# DW WhoNews for Doctor Who — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of DW WhoNews for Doctor Who by Moonboom Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 16 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dw-whonews-for-doctor-who/id324696860/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dw-whonews-for-doctor-who/id324696860.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 13 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## What do users think of DW WhoNews for Doctor Who? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 📰 Comprehensive Doctor Who news aggregation - 🎯 Centralized source for multiple Who-related websites - 👍 User-friendly and easy navigation - ⚡ Quick access to news without visiting multiple sites - 🔄 Regular content updates - 📱 Works well on iPhone and iPad - 💬 Responsive developer who takes user feedback - 🎨 Compact mode layout option - 🔖 Bookmark feature for saving articles - 🔔 Customizable notification settings **Cons** - 💰 Requires paid subscription for feed refresh despite upfront app cost - 💰 High app price point - 📢 Excessive notifications (even when disabled) - 🎨 Bland or cluttered interface design - 📊 Inefficient space usage in newer versions - 🔍 Includes non-Doctor Who related celebrity news - 📝 Short article descriptions lack detail - ⏱️ Slow loading and timeout issues - 🎯 Inconsistent content updates - 📱 iPad layout issues with iOS 7 update **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch after updates - Black screen display issue - App won't load or function - Crashes on iPad and iPhone - Continuous updates despite disabled settings - Incompatibility with older iOS versions - App closes unexpectedly - Loading timeout errors **Most requested features** - Customizable news source filtering - Video content support - Search functionality - More images in articles - US dollar pricing for products - Improved visual design/prettier interface - Bookmark management/deletion - Better article descriptions - News about lost episode findings ## Newest reviews (15 of 101) ### 4/5 — So glad the Compact Mode has returned. *2022-04-24* Delighted that the Compact Mode style has been returned. This has returned the app to one of my most regularly used apps. Thank you to the developer who took the time to reply to, and take on board feedback about the last version. **Developer response:** Update: Thanks so much for updating your review, it really is appreciated and so glad you like the update. 😍 Original reply: I’m really sorry to hear you don’t like the new upgrade, as I've had a lot of positive feedback from other users. However I will provide an alternate compact user interface in a future version very soon. ### 3/5 — Disappointing *2020-03-07* Now seems to have settled down as ads and banners seem to have stopped Here’s hoping **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, not sure I completely understand your comments though. Feel free to drop me an email at appsupport@moonboom.com and I can try and address any problems. ### 4/5 — Good resource *2016-08-03* There's a lot of information available to check out which is a primary benefit of this app. Sometimes, the notifications can be overwhelming if not checking the latest news on a regular basis. In addition, the short descriptions of some articles on the index are more about the article's writer and source versus the article itself. I wish there was more news about lost episode findings/progress, but until more discoveries are made ... more a wish than a criticism. ### 4/5 — Whovians will enjoy this app! *2014-11-22* I spend more time than I am willing to admit reading the articles on this app. It seems to work well on my iPhone 6. The newer interface does not use space as efficiently as the older interface but it is still quite nice. One quibble I have is that I am not a fan boy and am only interested in news related to Doctor Who so I don't care to hear news about David Tennant's newest TV show or Matt Smith's newest movie since it is not directly related to Doctor Who but I get that a lot of fans are interested in their continuing exploits so I can understand why that is reported also. Overall, this is the best app of its kind that I have found in the app store. ### 2/5 — IOS 7 update messy *2014-07-13, version 3.5* This is generally a very good app, but the IOS 7 update looks an absolute mess on iPads. Cluttered, very difficult to look at, news stories are very close together and hard to separate. Okay on iPhone. ### 4/5 — A great app *2013-11-11* A great app that would get 5 stars if I could remove / customise the sites it takes it's news from. I don't need to know when David Tennant guest stars in Emmerdale Farm or when he picks his nose. ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2013-10-05, version 3.0.2* See above title. ### 5/5 — Great *2013-09-21, version 3.0.2* A great source of information for all things Doctor Who ### 5/5 — Who News *2013-09-17, version 3.0.2* Great app, all the news you want to hear!! ### 5/5 — Indispensable *2013-09-12, version 3.0.2* Great app for Doctor Who news across the 'net, completely indispensable for my inner Whovian! ### 5/5 — indispensable *2013-09-11, version 3.0.2* A great resource for all doctor who fans. ### 5/5 — Indispensable *2013-09-09, version 3.0.2* Highly recommended... Fast, friendly, easy to use. ### 5/5 — This App *2013-08-20, version 3.00* Is really cool. Very worth it. Current version not working though!!! ### 2/5 — 2 Stars entirely thanks to all the Broadchurch!! *2013-08-20, version 3.00* Great app but let's narrow the focus away from Broadchurch for the love of Gallifrey! ### 2/5 — New Version Broken *2013-08-20* As other users have stated, the newest version of this app is broken. I start it up and get and opening page, but then a black screen. I still get notifications and everything but I'm not able to view them in the actual app. Please fix this!! I love the app otherwise! Very informative, every bit of news Doctor Who-related is here for me to see. Great app, would recommend it for any follower of the show. Once they fix the black screen..... Hence the two stars. Will up my rating when the app is fixed. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Subscription to load online articles? *2022-10-29* I already paid for the app. Why do I have to pay a subscription to be able to refresh the feed to see articles of websites, none of them being sites that you own? I might as well just bookmark all the sites into an RSS feed and view them from there **Developer response:** For over 10 years WhoNews has provided news and notifications for a one off payment of $1.49. Unfortunately the cost of running servers and services to collect all the Who goodness from 100s of sites has become more expensive. If I don’t move to a subscription payment and enough users subscribe, then I will be force to shut the service down. That’s something I really don’t want to do. For the price of a cup of coffee each month, you get all your Doctor Who news aggregated in one place, notified when stories break and continued development of the app plus support from a developer. WhoNews still provides the latest news every 6 hours if you don’t subscribe. ### 1/5 — Upgrade is awful *2022-04-08* That is all. **Developer response:** I’m really sorry to hear you don’t like the new upgrade. If you contact me at appsupport@moonboom.com I’ll endeavor to either resolve your problem or improve the app based on your feedback. ### 1/5 — Broken since last update *2014-07-13, version 3.5* Thanks for messing up the app. Now it won't even launch since the last update. USELESS. ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2014-07-13, version 3.5* Used to be an excellent app consolidating news feeds from all the top Who site. Updated app today on both iPad and iPhone and no longer works on either device. Sack the quality manager. ### 1/5 — Fan *2013-08-18, version 3.00* The latest version is broken. I only get a black screen. Come on folks and repair it, I need my who news fix. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2013-08-17, version 3.00* This was a brilliant app which I would use everyday !!! But, since the update it keeps crashing or just going black. Us there any way to fix this?? ### 1/5 — Ruined *2013-08-15, version 3.00* This used to be a really good app but since its recent update iv tried opening it 4 times and its just crashed... Sort this out man it's pathetic ### 1/5 — It doesn't work for me. *2013-08-15, version 3.00* I've been using this app for about 2 or 3 years and never had any problems with it until this last update. Now the app doesn't work for me anymore. ### 1/5 — What's gone wrong *2012-06-23, version 2.06* Since the last update, this app no longer loads on my touch? Great shame as it was the best DW news app around. ### 1/5 — Constant updates, even when updates disabled! *2012-04-27, version 2.05* Can't stand the constant updates. Receiving updates even after all updates disabled. Uninstalling product. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great app. *2022-01-16* Great app. ### 5/5 — Every bit of news in one place! *2016-07-20* Love the app! Great resource for Whovians. ### 5/5 — Love it *2016-04-18* So amazing ### 5/5 — All the Secrets of the Whoniverse! *2015-10-22* The best way to stay on top of all the whoings and froings in time and space, aside from having a Tardis! ### 5/5 — The best Dr. Who app out there *2015-02-17* This app gives you all of your Dr. Who news in one easy to navigate format. I read this every day and find stories and updates that I do not find elsewhere. ### 5/5 — This is the only WHO app to get *2014-11-23* If you want every piece of Doctor Who news before everyone else, ranging from episodes to toys to blogs and more, detailing everything you could want and more, then this is the only app to have! I couldn't live without it!! ### 5/5 — Doctor Who *2014-08-01* Very informative , up to date . ### 5/5 — Update not working at all... *2014-07-13* Just updated the newest version this morning(July the 13) and the app no longer functions. :(. I even deleted it and downloaded it again and still nothing. The front page opens up that says WhoNews, it sits on that page for a few seconds and the app closes down every time. Please fix ASAP, your app has always been great and I rely on it each day for all my up to date Who news!!!! I rate the app five stars, but please fix this recent update issue... ### 5/5 — Very Cool!!! *2014-03-01, version 3.0.2* Best App For Who News!!!😻 ### 5/5 — Really great! *2014-01-13, version 3.0.2* Love the app. It is nice to stay updated on Doctor Who even though I am no longer The Doctor. --- *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 2026-09-01.*