# Financial Times: Business News — user reviews > 723 indexed App Store user reviews of Financial Times by Financial Times Ltd., rated 4.80/5 from 24,188 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/financial-times-business-news/id1200842933/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/financial-times-business-news/id1200842933.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 21,681 · 4★ 1,576 · 3★ 373 · 2★ 164 · 1★ 394 ## What do users think of Financial Times? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌟 High-quality journalism - 🗞️ Comprehensive global coverage - 🎧 Useful audio features - 📚 Excellent book reviews - 🌍 Insightful analysis of world events **Cons** - 🐞 Stability issues and crashes - ⏱️ Slow performance and input lag - 🔍 Difficulty navigating and finding content - 🔒 Frustrating login and subscription management - 🌓 Lack of automatic dark mode **Commonly reported bugs** - Audio playback not working - Scrolling issues and content freezing - Inconsistent app behavior across devices - Subscription and paywall problems **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Improved offline reading experience - Better article sharing functionality - Personalized content recommendations - Centralized user comment management ## Newest reviews (11 of 723) ### 4/5 — FT Edit *2026-08-27, version 1.113* Like the app. Two days in a row FT Edit has repeated one of the ‘curated’ articles. ### 2/5 — Basic .. buggy .. ok *2026-08-24, version 1.113* It’s ok does the job. One of those where the account management stuff is an embedded web page so doesn’t really fix things in the app properly , looks like it was made on the cheap . Oh also you can contact help but by the time they reply it times out and you can’t get back to your chat session rendering the help system utterly useless For the price of an FT subscription you’d expect an app of much higher quality than this hastily put together hodgepodge of app/website … disappointing but I guess does the core job ok but nothing more ### 4/5 — Good journalism, conservative audience *2026-08-19, version 1.113* I read the comments section to see the input of other readers to gain additional information about an article. I’ve come across a number of misogynistic comments, which go unchecked and are met with likes, not rebuttals. ### 4/5 — The only paper worth it! *2026-08-12, version 1.113* I’m a 70 year old retired hedge fund manager. I Retired 24 years ago. This paper is the best. It covers almost everything I care about. Thanks ### 2/5 — Devs didn’t think through offline reading *2026-07-05, version 1.112* You get prompts clearly saying ‘the article is ready for offline viewing’, but there’s one fatal flaw: the app doesn’t launch without internet. It stays at the splash/loading screen if you don’t have internet, which completely defeats the purpose of offline reading. It’s pretty shocking the devs didn’t 1. think this through 2. bother to test this ### 3/5 — Worse than it used to be. Keeps locking up. *2026-07-02, version 1.112* The basic functionality is ok but at some point recently they pumped up the advertising side. Now it won’t start without a validated connection, which wrecks the point of a MOBILE app where people are intermittently connected. Also, I’m convinced that the switch to videos for advertising has made it more brittle because I’m seeing more crashes and resets. (And I’m less likely to look at the hook from a video than a static image). All in all, a bit of an own goal. ### 5/5 — Key part of my day *2026-06-30, version 1.111* Great opinion pieces ### 4/5 — Good but was better before *2026-06-23, version 1.111* Probably the best of the newspaper apps I use but I preferred it when you could select subjects - regular columns, companies etc - and you'd get notified at the top of the home page if any new stories about them had been uploaded. Not sure why they made it harder to tailor the reading experience to individual interests. ### 5/5 — Exceptional, dependable *2026-06-16, version 1.111* In the anglophone world, the FT is on a league of its own. The reporting is consistently thorough and reliable, (with the exception of its coverage on the Balkans perhaps). Their exclusives are great. So many of the op-eds and podcasts are also exceptional — I always learn a lot and am struck by the balance and sharpness. Shrimsley, Luce, Rachman, Green (love her!), Mance, Tett are some of the best. The guy who does the data reporting is also great. Not a big fan of Cavendish. Ganesh offers some unusual perspectives, which is most welcome, but sometimes I wonder how actually grounded these are. Overall, though, the FT has preserved my mental health and faith in journalism. There is a sense in which as a team they have a healthy sense of red lines in politics and international affairs but are far from moralists. It’s rare. ### 5/5 — FT: The best global newspaper *2026-06-06, version 1.111* I am a newsprint junky! I have been subscribing to and reading newspapers for over 50 years. I currently subscribe to five dailies including two locals, the NYT, WSJ, and the FT. Gradually, over time, the FT has become my first print read in the morning and my last on-line read at night. The FT provides unfiltered global breaking news and in-depth long form articles. The OpEd page columnists are thoughtful and provocative. FT Weekend is my guilty pleasure, having largely supplanted the Sunday NYT as my best read of the week. Keep up the great work! ### 3/5 — Small fonts *2026-06-04, version 1.110* The widget has a very small and less readable font vs Apple News. Why it uses such a small font size vs other widgets makes it less useful/unusable. