# BRIGHT SIDE of Life — user reviews > 105 indexed App Store user reviews of BRIGHT SIDE of Life by TheSoul Publishing UK Ltd, rated 4.59/5 from 229 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bright-side-of-life/id1088344852/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bright-side-of-life/id1088344852.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 182 · 4★ 25 · 3★ 10 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 11 ## What do users think of BRIGHT SIDE of Life? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🌟 Interesting and informative content - 😊 Uplifting and positive stories - 🎨 Visually appealing articles - 🧠 Helps learn new things **Cons** - 🔍 Lack of search functionality - 🔒 Inability to like/comment on articles - 📱 Compatibility issues on tablets - 💤 Frequent crashes and bugs - 📢 Excessive advertisements **Commonly reported bugs** - Articles not loading correctly - App crashing or freezing - Inability to interact with content **Most requested features** - Add ability to save/bookmark articles - Improve search and browsing options - Introduce user profiles and personalization - Optimize app for tablet devices - Reduce advertisements or offer ad-free version ## Newest reviews (13 of 105) ### 2/5 — Downhill *2026-01-31, version 4.16.0* I used to really like this app. I read the articles and looked at the pictures nearly every day. There was such a variety, celebrities, animals, life stories, before and after pics, etc. Now it’s like a Jerry Springer magazine. Seriously, I’m sick of “My daughter wants me to pay rent even though I raised her.” I’ll likely delete this app. I’m really disappointed. ### 3/5 — Why can’t I participate? *2024-01-21, version 4.16.0* Why can’t I rate or provide feedback on articles? ### 3/5 — Need support *2021-04-20, version 3.2.0* I’m currently unable to like , save or mark favorite on bright side. Along with no longer seeing a profile tab. I clicked on support and not able to locate and to contact a support staff member. Any suggestion ?! ### 2/5 — Some functions not working *2021-03-24, version 3.1.0* Ever since the last two updates, I can’t find my profile or comment on a post or even star a page, it is annoying and I would like you guys to fix it, too much ads everywhere, it gets tiring ### 4/5 — Love it *2021-03-08, version 3.0.18* Love this app but did anyone else lose their category buttons at the bottom?? Its so annoying i cant chose anything anynore. I only get what they want me to see. ### 4/5 — Great but Improvement suggestions below 😊👍🏻 *2020-12-30, version 3.0.15* Great but * There should be an option to save for later or add to my list or favourites etc * There should also be an option to pick what topics you like say animals or fitness etc ### 3/5 — Help me out?! *2020-12-25, version 3.0.15* I love Brightside! I only gave a 3 star because I can’t like things and when I look at Brightside on Facebook that is how I know I read the article. But for some reason in the app I can’t get the like, dislike, or favorite buttons to work. Hopefully y’all will see this and help me resolve because this is literally my favorite thing ever I’m so glad I can just go to your app rather than having to find you other ways!!! Love you guys! ### 2/5 — Make the app how it used to be!! *2020-10-09, version 3.0.10* This used to be a massive 5 star app for me but now no search tab anymore and if you happen to click on bright side on FB it would take you to the article but it doesn’t anymore. Disappointed as I used to love this app. Take it back to how it was!! ### 2/5 — Weird update! *2020-09-07, version 3.0.6* This used to be a 5 star app for me but, I am not sure what happened with the recent update. My profile is gone and I cannot highlight and access the saved material. All the search area and categories just disappeared! ### 4/5 — No iPad app *2020-03-26, version 2.7.5* Please make iPad compatible app ### 3/5 — Errors *2019-07-07, version 2.5.2* The app is pretty interesting and I like it but once in a while everything goes white and the all automatically quits. I think it should fix that. It has gotten worse for me. Every few minutes this happens. There should be an update for these bugs. ### 5/5 — Honoring fathers in father day *2019-06-15, version 2.5.2* Very emotional pictures that will brighten your day. ### 5/5 — So Positive! *2019-03-16, version 2.4.2* I love this app. I love bright side. It’s better than watching the News to me- because this app is so positive and motivating and encouraging. Exactly what the world needs! These articles help me find faith in the world and these articles simply bring my joy. You can’t help but learn things from it. Thanks brightside for making this world that much sweeter. