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London Review of Books User Reviews

London Review of Books
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📰 Magazines & Newspapers

Customer Experience

Positive experience77.5% of reviews
Neutral9.0% of reviews
Negative experience13.5% of reviews

~ Based on 178 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of London Review of Books. Based on 3.2K reviews and a 4.9/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 5 negatives reviewers mention most about this Magazines & Newspapers app.

Positive things

  • 🌟Excellent publication
  • 🌟Wonderful writing
  • 🌟Insightful content
  • 👍Simple and clean interface
  • 👍Easy to navigate
  • 🚀Fast downloads

Negative things

  • 🐛Crashes and freezes
  • 🔍Limited search functionality
  • 📚Incomplete access to archive
  • 🔧Lacking customization options
  • 💾Issues with offline reading and bookmarking

Is London Review of Books Safe?

London Review of Books appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for London Review of Books is 98/100.

This assessment is based on 3,207 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

97.5% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
1.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 3,207 App Store ratings for London Review of Books.

Is London Review of Books Legit?

London Review of Books appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for London Review of Books is 83/100.

Based on 83 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Appalling subscriber support

The paper is great and the app is very good, but customer service is appalling. It proved impossible to renew a gift subscription. They charged me three times (eventually refunded). Then they locked me out of the app before my sub had ended. Finally sorted out (with an entirely new subscription); hopefully no more problems.
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Ron BiancoRon Bianco

Please enable immersive reading option

The app works great but with this caveat - When reversing the scrolling direction of Saved articles, The 'Saved' ribbon and the back button appear on top and vanish, once resuming the normal scrolling direction. This affects the reading experience. If the 'Saved' ribbon and the back button will only come up upon tapping or some such control, it would result in a seemless reading experience. Kindly consider to include this feature.
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Raghavi VRaghavi V

Response from developer

Hi Raghavi, thanks for the detailed feedback and for taking the time to describe exactly what you’re seeing. We know it’s important to have a smooth, distraction-free reading experience and have passed your suggestion along to our product team for consideration. In the meantime, thanks for reading the LRB.

Eye Candy

My eyes are not assaulted by ads. Best reading experience of any news app.
FlopyFlopy

Approve

Love that the app has a dark mode and zero distractions whilst reading.
Read0246Read0246

Get it. Read it.

Best combination of essays available today on what’s new in books and on what’s new (or old) in culture, in art, and in politics. Endlessly sharp and entertaining.
Best email for Apple devicesBest email for Apple devices

Great App

I love the LRB. The App is easy to search and find articles and save them. I wish it still had a dedicated space for saving the ones you want to read later.
LucyBetteridgeLucyBetteridge

Response from developer

Thanks for reading, Lucy! The app does have a saved articles feature. Tap the ribbon icon in the top menu on an article to save - and find it again via the Favourites tab in the bottom navigation. We'll be aligning the 'saved' v. 'favourites' language in our next app update, to make it clearer and easier to find.

Great writing, awful app

The LRB has some of the best writing in the UK, no doubt, but the app is dreadful - even if you can get it to recognise your subscription number, which will likely involve a battle, it’s very poorly designed. There are no options to increase font size or boldness (the text colour looks very cool, but is not good for those with poorer eyesight), nor any other options that readers might enjoy to make the best use of the technology. It’s still worth subscribing, but prepare to wait a long time for a response from technical support when the app won’t let you sign in.
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McKuenMcKuen

Response from developer

Hi McKuen, we’re glad you appreciate our writing but we’re sorry to hear you’ve been having issues with the app. You can increase font size via the Settings menu, found in the bottom right hand corner of the app. There are 8 different size levels available. Please email us at support@lrb.co.uk if you are having further difficulties, we want to you to have a good reading experience.

Appalling subscriber support

The paper is great and the app will s very good, but customer service is appalling. It proved impossible to renew a gift subscription. They charged me three times (eventually refunded). Now they’ve locked me out of the app before my sub has ended.
Ron BiancoRon Bianco

A publication you cannot afford to be withou

A totally indispensable fortnightly arrival - the breadth of its subject matter never fails to amaze (and instruct).
Devotee WestminsteDevotee Westminste

Inaccurate App Store Description for In-App Purchases

According to the App Store, in-app purchases are supported, including 1 year subscriptions. Pretty sure that’s not the case. LRB doesn’t seem to have figured out that reducing friction is good for business…
Aspiring TunaAspiring Tuna

Response from developer

Hi Tuna, in-app purchases are supported and we’ve just launched a 1-month free trial on the annual, App Store app-only subscription. We recommend updating to the latest version of the app (presently 4.4 on iOS) to see the up-to-date subscribe options - if that doesn’t fix it, please email us on support@lrb.co.uk. Meanwhile, thanks for reading.

Can’t access my subscription

I paid for a subscription but keep getting a message that I don’t have a subscription. I’m going to pursue a chargeback with my credit card company
BafflefBafflef

Larger type please

Make your typeface much larger.
loreprofloreprof

Thanks.

Brilliant! Every issue. Thank you.
NewmannoggsNewmannoggs

Not good

I love the LRB and have subscribed to print edition for 20 years. But app seems pretty useless. Search function is hopeless.
crosscrossletfitchycrosscrossletfitchy

It is always a pleasure to read

I can always count on the writing skill of the reviewers to make reading the LRB a pleasure to read but the more often than not the depth of their knowledge and insight keeps me subscribing
tgawa63tgawa63

The best periodical

The LRB is my favorite reading material, being more diverse in both its subjects and writers than any other. It has managed to print important work in spite of controversies that intimidated better known journals. I’ve saved more of its stories, both for the content and the quality of the writing, and found that when other publications aged into annoyances, the LRB continues to hold my attention and to satisfy my insatiable curiosity about the only world I inhabit.
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PostgeoffPostgeoff

Please shorten the app name to ‘LRB’

Currently the title underneath the app icon cuts off ‘LondonReview…’ as it is too long. I realise this is a niche request, however the issue triggers my OCD.
VersedPearVersedPear

Buggy and basic

I download back issues and mark favourites and they disappear. I get numerous errors when launching on 4G or if the app is backgrounded for any length of time.
Not sure why there isn’t a remote server user profile that stores more about my use and bookmarks than just account info.
It’s a shame, the content is magnificent.
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HeartKeynesHeartKeynes

No offline reading

Please make downloaded content available offline
Gaga_not_ladyGaga_not_lady

Fabulous writing.

Thanks for the good work.
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