# FT Edit by the Financial Times — user reviews > 96 indexed App Store user reviews of FT Edit by the Financial Times by Financial Times Ltd., rated 4.81/5 from 883 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ft-edit-by-the-financial-times/id1574510369/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ft-edit-by-the-financial-times/id1574510369.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 791 · 4★ 60 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 19 ## What do users think of FT Edit by the Financial Times? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🌟 Insightful and varied content - 💰 Good value for money - 🗞️ Curated selection of high-quality articles - 🗓️ Convenient daily digest format - 🎧 Useful audio option - 📚 Educative and thought-provoking **Cons** - 🔒 Difficult to share articles - 🖥️ Landscape-only mode on iPad - 🔁 Inconsistent sync of read/saved articles - 🐛 Technical glitches and bugs - 💤 Slow article loading times - 🔍 Limited customization options **Commonly reported bugs** - Login issues and account problems - Saved articles being lost after app updates - Clipboard permission prompts - Inconsistent article availability **Most requested features** - Portrait mode support on iPad - Ability to select topics and customize content - Sync read/saved articles across devices - Dark mode option - Offline reading mode - Gift subscription option ## Newest reviews (13 of 96) ### 3/5 — Cool Concept, Solid App, Biased Writers *2025-03-26* Remember when you read The Economist, FT, and the WSJ for business news? Now, sifting through the implicit and explicit biased against anything Trump is exhausting. Short on details, context, or facts, nearly everything American is off and anything Trump is evil. Hopefully FT will return to objective business-centered journalism one day soon. For now, $5 is the most I’d pay to learn from peers across the pond. ### 4/5 — Great app but *2025-03-20* Why is it forcing me to use landscape mode on my iPad? No other app for reading I have used makes me change how I’m holding it! Please add portrait mode. ### 4/5 — Great app, good stories, one recommendation *2025-01-12* The app itself is great, just enough to read as to not get bombarded with stories. I would highly recommend bringing back dark mode… it is dearly missed. ### 3/5 — Rotate *2024-12-10, version 1.0.83* Please add the feature to rotate on the ipad version. Cannot read articles vertically. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Good content but no portrait mode *2024-11-04, version 1.0.77* Really like the snapshot of the news, although a little expensive it’s fine. However, why is there no portrait option for reading the articles on iPad? Especially when in landscape (the only option) there’s blank spaces either side that don’t get used. Essentially you’re reading in portrait anyway, so why not let us rotate. ### 4/5 — This app is free because they … *2024-09-13* Are trying to impress the impressionable. The articles that are selected here are the best “impact pieces” so tread carefully 😬 ### 5/5 — An inexpensive way of accessing some of FTs articles *2024-07-26, version 1.0.67* Not always the choice I’d have made, but the selected articles are nearly all of top quality - as one would expect of Britain’s best newspaper. The articles are very varied but of interest to a wide range of people, not those requiring detail of finance and business news. An inexpensive way of getting great journalism at much less cost than a full subscription to the paper. ### 5/5 — Further Education *2024-07-17, version 1.0.66* I have read the FT edit for a year. I find it to be an education. I can not imagine starting the day without it now. ### 3/5 — The share link is broken *2024-07-16, version 1.0.66* In every article ### 5/5 — A daily digest of useful FT stuff *2024-06-28, version 1.0.65* For those too busy to peruse the full FT, especially those with paper copies waiting on the doormat, every day, the FT Edit offers bite sized snippets ### 4/5 — Good but could be better *2024-04-16, version 1.0.60* If the spoken version was read by real people - which the Economist does so well - this would so much better. ### 5/5 — FT Edit *2024-04-07, version 1.0.59* A good selection of articles for the introductory pricing. Unfortunately saved articles do not sync between devices. The best of the week selection at weekends is a good idea, but the ‘overheard in the newsroom’ article is unwelcome - please feature one piece of content per article so that it’s easy to comprehend. ### 5/5 — My Old Financial Times *2024-04-05* I relish each word of the insightful Financial Times. Its new format is ideal for individuals constantly pressed for time, like myself. Additionally, the ability to share articles with friends enhances the experience. The app operates seamlessly, a testament to the developers' excellence. Well done to the team behind it! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Can’t sign into app with my Google account *2025-04-27, version 1.0.88* My FT account has always been sign in with Google. Decided to get the app and actually subscribe to FT Edit. You know, give them money….? But, unlike the website, there’s no option to sign in with Google. So frankly it gets too inconvenient. So I’ll keep my money in my pocket. Thanks. ### 1/5 — No landscape orientation for iPad. *2025-03-11* It makes zero sense to me why there is no landscape orientation for the app on iPad. It's an app for reading articles, but you can't use it in the normal reading orientation? The normal FT app supports landscape just fine, so there is no reason this shouldn't either. ### 1/5 — No portrait orientation for iPad? *2025-02-05* The iPad app only works in landscape orientation, which is not as convenient for reading. What's worse, the normal FT app DOES support both orientations. ### 1/5 — Gaslit by FT edit *2024-12-03, version 1.0.83* Be careful when subscribing, because the app is full of technical glitches. I paid for the £0.99 subscription trial for 6 months, only for the app to suddenly log me out after two weeks and say that I am no longer a subscriber. Wrote to customer service, but received no reply. Bit the bullet six months later to pay for the £4.99 monthly subscription, only for the app to do the exact same thing two weeks later. Wrote to customer service, sharing a screenshot of my active subscription on my Apple ID, only to be told that no such accounts ever existed. Have lost £5.99 now without being able to access the app as advertised, because of technical glitches in their service. ### 1/5 — Sideways *2024-11-26, version 1.0.82* The iPad app is bizarrely landscape only ### 1/5 — Why landscape? *2024-11-22, version 1.0.82* Setup an account. Downloaded app. Saw it is landscape only. Deleted app. ### 1/5 — Cant delete app once loaded onto iPhone *2024-09-03, version 1.0.68* Absolutely no way to delete this app once uploaded on iPhone. Urghhh ### 1/5 — No App on Android *2023-09-03, version 1.0.44* I use different devices and can’t use the app and subscription on Android. Would love to appreciate my subscription also on the bigger screen of my Android tablet but I can’t because there is no app for Android. I pay for a subscription and I expect to be able to use it on all my devices. ### 1/5 — Seriously? *2023-06-18* One of my ‘first of the day’ apps until they went to audio. A great news resource ruined. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. Audio is an extra option, you can still read all the articles as before. We are working hard to improve the experience every day. ### 1/5 — Allow portrait mode in the iPad app! *2023-06-17, version 1.0.38* Who made the bizarre decision to only allow people to use this app in landscape mode on the iPad? You are going against the grain of every other news app out there. Indeed the main FT iPad app is available in portrait mode. Was this a deliberate decision to hobble the FT Edit app and thereby annoy users into taking a full FT subscription? The FT Edit iPhone app also works in portrait mode so there’s really no excuse for this. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — A joy on my commute *2025-03-30, version 1.0.87* This app is essential reading and often the highlight of my morning. It wouldn’t do as a substitute if I needed the FT for work (and I sometimes supplement it with the FT Weekend) but for my needs it is perfect. Particularly great to have Jay Rayner every weekend now. Bravo to the editors. ### 5/5 — Drunkonmics *2025-03-08, version 1.0.86* Insightful ### 5/5 — Awesome value *2025-03-04, version 1.0.86* Fantastic daily view of the world. ### 5/5 — Good value and succinct *2025-01-30, version 1.0.85* Really fine research and succinct well written material easily read or saved daily for catch up. Topical of course with wide coverage. Very good value for money ### 5/5 — Always interesting *2024-12-04, version 1.0.83* Always fun and informative- love it! Thanks ### 5/5 — SeamansEye *2024-11-17, version 1.0.79* FT seems more nimble than WSJ. ### 5/5 — Informative and mind opening Articles *2024-10-20, version 1.0.75* I really can not get enough of these beautifully constructed articles that are injected with lots of intellectual fluids… ### 5/5 — Audio *2024-10-16* Your articles are world class. Would you consider enhancing the experience to include an audio option? That would make these great reads an excellent experience. ### 5/5 — Best newspaper *2024-10-10* I’ve read FT on and off for 30 years. I am American but sometimes to get the news I have to read non-American newspapers to get a better sense of what is happening in the US, and the FT is where I go. The fact that you have offered a cheaper version with FT edit makes me so grateful, now I can actually afford and enjoy it. I really appreciate the writings of Janan Ganesh, Gideon Rachman and Martin Wolfe. Thanks gain for such superb journalism A. Michaels ### 5/5 — Fabulous articles. *2024-09-22, version 1.0.71* I read at least an article or two every day. It is most definitely a great value for money. There were many instances when I loved reading but the one which was actually speaking my mind out was the article written by Jamima Kelly “ We should stop worshipping at the altar of convenience”. Amazing. Loved it. Wish I could write a winning review for her article but sadly couldn’t because my English is very poor in comparison to all the wonderful writers at FT. --- *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 2026-06-10.*