Love Patch? Have an iPhone or iPad? Download the Totally Amazing New Patch App!

Are you as addicted to hyperlocal news as we are? Do you have an iPhone or iPad? Then the new Patch App -- just selected by Apple in its "Apps We Love" section -- is for you, and it's now available for download from the App Store.

We've taken the best of Patch and packed it into a lightning fast, super-clean app that is loaded with features users have told us they want.

With the new Patch iOS App, you can:

• Follow up to 10 Patch towns at once.
• Customize push notifications and emails by Patch, in an easy-to-use dashboard.
• Get all your unread stories in a single queue, to help you stay on top of the latest local happenings.
• Navigate through Patch articles with a "swipe-able" interface.
• Easily share stories to friends via social media or by email and SMS.
• React to Patch stories with emoticons, including our favorite: So Patchy!
• Share stories to your Facebook friends and Twitter followers, or email/SMS to a friend!
• Submit a news tip to your local editor with the click of a button.

We're adding new features regularly — and working on an Android version too — all with the aim of keeping you in the know about everything happening nearby. Click the link below to download the Patch App now.

Click here to download the app.

Check out this nifty one minute video that shows you all the app's cool features.