Refresh bugs still a problem
I love this app- content is 5 stars- but the mechanics of the app make it virtually unusable. I can’t click on a story without the page jumping as I try to read. Come on Not the Bee- DO BETTER.
Cannot use
Pages CONTINUALLY (within seconds) crash and reloads (takes me back to top) - unnerving
Ridiculous ads
Update:
They’ve fixed the bugs and I’m not having issues with the ads anymore. So I’ve updated my review.
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Previous review:
I have long enjoyed the notthebee app until this year they have these ads that are dead ends. You have to close the app and reopen the app just to read the article. I understand they need to make money but that’s not the way to do it. I find it not worth using anymore.
They’ve fixed the bugs and I’m not having issues with the ads anymore. So I’ve updated my review.
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Previous review:
I have long enjoyed the notthebee app until this year they have these ads that are dead ends. You have to close the app and reopen the app just to read the article. I understand they need to make money but that’s not the way to do it. I find it not worth using anymore.
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Intrusive ads?
I find using the app increasingly frustrating. When I’m trying to read a story, the app keeps resetting and putting me back at the top of the page no matter where I am in the story, or moving around within the story, seemingly related to its need to position and play intrusive ads. I understand the need to monetize, but other apps don’t have this problem. You can slowly scroll through and article without it bouncing you around like this.
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Search function needs work
App is great, and the content is fantastic, but the search function could be improved. There is no way to sort search results by date. I don't want an article written 3 years ago; I want the one I read two weeks ago.
News you can trust.
When you need to laugh to keep from crying.
Never disappoints
News you often wish were not real. But important to know.
Great App is back!
Thank you so much for fixing the refresh issue. App is back to being my favorite news app.
Love NTB but the app is unreadable
NTB is my favorite source for news. You often see news days or weeks before it appears on the MSM.
But… the app is constantly loading adds. It repeatedly scrolls to the top as you read. If you want to read something, go to a web browser instead.
But… the app is constantly loading adds. It repeatedly scrolls to the top as you read. If you want to read something, go to a web browser instead.
Fix please and I’ll update
I’ve never written a review for an app before, but it’s time. I really enjoy the NtB content and had, for many years, been fine with the app. Just recently (August-September 2026) it has started refreshing every 15+/- seconds. I realize that’s it’s just too serve me up another great ad (I get ads are necessary) but I can only get into the beginning of reading the story or viewing a video before it refreshes and shoots me back up to the top and stops all videos. Please fix posthaste!
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App issues have ruined this app
Constantly refreshing probably due to the new annoying adds that randomly turn sound on and freak me out. Unusable app at this point.
Love the new but the app has major issues
I had no problems up until recent updates the app now crashes and reloads my page so often I can't even read a news story anymore.
Keeps Refreshing Articles
Once an article has loaded, the app keeps refreshing the article.
Why the constant reloads
I can’t read a single article on two sites I paid to stop ads from constantly loading ads and reloading pages. There is no help on the sites, so I am writing a review hoping someeone bothers to fix the issue. It happens on the iPhone and iPad.
Jumps around
I’m unable to read articles because the text jumps around.
Ads ruin articles
I love Not the Bee, but the app makes the articles difficult to read. There are soooo many ads that they load and reload constantly, and it moves the articles around. I tried reading an article 5 times last night and finally gave up as it repeatedly moved back to the beginning. If this poor performance continues, I’ll be deleting the app. Frustrating.
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Adds/Pop ups
I hardly ever open the app because I can’t read ANY article. Please fix this!!!! I have deleted the app and reinstalled it. No help.
Great Fun andsource of updates with passion
Your new advertising insertion algorithm jerks the screen around making articles unreadable
App as a guest
I want to give this five stars because I loved this app. Currently there’s so many ads and pop-ups that you can’t read any articles nor watch the videos on my phone. I have deleted the app and reinstalled it. Nothing seems to help. Please get this fixed. I need y’all.
Unusable
Just started happening in the past week or so, but the pop-up advertisements are getting out of control. I understand the need for ads to help support the app, but they’re so intrusive that they override everything and seriously interfere with using the app.
