# iClarified — user reviews

> 228 indexed App Store user reviews of iClarified by iClarified, rated 4.80/5 from 1,688 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iclarified/id388040325/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/iclarified/id388040325.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,452 · 4★ 155 · 3★ 36 · 2★ 12 · 1★ 33

## Newest reviews (10 of 228)

### 2/5 — iPhone app is awesome, but the Mac version needs to be so much better!!!

*2026-05-10, version 3.3*

The Mac store app version of I clarified is refusing to download every time I even had to restart my computer. You need to find some way to fix this ASAP. It won’t even do anything on the current version of macOS 26.!!!!

### 2/5 — Freezes

*2024-08-02, version 3.2*

Used to love this app but for months now whenever you open a story it just freezes so you can’t scroll down the article. Come on guys it’s been like this for months!!

### 1/5 — Ultra slow app

*2024-06-17, version 3.2*

Contend is good, but I never experienced such a slow app. Opening an article takes seconds and then even scrolling is often not possible. White wrong here? App re-install does not solve the issue. 1* is for the content, but does not help if you can’t read it. Am on iPhone 12 pro

### 1/5 — Extremely slow gets connection error

*2024-02-09, version 3.2*

The App nowadays is extremely slow and every time gets connection error and have to retry couple of times to see the content. Extremely pathetic.

### 3/5 — Notifications are not displaying with the current app, software, or the current iOS

*2024-01-08*

Notifications won’t display at all. I have done everything I can think of I’ve turned off notifications, then turned them on, and I have removed the app from my library after signing out and then reinstalling it and logging in and then turning on notifications after reinstalling it and I am on the current iOS 17.2.1 and the app is currently up-to-date software wise. You need to work with iClarified to fix this Apple!!

### 1/5 — spam

*2023-11-23, version 3.2*

hateful robo-company. DO NOT INSTALL. DO NOT SIGN UP. this company is a bot and it'll flood your email with junk for 6 months. should be BANNED.

### 3/5 — Keeps kicking me out of my account

*2023-07-12*

Now it keeps kicking me out of my account, and I am forced to reset my password every time by saying invalid password or account user name. This is getting extremely frustrating.

### 4/5 — Notifications issues

*2023-07-06*

The iClarified app won’t show how many notifications are being displayed when the app isn’t open or being sent to the Notification Center!!!! Please respond ASAP!!!!

### 2/5 — Hard to use

*2023-04-05, version 3.2*

Hard to see videos, can’t enlarge. Tells me to do things that don’t show up on my phone. I found it extremely difficult to understand this app.

### 2/5 — Cambia il modo in cui fai pubblicità

*2023-02-06, version 3.2*

Utilizza pubblicità falsa ma l'app sembra carina!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Love(d) it!

*2026-04-18, version 3.3*

Update: Quite literally days after I posted my previous (below) review, you broke it… seriously?! I tried sending an email to support, no response, nothing. Cmon y’all this is horrible… Please fix. It still gets notifications, but the app won’t load and just appears blank… :(  Old review: This app is one of the very few that still work on my iPhone 5, 6.1.4. It shows how long I’ve had it and used it. I’m writing this from my 1st gen SE since the 5 will no longer connect to App Store, (thx apple😒), but the articles and writers are great, it has stood the test of time, and will continue to always be a favorite for me for tech news. Please don’t ever change anything server-side though, to break compatibility with 6.1.4, it would be very sad to lose another long standing app. Thank you all at iClarified!

### 1/5 — Not working

*2026-04-03, version 3.3*

It’s working as if the system is down

### 1/5 — Just nope!

*2026-03-22, version 3.3*

Why does your app crash ever time I try and post a comment? Stupid.

### 1/5 — Love(d) it!

*2026-01-28, version 3.3*

Update: Quite literally days after I posted my previous (below) review, you broke it… seriously?! I tried sending an email to support, no response, nothing. Cmon y’all this is horrible… Please fix. It still gets notifications, but the app won’t load and just appears blank. Old: This app is one of the very few that still work on my iPhone 5, 6.1.4. It shows how long I’ve had it and used it. I’m writing this from my 1st gen SE since the 5 will no longer connect to App Store, (thx apple😒), but the articles and writers are great, it has stood the test of time, and will continue to always be a favorite for me for tech news. Please don’t ever change anything server-side though, to break compatibility with 6.1.4, it would be very sad to lose another long standing app. Thank you all at iClarified!

