# Indian Express News + Epaper — user reviews > 125 indexed App Store user reviews of Indian Express News + Epaper by The Indian Express Group, rated 4.60/5 from 2,647 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/indian-express-news-plus-epaper/id506351833/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/indian-express-news-plus-epaper/id506351833.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,121 · 4★ 285 · 3★ 91 · 2★ 40 · 1★ 110 ## What do users think of Indian Express News + Epaper? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 📰 Readable content - 🗞️ Informative and unbiased journalism - 👍 Variety of topics covered - 🗺️ Useful for Indians living abroad **Cons** - 🔒 Paywall issues and subscription problems - 🐛 Buggy app with crashes and login issues - 📱 Poor user experience and interface - 💰 Expensive subscription fees **Commonly reported bugs** - Articles getting cut off mid-way - Saved articles not loading properly - Frequent log-out issues - Compatibility problems with older devices **Most requested features** - Allow full article access without subscription - Improve app stability and performance - Provide better support for paid subscribers - Offer more affordable subscription options ## Newest reviews (14 of 125) ### 3/5 — Home page often does not open *2026-05-02* The app is usually good, but I see often the home page does not open. There is message at the bottom of the page „Request contains invalid headers : [x-akamai-edgescape]. Please fix it. ### 3/5 — App constantly crashing *2026-01-06, version 12.0* Recently the apps been crashing a lot. When i try to navigate through different articles, completely different page loads up. ### 4/5 — Readable *2025-12-17, version 11.9* The Epaper is easily accessible and interesting read, covering my favourite topics of art, books and social history. ### 2/5 — Best content but nothing to read *2025-07-25* No doubt, you give the best and most daring and courageous news. Your news are transparent and keep readers updated with the latest headlines without diverting under the political influence. You are really good at this. I am using your app since 2016 and so far it was great experience reading. The thing is, earlier your content was separated between the free and paid readers. Now, most of it is exclusively for paid readers. Since I am only a casual reader rarely reading full story, but still some stories intrigue me and I want to read whole content. But almost most of it for paid subscribers. Hence, I will wait till next update to see if they leave sufficient content for unpaid users. If not, then there is no point keeping the app and hence I’ll uninstall the app. My suggestion- If you want to keep all the content for paid subscribers then along with headlines, give small summary content for the unpaid subscribers. Good luck till next update. ### 2/5 — Not a stable performer! *2025-07-17* The app, prima facie, appears reasonably well designed but it has many issues underneath. As you scroll up and done, a spinning wheel appears in the middle which suddenly makes the app unresponsive to touch. It still keeps scrolling on its own though, in the direction the user has initiated the scroll. It settles after a few seconds suggesting a serious problem. And it occurs on an iPhone 15 Pro Max. Imagine its performance on lesser phones. The icons on the bar below look childish and unworthy of a paid app. Another most annoying feature is that why should a news app ask for the user’s horoscope? Isn’t it regressive thinking? Is there anything like Astrology? I am shocked that someone in the Indian Express still believes in the pseudo science called Astrology. Print edition doesn’t work well enough. You can’t select the item you want to read. You have to use the zoom in feature of the phone to read the story you want to. Try to improve guys and gals! Learn from the apps like The Times (of London) etc. ### 4/5 — Good app, addition of dark mode to ePaper *2025-07-06* Application is good, would love if the developers could add a dark mode to ePaper too, background turns black and text in paper turns to white or colour of choice, would really improve readability ease and decrease eye strain. One suggestion if pdf is being directly accessed while using ePaper, please make the addition to smart invert the colours of text and background without inverting the picture colours, if it’s not possible to make this feature addition to pdf. Would really make the application a 10/10. Cheers! **Developer response:** Dear User, We are always working to add more sources in the updates. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us :) ### 2/5 — So many bugs in the app *2025-06-22* Where I like news content from Indian express but this app is full of bugs. The latest version of app has been launched for more than 1 month now however they have not rectified even the basic bugs. Even last time when the app was updated bugs were not rectified for a long time. I am using iPhone 14 and two of the very basic and most irritating issues are: 1) While clearing 3/4 notifications together app generates an audio output “hello”. Why?? 2) On opening the app it does not take to the home news page. It will show first news article in the notification queue. You have to close and reopen the app to go to home page. ### 2/5 — Hard to read… *2025-05-18, version 11.1* This version is small print. Not particularly well suited for tablet reading. 