NPR User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience66.8% of reviews
Neutral5.8% of reviews
Negative experience27.4% of reviews

~ Based on 970 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is NPR Safe?

NPR: National & Local News appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for NPR is 92/100.

This assessment is based on 68,306 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.6/5.

Safety Analysis

90.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.0% of ratings suggest some concerns
7.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 68,306 App Store ratings for NPR.

Is NPR Legit?

NPR: National & Local News appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for NPR is 83/100.

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

Top reviews

Trusted news source

NPR is the most trusted news source since Uncle Walter.

Interface

The programming is great. The iPhone interface is not.

Tom Schrock

A true jewel of Americaโ€™s culture.

Disappointed by the New Ad Style

Iโ€™ve been a loyal NPR listener for years, but the app has become noticeably more commercial. The new sponsor messages with jingles and polished ad production are distracting and feel out of place. I understand NPR needs sponsorship revenue, but this changes the listening experience that has made NPR unique. I hope youโ€™ll reconsider this direction.
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Best news!

Unbiased and complete, this is the only national news outlet I trust.

Can't download

Says i have an acct but won't let me on the app. Seems it's More interested in collecting My Info that allowing me access!!! Screw NPR!

Always reliable

In these turbulent times I know I can always rely on NPR and PBS for clear and intelligent news and entertainment.

Long time NPR addict (thanks Mom! ๐Ÿ˜)

So, unsurprisingly, Iโ€™m a huge advocate of this app! I love the ability to catch stories I missed on air during the day! I also enjoy all the podcasts available for my favorite NPR shows.

Only news I trust

Need I say more?

Very left side Bias

Liberal News ONLY

Where

There is a big problem with reality regarding where and not

NPR

Fair and balanced reporting

State of Things

Thank you for your honesty and service to the Publicโ€ฆ itโ€™s too bad. This country is so divided that Donald Trump is a complete fool.

Dickover - disaster. Makes app unusable.

The dickover is so big you cant click the approve or disapprove buttons. Making the app unusable.

dickover โ€” a modal panel, popover, or curtain presented by a website or app, deliberately obscuring its own content to frustrate the user with an unwanted, unnecessary, mandatory interaction; e.g. asking the user to accept โ€œcookiesโ€,
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What happened?

Good content, terribly pushy and ad-drenched app. NPR was way ahead of the curve on digital distribution many years ago, now theyโ€™re just another pig lined up at the encrudification trough.

Canโ€™t login

App wonโ€™t let me log in. I can rough the website, but then I need to keep the browser open. I initially planned to download NPR ONE, but I find out that it has been discontinued and replaced by the โ€œflagship NPR appโ€

Love it butโ€ฆ

I love NPR and this app sooo much but the latest update makes it impossible to find the weekly quiz. How are we supposed to prove weโ€™ve been listening?!
Also, it would be nice to shop for NPR merch on the app too.

Trustworthy Unbiased News

One of few remaining reliable news sources

I love NPR

I need my information

Content 5 app 2

NPR content is good, but going to the station's website often gives me a more stable stream. And fewer ads (specifically Marketplace on Laist/kpcc 89.3fm Pasadena) the frequency of ads on NPR One app seems much higher than when I can listen to it live OTA. It even interrupts the original show. And, switching between stations (I listen to Marketplace which broadcasts at 2pm on kcrw, 230 on kuow, 3pm on kpcc) is very slow. Often faster to go to the website and tap on their "Listen" stream. And yes I do contribute to NPR. Am I downloading the wrong version of nprone?
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