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Inflation hits the FT too *2026-08-12, version 1.113* Subscriber since 2006. Quality is half what it was. Articles that are advertisements, comments lacking depth. Once we read along with political leaders and leaders of industry whose comments have weight and depth to the articles. Now this are rare replaced mostly by echo chamber huzzah! Its time for an alternative FT could lead significant role in illuminating financial shenanigans but is beholden to advertising $ and bully pulpit in the US. ### 1/5 — RIP off after introduction *2026-07-19, version 1.112* As above ### 1/5 — Pointless *2026-07-11, version 1.112* The FT has become nothing more than a left wing establishment propaganda machine. Very sad for a once great a trusted source. ### 1/5 — Pop up adds *2026-07-09, version 1.112* I find the pop-up adds so offensive that I probably will not renew my subscription ### 1/5 — Difficult to Cancel Subscription *2026-06-28, version 1.111* For whatever reason, FT will not cancel my subscription. I don't want the subscription anymore. I thought I cancelled it months ago, but they renewed it anyways even though their payment processor, PayPal, no longer a valid payment method on my account. I contacted FT and PayPal within minutes of them sending me an email about the subscription renewing and heard nothing back. I got in touch with a human at PayPal after they sent me some notifications about this and they said they'd take care of this. I'm still getting messages about this issue. This whole situation is ridiculous and way more complicated than it needs to be. I will not use either company again. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2026-06-27, version 1.111* This app is run by the same kind of morons that write their content. Whichever idiot is employed to run this app needs to be fired. Stop sending me the same news alert for months on end. It is clearly not news that FTSE indices will now include shares priced in other currencies. Still doing this as of 27 June. Still doing this as of 20 June. Still doing this as of 13 June 2026. Still doing this as of 6 June 2026. Still doing this as of 30 May 2026. Still doing this as of 24 May 2026. The FT is run by utter halfwits. ### 1/5 — British Rag *2026-06-21, version 1.111* Lacks authenticity ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2026-06-20, version 1.111* This app is run by the same kind of morons that write their content. Whichever moron is employed to run this app needs to be fired. Stop sending me the same news alert for months on end. It is clearly not news that FTSE indices will now include shares priced in other currencies. Still doing this as of 20 June. Still doing this as of 13 June 2026. Still doing this as of 6 June 2026. Still doing this as of 30 May 2026. Still doing this as of 24 May 2026. The FT is run by utter halfwits. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2026-06-13, version 1.111* This app is run by the same kind of morons that write their content. Stop sending me the same news alert for months on end. It is clearly not news that FTSE indices will now include shares priced in other currencies. Still doing this as of 13 June 2026. Still doing this as of 6 June 2026. Still doing this as of 30 May 2026. Still doing this as of 24 May 2026. The FT is run by utter halfwits. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2026-05-30, version 1.110* This app is run by the same kind of morons that write their content. Stop sending me the same news alert for months on end. It is clearly not news that FTSE indices will now include shares priced in other currencies. Still doing this as of 30 May 2026. Still doing this as of 24 May 2026. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — FT in your sweaty palm *2026-08-29, version 1.113* It’s the FT but instead of having to wrestle a broadsheet on a BA flight operated by KLM Cityhopper to Amsterdam seated next to a large banker, one can hold it in one’s hand. Splendid! ### 5/5 — Why can’t I extract and zoom on photos? *2026-08-07, version 1.113* See title, my only critique of the app. ### 5/5 — Essential reading *2026-08-05, version 1.113* Quality journalism, brilliant and diverting Weekend Edition, fast App. ### 5/5 — Wide view of the market *2026-07-30, version 1.112* Excellent publication, with wide and varied opinions. I find a very insightful. ### 5/5 — The World’s Greatest Newspaper *2026-07-23, version 1.112* Unmatched. ### 5/5 — Simply the best *2026-07-20* When you are tired of the overwhelming nonsense in the rest of the media **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. We’re really pleased to hear you’re enjoying the FT App and our journalism. It’s great to know the app is helping you stay informed, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. ### 5/5 — An app that actually downloads its content for offline use *2026-07-17, version 1.112* Content in the FT is good. But that’s not the app. The main distinctive feature of the app I like is that it actually updates and downloads current content to your device so it can be read offline. That barely seems to ever work with most other news apps these days. ### 5/5 — National treasure *2026-07-11, version 1.112* No better newspaper on the planet ### 5/5 — Good Journalism, mostly mid/bad takes in the opinion section *2026-07-09* Overall the FT impresses with a very well written and informative articles covering topics almost all topics related to economics and politics. I remember reading a fascinating piece about the relationship between the rise of Apple and China. But the Opinion section is a mix of Thatcherite and Blairte Neoliberalism with a cultish reverence for the financial sector and capitalism with little regard for worker interests. But they are Pro-EU so you can forgive them. Overall it feels a bit like having a lecture by a very educated but right wing economics professor. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. We’re really pleased to hear you’re enjoying the FT App and our journalism. It’s great to know the app is helping you stay informed, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. ### 5/5 — The worst news source, except for all the others *2026-07-09, version 1.112* Relatively unbiased, very good source for international/global news. --- *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 2026-09-05.*