# FT Digital Edition — user reviews > 83 indexed App Store user reviews of FT Digital Edition by Financial Times Ltd., rated 4.80/5 from 2,761 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ft-digital-edition/id6449040684/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ft-digital-edition/id6449040684.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,475 · 4★ 176 · 3★ 36 · 2★ 22 · 1★ 52 ## What do users think of FT Digital Edition? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Smooth, savvy, and clean interface - 👍 Streamlined and intuitive app experience - 👍 Excellent for offline reading - 👍 Automatic downloads of the latest edition - 👍 Ability to access different regional editions - 👍 Facsimile format mimics the print edition well - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 👍 Audio feature for on-the-go consumption **Cons** - 🐛 Connectivity issues, app unable to connect at times - 🐛 Struggles with unfamiliar IP addresses when traveling - 🐛 Crashes and freezes, especially on the cookie page - 🐛 Counterintuitive and clunky user interface - 🐛 Formatting issues, with text and images not rendering properly - 🐛 Inconsistent availability of the latest edition, especially on weekends **Commonly reported bugs** - Inability to log in and access the subscription - Rendering issues with hyphens and other special characters - Inconsistent behavior when switching between online and offline modes **Most requested features** - Implement a full-screen mode for better reading experience - Add a dark mode option for comfortable reading - Improve the text-to-speech (audio) functionality to handle non-text elements better - Introduce a search feature to easily find articles and content - Enhance the offline reading capabilities to ensure consistent availability ## Newest reviews (19 of 83) ### 3/5 — HTSI mag needs to be more regular *2026-08-15, version 8.1* HTSI mag needs to be more regular ### 3/5 — Trial? *2026-06-30, version 8.1* Wish can try it before subscribing ### 2/5 — The app gets ever worse *2026-06-01, version 8.1* In addition to the dreadful spelling and editing on the articles you click on, now the thing won’t load properly. Cancelling subscription and will just buy the weekend edition the old fashioned way ### 5/5 — The best daily news without the hype *2026-05-04, version 8.1* I start my day with the FT so I know what’s going on - no hype, just the news and solid analysis. Thanks FT! ### 5/5 — Best newspaper in the world *2026-04-21, version 8.1* I love the FT. Great columnists. Excellent arts and culture coverage. Courageous investigative reporting and great financial coverage. ### 5/5 — Wonderful App *2026-04-18, version 8.1* A nice alternative if you feel priced out by the main FT app. I really like the layout and design. Only thing I wish to have is the same dark mode used on the FT app that’s almost a navy blue. Aside from that it’s great to read it like a paper or read the articles as if you were on the website. ### 5/5 — Perfect *2026-03-25* This is the best journalism on offer. For the digital edition app specifically: great audio option if you prefer listening, all editions accessible, and archive access included. Incredible. Thank you for keeping great journalism alive!!! ### 5/5 — Amazing App! *2026-03-21, version 7.5.2* I was very pleasantly surprised by this application. I found myself interacting with FT content far more than I normally do because the layout of the physical paper is more engaging visually. Once selected, the articles were delivered in an easy and convenient to read way as well. Well done FT! ### 5/5 — 전자책용으로 완벽 *2026-03-16* 구독하고 전자책에다 깔아서 보니 전자책 활용도가 2배로 늘었습니다 ### 5/5 — My next wife *2026-03-04, version 7.5.2* She will read the FT. The Economist too. Topical and on point. Love you guys for your objectivity. ### 5/5 — Superb *2026-03-01, version 7.5.2* This is easily one of the best experiences reading a digital newspaper. We'd all be lost without the FT and this is a joy to read it on. ### 3/5 — “Premium” ?!? *2026-02-17, version 7.5.2* I believe I was duped into ordering the $75 version of the online app when I took/accepted the “free” trial. I will be downgrading one level to the $45 per month version, or deleting entirely – – have not made up my mind yet, but FT needs to check their business practices/model. Onward and upward! ### 5/5 — I used to read the hard copy at the week end *2026-01-02, version 7.5.2* I have read the hard copy edition of the week end edition for many years but I have found it has grown into a large paper with one or sometimes 2 magazines which i never read.So now I have the online edition ( for 6 days) which gives me less clutter and the same financial information.I am pleased with the change. ### 5/5 — My go to newspaper *2025-12-29, version 7.5.2* World view not caught in its own echo chamber. A leader in thought and culture. ### 5/5 — The best newspaper in the English language *2025-12-13, version 7.5.2* The FT is by far the most informative, unbiased read with the best written analyses and authoritative and insightful commentators. ### 5/5 — Digital News Intelligence *2025-12-06, version 7.5.2* FT Digital ### 5/5 — Brillant Journalism *2025-11-08* Professional and good researched News ### 5/5 — The finest international paper *2025-11-05, version 7.5.2* Must read if you’re interested in keeping up with the world. ### 3/5 — Good App *2025-11-01, version 7.5.2* Good App but why no search facility?. