# Guitar Player Magazine++ — user reviews > 73 indexed App Store user reviews of Guitar Player Magazine++ by Future plc, rated 4.66/5 from 445 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-player-magazine-plus-plus/id546413760/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/guitar-player-magazine-plus-plus/id546413760.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 376 · 4★ 34 · 3★ 9 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 22 ## What do users think of Guitar Player Magazine++? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 📚 High-quality magazine content and articles - 🎸 Excellent lessons and gear reviews - 👍 Easy navigation and reading experience - 🎵 Ability to listen and play along with lessons - 📖 Long-standing trusted publication since 1973 - 🔍 Good text enlargement for accessibility (when working) - ⚡ Can start reading while downloading **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezes - 🚫 Inability to access purchased content - ⏱️ Slow page loading and performance issues - 🔐 Login and authentication problems - 📱 Poor app stability across updates - ❌ Lost back issues after app updates - 💔 Unresponsive customer service - 🎯 Confusing and clunky user interface - 🔌 Requires internet connection even for downloaded content - ♿ No text reader for blind users - 📏 No text size adjustment options - 🗂️ Poor download management system - 💸 Separate subscription required for digital vs print - 📭 Subscription doesn't include current month's issue **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch or when opening magazines - Storefront failed to load error - Unable to restore purchases after reinstalling - Login screen freezes with 'gathering purchase info' message - Pages display blank spots where images/text should be - Slow and unreliable downloads requiring multiple attempts - App crashes when not on WiFi - Lost access to previously purchased back issues - Subscription not recognized after app updates - Imprecise menu button navigation sending users to wrong location - App takes excessive storage space (over 1GB) - Incompatibility with older iPad models - iOS 8 compatibility issues **Most requested features** - Text reader/accessibility features for blind users - Adjustable text size settings - Offline reading capability without internet - Better download management and storage visibility - Unified subscription for print and digital access - All back issues available on flash drive - Improved interface with organized issue browsing - Automatic background downloads - Better search and navigation functionality ## Newest reviews (11 of 73) ### 3/5 — no text reader for Blind users *2024-05-11* I used to get Guitar Player magazine through the Kindle store, but that became an available so I downloaded the app and tried to access various issues only to find that there’s no reader available. This is a real bummer for me and other Blind users please put in a text reader for those of us who cannot read the inaccessible files that you provide. **Developer response:** Thanks for your review and comments – our Editorial / Development teams are always interested in our reader's feedback and suggestions. We are currently in the early stages of enabling a text reader view within the app so the magazine should be more accessible to you in the future. We'll endeavour to get this live as soon as technically possible. Thanks, The Digital Support Team ### 3/5 — Newest update June 2023 crashes *2023-06-20* The new system works on Guitar World and Guitar Techniques, but for Guitar Player all it does it crash after the "whilst loading" screen. And they ignored my email. A classic case of fixing something that wasn't broken. (2017 iPad Pro) **Developer response:** Hi there, sorry to hear you are experiencing issues with the Guitar Player app and that your emails have gone unanswered. Which email address did you use to contact us? We'd like to make sure that this is being monitored properly, to avoid this in future. If you'd like to contact apps@futurenet.com, our app team should be able to help you with your issue. Thanks a lot. ### 4/5 — Easy to use… *2022-04-07* …and navigate. Good if not life-changing. ### 2/5 — Lack of ability to change text size. *2021-09-06* I signed up today for the free trial, and one year subscription. However, After a quick quick read of the magazine, I had to cancel. I’m unable to read the text, and there is no setting to change to a bigger size. Too bad, I was looking forward to reading the magazine. ### 2/5 — Used to be better *2019-02-16, version 8.5* I have been ready GP since the 80’s. Too little in depth articles and interviews, too many pages of commercials....the education sections are good, but then, in today s world with say a TrueFire do I really need this from GP ? GP ran a first page cover on Eric Johnson, when he was basically unknown.....we need more of this. ### 1/5 — Nice update..... *2019-01-03* Yet another crap update! Jan 2, 2019 update removed years of magazines I had archived and only uploaded back to July 2018 well that is half my paid subscription so how does that work? So yet another nail in your subscription coffin Guitar Player but why do you care. Your new look isn’t it’s the same boring crap as all your other future magazines...done with you. ### 1/5 — Why even have an app? *2017-05-03, version 8.3* I just subscribed a week ago and was excited to download the app. How disappointing! Why even bother? It's clunky and doesn't make sense. I not even find the "unlock my purchases" referred to in the FAQ. Rather than frustrate your customers, ditch the app and spend your time and energy elsewhere. ### 1/5 — Download management is non-existent *2016-12-04, version 8.2* While the "stack of magazines" concept is meant to mimic real life, on a portable device, it is awful. Frankly, if I left a stack of magazines in my home, I'd be unable to find anything. It's an awful interface. At the same time, it is impossible to see at a glance how much storage is being used or delete downloads as they get older. My app was taking up over a Gig of space on my iPad, and they only way to clear the cache was to delete the app and reinstall it. I love the content, but the app is horrible. ### 2/5 — Just be informed *2016-05-09, version 6.5* If you sign up for a one year subscription, you don't get access to the current issue. Only access starts the next month. So if the current issue catches your eye, either pay for the single issue or don't expect to read it. This seems idiotic from a marketing perspective. I'm willing to bet that if you are looking at this magazine app, something got you here. You heard about an article in the current issue that you want to read. You look at that issue at $6.99 or a one year subscription at $11.99. Easy choice right? Nope. They are trying whether inadvertently or not, to force you to spend for both. Just make an informed decision. ### 1/5 — Horrible App *2016-02-02, version 6.2* Clunky, buggy, slow. I regret subscribing and will be asking for a refund. This app is so bad, I won't be subscribing to guitar player anymore. What a rip off. ### 1/5 — New interface is JUNK *2015-11-26, version 6.0* This new app is junk. Completely disorganized. I like the old interface where I could see all available issues (labeled by month/year), download as needed, and see what had previously been purchased without having to swipe through endless magazine covers. Please stop trying to be slick and hip and go back to an interface that works. I'd rather go back to print magazines than deal with this. