# Alternative Press Magazine — user reviews > 50 indexed App Store user reviews of Alternative Press Magazine by Alternative Press Magazine, Inc., rated 4.69/5 from 72 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alternative-press-magazine/id484118315/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/alternative-press-magazine/id484118315.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 58 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (14 of 50) ### 4/5 — I like the app *2018-02-23, version 7.1.59* I like the app and am a big fan of AP. I do gotta day tho I prefer the old app a little more tho. **Developer response:** We're always trying to make things better. Email digital@altpress.com with any suggestions. Thank you! ### 4/5 — Great but one little thing.... *2016-03-11, version 6.1* I love this app and I love supporting companies that support music so 5 stars as far as that goes, but one thing that I find irritating is that I have to click "source" at the bottom of an article to be directed to the page that the video is on. While this isn't a "problem" I would get so much more out of the app and I highly think you should consider embedding the videos in the articles for the app if that's possible. Thank you! ### 5/5 — Outstanding!!! *2012-08-23, version 3.5* This is such a beautifully functional version of the greatest magazine on the planet!!! ### 5/5 — AP iPad *2012-08-07, version 3.5* The AP iPad app is great. I live in Mexico and AP is hard to find, so I was excited to see that there was still a way for me to receive my AP. Being able to hear the bands that are in the magazine with the touch of a finger is awesome. It has made sampling new music super easy. The only gripe I have is that it downloads super slow (but that may be because of the crappy Internet in Mexico). Overall, if you like the magazine, you'll love the app. ### 5/5 — Interesting *2012-07-08, version 3.2* I like the way AP magazine has videos and music within it. ### 5/5 — Outstanding conversion *2012-06-13, version 3.2* One of the best conversions from magazine to iPad I've seen. Actually utilizes the format ### 5/5 — Motivation *2012-06-12, version 3.2* I love his magazine. I have been reading it for eight years. It's part of what keeps me on my musical journey. ### 5/5 — No regrets *2012-06-07, version 3.2* Best 8 bucks ever spent!!! Great for on the go type people who still want to keep up with the music scene.. Mad props to the development team that mad this possible. ### 5/5 — Very well done. *2012-06-06, version 3.2* Great content and interactive features. I cannot live without it. ### 5/5 — AP *2012-06-02, version 3.2* Love having alt press on my iPad it's so great and the time capsules are fun to read because they aren't part of the magazine I get in the mail every month. ### 5/5 — Woderful *2012-05-21, version 3.2* Still get a hard copy.... But absolutely love the digital version. ### 5/5 — Just as good on the iPad as the real magazine, if not better! *2012-05-16, version 3.2* I was honestly a little sketchy to the whole iPad app for Alternative Press magazine, but once I figured out how to use it and the format of the whole app itself, I found it better and more efficient than an actual magazine. I'm one of those people who enjoy ripping out articles or posters and putting them on my wall, but with the iPad, there are interactive parts throughout the entire issue and music samples of each band featured. I'd rather listen to a band being spoken about while reading it than rip it out and never take the time it go find them online. It's all in one easy place. I definitely recommend it! ### 4/5 — Love this *2012-05-09, version 3.2* I love this app, the only thing I wish it could do was let me download an older issue and not have to pay as much for that issue as the subscription itself. Otherwise this app great! ### 5/5 — Great *2012-04-29, version 3.2* Love the interaction. Pages and photos look sharp. No annoying ads. Wonderful. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Alternative Press Is absolutely Horrible *2018-10-11, version 7.2.2* The app is awful, i had stopped getting my monthly mobile subscription for some reason. I still haven’t gotten my Twenty One Pilots Hard Magazine yet. They said that they would ship the My Chem Magazine on the 5th of October, still not in my hands. I get my rock sound Magazines before the Alternative Press and rock sound is in the UK. They always ship late. I once had to wait for my order for 2 months cause it kept getting delayed. I feel like it all went down hill ever since they changed it up. I had payed $20 for a two year subscription of a hard copy of magazines. Then they changed everything, they switched my subscription to Electronic, so my $20 went down the Freaking drain. Over all, do not ever get a subscription or buy anything from them ever! I repeat, ever! **Developer response:** Hello—please email digital@altpress.com and we'll see what the issue is and try to help. There's a separate department fr print issues, but we'll start here. Thank you! