Maximum PC User Reviews

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You Guys have been great, really

Can someone explain the wording on the shutdown coming in May 8? The announcement stated the MaximumPC App will be shut down. The Best case is that the App will no longer will have new magazines to offer. But the worst case is if the app is removed from my iPAD and actually shut down. If so, does that imply we will no longer have access to the old magazines we have already purchased? I still wish to maintain them on my iPAD for future reading. I have not yet read everything and don’t want to loose the materials.

You Guys will be sorely missed….so Sorry about Gordon. Lost my wife of the same thing July of 2024
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Just the App is Horrible

Love the magazine and sad the print edition is gone. Had 8 months of subscription left so off to this app. Gave me one issue and now it says I need to pay for the latest issue. This app has had this issue for people for years. Tech support gives me instructions to do things that aren’t even possible. (Looking at you step one to click the bell on the bottom right that doesn’t exist) I’ll keep working with them to see if I can get it fixed but it’s unlikely I resubscribe. A decades long love with magazine seems to be dying due to bad support.
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Response from developer

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

Great app for aging eyes.

Excellent app for reading max pc for someone who has trouble reading the smaller print of hard copy mags.

Horrible. Won’t renew

Digital access and login is horrible.

Used to be great until Future US got lazy with updates

What a great way to kill a good publication. Future US has destroyed Maximum PC and all the once great publications. Sometimes the app works and sometimes it doesn’t. Always have to restore purchases every time I open the app just to read or download. Now it won’t load at all giving an error that it cannot access the App Store. Thanks, Future US, for making me unsubscribe and help pay for these excellent tech journalists. Maximum PC, you should ditch Future US. I will re-subscribe if you choose a better platform.
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Bargain cost for the electronic edition

Great writing, photography and information on the latest tech trends

Best PC Magazine!

I love having this magazine in digital form so that I can read on the go! There’s nothing like the physical copy, but having this option rocks!

A must have

Been an avid reader for 15 yrs now and i love this magazine. With their help I’ve built over 12 rigs and loved them all. Just used their March issue to help my son build his first rig.

Keeps on asking to rate it

So one star for unrelenting headache of being asked to rate it

Max Review

This is one of the best PC magazines out there. I've been a subscriber for many years and the switch to digital has been a blessing on my storage of the useful issues (some for years after they are printed).

Whenever I build a new computer, or are looking for info on useful software, this is the first place I look.
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App is Glitchy

When it works, the app is ok. However I frequently have trouble downloading content. The app acts as though I don’t have a subscription and requires me to purchase individual editions, even though my digital subscription is still active and not expired. On multiple occasions I had to reach out to technical support. And tech support is glitchy too. Depending on how you contact tech support (through the app or the website), your request will go to one of three or so different support entities all based out of the U.K. And they’ll suggest things to try, none of which work, and you’ll need to put up with it for two weeks trying hopeless solutions before someone in tech support finally understands what you’re having an issue with and fixes the problem. Argh.
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MaximumPC

Had this subscription for years, now being charged for new issues even though I have a subscription, happened twice. Just canceled subscription. Sad way to go out

App wants me to buy latest issue

Although the app shows I have an active annual subscription, it wants be to purchase the current issue when I go to download it. I see this is a common issue, so I hope this is resolved soon.

I know how to fix it, reset credentials, reinstall, download all issues you want to read again.... not a great solution when traveling, especially for anyone that doesn’t have unlimited data it’s their wireless carrier
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Really great magazine!

I really enjoy MaximumPC. It keeps me up to date on all the latest tech news. Their app is easy to use, and the price for a subscription is more then affordable.

Just subscribed and it’s not recognizing me

I’ve done what’s recommended by uninstalling the app and restoring my purchases with iTunes and it still doesn’t recognize me as a subscriber.

Cannot Download Magazines

I paid for digital downloads, but I have no clue how to download them. I followed the instructions in the help section to no avail. :-(

Please update the app

Regularly having problems downloading the latest issue (tries to charge me but I’m a subscriber). Doesn’t support the latest iPad Pro sizes. Really should be better supported considering its a tech publication.

Forced to purchase issue each month though subscribed

Both the Maximum PC and PC Gamer magazine apps deserve less than one star. Each month, a person either needs to reinstall the app and restore purchases or pay for every new magazine each month, even with a monthly subscription. I’ve subscribed to each magazine for countless years, but after dealing with this broken app for nearly a year now, I’m unsubscribing. It’s not worth the aggravation, and Apple should pull the app.
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No XS support

Love the magazine, been reading it since 2005, but this app really needs to support the X/XS as it cuts off a whole load of the screen!

Doesn’t work

You app does not allow me to access my digital subscription. Only tries to milk more money from me to buy each issue independently. I paid for the subscription I want access to the digital editions or give me a refund.