# Food Network Magazine US — user reviews > 125 indexed App Store user reviews of Food Network Magazine US by Hearst Communications, Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 3,345 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/food-network-magazine-us/id503569987/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/food-network-magazine-us/id503569987.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,700 · 4★ 253 · 3★ 73 · 2★ 56 · 1★ 263 ## What do users think of Food Network Magazine US? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great recipes - 🚀 Easy to use - 💡 Helpful for entertaining - 🚀 Colorful and informative content **Cons** - 🐛 Glitchy app with frequent crashes - 🔒 Issues with accessing purchased content - 🔒 Subscription problems and lack of access to previous issues - 🔒 Poor customer support - 🔒 Confusing navigation and layout changes **Commonly reported bugs** - Pages fail to load or turn - Login and password issues - Disappearing previously purchased content - Inability to access new issues after updates **Most requested features** - Ability to save and bookmark favorite recipes - Improved printing functionality - Seamless integration between print and digital subscriptions - Offline access to downloaded issues ## Newest reviews (14 of 125) ### 4/5 — Subscription Fluidity? *2025-06-10, version 27.0* The app is beautiful! I was simply wondering if I am able to switch my Barnes & Noble and/or Books a Million subscription to digital format in the app? Thank You!🥘🍳⏲️ ### 2/5 — Recipes *2024-09-30, version 23.0* I go into a magazine and there are no pictures to see what the looks like after finished ### 1/5 — Subscription *2023-10-02* I have subscribed for years but decided not to renew, I went to look back on the issues I had archived and PAID for only to see I am now locked out and being asked to pay for AGAIN! I tried to restore issues, it said successful but still locked out of archive.. would like an explanation why this is happening, I tried to get APP Support but the link is not working… this is ridiculous and not fair to a loyal customer. ### 1/5 — Going Woke! *2023-04-22, version 23.0* I generally enjoy the magazine and have had a subscription for a few years. Lately, I’ve noticed the nuances of “woke-ness” where the magazine tries to inject mainstream narratives about “eating sustainably and without meat”. This demonstrates the lack of values and backbone of those working at this publication because they bend and sway to whatever the “in thing” is. If you don’t stand for anything, you fall for everything - and this magazine is on the decline. ### 1/5 — 1-yr Subscription *2021-06-01, version 23.0* Paid until 12/21. Cans access magazine through login. ### 1/5 — Navigation is a challenge *2021-03-20, version 23.0* I have found that navigation of each issue is as confounding as any website I have used. Absolutely love the content, but after blundering my way through a single issue and a search for just two recipes that I saw on the cover, the magazine is either dedicated to misleading customers or guiding them to some kind of advertisement, or they simply haven’t managed to find a cogent process for guiding customers to the content. Again, great material, just poor or misguided execution. ### 1/5 — Garbage app *2021-01-26, version 23.0* Couldn’t even find a simple recipe. Just pay subscriptions for other magazines. Don’t waste your time! ### 1/5 — What’s going on with this app? *2020-11-18, version 22.0* I’ve been trying to unlock the November issue and it’s not working. Every other issue is available, but not the Thanksgiving issue, a week before Thanksgiving. Bad timing... ### 1/5 — Worst Magazine App *2020-10-16, version 22.0* I’ve paid for the digital subscription but after every app update any previous downloads are wiped out. Then you can’t log back in to redownload or access new editions. Have had to contact support three times already. And their response is poor at best. Make you feel like you shouldn’t ask for what you’ve paid for. ### 1/5 — Had a yearly subscription but don’t have my magazines *2020-09-29, version 22.0* I had bought a years worth of the magazines, lost my internet at one point so I didn’t renew and now all the magazines that I bought are gone! I can’t believe it. So upset with this all. ### 1/5 — Awful *2020-08-17, version 22.0* I just signed up for subscription, unable to sign in. Would like hard copy, no phone number to call someone! ### 1/5 — Terrible changes *2020-08-10, version 21.0* The app has changed so much over the years. I am not able to even use it anymore and i have just renewed recently and I have an iPad Pro. Ridiculous. Repeatedly locked out on my iPad. ### 1/5 — I have the print version *2020-05-13, version 18.0* But your “info page” doesn’t really say whether the online version is accessible with a paid print sub. I’m to believe it doesn’t but... would like to know for SURE if that is a perk or not. Secondly, looks like you have MAJOR issues with accessing the content anyway, therefore, I wouldn’t spend any extra money in getting it. If I thought I DID have an online account and tried logging in... the site does not have a forgot password link. Very strange setup for sure. NEEDS IMPROVEMENT... and I haven’t even accessed any content. SMH ### 1/5 — Decue *2020-04-26, version 18.0* Depuis des annees je suis abonnee. Je n ai pas repris l abonnement cette annee et tout les magasines que j ai achetes sont perdus! J ai pourtant paye