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Crash *2026-06-26, version 8.1* Locked up on cookie page ### 1/5 — Sometimes it won’t connect *2025-10-28, version 7.5.2* When this works, this is a really good reading app. But sometimes it won’t allow you to get beyond the initial page as it thinks you don’t have Internet connectivity… And other times you have already downloaded today’s addition but if you go into a tunnel say on the tube or a train it says it can’t connect and therefore you can’t read off-line which I imagine is the main point. Please fix this and then it will be a solid five stars ### 1/5 — Confusing pricing *2025-10-27, version 7.5.2* App description says you can read the front page for free, good luck finding that. Pricing says £11.99 or $9.99, eh? Then when ordering it is £15 a month, crazy. ### 1/5 — Paid subscription and cannot access *2025-10-19, version 7.5.2* If you’re not going to have support available, at least make your technology work ### 1/5 — No substance *2025-10-16, version 7.5.2* I am a new subscriber. The content and quality of the writing is incredibly disappointing. ### 1/5 — No Access *2025-09-13* Not even a search function? Pretty much useless, uninstalled, use your web browser. ### 1/5 — Not able to login *2025-05-13* Not able to login **Developer response:** Hi Tarobao, sorry to hear you are having log-in issues. Our Customer Care team will be able to provide you with support, you can reach by email via help@ft.com ### 1/5 — Crash *2025-05-13, version 7.5.1* Locked up on cookie page ### 1/5 — Insult to readers *2024-11-16, version 7.4.1* Have yet to discover a worse newspaper app out there. What were they thinking? Good luck squinting at the equivalent of a PDF of the print edition on your phone. ### 1/5 — Steaming Pile of Garbage *2024-11-12, version 7.4.1* This app is so buggy that it’s functionally impossible to log in. For a subscription based newspaper app I feel like maybe that should be step one? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Excellent app *2026-08-15, version 8.1* The FT really nailed the app. Easy to use and intuitive. Now they just need to cull a few of their woke writers…. Garbage anti Russian propaganda is really becoming nauseating. ### 5/5 — The Orange Standard *2026-08-12, version 8.1* This is the orange standard for news and a world class app. Aces across the board and a joy to use and experience ### 5/5 — Top quality *2026-07-25, version 8.1* I love the high quality journalism on world affairs written with balance and authority. ### 5/5 — Omg a lifesaver *2026-07-14, version 8.1* I don’t know how I would cope with all my money without the htsi supplement. It would just pile up in the corner of my cave. But now I have all this great stuff the other dragons are well jel of. Smawg T. Wyrm. Xxxx ### 5/5 — Great *2026-07-08, version 8.1* After the Wall Street Journal, this is one of the great papers focused on the American market and macroeconomics but that’s what I like about it ### 5/5 — Excellent format and content for a fair price *2026-06-27, version 8.1* Really enjoy this easy to use format. Price is a big factor as cannot afford a regular full price subscription Thanks to the editors and programmers ### 5/5 — Nothing is a substitute for the real physical broadpage but this is close. *2026-06-21, version 8.1* The finest global financial and news broadpage deserves the finest digital reproduction to do it justice and this FT Digital delivers just that. I can’t subscribe for physical delivery of your paper where I reside so I need this to keep me as close to it as possible, in this sanitised, soulless digital-everything age. Thank you. ### 5/5 — A unique resource *2026-05-21, version 8.1* Excellent paper with good news covergage, a broad range of views and asuperb arts section, not overshadowed by ideology ### 5/5 — Love the app *2026-05-19, version 8.1* Love the app. Only gripe is that recently it started taking ages to open up. It shows this message for maybe 30 seconds or more: Latest issues from the publications you follow will show up here It never used to do that. Please fix! ### 5/5 — Sent the wrong newspaper *2026-05-09, version 8.1* I’m being sent the LA Times on Saturday instead of the FT. Please help! --- *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 2026-08-28.*