### 1/5 — This app uses an insane amount of ad/tracking/fingerprinting/telemetry companies it’s actually crazy

*2025-09-22, version 3.3*

This “news app” is just a thin veil for the most invasive ad spyware I’ve ever seen. Simply opening the app causes connections to all the following companies (and sending your data to them):

Core Ad Exchanges / Bidding Networks

These are the backbones of real-time bidding (RTB), meaning every time you open the app your device is thrown into a live auction where advertisers bid for your eyeballs:
	•	openx.net
	•	rubiconproject.com / pubmatic.com / pubnet.com
	•	adnxs.com (Xandr/AppNexus)
	•	bidswitch.net
	•	doubleclick.net / googlesyndication.com (Google’s ad empire)
	•	amazon-adsystem.com (Amazon DSP)
	•	criteo.com
	•	teads.tv
	•	undertone.com

2. User Sync / Cross-Device Tracking

These domains are syncing IDs between different ad platforms, ensuring they can track you across apps, devices, and even into the web:
	•	gumgum.com
	•	tapad.com
	•	1rx.io
	•	deepintent.com
	•	stackadapt.com
	•	ipredictive.com
	•	intentiq.com
	•	33across.com
	•	tynt.com

3. Ad Serving + Behavioral Targeting
• adthrive.com (publisher-side ad management, heavily used by content sites)
• yieldmo.com (mobile ad formats & engagement tracking)
• kargo.com (high-impact mobile ads)
• dotomi.com (Oracle BlueKai legacy behavioral targeting)
• contextweb.com / socdm.com / smartadserver.com (supply-side ad serving)
• between.digital / postrelease.com (native ads disguised as content)

4. Brand Safety, Fraud & Metrics Vendors

Not there to protect you — but to ensure advertisers aren’t being scammed:
• scorecardresearch.com (ComScore) → behavioral analytics
• brandmetrics.com → ad effectiveness studies
• confiant-integrations.net → scans for “bad ads” but also fingerprints you
• adtrafficquality.google → fraud detection for Google Ads

5. Infrastructure / Hosting
• akamai.net / akamaiedge.net → CDN delivery of both legitimate content and ad payloads
• cloudfront.net (Amazon CDN) → same, lots of ad payloads delivered via CDN to evade filters
• azure.com → app hosting / telemetry

The iClarified app is a full-blown ad-tracking ecosystem
• Your device is fingerprinted, IDs are synced, and your profile is sold in real time to dozens and dozens of bidders.

Don’t use their app, just use their website. This level of user tracking shouldn’t be allowed.

### 1/5 — Complete Garbage

*2025-04-29, version 3.2*

Doesn’t even launch. Malware right here. Don’t trust this junk!

### 1/5 — Can’t scroll down!!!

*2024-09-06, version 3.2*

It’s been ages where you can’t scroll down the page inside any article. How can the developers still not notice this???

### 1/5 — cant read more than 1 page of any article

*2024-08-07, version 3.2*

on iphone 12 mini and iphons 13 mini (we use both) on ios 17.6
problem has been on for weeks...
pretty useless for us, web site to continue reading an article, pretty ridiculous in 2024

### 1/5 — Scrolling not possible

*2024-07-30, version 3.2*

Since iOS 17 scrolling is no more possible. I hope you can fix it.
Response time for displaying an article in the app is very, very, very slow, if ever you get a response.

### 1/5 — Buggy can’t read pages

*2024-07-19, version 3.2*

There is a bug that freezes the screen and you can’t scroll down

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — iPhone app is awesome, but the Mac version needs to be so much better!!!

*2026-07-02, version 3.3*

The Mac store app version of I clarified is refusing to download every time I even had to restart my computer. You need to find some way to fix this ASAP. It won’t even do anything on the current version of macOS 26.!!!! although to be relevant the iOS and the iPadOS version work wonderful

### 5/5 — Very good

*2025-11-02, version 3.3*

Very good

### 5/5 — Great app tec news

*2025-10-02, version 3.3*

I like using this app to get my daily dose of technology news tutorial. They’re always current reference information and accurate without being biased.

### 5/5 — Beautiful and functional

*2025-09-18, version 3.3*

I use iClarified every day as a source of information about Apple and the tech world in general. iClarified has saved me time and money by showing me what the best deals available are and how to use them. I highly recommend downloading this app and adding the widget.

### 5/5 — Love it!

*2025-01-30*

This app is one of the very few that still work on my iPhone 5, 6.1.4. It shows how long I’ve had it and used it. I’m writing this from my 1st gen SE since the 5 will no longer connect to App Store, (thx apple😒), but the articles and writers are great, it has stood the test of time, and will continue to always be a favorite for me for tech news. Please don’t ever change anything server-side though, to break compatibility with 6.1.4, it would be very sad to lose another long standing app. Thank you all at iClarified!

### 5/5 — Fixed!!

*2024-09-20, version 3.2*

For some time, this app didn’t perform well. I don’t know what was done but the issues appear to have been fixed.

I can finally start using this app again.

### 5/5 — Needs major update to keep up with the changing times

*2024-07-10, version 3.2*

The app needs a major update kind of like the iOS updates to keep up with the changing times after all, no one likes being left behind or out of touch or date. I’m just saying it could use a few more improvements and features.

### 5/5 — App crashing

*2024-03-21, version 3.2*

App crashes every single time that I click on an article and open the app after a few moments or so the Apple automatically disappear and crash I’ll have to always open the app again to read article all the way through for some reason I’m on 17.4 update for iOS and the app should be all the way updated to the latest update on the iClarified app.

### 5/5 — Great app!

*2023-02-15, version 3.2*

Great app!

### 5/5 — Please Fix

*2023-01-24, version 3.2*

Why I’m trying to make my profile and I’m not receiving any emails to verify my email

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*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 2026-09-04.*