# ELLE Decor Magazine US — user reviews > 71 indexed App Store user reviews of ELLE Decor Magazine US by Hearst Communications, Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 1,206 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elle-decor-magazine-us/id482235678/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/elle-decor-magazine-us/id482235678.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,022 · 4★ 77 · 3★ 33 · 2★ 17 · 1★ 57 ## What do users think of ELLE Decor Magazine US? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🌟 Good design inspiration - 💾 Ability to save and share content - 📱 Convenient digital format **Cons** - 🤖 Unintuitive navigation - 📢 Excessive ads - 🔒 Subscription issues - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔍 Difficulty accessing content **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to access purchased content - Subscription not recognized - Frequent crashes and freezes - Compatibility issues with older devices **Most requested features** - Improve navigation and user experience - Reduce ads and improve content accessibility - Provide better subscription management - Fix technical issues and improve stability ## Newest reviews (12 of 71) ### 2/5 — App ALWAYS freezes *2026-03-29* I love Elle Decor Magazine, but it’s hard to enjoy the digital version on my iPad when the app freezes up. I can only get through a few pages before having to reboot the app. Please fix this. Zooming in to get a good look at details, forget about it. It freezes up. ### 3/5 — Not intuitive *2022-03-27* The magazine is not easy to navigate. I have to scan to get to articles ( I guess). I press on topics and nothing happens--text gets larger. Can your developer make the magazine more accessible and more intuitive? It is necessary for online use. ### 3/5 — On print v virtual magazine *2020-03-05* Although I appreciate saving trees, Elle Decor is a magazine that is meant to be savored in print. ### 2/5 — Enjoyment *2019-06-30* App will not recognize my password. Unable to read last issue! Web page confirms subscr active and password ok. ### 3/5 — Can’t share with my kindle *2019-01-07* For no discernible reason ### 3/5 — The blue band on Elle Decor *2018-11-03* This magazine, for a while quite elegant, has made the incomprehensible decision to place a garish blue band over the pages viewed online. I used to look forward to new issues, now I dread the struggle with the horrid blue band always in the way. ### 1/5 — Please improve more so for viewing *2017-10-24* Yes you are one big advertising drill but the AP is so “PAGE VIEW” unfriendly. I just want to take each page in, and not have to scroll, and not afraid to touch to enlarge and be taken to a website. I am actually so VERY unhappy with the changes over the years that I would rather go back to print, but likely I will just cancel. ### 2/5 — Static toolbars *2017-09-14* Is there a way to remove the top and bottom toolbars while viewing the magazine? They are very annoying. ### 1/5 — It won't let you purchase anything! *2016-12-30, version 5.4.3* I have tried to purchase the free preview and it wouldn't go through. ### 1/5 — Unable to access subscription *2016-10-30, version 5.1.4* My subscription does not work when I travel to GHANA which is where I live 75% of the time. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2016-09-05, version 5.1.4* A waste of time. ### 4/5 — Super chic *2015-07-23, version 5.0.4* Loved it. New ideas, great articles. I even enjoyed the ads ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Elle Decor Needs New Editor *2023-04-21* Like preachy, woke design? Neither do I. Elle Decor has really gone downhill, and the app’s not much better. ### 1/5 — So many ads that the magazine is basically unreadable *2022-11-03* Was planning to get an annual subscription but thankful for the free trial. There are pages and pages of ads - I have spent longer scrolling past them than seeing any content. Will be canceling my trial immediately. What a shame. ### 1/5 — They charge my account every month and I still can’t read the magazine. *2021-11-04* So why ### 1/5 — Disappointed *2021-07-07* I I paid for a yearly subscription. As soon as I cancelled it Elle took all the issues I paid for away from me. I don’t have the ability to see them again without paying again forbthosevissurslm ### 1/5 — Can’t unlock *2020-08-04* I have purchased the digital Elle decor but it has been impossible to open the app. The page keeps sending me back to “subscribe” although I am logged in. It’s a waste of time. ### 1/5 — Horrid Reader Experience *2020-02-22* I will just continue to kill trees and go back to print as the online version is horrid. Actually it only allows me to read it offline, which makes for painfully slow navigation and the only content that seems to work are the adverts. Such a shame as I was looking to go paperless and be efficient. Alas.... ### 1/5 — Wow *2018-07-03* This ap was fine until a couple updates ago, it used to be a virtual magazine and you could simply swipe through the pages. Now it is a navigational nightmare. So much so that i want to unsubscribe, yet, almost comically, that has been made nearly impossible. I am asked for a password I never made to begin with, and there is no option to retrieve said password. Bravo guys! Killing it! ### 1/5 — Unpleasant to use. Impossible to flip through *2018-06-24* Ads grind the experience to a halt and they can’t be avoided. They take a long time to load and you have to press “done” to actually leave many of the ad pages. Hate it. No fun to browse. The Architectural Digest app is far superior. ### 1/5 — 3 months nothing *2018-03-04, version 10.0.1* I CANNOT READ THE MAGAZINE ### 1/5 — Can’t view the latest issue, April 2018 *2018-03-03* This app was difficult to get to work for the last several issues, page flipping nearly impossible due. Now I can’t navigate the magazine with the Table of Contents and I can’t swipe from page to page to page turn either. This issue is unreadable! I am only able to jump to features listed on the cover of the magazine. Very frustrating! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good read *2020-04-23* I enjoy reading ELLE Decor from cover to cover. ### 5/5 — Love this magazine *2018-10-18* As a retired interior designer, I’ve been reading this magazine for years. ### 5/5 — PERFECT app *2018-09-13* This app is a down right necessity for interior designers or decorators. It even allows you to clip right out of the digital mag!!! And save pictures! I love it!!! ### 5/5 — Love it! *2016-11-23, version 5.1.0* Great design inspiration! ### 5/5 — Same content, easy and economical *2016-11-06, version 5.1.4* I'm a fan! ### 5/5 — Way better than hanging on to back issues..... *2016-05-08, version 5.1.4* Save images to your Pinterest boards....keep your back issues for later-Great App with lot's of easy to access bonus features ### 5/5 — ELLE Decor ~ Great online mag *2016-03-03, version 5.1.3* It's easy to enjoy the magazine. You can enjoy the ads too; it helps find a local store if it's in your budget. ### 5/5 — Love this Magazine *2015-07-04, version 5.0.4* I love the fact that I can read this magazine wherever I am. Blow up the pictures for close up view, and an archives to review over and over again. Love the App. It works. ### 5/5 — Designer's love *2015-06-29, version 5.0.4* Absolutely love the app! So glad I switched from hard copies. ### 5/5 — WOW *2015-02-11, version 3.4.0* A great issue. Beautifull rooms! --- *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 2026-08-31.*