le gros prix. Ca ne me donne pas le gout de me re-abonner de tout. J ai vraiment de la peine ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-07-11, version 27.0* The app won’t recognize my log in info and I haven’t been able to access anything. The help desk is a joke and keeps saying the same thing over and over. I haven’t tried everything they’ve said to do multiple times. At this point I’d rather just buy a subscription to a different online food magazine ### 1/5 — Not Functional *2026-03-06, version 27.0* I would love for this app to work, but things don’t load or the format isn’t correct, can’t just swipe like a magazine or to another page so you can’t get to the recipe you actually want. ### 1/5 — Stupid decision *2025-11-08, version 27.0* These guys have two apps now, one for the print magazine (which makes no sense), and one for their TV shows. I am here for the joy of food, not for watching overly produced fake dramatic cooking contests. Absolutely zero access to my recipes, really??!!! ### 1/5 — Recipes *2025-04-13, version 26.0* Where are my recipes? Where is the old Food tv app? I can not find it anywhere. Just this app, which may be ok, but isn’t the food tv app. ### 1/5 — Subscription *2025-01-19, version 24.0* I am a subscriber but have not received new issue for January. Is there a system problem? ### 1/5 — Glitchy app *2024-10-13, version 24.0* I just paid my money and it won’t let me log in! This app is glitchy and I paid 20$ for a closed loop ### 1/5 — Unable to access previously purchased content *2024-09-16, version 23.0* I subscribed for years. I cancelled as I wasn’t using as much anymore. Now I’m unable to access previously purchased content. ### 1/5 — Done with your online confusion! *2024-07-31, version 23.0* I believe I’m a paid subscriber but can’t get to my saved recipes or any recipes! ### 1/5 — WHY DOES IT COST MONEY????? *2024-07-22, version 23.0* So I downloaded this app to look for pioneer woman recipes and it said I had to pay 5 dollar for a magazine I get that y’all need to make money but come on at least have some free issues but all of them? Really? It is outrageous and not to mention that it takes a long time to load some of these recipes and that’s even if it loads sometimes it will just stop loading I am very mad about this 1 star ### 1/5 — Why do I have to pay $$ for recipes on app *2023-11-15, version 23.0* I’ll go to the website instead ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Food *2025-03-10, version 26.0* Great recipes ### 5/5 — Jean Rinaldi *2024-06-13, version 23.0* All recipes great n so easy!! Love them n FN App!! 👍👍👍 ### 5/5 — Brain 🧠 Power *2024-01-19, version 23.0* Happy 2024 🤩🥳 I am always intrigued by how Good & Delicious Food is when You take the time to cook, or simply start reading new recipes or reading Cookbooks. I enjoy Cooking in so Many Aspects of learning something new about food. The Recipes that Food Network has provided for me has brought Cooking to a Different Level, which I have learned from & Enjoyed. I encourage my 2 sons to cook, go to the kitchen & get Creative.😜 I also Encourage young Ladies to Cook for their families, to Try New Recipes or to Simply,Cook a Dish for a Neighbor who may have had a baby or a Widow who NO Longer Cooks. Food is a Simple, but Interesting Thread 🧵 that is woven amongst Us. Just take the time to Share it with others. My greatest pleasure is cooking for my Husband of 38.5 yrs. Of Marriage. Thank You Food Net Work. I so appreciate All the Knowledge U All have Given to Us from the Magazines to the T.V. Shows, to the Resources of My I-Pad. Please Continue the Good 👍🏽 & Excellent Work with the Knowledge that Food Network Provides. Goodbye for Now, Creatively Cooking for the 2024 New 🆕 Year. Bon Appetite 🥳 ### 5/5 — Best 4.99 spent *2022-09-03, version 23.0* Got the magazine while waiting at Les Schwab for a tire repair! Best 4.99 spent plus got good dinner ideas!! ### 5/5 — Love your show but… *2021-12-04, version 23.0* It makes me a little crazy when people tried to put together gingerbread with royal icing. It will not work and they fall apart. I have made many of them and if you take one cup of sugar melted in a shallow pan you can stick your edges of your gingerbread house the corners of it in this melted sugar stick them together and the gingerbread will break before the edges. This is so fast to do this and then you can decorate it with royal icing without it falling apart. Just saying try it ### 5/5 — I love these magazines...... *2021-02-09, version 23.0* The content is always different colorful and informative. When I have to entertain quests, this is my go to source.. ### 5/5 — Lorna. *2020-04-01, version 17.1* Would like to request if you have any desserts - no bake that have marshmallows in the desserts or microwave recipes that are 20 to 30 Minutes and stir fry recipes that are healthy. ### 5/5 — No Access *2019-10-26, version 16.0* I have been trying for months to get my online issues to no avail. I have a current subscription but it wants me to pay to get access. ### 5/5 — Loving mag and shows *2019-06-22, version 13.0* Great mag. Love it, love food in it and love foodnetwork. Bring back farmgirl. Can’t think of the name right now but she did great recipes. Fran ### 5/5 — Always helps with ideas *2019-06-18, version 13.0* This magazine always gives me ideas of new things to try. It covers all types of foods and easy to follow recipes. --- *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.*