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Lot of advertisements *2023-12-24, version 4.16.0* You can not go to real app unless you pay $$$$$. Waste of time not worthy even to try ### 1/5 — No profile? *2022-09-15, version 4.16.0* Can’t even really use the app because there’s no way to sign in so you can’t like or comment. ### 1/5 — Awful *2022-09-01, version 4.16.0* I sometimes like the articles from BrightSide that I view in Facebook, but they are notoriously full of commercials (like 6x more commercials than actual content) … so I tried the app. When I saw an article that interested me, FB would then default to the app but the article I wanted was no where to be found, you’re left searching endlessly. My verdict : Not worth keeping, and none of their articles are worth the advertising bombardement they subject you to. ### 1/5 — Won’t open articles correctly *2022-08-06, version 4.16.0* I got this app because their Facebook site told me I could read articles without ads. Every time I click on an article on Facebook it NEVER loads the article. Waste of space on my phone. ### 1/5 — Useless *2021-11-24* The app does not go full screen for iPad and the app does not have search bar just new posts not the full website not useful at all ads not appropriate for kids ### 1/5 — What happened?? *2021-07-26, version 3.8.1* This used to be an amazing app and now basically all of the functions are gone and the screen is just filled with ads. Please go back to the way it was. ### 1/5 — Authenticity, evidence and original information *2019-03-27, version 2.4.2* I read some of articles it’s interesting but needs to addressed by authenticity & origin, you can’t label any thing with anywhere. Some information is misleading which have no proper evidence Use proper origin of country , proper naming , title also resource are very important. Some of articles are not achieving standards and from where it’s comes use proper name of country & where exactly it’s from. For example talking about yoga , use proper name of Asana, don’t use English name for it. People loves to learn right words even its hard to pronounce. ### 1/5 — Good app but needs work *2017-12-27, version 1.0.3* The pictures that go with the stories take forever to load for me- which is really annoying when so much of what the article is about is in the pictures. Also, the app doesn't let you see the comment section even though every story ends with "tell us what you think in the comments". If these little things were fixed, I'd change my review to 5 stars ### 1/5 — Stolen picture! *2017-07-17, version 1.0.3* Dear makers of Brightside you have a picture of my good friends in one of you things called 15 emojis who's true meaning we could never guess. For the "OK" one you used a picture of my good friends Grace and Ryosuke! You need to remove it at once because you didn't have their permission to take and use their photo! I am also sending them where I found their picture. ### 1/5 — Feels like malware. *2017-07-05, version 1.0.3* This app is constantly trying to redirect or access web pages. Uninstalled. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Brightside *2021-10-24, version 4.3.0* Just wanted to let you know l love your stories. They are interesting And we can learn from it! ### 5/5 — Sleep tips , great advice, thank you 😊 *2021-04-17, version 3.2.0* Great Advice thank you 😊 ### 5/5 — Omg I watched your vids! *2020-09-02, version 3.0.6* It’s so great it even helped my mummy! ### 5/5 — My favorite site! *2020-05-26, version 2.7.7* Lthis is so informative and crazy toodinky ### 5/5 — Amazing!!!!! *2020-05-13, version 2.7.7* It’s a really great app! I love the YouTube channel, and the app is amazing! ### 5/5 — Not Perfect ... but keep it real! *2019-12-14, version 2.6.0* Thank goodness. Before I read this article, I was reminded of learning new things during my adolescence. I was so passionate about what I was learning, my research and how I presented it all. There was so much importance here ... I needed to focus and polish my thoughts and presentation. Take time to enjoy new experiences ... the key to keeping it real and fresh. All part of the process. Yes, I enjoy reading your articles and Find them very refreshing and interesting. Keep them coming. Thank you for sharing🙏. ### 5/5 — Always something interesting to read *2019-10-26, version 2.5.5* There's always something interesting to read and even learn. I love Bright Side ### 5/5 — Cheery *2019-10-07, version 2.5.5* Hadn’t bothered with the app for ages but today I did on a long car journey. Thoroughly enjoy the articles a great lift from the tiresome Brexit articles in my Daily Telegraph. ### 5/5 — Love *2019-09-25, version 2.5.5* I love to read and learn from these articles. So interesting! ### 5/5 — Something to do when you can’t sleep *2019-08-17, version 2.5.4* Mindfulness is good when you are sleepless --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-01.*