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Click bait disguised as news stories
I’m disappointed in this app and the compromises made to make it profitable. I got the paid app to avoid all the ads. However, the paid app just means I can see more stories.
I understand the economics of maintaining an app but that doesn’t justify allowing ads to look Ike news stories, intermingled throughout, making me weary to click to open a story. The ad” notice is in small white font and due to placement, appears as a news valid story. Click bait is a disgrace to long standing of the dispatch as a trusted news resource.Show lessi-Stacy
I am satisfied except politically
I love the app and read the Dispatch every day. I am able to do that because I am retired. The only thing that bugs me is the rather obvious liberal, Democratic slant especially in the headline put on articles. Sometimes the headline of the article seems more liberal than the actual content of the article. I suspect that’s because it helps the Dispatch sell more newspapers because most readers are not retired.Show lessA Conservative Republican
Frequent issues
When our carrier retired delivery of the paper Dispatch became unreliable so we now use the online version exclusively. Unfortunately, it often fails to load or asks me to repeatedly sign in on the same device I’ve now been using for 2 years. It’s also slow to load and difficult to save and read offline/ onboard when traveling.Show lessSandover Sam
Impossible to Navigate
Anytime I’ve tried to change my password, the system screws everything up and I get a free chat with the Phillipines. And I cannot understand any of them. I’m tired of them taking American jobs, so when my subscription expires, I’m cancelling my Dispatch sub.
Butttt, when an onshore customer service agent answered, I can usually get the problem rectified. It’s just a PITA when getting an offshore operator.Show lessLCinOH
The newspaper mode is just brilliant
This is how a newspaper should be read. I just hope they add the ability to write on it with an Apple Pencil. Then it will be perfect. Imagine highlighting stuff and solving crosswords and sudoku right on the app. I hope they read this.Wizardgraphics
Great and fair newspaper!
The Columbus Dispatch has been an institution in Ohio for many years, deservedly so. It provides in-depth coverage and analysis of local events, features of interest, as well as weather and extensive sports stories. all done in a very balanced manner. The app enhances the paper by making it very easy to navigate the different sections, while continuously highlighting breaking local and national stories. Having a complete e-newspaper on the app which can be read from cover-to-cover is also a great feature. The Dispatch and it’s app provides one with all the news they need to know in a very enjoyable format, well worth the time and attention.Show lessJournalism Fan
Can I get the older version back?
For some reason my app has changed. Now I can no longer read other local newspapers from my Columbus. Dispatch subscription, such as the Newark advocate and the Canton repository. I don’t understand why it’s this way. Am I missing something?
I don’t appreciate getting pop-up ads now, when you open the newspaper it completely blocks out the page. And you can’t find any way to shut it off. I’m paying for this subscription and there are ads in the paper already, so why do we have to fight off pop-up ads?
Finally with the earlier app if you want if you wish to you could see the USA today now you can’t.
When a revision is made, I wish it was a better version and not degradation of what we had before
I would appreciate any suggestions from the developer. Thanks.Show lessBig Big Stan
Developer Response
Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We are currently working on investigating the eNewspaper issue you have identified and hope to have a quick resolution that integrates the old experience for the eNewspaper. We care about our readers, and we work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you want to provide additional feedback. Thank you.A very poor app
A very inconsistent app. First it is not as functional as the previous one. I can not access many of the functions when traveling even though I am a subscriber, I can access the subscriber only sections because it states that it is not supported in my area. The old one allowed me to read the digital paper no matter where I traveled.
If I had another choice for a local paper, I would not subscribe to the Dispatch.Show lessYou don’t want this posted
Developer Response
Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We are currently working on investigating the eNewspaper issue you have identified and hope to have a quick resolution that integrates the old experience for the eNewspaper. We care about our readers, and we work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you want to provide additional feedback. Thank you.A major downgrade
The newest version is a major downgrade for those of us who prefer viewing the newspaper in its more traditional form. It now subjects one (despite paying subscription fees) to pop up ads, no longer permits viewing the entire length of a page at once to scan for interesting content, and has eliminated the ability to pull sections directly into a format that allows annotation.Show lessJdnsicmfigns4737
Developer Response
Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We are currently working on investigating the eNewspaper issue you have identified and hope to have a quick resolution that integrates the old experience for the eNewspaper. We care about our readers, and we work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you want to provide additional feedback. Thank you.Columbus Dispatch app
This format is very difficult to use. It’s a challenge to get the page view to fit appropriately to read. It is too easy to accidentally navigate out of the page that you’re reading because the page tabs are so close to the content. I like reading the Dispatch e-newspaper but I’m trying to decide if I want to renew again. It was much easier to navigate the past format.Show lessColumbusDispatch
Developer Response
Hello, Thank you for using our app and providing your feedback. We are currently working on investigating the eNewspaper issue you have identified and hope to have a quick resolution. We care about our readers, and we work very hard to build the best news experience for you. Please email us at USATODAYmobile@USATODAY.com if you are still experiencing any issues. Thank you.
