# Esquire Magazine US — user reviews > 115 indexed App Store user reviews of Esquire Magazine US by Hearst Communications, Inc., rated 4.40/5 from 1,431 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esquire-magazine-us/id433020707/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/esquire-magazine-us/id433020707.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,076 · 4★ 147 · 3★ 40 · 2★ 32 · 1★ 136 ## What do users think of Esquire Magazine US? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🌟 Excellent interactive content - 📚 Great magazine content - 🤩 Visually appealing layout **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🤔 Subscription issues and lack of support - 💰 Expensive for digital-only subscription - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and use **Commonly reported bugs** - Issues with downloading and accessing purchased content - Incompatibility with newer iOS versions - Subscription recognition problems **Most requested features** - Ability to access content offline - Improved performance and stability - Better integration with print subscriptions - Enhanced customization and personalization ## Newest reviews (13 of 115) ### 3/5 — Mobile Device Readability Settings Recommendation *2021-12-01* Room for enhanced mobile device content accessibility by way of text-font size, background tone adjustment settings for readers. To improve content browsing experience, reduce visual fatigue (battery life of screen) from white background only settings. (Times New Roman, Georgia font, black background suggestion, 10-12 pt font like on Kindle app). ### 2/5 — Lately too woke *2021-06-08, version 23.0* Used to enjoy it a lot more when it talked about being a man than a social justice warrior ### 1/5 — App Doesn’t Recognize Subscription Info *2020-03-29, version 17.1* I have a three year subscription but can’t login to my iPad. I can access via my browser but not via my iPad. Frustrating! ### 1/5 — FIX THIS ESQUIRE!! *2020-02-27* Is this app working for anyone? Is Esquire paying any attention? The app has stopped working for me completely. Issues will not download at all. App freezes and crashes. No updates or bug fixes. No customer support. Worst men’s magazine app I’ve seen. Do not subscribe to this digital disaster. ### 1/5 — App has ceased functioning *2020-01-25* Esquire used to be a great app. The change in tech a couple of years ago made the reader experience much worse and now it has ceased to function. Download not working and even home page images won’t load. Total garbage ### 1/5 — Terrible update *2020-01-12* I was an app subscriber until 2015 and loved how interactive the app was, now than I returned, all I see is a pdf reader which doesn’t even works well, I mean, trying to look one page full screen is a pain in the ...there aren’t videos, no gifs, no sound, justa a plain pdf reader, is just boring. ### 1/5 — Pathetic *2020-01-06, version 16.0* I bought a back issue that I know I had previously bought only to find I couldn’t access it even after paying $6.99. Unbelievable business model. Shame. ### 2/5 — Love the magazine, hate the app *2020-01-04, version 16.0* This app is insanely buggy, even though they seem to always be changing it, it seems to never get fixed. ### 1/5 — Barely works *2019-12-14, version 16.0* App barely works. ### 1/5 — iPod mini issues *2019-12-08, version 16.0* Once again content is not loading on iPod mini ### 1/5 — Horrible download experience *2019-11-29, version 16.0* This is the only app that doesn’t work well of all of the men,s mags. Glitchy and slow. Freezes all the time, even after reinstalling several times, every time. ### 1/5 — Where’s Charlie? *2019-11-21, version 16.0* I subscribed for a year of Charlie Pierce’s commentary for $19.95. Where did it go? I can’t find it on your app. ### 1/5 — Rip off *2019-10-15* I subscribed for the digital service a month ago and have yet to be able to access anything of value in the app or online. All I seem to be able to get is five minutes of access to the latest issue DESPITE PAYING FOR A DIGITAL SUBSCRIPTION! Their customer service is nonexistent. DO NOT BUY. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Needs an update *2025-10-12, version 26.0* The app doesn’t work correctly. Loses whole pages. Could be that IOS 26 has made an update necessary. ### 1/5 — Reviewers could use this App as a battery test *2024-02-18* Seriously, why does reading this app turn my iPad into a space heater and chew through battery like a coked up beaver I’m a lumberyard? The magazine is great but the app experience is horrendous. At this rate I likely won’t renew because if this is the quality of the product they are happy with… not great bob, ### 1/5 — Think I made a mistake *2023-09-06* I joined so that I could read Charles Pierce online. Have been trying for an hour now just to figure it out and still haven’t been able to get access to Charles Pierce articles. Although they want to send me some newsletter that is just going to clutter up my inbox. Never have this problem with The New Yorker, so it is really shocking to see something this bad. ### 1/5 — Classic *2023-07-09, version 23.0* This is a magazine that lost its way and no way it’s worth the subscription. Anything before the year 2000 is fantastic anything afterwards don’t even read. where are the archives? ### 1/5 — Awful outdated app *2023-05-21, version 23.0* Doesn’t really do anything but deliver the e version of the print copy. What a waste! ### 1/5 — Cant login to the app *2023-02-08, version 23.0* This is a piece of junk. No wonder legacy media is dying. ### 1/5 — Why can’t all Esquire content be read on the app? *2021-08-02* I get at least a daily blast from Esquire with a lot of great articles- I need to sign in each time - why not have all of these articles in the app? Or have the link in the email open the app? ### 1/5 — Deceptive charges *2021-06-08, version 23.0* Hearst Publications charged me $42 when I didn’t agree to it. They have several complainants for bad business practices ### 1/5 — Esquire not honoring years of purchases *2021-05-25, version 23.0* Paid for years of subscriptions, got a new device, contacted Esquire many many times to restore purchases and they will not honor past edition purchases. ### 1/5 — Updated Review May 2020 *2020-05-19* They’re no longer monthly, and you should avoid any subscription powered by Maz. After canceling, I lost access to my issues during my subscribed period. Esquire used to be great. Original review: Looks like they simply skipped the Big Black Book for Spring, and I keep getting monthly charges even though they’re combining multiple months into seasonal issues. Great content when it’s there, but lately they’re a no show. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Where’s my account *2026-02-17* Why am I time limited to an account I have held for years? ### 5/5 — I a *2024-07-29, version 23.0* esquire ### 5/5 — Good read *2023-09-12, version 23.0* Late for work!! ### 5/5 — Excelente *2022-02-15, version 23.0* This is a real gentleman magazine ### 5/5 — Great writing. *2021-10-20, version 23.0* I think it’s like the best. ### 5/5 — Ms *2021-03-30, version 23.0* No just for men ### 5/5 — Because Zero Stars Is Not An Option *2019-10-17* DO NOT subscribe through this app. Like every one of the Maz apps it is filled with bugs and will take you forever to actually access an issue or issues you’ve purchased. Piece of 💩 ### 5/5 — Horrific *2018-02-11* Poor design, awful UX, buggy, unable to use. App is awful. No response to multiple outreach. RIP Esquire. ### 5/5 — Sad *2017-10-31* I have been unable for 9 months to see the magazine yet my subscription is fully paid . Written to HelpDesk no luck, do something already ### 5/5 — What happened to the Esquire App? *2015-04-04, version 5.0.2* This new update is beyond terrible. The appeal of the app was that it gave you a better experience than holding the actual magazine in your hands. I have been a loyal subscriber for many years going from receiving Esquire in the mail to now my IPad. It was great to download the magazine and to be able from the opening cover to see said cover come alive. Now with the April edition the app has taken many steps back. The Big Black Book Spring/Summer 2015 keeps shutting down the app. This app has gone from one of the best magazine apps to one of the worst. It has seriously made me reconsider my subscription. --- *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 2026-08-27.*