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2016-04-26, version 6.1.1* If I could rate zero stars I would. The app feels like it was written by a kid whose been programming for two months. Magazines aren't optimized and the app is clunky. Worst of all, the magazines don't even download. At all. I paid for a subscription but I might as well have paid for air. Absolutely unacceptable. ### 1/5 — Never worked *2015-04-24, version 5.2* I have a iPhone 6+ and I was never able to open this 'magazine' properly. It would open to a black page - or perhaps to the top or bottom of a page. When I tried to move from one page to the next, the pages would flutter & go black. The most obvious clue as to the complete dysfunction of this app is that it crashed my iPhone EVERY time I opened the app. I have asked for a full refund from Apple with no response from them. I tried to cancel my subscription, but all I could do was to stop it from charging me again next year. I have erased this 'magazine' from my iPhone because I was afraid of the damage it might be doing as it continually crashed my phone upon opening it. I would like to think that the developer will see this & arrange my refund. I will be as persistent as their app was dysfunctional - & that's saying a lot - I won't stop until I get my money back! ### 1/5 — Keeps crashing! *2013-02-20, version 4.0.1* Although I love the bands that are featured in this magazine, I cannot help but despise the app. It crashes all the time and I want to delete it because it takes too much space but I can't because I'm subscribed for one year. This app needs to be fix asap before I lose my mind! >.< ### 1/5 — Great looking app..won't download free issue. *2012-01-10, version 3.0* I saw this app and got really excited. I opened the app. Looked really nice and professional. Great. I start the download of the free trial issue (January 2012) it got to the end of the VERY long download and just sat there with the download progress circle jill filled saying "Starting..." over and over. I'd really like to try this magazine. Would definitely rate this 5 stars after a bug update. ### 2/5 — Annoying. *2012-04-29, version 3.2* I get the physical copy at home but wanted it on my iPad so I can read it whenever and it's a pain. I get the magazine in the mail and it takes like a month for me to get the issue on my iPad and even then I have to 'check for missing issues' every time to get the new ones. When info get it it's pretty good. I like how it's interactive with music and such. ### 3/5 — Still Great Mag *2018-01-22, version 7.1.4* Customer support says they are emailing out the codes for previous subscribers soon. Can’t wait! ### 3/5 — Love the content *2012-03-07, version 3.0* I'm a big fan of AP mag and I love the content, but the app is a bit unstable, it sometimes won't read my gesture to turn the page or to try and view more of the content on a specific page, its kind of annoying but I'll deal with it since I love the magazine! ### 3/5 — Ehh *2012-03-02, version 3.0* Its okay yeah cheap subscription but doesnt have any issues older than the app and you dont actually get the posters in there which make it a little sAd so yepp... ### 3/5 — Add subscriptions for print subscribers *2012-02-01, version 3.0* I have a print subscription and paying 3 dollars more an issue isn't worth what I spent on the year sub. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Skeleton clique *2014-10-03, version 5.1.8* Anything with Josh and Tyler's face on it is a five star let alone the awesomeness of them being on the cover ### 5/5 — 👍 *2014-07-05, version 5.1.2* AP is a awesome app it talks about some of my favorite bands like Pierce The Veil, Black Veil Brides, Of Mice And Men and Sleeping With Sirens it caters to every thing I expected in the magazine!!! I would recommend it to anyone !!!!! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2013-10-25, version 4.3* Everyone should get this app it gets u up to date with everything ### 5/5 — Brilliant AP! *2013-02-22, version 4.0.1* As much as I enjoy physical copies vs digital, this iPad subscription is way more enjoyable than the physical. Worth every penny! ### 5/5 — Great app, issues no longer loading *2012-12-12, version 4.0* Once the (beautiful) app starts working again, I'll change my review back to five stars. If this continues any longer, I'm looking into canceling my subscription. Update: if you get this error just reinstall it. ### 5/5 — Altpress on the iPad is amazing! *2012-09-09, version 3.5* I love how if you want to check out a recommended band there is a sample right in the magazine!!! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2012-09-08, version 3.5* Great app for my favorite magazine but it takes a while to download each new issue....and then it screws up and has to start over.. And over... But once you get it fully downloaded the pictures and articles and music is great! :) a good app over all, definitely worth the money ### 5/5 — Great Publication finally on iPad *2012-09-04, version 3.5* Love this magazine and the great addition of listening to music from musicians within the articles is a great and easy way to find new artists, AltPress is the Rolling Stone of our generation. ### 5/5 — Great! *2012-08-27, version 3.5* I'm so glad that I can enjoy my favorite magazine on my iPad! The interface is great and I love the ability to listen to songs from within the magazine. It makes finding new music really easy and enjoyable. ### 5/5 — Amazed!!!! *2012-08-23, version 3.5* This has to be the best reading experience I've ever had the layout is amazing on my iPad --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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