🧐 ### 2/5 — Please remove page icons from bottom of e-paper *2025-04-24* The new version of the app (11.0) is nice but needs a major fix for the e-paper. When you open the e-paper, icons of all pages cover the bottom 1/6th of the page. This means that the last few lines of the stories at the bottom are covered and not visible to the reader, which is frustrating. Either move these icons elsewhere or remove them completely (they don’t really serve a purpose for readers who read their e-paper as they would a real one). Look forward to a quick fix of minor issue that currently distracts from a great app. **Developer response:** Dear user, We understand the issue and wanted to inform that the page icons gets away from the screen if you tap on epaper anywhere. ### 3/5 — Indian News *2025-02-11, version 10.5* Wish we had full and free access to complete articles ### 2/5 — Frustrating Reading Experience *2025-01-31* I’ve been using Indian Express app as a paid subscriber for a while, but the app has a major usability issue that makes it incredibly frustrating to read articles, especially on iPhone and iPad. Whenever I tap a headline from the home page, the article opens as expected. However, as I start scrolling through the content, the article suddenly disappears and another article takes its place. This makes it nearly impossible to finish reading anything without constantly trying to go back to the original story. The issue happens consistently, making the app almost unusable for long-form reading. This glitch severely impacts the user experience and needs to be fixed as soon as possible. Until then, I’d recommend using the website or another news source. Hope the developers address this soon! **Developer response:** Hi, we would like to fix this. As we don't have your email address, can you please write to us at appsupportios@indianexpress.com so that we can help you better? We look forward to your email. ### 2/5 — Broken app *2025-01-12, version 10.5* The entertainment section has been broken for weeks and there has been no action taken. ### 3/5 — Really? Anyone heard of UX here? *2024-03-22* Can you all have a half hour meeting and fix this issue of partially loaded articles when you first click on a specific story? I realized much later than only when I scroll past the end, I get to see the full story which otherwise doesn’t load on first click. And how terrible is the way it brings the rest of the text back in!!! Basic UX guys- don’t irritate your users with such silliness that can be fixed in 30 minutes. ### 5/5 — Very informative and sophisticated. *2024-03-21, version 9.9* Thank you. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — F *2026-05-28, version 12.2* U ### 1/5 — Cheating! *2025-11-03, version 11.8* I paid a year’s subscription in February via Apple but 2 weeks ago, you blocked my access asking me to subscribe! Again? Sent the invoice as proof of subscription, but the access is still denied. This is cheating of paid subscribers! Why should any would be subscriber trust Indian Express? ### 1/5 — Godi media/govt lapdog *2025-09-12, version 11.4* The Indian Express was once renowned for its fearless journalism—boldly speaking truth to power and holding the government accountable. It stood out for its investigative reporting and commitment to public interest. However, in recent years, it appears to have gradually yielded to pressure, losing much of its critical edge. Sadly, like much of the mainstream Indian media, it now seems more aligned with the government's narrative than questioning it. With only a few independent YouTube channels continuing to challenge the status quo, genuine accountability in the media landscape has become increasingly rare. ### 1/5 — Selling only subscriptions *2025-03-26, version 10.5* Most stories need subscription ### 1/5 — Not very friendly app *2025-01-16, version 10.5* All news is premium news. Seems like money making. Any other Indian news paper does restrict reading with the excuse of premium articles ### 1/5 — Access *2024-05-01, version 9.9* There are many news papers, which allow full online viewing/reading for free. Indian express should try to follow suit. ### 1/5 — Sudden shutdown of upsc special after 2 months of buying subscriptions *2024-01-13* I am extremely disappointed and frustrated with the Indian Express for abruptly cancelling the UPSC special subscription just two months into my annual package. As a dedicated UPSC aspirant, the UPSC section was the sole reason I opted for this subscription. This section was invaluable for my preparation, offering crucial insights, current affairs analysis, and comprehensive coverage of relevant topics. Its