The Plain Dealer is a news & magazines app developed by cleveland.com.
Download Statistics
The Plain Dealer has been downloaded 12 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 110 times.
User Ratings
The Plain Dealer is rated 3.93 out of 5 stars. The rating is based on 130 ratings.
App Information
The Plain Dealer is FREE to download. The APK download size is 28.89 MB. The latest version available is 8.0.0. The last update was on December 30, 2025.
Technical Requirements
The Plain Dealer requires Android 4.4+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Medium Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play April 2021.
Description
Welcome to The Cleveland Plain Dealer's new Online Newspaper app! Dive into the newspaper anytime, anywhere. Keep up with award-winning local news, daily features, sports updates, entertainment highlights, special sections, and more—all at your fingertips!
Enjoy online-only perks with an enhanced reading experience, including bonus magazines, supplements, interactive puzzles and games, and easy article sharing with friends and family.
Existing Plain Dealer subscribers receive full access to each edition without any extra cost. Just log in with your existing email and password to explore everything we offer!
Terms of Use: https://www.advancelocal.com/advancelocalUserAgreement/user-agreement.html
If you are not a current Plain Dealer subscriber, we offer the following App-only subscription option:
1 Month Auto-renewing Subscription: $24.99
Payment will be charged to your Google Play Account at confirmation of purchase. 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.
Your subscriptions may be managed (and auto-renewal can be turned off) by going to your Google Play Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period.
Whats New: • Search previous editions • Bookmark and save stories for later • Integrated interactive puzzles • Daily obituaries feed in the storefront • Improved sharing • Dark mode
Recent changes: "For You" allows you to create your own personalized newsfeed by selecting the authors and topics that matter most to you. Stay Informed like never before with the Plain Dealer Cleaner Faster Smarter.
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I love the Plain Dealer. I'm 83, when I was a boy I had a paper route. I'm going to read the PD forever.
★★★★★Doris Nunes· Oct 27, 2021
Ideas the pd every day including the digital edition
★★★★☆Mary Fox· Apr 15, 2021
Every time I log in to PD it tells me to download latest app. I have downloaded new app twice. Eve. Not happy
★☆☆☆☆Charles Adams· Jul 16, 2021
Operation of app is sporadic. On opening, I'm taken to the Google Play Store and have to open the app from there. Then I need to download the edition to read. It is not uncommon for edition to fail to download, and I need to restart the process. This morning, I have tried downloading the edition numerous times, with the app continuously closing after 7 pages are downloaded
★☆☆☆☆donald krosin· Apr 15, 2021
Without question the WORST app ever!!! I'm about ready to cancel my subscription. I suggest that you have someone check out the apps for the New York Times or the Washington Post to see what a real newspaper app should be!
★☆☆☆☆Phill Broyles· Apr 6, 2021
I hate this new app. I used the digital version previously, and this app doesn't let me access the digital version. And I don't want to download the paper in order to read it. If this isn't changed, I will be canceling my subscription.
★☆☆☆☆Thomas Kerr· Apr 7, 2021
Does not launch properly on my Android after the upgrade. Once upgraded I now have to click on 'install latest' and then 'open' to run the application. Disappointing. 3:49 AM April 7.
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Technologies used by The Plain Dealer
The Plain Dealer is requesting 16 permissions and is using 53 libraries.
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Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for
the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.