# Dwell Magazine — user reviews > 90 indexed App Store user reviews of Dwell Magazine by Ziff Davis, rated 4.30/5 from 905 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dwell-magazine/id734283184/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dwell-magazine/id734283184.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 691 · 4★ 45 · 3★ 23 · 2★ 30 · 1★ 116 ## What do users think of Dwell Magazine? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 💎 Eye-catching content - 🌟 Inspirational magazine - 👍 Helpful for planning and design **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and login issues - 🔒 Unable to access content with existing subscriptions - 🤯 Frustrating user experience and poor navigation - 💰 Requires separate subscription from print/web **Commonly reported bugs** - App fails to load new issues - Login credentials not recognized - Sync issues between devices **Most requested features** - Seamless integration with print and web subscriptions - Offline reading mode - Improved search and content organization ## Newest reviews (17 of 90) ### 2/5 — Format *2026-01-19, version 10.1.0* The interface is pretty poor. ### 1/5 — Hard to navigate *2023-04-05* Often the links from the content page don’t work, and once you finish an article if you click the back button you end up on the issue selection page. A frustrating experience. ### 2/5 — Amazing Magazine, Terrible App *2023-03-08* Dwell’s app leaves a bit to be desired. For a magazine that centers on design, the app seems to be an afterthought, especially on an iPad. Really frustrating. The Jan/Feb issue won’t show up despite resetting and deleting and reinstalling the app. Content is amazing as always, just difficult to navigate on this clunky app. ### 2/5 — Not related to Dwell+ website *2023-02-17* I’m rating this two stars in case you want to buy old Dwell magazines. But if you already have a Dwell magazine subscription, or Dwell+ website subscription, know that this app not part of those products. You cannot login with your website credentials, and will be asked to pay again for the same content. If all you want is dwell in an app, then this could be a great product for you. Just know that it’s not part of the print or web subscriptions. ### 1/5 — Nothing syncs *2022-12-28* I have signed on so many times in different ways trying to get Dwell to recognize my account and yet each time I purchase a subscription, nothing seems to sync between the email newsletter content I’m trying to view, the app, and the web, Pinterest, etc. I have to login every single time and most of the time it doesn’t recognize me and I have try something else. Complete waste of my time. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work *2022-12-08* Like many others have noted, the app does not sync with the paid for subscription for dwell+ or the print subscription. Seems like this app is an entirely separate platform and all this provides pdf thumb turn through their print magazines. Useless. ### 3/5 — Find another way to access this magazine. *2022-11-03, version 7.0* Downloaded the app, paid for the subscription, but new issues do not show up. Contacted “developer help”, was able to get that issue, but the present issue again does not show, and can not seem to get contact with developer, very dissatisfied. ### 1/5 — Waste of money *2022-10-19, version 7.0* App doesn’t let you sign in. ### 1/5 — Useless *2022-10-14, version 7.0* The Dwell app doesn’t allow you to read the Dwell magazine even if you are a subscriber. ### 1/5 — Legit? *2022-08-21, version 7.0* Upon further investigation, I have to seriously question whether this app is a legitimate offshoot of Dwell. Note that there is no mention of an app on Dwell.com, even when searching under support, and the pricing structure seems different than the subscription options offered on Dwell.com. It’s either a third-party app or a scam, but either way I’ve deleted it and don’t recommend its use. ### 1/5 — This apps is a scam! *2022-08-21* I subscribed from website and when I log in into the apps its continue to charge me double! ### 1/5 — Can’t login with subscription credentials *2022-08-17, version 7.0* Like so many others, I paid for a digital + print subscription and cannot login to the app, with “something went wrong”. ### 1/5 — Dwell *2022-08-12, version 7.0* I subscribed online but am not able to access the magazine on the app. Very frustrating. ### 1/5 — IOS ap will not let me log into my Dwell account *2022-08-03, version 7.0* Seems to be a useless ap, as it will not let me log in to my all access account. ### 1/5 — Awful experience *2022-06-18, version 7.0* I’m a subscriber tired of clicking through emails and logging in. So I thought I’d try the app. I logged in but can’t access anything. The FAQ and help are useless. ### 3/5 — Content Great, Function Horrible *2022-06-10, version 7.0* Love the diversity and quality of the content. Across devices and logins are Horrific, Burdensome. Please treat your customers nicely. They are your guests. ### 2/5 — Dwell needs a digitally native app *2022-05-23* Huge fan of Dwell. I think it has such great content and use often as a resource. I think the app is great. I like the design and think doing print editions is nice as it allows the reader to get lost - but think that dwell needs a digitally native app to feature content like the website. I think this could become like a Pinterest for designers/arch enthusiasts. Just my 2 cents. