Great App - Econ world is awesome
Misleading
Bittersweet, but I'm over the deceptive marketing approach. Over the pop ups on pop ups as if it’s a game and I have to keep unlocking and paying for features that should come with the app. What’s the purpose of a free app or site? Why don’t you set a price or subscription option in the App Store then? Again because it will deter the downloads and reduce user interaction…. only a matter of time before advertisers realize they’re wasting money advertising on a site that had a high % of dormant/ghost accounts. Prior reviews seem to agree as well…keep up the solid work 🤡s
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for your feedback. I'm sorry you feel this way. You have probably reached the article limit. Free access to the app, means you can still access the headlines, plus the video briefings and podcasts are still free to access to non subscribers. I hope this helps. For any other feedback please feel free to reach out to me at dan.v@tr.com thanks!
Was Great, Now it’s Walled
Update: the developer responds claims this is to make the news even better. I very much doubt this. My guess is their new CEO Steve Hasker, who has no news background but guess what, he does have a private equity background! So that explains why this app go en****ified pretty clearly. The new CEO views Reuters as a product to generate revenue, not news. The difference in what you get is apparent with the ad increases and now the paid dollar amount. Anytime private equity gets ahold of something, the end is near.
Response from developer
Hi, We appreciate your feedback. The launch of subscriptions will enable us to invest in expanding our reach, deliver more of our award-winning coverage and improve our products. We opted for a completely transparent price with no tricks, which we hope our users will value. Please feel free to email me at dan.v@tr.com for further feedback. Thanks!
All of a sudden the same news costs $4 per month?
Response from developer
Hi, We appreciate your feedback. The launch of subscriptions will enable us to invest in expanding our reach, deliver more of our award-winning coverage and improve our products. We opted for a completely transparent price with no tricks, which we hope our users will value. Please feel free to email me at dan.v@tr.com for further feedback. Thanks!
Not free anymore
Response from developer
Hi, We appreciate your feedback. The launch of subscriptions will enable us to invest in expanding our reach, deliver more of our award-winning coverage and improve our products. We opted for a completely transparent price with no tricks, which we hope our users will value. Please feel free to email me at dan.v@tr.com for further feedback. Thanks!
Text size like eye test
Response from developer
Hi, I appreciate the feedback. We're working at the font size feature to be released soon for articles body text. For further comments please email me at dan.v@tr.com
Not free anymore
Response from developer
Hi, We appreciate your feedback. The launch of subscriptions will enable us to invest in expanding our reach, deliver more of our award-winning coverage and improve our products. We opted for a completely transparent price with no tricks, which we hope our users will value. Please feel free to email me at dan.v@tr.com for further feedback. Thanks!
Was Great, Now it’s Walled
Update: the developer responds claims this is to make the news even better. The problem is im cynical and don’t believe that. What I believe is they have some MBA running things who wants to wring more money out of the stock. That’s it. Maybe that’s not true, but it’s been the norm the last 20 years and I’m not a naive guy. Best of luck to them but I’m certainly not going along with this model. I absolutely hate to pay someone to then see ads. Outrageous.
Response from developer
Hi, We appreciate your feedback. The launch of subscriptions will enable us to invest in expanding our reach, deliver more of our award-winning coverage and improve our products. We opted for a completely transparent price with no tricks, which we hope our users will value. Please feel free to email me at dan.v@tr.com for further feedback. Thanks!
Asking for a subscription now is laughable
Before the new app, I could open the app and have a curated 60 minutes “Reuters TV” segment that kept me up-to-date with the big things going on around the world. If y’all charged me $4/month for that and the pleasant experience that came with it: I’d pay that easily. No questions.
But now, the “60 minute rundown” is a jumbled mess. It’s like 4-6 50 second videos EACH starting with an ad. It’s unusable. The overall layout of the app is confusing. There’s little to no curation. And y’all do all of this and say all of a sudden I should pay $4/month for an INFERIOR product than what I had for FREE just like a year or two ago?? No way.
Response from developer
Hi, thanks for the feedback. We have released the "Reuters 60" video at the top of the Media/Video page, which is the equivalent of the Reuters TV. Only the other videos in the Media/Video page currently perform as you describe and we're looking at changing that too in the next few releases. Also, we're working on a density feature to help users who do not like the new layout. I hope you'll find that useful. The launch of subscriptions will enable us to invest in expanding our reach, deliver more of our award-winning coverage and improve our products. We opted for a completely transparent price with no tricks, which we hope our users will value. Please feel free to email me at dan.v@tr.com for further feedback. Thanks!
First Registration, now Subscription required
I categorically refuse to support pay-walled news, and now the app is useless to me. I was frustrated when I was first required to Register and account to view stories, but I was willing to give up my data/identity because I understand that registration enables more revenue to be extracted from advertisements and data. I wasn't happy about it but tolerated it given how ubiquitous it is in the modern tech landscape.
What I don't accept is suddenly seeing that I cannot access stories without paying a $4 monthly subscription. Seriously? I can honestly say I would likely have donated of my own free will, after all I can afford to and it's the least, I could do after getting so much value. But I refuse to support an organization which is gatekeeping news and knowledge behind a paywall. I guess 150% increase in stock price in the last 5 years was not sufficient. Sources like AP, NPR, and ProPublica will have my support. I'm sure I am a minority opinion on his topic, but I would encourage anyone reading this to do the same.
Response from developer
Hi, We appreciate your feedback. The launch of subscriptions will enable us to invest in expanding our reach, deliver more of our award-winning coverage and improve our products. We opted for a completely transparent price with no tricks, which we hope our users will value. Please feel free to email me at dan.v@tr.com for further feedback. Thanks!
