# Mountain Bike Action Magazine — user reviews > 99 indexed App Store user reviews of Mountain Bike Action Magazine by Hi-Torque Publications, rated 1.50/5 from 43 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mountain-bike-action-magazine/id495704311/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mountain-bike-action-magazine/id495704311.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 3 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 1 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 36 ## What do users think of Mountain Bike Action Magazine? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Great magazine content - 👍 Enjoyable reading experience (when it works) **Cons** - 🐛 Unusable after updates - 🐛 Frequent crashes - 🐛 Issues not retained after download - 🐛 Cannot read offline - 🐛 Slow loading times - 🐛 Outdated interface - 🐛 Poor customer support - 🐛 Subscription issues - 🐛 Inconsistent performance across devices - 🐛 Frustrating user experience - 🐛 App doesn't work on Apple devices - 🐛 App requires Wi-Fi to open - 🐛 Exits to cover page on slight touch - 🐛 Text overlaps or is unreadable - 🐛 No zoom functionality - 🐛 Issues disappear or need re-purchase - 🐛 Account disabled/lost issues - 🐛 App doesn't remember last page read - 🐛 Content load process is slow - 🐛 Subscription not honored - 🐛 App is a waste of money **Commonly reported bugs** - App no longer works on Apple devices - App will not open unless connected to Wi-Fi - App exits back to cover page on slight touch - Pages slow to load - Cannot read offline - App is unstable/unusable - Downloaded magazines won't open without online connection - Error when viewing downloaded magazines - App crashes after updates - App does not retain downloads - App requires deletion and reinstallation to retain downloads - Customer support is unresponsive - App doesn't hold downloaded content - App requires internet to read downloaded issues - Zooming in on a page pops back out - App doesn't honor subscription through iTunes - Issues not showing as available to download - Old issues disappear - Account disabled - New version of app is terrible - Subscription lost after update - Lost all magazines after update - App charging for previously bought issues - Old issues disappeared and cannot be downloaded - Subscription issues not available - App doesn't remember where you last stopped reading - Table of Contents screen is useless and comes up every time - Mags downloaded but not retained - New format is redundant - App doesn't work with new iOS - Text gets jumbled or covered by pictures - Some text overlaps or does not exist - No zoom on photos - Screen does not rotate - App doesn't honor subscription - App crashes when opening - App requires re-downloading all issues after update - App crashes after reading a few pages - App crashes when opening after update - App crashes when launching - App crashes on iPhone and iPad after update - App crashes on same page every time after reinstallation - App doesn't work after latest update - App asks to pay for second issue after subscribing - App takes forever for upgrade database process - App crashes when opening the app - App crashes when trying to open it - App crashes when opening - App doesn't allow purchase - App doesn't work - App is not optimized for iPhone 5 - App has a big bug preventing download - App crashes after update - App crashes when opening **Most requested features** - App needs to be rewritten - Optimize for newer iPhone screen ratios - Improve offline reading capabilities - Fix pinch to zoom functionality - Remember last page read - Make app work on Apple devices - Allow PC access to subscription - Offer magazine in Zinio - Make app optimized for iPhone 5 ## Newest reviews (18 of 99) ### 2/5 — Offline Reading? *2021-12-07, version 49.9* Recently travelled via plane and hoped to catch up on some reading; however, I discovered that I can’t read the magazine when off line. Disappointing for sure ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money *2018-12-10, version 49* Bought this app on my Android. Switched to apple platform and have emailed them several times to get log in fixed. They will not respond. Just like others have said don’t depend on this content as it only works occasionally anyways. They took my money don’t let them take yours. ### 1/5 — Mountain Bike Action not *2018-11-29, version 49* Constantly have to download the mag then do it again and again. Really poor work by the developers. Not even worth the one star. Like the physical mag but the app is a waste of time. Canceling out. Better stuff out their. ### 1/5 — Cancelled my subscription *2018-09-26, version 49* I love MBA, but I’m so frustrated by this app I cancelled. I’ll try another mtb magazine. ### 1/5 — Update crashes *2018-08-28, version 49* Since the update I can no longer access the mag ### 1/5 — Terrible *2018-08-27, version 49* Constant problems ### 1/5 — Love the magazine hate the app *2018-08-26, version 49* Have been a subscriber for over 10 years. The magazine is a great product for the mt bike community!! This app... no this excuse of an app doesn’t store the issues for offline use and now on my iPad Air it’s not even allowing me to view or attempt to download the issues. I’ll miss the magazine but not this app. Deleting this with a little over two months left in the subscription period because it’s absolutely useless. ### 1/5 — Buggy and unusable offline. *2018-07-22, version 49* Will not retain downloads. Deleted and reloaded app several times and still will not retain downloads. This app has had this problem since its inception. Hi-Torque either doesn’t care or is too incompetent to fix it. ### 1/5 — Horrible - buggy and no offline viewing *2018-07-03, version 49* For over a year now I've been having to delete and reinstall the app for it to hold downloaded content (or even to be able to turn on the App). That and the hours of back and forth with their “customer support” (another 1 star) is unacceptable. It was so frustrating that I cancelled my two subscriptions after4+ years. Thee are better magazines out there that you can actually read. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t retain downloads *2018-05-01, version 49* I hate the time I have to waste deleting the app and reloading each time I’ve had an app update to try and rectify loss of offline reading. Combine this with then going through the back and forth with the app developers when that doesn’t work. I do most reading while traveling, so losing ability to read offline defeats value of having magazine on my iPad. It was a stable app for years, but last 2 years not so much. ### 1/5 — Useless App *2018-04-11, version 49* Can’t even download most current issue. Current issues are on the newsstand before I even get access on the app. COMPLETELY USELESS!!!!! ### 1/5 — Terrible *2018-04-10, version 49* Worst magazine app ever. I would give it negative stars if possible. Doesn’t download issues for reading offline and customer support is nonexistent as shown by this long-running problem. ### 4/5 — Works fine for me *2017-12-16, version 32* Not sure what the griping is all about, works fine for me on my iPad and iPhone. Maybe it’s because I use it at home on WiFi while relaxing rather than staring at a screen while out and about 24/7. ### 1/5 — Great magazine, totally useless app *2017-11-11, version 32* Like everyone says here, the magazine will fail to download rending offline reading impossible. I’ve reinstalled the app several times, solves the issue for single magazine, them no download again. Love the magazine but their decision to go with such incompetent publisher (hi-torque), will force me to cancel subscription. Really painful as would love to support high quality journalism in our industry. ### 1/5 — Very Frustrating! *2017-09-05, version 32* Love the content, however the poor app performance (download an issue, yet can't view offline half the time or app tries to re-download?!?) and lack of customer service warrant only one star. I'm actually about to cancel my subscription I'm so frustrated. The app is an obvious afterthought and not a priority with the parent company of Mountain Bike Action. ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2017-08-14, version 32* Awful performance, no download ability, overall extremely frustrating to use. ### 1/5 — broken app *2017-07-01, version 32* having the same issue with downloads. no longer works after deleting and downloading all issues twice. buggy app. ### 1/5 — Something broke *2017-06-30, version 32* I used to download a bunch of issue for a trip now you can't download any. I watch it progress through the download progress until about 60%, then it stops. When you try to read again later you have to download again. What happened??? ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on Apple devices anymore! *2025-01-09, version 53.2* This APP no longer works on my Apple devices. The screen just goes white and I can’t access my paid subscription or past magazines. ### 1/5 — Unusable after last update. *2023-09-28, version 53.2* Canceled subscription after many, many years because latest version of app is unusable. App will now not open on iPad Pro unless I’m connected to Wi-Fi. Brilliant - let’s make an app on a portable device that you can’t use if you’re outside of an internet connection. It’s like they’re trying to get subscribers to bail. Well, congratulations, it worked. See ya. ### 1/5 — Awful app *2022-04-28, version 49.9* I love the magazine and desperately want to support such good journalism but I don’t think I have ever found a worse app for a paid subscription. The potential looks good and it’s readable and nicely laid out until you ever-so-slightly touch the screen incorrectly to scroll an article and then it immediately exits back to the cover page to make you start all over again. Simply the most frustrating and awful experience. ### 1/5 — Slow to load.. *2022-03-16, version 49.9* Pages slow to load even after so called downloaded the latest issue and can’t read offline. No update for 2 years as the developers/hi-torque doesn’t care about its subscribers anymore. ### 1/5 — Outdated *2022-01-03, version 49.9* 2yrs since last app update. Not optimized for any more recent versions of iPhones, looks like it was last revised for fitting iPhone 8 screen ratio. ### 1/5 — disappointing *2021-09-02* it just doesn't work, download it, but don't open the magazine!!! ### 1/5 — Works like balls *2020-10-15, version 49.9* Waste ### 1/5 — Totally unstable/unusable *2019-09-10, version 49.9* You would think developers would read reviews. I’ve had this app for years and still the same buggy app.wont let you read downloaded magazines, takes ages to download and then after you download it starts to download again, then refuses to open if you don’t have online connection. If only there was someone that could give the developer a kick up the backside for a poor product. ### 1/5 — ERROR *2019-07-16, version 49* I purchased all magazines from Jan 2019 - Aug 2019...and then proceeded to download all onto my iPad for offline reading. I can only view 2 of the magazines. All the others tell me there’s an error, with no way to fix. What a waste of money!! DO NOT DOWNLOAD! ### 1/5 — Tiresome *2019-01-30, version 49* I love the magazine, but the app is next to worthless. Get the print edition and save yourself some headaches. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Five Star Mag, 1 star app *2018-01-04, version 32* Saved by the content ### 5/5 — Delete then redone load the app *2017-07-04, version 32* I too had the issue of the magazine not retaining in my downloads. Just delete the app and re-download it. Problem solved. The app now seems fine. Great magazine. Been reading this since winter of '89. ### 5/5 — Great Mag *2014-12-24, version 9.0* I completely enjoyed this app! Great information with clean and crisp pictures. Thanks ### 5/5 — Crashing fixed by reinstalling! *2013-08-02, version 3.0.12* After updating this App, like everyone else, it kept crashing! I was told to delete and re-install the App, everything is working again. Kinda annoying, but thank you! ### 5/5 — Update Working *2013-07-19, version 3.0.12* App crashed immediately after update - I delete and reinstalled the App and that fixed it. Now, everything works great! ### 5/5 — It works now... *2013-07-18, version 3.0.12* Delete the app and re-download it from the App Store. It should work then. I was having problems with the app crashing like everyone else, but after deleting it completely from my iPad and reinstalling it, everything works fine now... ### 5/5 — Won't work *2013-07-11, version 3.0.12* Doesn't work since update. I pay for a subscription so this is frustrating. ### 5/5 — Issues *2013-07-10, version 3.0.12* After last update today, the app crash everytime I try to open it. I know you will fix this asap. Thanks ### 5/5 — Good but..... *2013-05-18, version 2.5.8* This is one of my favorite magazines...i have the bike magazine on my samsung tablet and this is just as good...only one piece of advice...PLEASE make it for iphone 5...other than that its great. ### 5/5 — Great mag *2013-02-07, version 2.5.8* I was a little reluctant to subscribe when I saw these low star reviews. But I did anyway and have had zero problems. Same great mag as the news stand version. I'd go for it! --- *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 2026-09-07.*