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Fake *2023-12-11* When I started to read a magazine it won’t let me go past “Add to your collection” Why? Well I canceled my subscription. Rip Off ### 1/5 — Digital Guitar Player app stinks *2023-07-01* Whatever they’ve changed stinks, I can’t access any magazines I’ve paid for. I’ll probably cut the cord on this company that provides nothing. **Developer response:** Thanks for your review, and we're really sorry to hear you're experiencing difficulties. For further assistance, please email apps@futurenet.com, including a brief description of the problem you're facing and any relevant details or screenshots, and our app support team will be happy to assist further. Thanks, The Digital Support Team ### 1/5 — Guitar Player Magazine App *2022-03-14, version 6.0.6* Poor customer service, dysfunctional app ### 1/5 — Customer service is HORRIBLE. *2021-05-26, version 6.0.6* Don’t buy these magazines. ### 1/5 — Doesn't work at all *2020-09-27, version 6.0.6* Launches and immediately crashes and now I can't access a magazine I purchased to read on my computer. Nice one. Same thing with Guitar World, btw. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work. Zero customer service *2020-03-26, version 5.6.3* I’ve had no success at all with my subscription. I subscribed to Guitar and Bass Player and haven’t been able to access content for either of them. I just get a message stating that “Storefront failed to load”. I’m on a fairly new and up to date iPad Pro. I’ve reached our for help from within the apps as well as through the publisher website. As a long time subscriber to the print edition of Guitar Pkayer, I already had an account with them. After a couple of weeks, I’ve still not received any response other than an automated email acknowledging that they had received my report and would reply soon. I called my credit card company and cancelled payment. The print magazine is quite good. I’m very disappointed. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work. Customer service unresponsive *2020-03-17, version 5.6.3* I am unable to even login to this app. It simply displays a message “Storefront not loaded.” But there’s no indication of when the storefront is loaded. My repeated requests to customer service have not been answered. ### 1/5 — Where is my Magazine. *2019-09-17, version 8.5* Downloaded the app after being charged for subscription and I’m being asked to pay for each issue individually.... Logged in and out several times with luck accessing the digital downloads.... not happy🤨 ### 1/5 — <1 *2019-01-03, version 8.5* New app is not an improvement ### 1/5 — Missing back issues *2019-01-03, version 8.5* Since update, the only available issues date back to July 2018...??? Where are the rest of them? ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great lessons and articles *2023-04-01* I really enjoy the lessons and being able to listen and play along with the. It has reenergized my guitar playing. I also enjoy the gear reviews which have helped me with a few purchases. **Developer response:** Many thanks for your review! We're always pleased to receive positive feedback and suggestions from our readers, and will be sure to pass on your comments to the editorial team. Thanks, The Digital Support Team ### 5/5 — Guitar Player *2021-07-29, version 6.0.6* I have been reading (cover to cover) since 1973. It is by far the best journal of all genres of guitar. There are other magazines out there but I believe they had to take their formats & etc from GP. I do wish GP had ALL THEIR issues on a flash drive for reference. All that aside, I look forward to each months issue. ### 5/5 — Long time subscriber *2021-03-31, version 6.0.6* I’ve been a subscriber for 40 years and I love reading guitar player on my iPad now. ### 5/5 — Brilliant mag let down by Terrible App *2020-08-15* App simply does not load up anymore. Have tried deleting and reinstalling a number of times. Have also tried installing on different devices, same result. I have an active sub and haven’t been able to read the last few issues. Worse, I can’t even access the old ones. Help and support options don’t work. Does anyone know what is going on please? ### 5/5 — Its been great for a long time *2020-04-11, version 5.6.3* I don’t recall my first issue, but Guitar Player has been a favorite for decades. The old days had Skunk Baxter’s column when he preferred Fenders in case you spilled a beer on the guitar. Thanks for the continued balance of history, lots of great pics and a diversity of genres, nationalities, genders, music reviews. The interviews are incredible and you always ask about the rigs. A fan since the mid 70s. ### 5/5 — Awesome magazine *2020-01-21* Great magazine Worth every cent ### 5/5 — Great customer service *2019-03-27, version 8.5* Like others, I had some issues with my library of GP Magazine when the app changed. I wrote an email to get support and they responded within 24 hours with a fix that worked! Their support people do a great job. I have been a subscriber since the early 1970’s and converted to the iPad version because I have vision problems; the digital magazine enables me to render all articles into larger typeface. ### 5/5 — No Fluff *2019-02-12, version 8.5* Guitar Player magazine is an excellent blend of equipment and artist pieces, with great instruction thrown in. No fluff, just great stuff. ### 5/5 — Where are my back issues?!?! *2019-01-07, version 8.5* I previously purchased every issue available on the app, going back all the way to 2011. After the update, all of my back issues before July 2018 are gone. Hopefully this will be rectified. ### 5/5 — To the idiots that think Guitar Player is giving away their world-class magazine for free... *2013-04-06, version 1.0.26.10738* It's a subscription! And it's not much money for the best guitar magazine on the planet. I've been a subscriber for over a decade and I'm not about to stop, now. --- *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.*