Annoying
Momentum scrolling does not work in Death Notices. This feels very odd and is annoying.
Ads
Way to many
Worst app ever
Latest version is not user friendly. It’s not set up logically to find stories. The stories look a mess , you can see what is a headline and what’s not. Team it’s terrible.
Nothing but premium and never up to date with the latest
For what is supposed to be a news app, there’s surprisingly little actual news. It feels that the majority of articles are behind a paywall and the articles that you can read are often outdated, poorly written or not about anything relevant.
Have you even tried to use the app
Fix the page sizing issue with ads on iPhone
And the popups are not going away. Latest iPhone and software
And the popups are not going away. Latest iPhone and software
Scammy premium pricing
The subscription had an in-app “on sale” price of $6.99 per month. When it went through authorisation it changed to $24.99. I can see from my subscriptions that it appears to have an ongoing price of $24.99. In-app sale price was a lie. Now I am trying to cancel from the app and it will not allow any option other than to continue at $5.99. Very scammy. Also I didn’t realise the premium content would be weird right-wing stuff, I expected unbiased reporting. It’s truly bizarre.
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New is NOT better
After months of trial and waiting I have concluded that the Navigation and readability of articles on this App are so laced with advertising, videos & photos irrelevant to the article, unclear limits on articles and advertisements, that I am abandoning using it in favour of other superior news sources that are far easier to navigate and read. FAIL .
Happy to pay for well written news articles without all the fuzz.
Happy to pay for well written news articles without all the fuzz.
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New App Sucks
The App wasn’t great but the update has completely stuffed the layout and navigation of the site! And are you subjected to ads even if you pay for the subscription. All in all poor quality App, poor quality journalism and I am fed up of being conned into paying for Viva and other content that should already be included. I am about to move overseas so I will be glad to get rid of this subscription.
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Not supported
Just went to read my morning Hearld on my iPad..it said to update.. so I tied…said no longer supported!!!! My iPad is not that old…please give me the option to load an older version so I can read my Hearld..thank you
iPad not downloading newspapers
No newspapers download with new iPad with latest operating system since app was updated 2 weeks ago.
No problems before then.
Freezes once header page appears. Support notified many times?
No problems before then.
Freezes once header page appears. Support notified many times?
2026 App update big fail
Really bad update. Reading the morning news is no longer enjoyable with this inadequate version - not worth the money.
Recent changes
I used to enjoy your App but the most recent updates leave readers frustrated about the features that used to be there. Please bring back article to article swiping, good organisation of pieces. As a premium subscriber I’d like just those basics!
Annoying you can no longer swipe from one article to the next
Have to click in, and back, and then in to next article- hard going
June 2026 revamped app needs work
I opened a BusinessDesk story - then could not go back to the main body of the app.
Momentum scrolling is not working in Death Notices
Momentum scrolling is not working in Death Notices
New app awful
Terrible update. No swiping, can’t zoom
In on photos, layout poor. Old app was a vast improvement
In on photos, layout poor. Old app was a vast improvement
Update needs modification
On the previous version any picture could be viewed and expanded with your two fingers on the screen as is normal with all smartphones.
This ability has gone, can you please change the settings for photos.
Also there is way too much negativity in the stories lately. Rapes, murders, etc. Bad enough in NZ stories but a lot of the headlines are world stories, put some more feel good, human achievements etc.
This ability has gone, can you please change the settings for photos.
Also there is way too much negativity in the stories lately. Rapes, murders, etc. Bad enough in NZ stories but a lot of the headlines are world stories, put some more feel good, human achievements etc.
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A backwards step
Version 8 of the App gives it a feel more like social media than news. Almost endless scrolling & advertising. If all articles had dates they were published then we would be able to work out what’s new & what’s not. I won’t be renewing my Premium subscription without improvements.
New app full of ads
Please reduce the same repetitive adverts in the same article. Ever since your recent major app update. Articles are almost impossible to read on an iPad.
New layout
Preferred the old layout.
New app layout terrible
Please go back up old layout. I’m using other news platforms now.
