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not user friendly anymore.
12/20 update: Well they updated the app again & now I've lost all my back issues, or must redownload them & I have to sign in over & over & over again, sometimes just to read the ONE magazine I have bothered to download. So now I've lost my back issues TWICE- so much for the iPad making this easier. At least the program used to remember who I was. Really now, it seems like a very inconvenient process- I think I may junk it & just stick with the paper magazine again.
Not happy that the app has been incorporated into the "Newstand." all my back issues are gone (double boo). Does this mean I won't ever be able to keep them anymore? I don't want to go to the Newstand to read Real Simple- ridiculous to turn this over to Apple. If it ain't broke, don't fix it...Show lesslt222
Great for on-the-go and travel
At first I also had problems logging in to the app, but unlike others who have given poor reviews, I called the customer service number and a nice man helped get my app running and continued to stay on the line until everything was resolved. It took no more than 5 min and I haven't had a problem since!
One of the best things I like about reading my Real Simple Magazine on my iPad, is that some of the adds take you to a website where you can get more info or purchase a product! I would love it if I could click on the website addresses listed with items featured in the magazine so I might be able to purchase those finds too!Show lessLala283
Get it out of Newstand!
Had I known once I updated this app I would lose ALL of my old issues and it would be incorporated into Newstand, I would have NEVER have done it. I was thrilled when downloaded this app a few months ago that I could keep all of my old issues (which I still needed to catch up on) on my iPad so I can get rid of the hard copies - trying to minimize the junk around the house. Having not read the older issues, I gave them away since I had it all on my iPad. Now that I updated they are all gone and all of the original functionality of the app is gone too. You can see the controls at the bottom when you first open up the app in Newstand but then they go away and you can't get it back. WTH?! I'm deleting this app. What a waste! Real Simple, if it wasn't broke, why did you try to 'fix' it?Show lessMy Gabbie
Newbie
First magazine app, couldn't be more pleased. However have not updated IOS and currently have access to prior month issues. That is a definite plus. Hoping what I read about limitations is not true. Easy to get to pages that interest me, great interactive additions not available in hard copy version. Agree with comment that a means to "pin" specific articles would be a great improvement to this app; otherwise I need to keep the hard copy subscription going. Come on guys, go a lil bit mo' green. So far thumbs up!Show lessTeklaz
Really good app
I am really enjoying reading Real Simple on the iPad. I am a print subscriber and confirmed magazine junkie, so it is nice to have issues with me on the go. Glad to see that the magazine now shows up in my newsstand rather than as a standalone app. That is a big plus. The reason I gave it only four stars though is that I wish there were a way to virtually clip and save pages to Evernote or even just to the app or iPad. I like to save recipes and articles and now I have to quickly go through my print version and physically pull out the articles that I want to keep and then scan them into Evernote. It would be so great to save a step.Show lesskeeping-up
It's ok
I like to mark or tear out pages in the print version and there's no way in the app to bookmark pages so you can easily find them later. Would be great if you could virtually tear out a page to save all the great ideas. Wish it had the functionality of an iBook such as increasing text size, zooming in on pictures and writing notes. Wouldn't it be great to have links to products so you could click and get more info or purchase it? If you accidentally click an ad, it takes you to a website so why not the same functionality in the articles? Will be keeping my print copies around until the app gets more functionality. Also, I don't like that it's not integrated into newsstand.Show lessBad kitty 77
Nice interface, fun to use
The app is really well done and fun to read on the iPad. They've done a great job organizing content and optimizing it for the screen size. Content available by scrolling is clearly marked and the navigation bar makes it easy to move between sections.
It would be really great if they add more interactive features, like links to buy the products online, or the ability to pin items to Pinterest, or even just bookmarking or highlighting items in the app for reference later.Show lesselin.jean
Simply the Best
Simple. Easy to use. Looks just like the print version but with the convenience of tapping features & being taken directly to the area of interest. It is a bit inconsistent with the purpose of Real Simple that I still get my hard copy, adding to my clutter a bit. Yet in these tough economic times I've been able to share my hard copy issue with friends, while I enjoy my iPad version - without the protective instinct I used to have when someone used to pick up my coveted hard copy. Kudos!Show lessbaranda jahel
Great app
I was pleasantly surprised when I got an email from Real Simple letting me know that I could get a digital subscription for free with my print subscription. I haven't even started getting the print subscription in the mail yet, but I was able to look up my account with my address anyways. The magazines loaded without problem, and it is formatted beautifully. I really appreciate how easy it is to navigate through the magazine and jumps from section to section. I think it's easier and more fun to read the magazine digitally. The contents page has links that take you right to the article that you want to read. Great job, Real Simple. Other magazines could take cues from you.Show lessLizzyjeanne
Still room for improvement
Overall I like having the magazine online. However, there's still a few things that could be better I've noticed just in the first few pages of my first magazine. Number 1 would be to make any websites listed as active links so we could go right into the website at that time. After all, we are talking digital. My number 2 issue is that, having an iPad, I'd like to have the magazine rotate all directions. Right now I have this site that requires one direction and another that requires the opposite turn direction. Minor I know, but still I'd like to see that change.Show lessCTevis53
