The Shimotsuke Newspaper Digital app provides users with the ability to read the newspaper in its original layout, allowing for zooming and resizing for enhanced readability. The app includes access to back issues from the past month, ensuring users can catch up on missed news.

Designed for mobile use, the app offers a user-friendly horizontal text format for easier reading on smartphones. Users can seamlessly switch between the traditional page viewer and text format with a single button. Additional features include a convenient clipping function for saving articles of interest and a unique evening edition that delivers important news and obituary information around 7:30 PM. The app also provides timely updates on local events, sports, and exclusive original articles, though access requires a login with a Shimotsuke ID.