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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/f2/5d/0e/f25d0e3d-9e1e-4af8-0b9a-2c4ae71ccf0b/AppIcon-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-7-0-sRGB-85-220-0.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [Gannett](https://apptail.io/developer/gannett-Kp) (United States)
**Category:** News
**Rating:** 4.4/5 (1,695 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.gannett.news.local.mydesert
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 8.10.2 (released 2026-05-27)
**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: 1,165 (69%)
- 4 stars: 290 (17%)
- 3 stars: 106 (6%)
- 2 stars: 40 (2%)
- 1 stars: 94 (6%)

## The Desert Sun Reviews in United States

### ****- "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

### **--- "So bad"
This app and there costumer services are worthless
-- Odogg12, 2025-11-11

### *---- "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

### ****- "Somewhat improved"
Not sure why the ads have to be included, but perhaps advertisers think they drive business.
-- Drycreekwhine, 2025-07-23

### ****- "Unbiased"
Thank you for printing news that would otherwise would be censored in the Imperial Valley. The Imperial Valley Press never publishes information regarding how the powerful rich farmers influence our local government and businesses. These farmers often claim that the unemployment rate here would be much higher were it not for the jobs they have created and for the privilege of allowing laborers in picking their produce. In truth for many years these farmers have methodically and systematically prevented outside businesses from investing here as these, “outside interest”, will buy farmland and create better employment opportunities than the cheap labor they have been exploiting. For many years these farmers have wasted water from the Colorado River without accountability.
-- iker7*, 2025-05-31

### *---- "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, 2025-05-24

### ***-- "Long time reader."
I think the app was better before.
-- And 50, 2025-05-23

### ***** "Ads annoying"
The app is balky.
-- PNW Weather Dog, 2025-05-18

### *---- "“Subscription loop-de-loop”"
Can’t subscribe, unsubscribe, read the articles, or change my settings.  Nice job, TDS
-- PSMartini, 2025-05-16

### *---- "Constant issue with log-in"
Horrible issue trying to sign in to read the paper. The app constantly wants to a new password.
-- Suntime Ace, 2025-04-19

### ***-- "Bring back PDF download"
There used to be an option to download a PDF of the paper. Now you can only download a PDF of individual pages.
-- rhp162, 2025-04-01

### *---- "Desert Sun"
The app is useless, I suggest not downloading seems to nothing but solicit purchases and subscriptions.
-- bsloughrin, 2025-03-26

### ***** "Great paper"
Helps me stay in touch with what’s happening in the valley
-- Thom100842, 2025-03-23

### *---- "E newspaper format is awful"
Liked the original format but cannot get it back
-- AngieAli, 2025-03-21

### **--- "Not new and improved"
This new version of the app is not good or improved! The supposed function to highlight and print an article does not function as the print icon does not appear. The screen is not stable as it flutters and skips around. Why are there ad pop ups when I am already a fully paid subscriber for bot the print and e-newspaper?
-- no poor nicknames left, 2025-02-19

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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 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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