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Just one flaw - otherwise perfect
Great product - you feel like you r in the newsroom. The problem is technical .. It s not convenient to read on iPad because it only displays in portrait mode... And Ipad Stands assume landscape The email version is better because I can read 'hands free' except the annoying promotion of the 'Portrait only' App as more convenient than the email even though it isn't. It would be great to have a highlight copy paste function for up to 3 words to Google items mentioned sometimes I want a family license to pay extra but not much more for my kidsShow lessRichard Lucas
Amazing way to start my day
Best way to start my day and get the most relevant global news. Enough details to understand what’s going on but short enough to spend only a few minutes every day with the quality that characterizes The Economist!clau-r-b
All I Need to Know
I read both the Espresso and print versions of the Economist— although neither thoroughly. I love the crisp writing. The organization of both also makes it easy to choose what I want to read.Kumak
Quick Read - Quality Info
If your time is precious, here’s the key to no-nonsense information - provided in a format that respects your intellect while getting you the essential facts you need to start your day.Tom from Olympia
Bite sized breakfast reading. Ads annoying though
I love this little app. Seven minutes reading in the morning to give me just enough of what’s going on. It also warms me up for the full weekly addition when it drops.
Squeezing in those few ads between such little content on a subscription based service does grate with me a little though.germcevoy
Short and sweet
I like that this app gives a highlight of news for the day that I can read through in less than 5 min. It doesn’t have endless headlines and distractions, and if I’m interested in a topic I can always search for more about it on the main Economist app or NYT or wherever. This is a simple app that works well and doesn’t feel like it’s monetizing my attentionShow lessWilda456
It’s great… Swipe oh, an in-line add…
I love this app so much, it’s handy to get small bitesize news articles. Everything is written concisely in an dense info packet. I believe recently there was an update which made the ads slightly more intrusive. Before, I would swipe and there would be an ad (that’s fine - I understand that ads are important for this kind of media). However, now I get onto an article and then the ad loads and covers over the article. I find myself more inclined to swipe away the ad before I read what it’s actually about because it’s a little more intrusive. Please change it back. Otherwise this is a 5 star app from a world class magazine.Show lessInstagram Cat Selfies
Ok so far
I have three complaints so far:
1) the largest font size available is still far too small. I can’t read articles on the train without drawing phone irritatingly close to my face.
2) in-app links don’t work. I press the link, but it doesn’t take me to the linked article.
3) when i click to open an article from the website in the app it doesn’t work promptly - or at all. I have to first force-close the app then click the “open” website link.
App definitely needs improvement.Show lesspoombi p.
Forced to write a review!!
I could not seem to avoid writing this review! Hopefully I can now return to the App and read my quote of the day. Hopefully the quote of the day has not been hijacked by a marketing executive. 😬Always concerned
Ideological selectivity
I enjoy the daily update on events around the world but I am getting disillusioned by your annoying, and ideologically driven selectivity. For example, in today’s edition you report on an attack on the US Capitol without mentioning his race (black) or his political affiliation (devotion to Louis Farrakhan and the Nation of Islam). Such reticence would not have been on display if the attacker had been a member of the Proud Boys. It is well past time for The Economist to return to critically objective and balanced reporting of facts that has been so obviously lacking since July of 2015.
David M. RoweShow lessDavid M. Rowe