sudden removal has not only disrupted my study plan but also betrayed my trust in the Indian Express as a reliable source for UPSC aspirants. To make matters worse, the customer care response has been utterly disappointing. Despite multiple attempts to reach out and seek clarification or a resolution, there has been no constructive support or even a basic acknowledgment of the issue. This lack of communication and customer support is unacceptable, especially considering the significant investment made in an annual subscription. This experience has left me feeling cheated and disregarded as a customer. The Indian Express needs to understand that for UPSC aspirants, every bit of reliable information counts and abrupt changes like this can have a detrimental impact on our preparation. I expected better from a reputed publication and am now left reevaluating my decision to rely on them for my UPSC journey. ### 1/5 — Bad experience from recent changes *2023-05-18, version 9.6* Hi Team, It seems that recently some changes have been made. Now the full articles don’t open up completely. A part opens first and then the remaining opens up after a lag. Secondly there is a continuation of articles one after another. Overall it’s a bad experience. Please see if you want to revert back to the prior style. Thanks, ### 1/5 — Pictures do not load in the app *2023-04-06* Pictures do not load in the app so makes it text dense and not easy to read ### 1/5 — Very poor app *2022-12-26, version 9.4* In as good (or great IE reporting is), the app is poor. It keeps logging you out. When you try to read articles, it randomly brings up pay wall / sign in even while you logged in. The sign in wall only contains ‘create new account’ and no link of sign in. Very frustrating when you have paid the subscription but still can’t read it. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great news *2026-03-19, version 12.1* The most honest journalism in India. Truly the best unbiased and truthful news that comes out of India. ### 5/5 — Quality journalism and user-friendly app *2026-02-25, version 12.0* Always feels good to read IE news and opinion columns - quality journalism and excellent coverage across all sections ### 5/5 — Great news *2025-10-08, version 11.7* The most honest journalism in India. ### 5/5 — Needs more update for better user experience *2025-07-20* I have been using the app on iPhone and iPad for past few years , although app’s user interface and performance has improved considerably however it still lacks at many fronts, one of the features that I’d like to be added is that there should be an update for saving articles that can be read in offline mode. ### 5/5 — Irritating *2025-04-02, version 10.5* Just downloaded the app and started browsing. Requested review. Said ‘not now’. Same annoying request every time I came to the Home Screen. 5 times in as many minutes. The only option I had was to provide an honest interim review. Hope the developer is happy now. 🙏 ### 5/5 — Like *2025-02-09, version 10.5* Informative ### 5/5 — Animals that we may never see again *2025-02-04* The article starts off as sharing list of some animals that may soon go extinct and that we “may” never see again - but then goes on to talk of some animals that are already extinct since long ago like the woolly mammoths. I’ve been noticing negligence in some articles online lately including errors like heading of another article saying something a crore a year and then two lines later saying a crore a month. And another article a I just saw about Sunil Grover gifting cookbooks to Hina Khan, his name is mentioned as Sunil Frover in the first para! Come on… where are the editors /basic checkers ?? Can’t be so negligent not a leading newspaper… it’s embarrassing for me as a paid subscriber.. Please take this feedback seriously. Navdeep Rajendra **Developer response:** Thanks for your feedback! We deeply respect your advice, and we will try to combine your feedback with our R&D, to provide better products. ### 5/5 — True Journalism *2024-12-07, version 10.4* The only media house that I trust ### 5/5 — Please fix the minor bug in this app *2024-06-13* Sometimes I used to “listen the article” but the assistant reading the article sound to be arrogant and his voice is also not pleasant. Please change its voice. Hope you understand and kindly resolve the issue at the earliest. Thank you. Technical problem of “Listen the article” still persists. I’m reviewing this after a year approximately and the issues remains the same. **Developer response:** Dear User, we are happy to know that you found our app useful. Please help us by spreading the word amongst your friends. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please write to us at appsupportios@indianexpress.com. We would love to hear from you! ### 5/5 — Missing Long Press *2024-04-22, version 9.9* Usually user can long press a word to get the meaning of the word and this spoils the enjoyment of reading. --- *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 2026-09-10.*