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It started good and is getting worse with each update
The rebuilt app was a good move in the beginning and provided a more consistent user interface. Now it’s just getting worse each release with pop up ads taking over the whole screen, the menu bar header is right in the middle of the screen - clearly a bug - but this is an indication of poor testing process! Cookie acceptance pop up that won’t close no matter how many times you click the close and accept button. It’s becoming impossible to read any of the articles without accidentally tapping on an ad you have no interest in or trying to scroll so the menu isn’t in the way.
Please improve your testing before you release an update or hire some professionals that know how to test. Go back to your requirements and think about usability a little more before launching all the click bait ads and pop ups.Show lessBloomyOz
brilliant analysis marred by pro-Trump leanings
Excellent analysis and humourous commentary on all things Mac.
Sadly a quiet haven of pro-Trump sentiment, born out by the fact that T. is still referred to—14 months after losing the vote—in their headlines as "President Trump", then in the article as "former President Trump". Tricky guys, bet no one notices that...
How can they be smart enough to make these canny takes on the Mac market place yet still be suckers for the country's greatest grifter?Show lessAl_C23
Has become political
No longer reports technology objectively. Injecting political items and political opinions into app.Taras115
Still Getting worse- updated
Previously, down graded because the ads consumed about 3/4 of the page. Well, they have done it. Got rid of one of the multiple ads and replaced it with a giant solicitation consuming the whole page. About time to ditch MDN. Lastly iClarified has the same articles sooner than MDN (sometimes by a day). And without the almost totally un-related political comments.Show lessWerfgghj
I like the Feed but the app is lacking
I like the feed and comments but the app needs maintaining, ads sometimes go haywire and the app quits unexpectedly very often after updating to iOS 13...A_D_A_M...
Delete old articles
I really like the quick acquisition of all news Apple. What is really frustrating is the lack of any ability to delete old articles. The only solution I’ve found is to delete the app and reload it—not very Mac-like!rcw1018
Awful Ad Serving Web Browser Disguised As An App
Got a message from the Developer that they fixed the creepy Facebook-esque tracking cookies and ads. They LIED.
One week after redownloading the app, I got a scam warning that my iPhone was infected with 39 viruses. I had only 4 minutes and 44 seconds to install AdControl to prevent damage to my “contacts, photos, data, applications, etc.”
The only safe way to access MDN is with a browser equipped with an ad blocker. Google Chrome’s ad blocking tools are particularly effective, which somehow seems like justice.
MDN is banished from my phone until they stop peddling scamware.Show lessHMCIV
Great Site, Horrible App
Update: the latest version fixed the App Store link issue but the multiple banner ads are still overly aggressive. There is a regular banner ad at the bottom but another “pop-up” as that takes up the bottom right quadrant of the screen. I added a star (now 2 stars) for the App Store fix.
Original: Great site but I no longer use it every day. Besides aggressive banner ads, the app tends to launch the App Store to link to advertised apps. Having to shut down the App Store every time I select an article got tiresome.
Apple insider or iMore are much better apps.Show lessAldarion
Developer Response
Hello, we have terminated the third-party ad network that was serving those takeover ads (these are usually the result of rogue advertisers, not the ad network themselves). Please give the site another try as we've eliminated the issue. Also, if you can, please edit your review accordingly. Thank you!How can a Pro Apple app be so poor !!!
This must be the worst and cheapest app developer ever, or actually the laziest. Can’t believe they don’t support iPhone X screen yet !!! And they are all about Apple!
I don’t have the ads problem of ads taking over. But the iPad version stops updating every while to the extent that I have to remove and re install.
The content however is great and a must have app, only for the info it provides.
And I love the MacDailyNews take commentary.
UPDATE... it took them a long while to get their act together... shame on them... but the latest iteration is great.
I only miss the ability to increase font size, hence 1 Star lessShow lessDr.Alban
Developer Response
Hello, we've corrected the issue you mentioned with the latest version of our site and app. Please give us another try! Thank you for taking the time to download and review our app!Latest version
The pop up Ads Are ridiculous. Hides a third of the screen and will not go away. I’m not using MAC Bailey anymore. Easier to find other sources for the same information. Without pop up ads.MACK 2