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — App is bad. *2026-05-25, version 10.2.2* I have an active subscription but cannot download content or restore purchases. I have contacted them a few times with short term success- but it always reverts. ### 1/5 — Can’t login as a subscriber *2025-09-20, version 10.1.0* Can’t access my subscription with this ap ### 1/5 — Terrible app- and does not sync subscription with website *2025-08-09* The Dwell app charges my credit card through Apple but keeps kicking me out and will not restore my purchases without making me contact customer service. They also make it impossible to read on-line content with my Apple subscription because they do not sync my account. ### 1/5 — Unable to login *2025-01-12, version 9.0.0* I received an email from Dwell inviting me to login with my subscription but it doesn’t work nor can I create an account. ### 1/5 — Something went wrong *2024-12-18* I have the Dwell All Access subscription. I keep getting a “Something went wrong “ error when trying to login. Dwell has outsourced tech support to a 3rd party who sends me confirmation emails that they’ve received my help request, and that’s the end of it. They never contact me to fix the problem. For a $55 annual subscription, I expect better than this. ### 1/5 — Scott *2024-01-13, version 7.0* I’ve logged in multiple times and yet i still get the the timer at the bottom. I’m a subscriber! ### 1/5 — Horrible *2023-11-14, version 7.0* Why can’t they create an app that doesn’t keep asking you to subscribe (even after you subscribed!)??? So stupid… and frustrating. ### 1/5 — Not access if you subscribed on wen *2023-10-24, version 7.0* For whatever reason you cannot log in with the username and pw you created if you signed up for a physical/digital subscription of Dwell. You have to buy this in app again if you want app access. Stupid. ### 1/5 — Buggy app *2023-10-15, version 7.0* Terrible ap! Bugggy. Like the content tho ### 1/5 — Don’t even bother downloading… *2023-04-09* If you got your Dwell subscription from the Dwell website, I have physical magazine + online subscription, this app is in no way connected other than in name. You can login but that is it. If you want to access content beyond minutes then you are required to pay. Reaching out for help through the app results in nothing, no reply just crickets. So if you got your subscription through the website this is not for you. Do not download. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love dwell *2024-09-11* Ive been reading this magazine since2009. Read my first issue at dentist office. Peaked my intrest because of a shipping container home picture. Subscribed and wait for every issue. I like the title of each issue to encourage me with a big thought. Im a stroke survivor. Im interested in down sizing again. I was a contractor for 20yrs before stroke. Worked in construction the30 yrs before that. Every issue gives me a little inspiration to continue on. Dream big is the latest encouragement. ### 5/5 — Dwell *2022-06-11* I love this magazine article and it helps me plan my future well. I played hopscotch as a child and continue to shoot nature in neutral light and I planted crops with no idea how to actually remove them from the ground and prime never came to deliver water so I count on Gods own rain to color all my plants and I wonder why do flies hang out on the bottom of my windows and not fly and what the telephone company wired small plug in boxes to the electrical outlets by all the formula done. Things were all hard wired into the walls and the neighbors shorted the lines and made all the cords fly off the wall so I can detect high energy and listen to my radio all hours of the night with out wearing the batteries down. All I wanted was the Mexican recipe book for crock pots and a new pottery barn cover for my living room sofa in grey and to inform electrical storms are controlled by weather in savannah , WIS. When my parents died they left me their inheritance and not an assault riffle to protect it which is equal to spitting in a river and throwing bread in the water to cover up they have rather thrown dice . The romanos went to prison over a movie they all claimed was called something about a girl. It was Titled something about a Diaper. All of my cactus plants pull towards the electrical outlets and it is authentic. The New American flag needed a small white chicken on it. One day you will hear my words. I AM Not Black. I am Imperial and world-wide the yellow cab number is exactly the same , for good reason. My own front door is a window to the world. Because certified electricians cut the handles off my electrical box and asked me to light them up and hold my hands up for five minutes knowing full well as I’d been sworn in as child in an international airh you port to guard and protect the Superior Court by never taking my own feet of the ground. My yard man once offered me a pellet gun stating they shoot rat turds like these in the electrical power closet. Score me. ### 5/5 — Eye candy *2022-04-28, version 7.0* Dwell is a constant source of inspiration for me. ### 5/5 — My Best Architecture Read. Awesomely enlightening *2021-11-23, version 7.0* Very creative material. So flourishing. ### 5/5 — Love! *2021-06-10, version 7.0* I love the creatively of this magazine ### 5/5 — major improvements *2020-10-29* This app works flawlessly! Have loved Dwell for years—thrilled to be able to access the mag from my phone. ### 5/5 — It’s back...! *2020-10-28* Seems like they’ve relaunched and I couldn’t be more excited. Loving the new and improved experience. ### 5/5 — Love *2020-10-28, version 7.0* Much improved! ### 5/5 — Could be better *2017-10-09, version 5.0* Please update your app cause I’m having trouble getting the library icon on the app to go back to my past purchases to look at other magazines other then the newest edition of the magazine....please fix this problem and update the app or something.....I’ve never really had any problems with it before and was pleased, but still the app could be a little bit better...peace ### 4/5 — 크르릉 *2015-08-23* 크르릉 --- *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 2026-09-08.*