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Blows
This app is awful. You start to type a comment and if they drop more content (which is the best) what you type is gone. But I’ve got bigger problems now. When they updated the app my subscription was lost. I was dumb enough to think my subscription was up, and sent them more money.🤦But I shouldn’t worry their “help desk” in the P.I. Is on it. Love the magazine but I may abandon because the aggravation isn’t worth it.Show lessmartyvan90
Wonderful update to the app!
I opened the app today to quite the shock. The app felt very modern, beautiful, a joy to navigate within, and simply wonderful. I’m sure the development cost behind this update was substantial, but thank you for the investment!
Before it was often a better user experience to just visit the site through the browser, even though I was on my iPad. Now the experience is better on the app than the desktop.
Thank you, thank you!Show lessJW Mies
Buggy…
Still bad. Worst app I have ever used for publications. Love the publication, which I only read digitally, but the app is often very annoying. When reading, when new articles load, it kicks me out of what I’m reading and takes me back to the articles list page. When I download the magazine to read offline, certain articles - why just certain ones? - are not available to read offline. And, there is no way to change the font size! The Wall Street Journal app allows me to change font size, which is very helpful! All these things seem fixable - so please do!!!Show lessBilly Guitar
Content is great, the app could be so much better
Please consider better ways to present articles. Including the date and author would be a great first step. Also, when accessing the article the date would be very helpful.
Other things to consider, better search tools filtering/sorting by author, title, or date range. I find articles in NRO more reliably through Google, I’d prefer to find them in the app, especially when an article has been mentioned in The Editors podcast. Thanks!Show lessSpectre88
Great Magazine, Terrible App
This review should not be read to reflect on the quality of the magazine. NR is fantastic and I am a long term subscriber. However the app, is crap.
When reading the magazine it randomly drops out to the cover and I have to go back in and locate the article I was reading and where in the article I was.
As for reading the website, the app refuses to let me sign in. The “LOGIN” button is dead on my iPad. So I can’t get rid of all of the ads and I’m limited to the free articles of a non-subscriber. I am able to log in through the web, outside of the app so at least I can read it.Show lessPGC_Sr
App Can’t Access NR+ Content
The app links to the NR website for much of its content. Being logged in to the app, with a current NR+ subscription, does not provide access to paywalled content.
One must log into the website separately and that login does not persist.
While the app design and layout are OK, it’s inability to access much of the linked content cripples it.
Other news and publication apps have solved this issue, so NR should be able to solve it.
NR+ writing is great but this app is a failure.Show lessKNZJ
Excellent Content, Dreadful App
The content of National Review is definitely first class. However, this is diminished by the poor and inconsistent layout of the app, and more so by the buggy interface. Clearly, programmers and designers were not selected with the same consideration as the writers and editors.
The worst aspect is the app’s habit of resetting itself. This seems to occur approximately once every 10-15 minutes, and necessitates relocating both the article and the place within article to resume reading.
A different, and significant issue, is the persistent reminder that I am running out of free articles (I am an NR Plus member) with the Login apparently disabled (Subscribe works fine, of course).Show lessbyhthyhyvtv
Download for offline reading fails
Nice app when connected. Can only download specific articles for offline reading. Otherwise, cannot read issue unless connected. Weak customer support and lack of clarity between online and printed accounts.58Tom
The app is not working
I contacted the MAZ people a few times. They told me to do a few things which I did. Restore purchases and reload the app. Then they told me to contact National Review. National review has not return my help request. My content has not changed now in almost 2 weeks on the app. I doubt they’ll extend my subscription to correct this problem. I’m wondering if they will even fix it.Show lessstamguy
NRPlus articles not available despite having subscription
When attempting to view NRPlus articles through app I get prompted to buy subscription. However, I already have subscription and when I click subscribe it acknowledges this. Have contacted support numerous times and they say website content is not their problem and to contact NR. Makes no sense that inability to access content I’ve paid for through app is not app developer’s problem.Show lessBeeGee274
