are regularly broken always forcing you to watch ads and never taking you back to the puzzle.  Get your act together,
-- Hates puzzles ads, 2025-10-26

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## The Desert Sun In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| The Desert Sun Digital Subscription | $16.99 |
| The Desert Sun Annual Digital Subscription | $69.99 |
| Monthly Digital Subscription | $19.99 |
| Monthly Digital Rate | $19.99 |

## The Desert Sun Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Grossing | Canada | News | #64 |

## The Desert Sun Discovered Keywords
- the desert sun

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## The Desert Sun Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/the-desert-sun-AwFc/united-states)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/the-desert-sun-AwFc/canada)
- [Indonesia](https://apptail.io/app/the-desert-sun-AwFc/indonesia)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/the-desert-sun-AwFc/mexico)

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