Leave a Review Big News
At least the first day was alright!
Let’s get this out of the way. Big News is an ambitious project with some ambitious features. I won’t lie, I’ve been looking for an app like this for a long time.
Played with it, added a few feeds, works great! Exactly what I wanted. Almost immediately paid for premium.
Then I start noticing little things. The animations tend to grind when you swipe between headline cards. That’s fine, early days, things will get better.
… Until this morning. I read the news in the morning. Why not use Big News? “Request failed.” “You’ve lost connection.” I get teething problems are a thing, but that’s really got to hurt the experience, right? A newsreader that can’t obtain news? Close the app. Reopen the app. Same thing.
I’ll update this review after it’s been sorted.Show lessCaffeineLife
This is a true Apple News killer IMO
Honestly I upgraded and replaced Apple News with this app. The UI/UX is simple incredible. It’s an enjoyment to read articles here. The only small issue I find is sometimes a privacy policy or some other pop up gets the screen reader (scraper) a little bit confused but this isn’t really fault of the app.
If I had one request it would be a Mac app 👀Show lessKieran crown
Looks great but very few options in terms of outlets to follow
TitleGoofy Goblin
Developer Response
Thanks for the feedback! Whilst our pre-populated Directory has hundreds of channels to choose from, you can also follow any website that has a feed by pasting the URL into the search bar. You can also use your Big News address to subscribe to any newsletter you find online. Hope that helps!Big News is a joy to use
I’m really impressed with the polish of this app. It’s my favourite way to consume news and replaced Apple News, Unread, and Feedly. No annoying ads & no doom scrolling; just my favourite channels, feeds, and newsletters all in one place. Get it!jake.theo
Best iOS RSS Reader ever
And it’s free! This is the beat iOS RSS reader I’ve ever used.DretaSaysHi
Developer Response
Thanks for the five-star review!Good design poor experience
I find frequently that images dont load, even after uninstalling and reinstalling.MattPilott
Developer Response
Hey MattPilott, thanks for the feedback. Our reader mode does its best at finding the important bits on the page, but results can vary from publisher to publisher. If you find an article that doesn't look right, pop us an email with a link to it and we'll take a look and see what we can do (help@notsobig.co). Thanks!Just what I’ve been looking for!
This app gives a great summary of the news from the sites you choose to follow! It’s easy to use, has a great UI, and also doesn’t encourage doom scrolling. Highly recommendPixelPlay125
Developer Response
Thanks for the five star review!Not very functional
Adding an RSS feed URL results in the app declaring it can't read it - through other apps seem to have no trouble pulling a feed. And it doesn't support any feed management options such as Feedly, Inoreader... The best it can do is OPML, which didn't import via the share sheet as instructed.Cuprohastes
Developer Response
Hey Cuprohastes. You can adjust the font size of the Reader in settings – the rest of the app uses the system font size (this is so you can adjust them independently). No subscription is required to import OPML. If you're having issues with certain feeds please get in touch with us at hello@notsobig.co and we'll be happy to help you troubleshoot!Really really good
I’ve been looking for literally years for a really specific set of features in a news app. This is like the devs read my mind. Absolutely excellent!jtc9242
Developer Response
So glad to hear that – thanks for the five-star review!Wow! This is a god send.
I always wanted an app like this to keep up with news and media. This app has -
1. Clean UI
2. Good UX
3. Less clutter and better organisation of articles in the feed.
Great work and kudos to the developer team!nitin42
Developer Response
Thanks for the 5 star review!
