# olive Magazine - Food & Drink — user reviews > 71 indexed App Store user reviews of olive Magazine by Immediate Media Company Limited, rated 4.60/5 from 50 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/olive-magazine-food-and-drink/id514309183/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/olive-magazine-food-and-drink/id514309183.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 41 · 4★ 4 · 3★ 2 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (17 of 71) ### 3/5 — Love the magazine, hate app updates *2022-05-04* I have loved this magazine and it’s recipes for last year. However, ever update to the app, no matter how minor, makes logging back in is an struggle despite purchasing via My Apple acct. also, I have to re-down load all my purchased issues with each update as well. **Developer response:** Hi there, I'm really so sorry you have been having trouble with our app. If you require any further assistance please get in touch via appsupport@immediate.co.uk. Many thanks. ### 4/5 — Fantastic *2020-10-04* Good app, great magazine full of delicious recipes and ideas. ### 2/5 — Can’t open old issues *2019-07-28* I used to love this app. Now I can’t open old magazines?? Also I loved the old format. Please fix this, I won’t be buying any other issues until you do! ### 3/5 — Used to be more fun *2019-07-06* I am flipping through some back issues a bit nostalgically. I have been a subscriber for years, but the issues after the redesign just lack the creativity and sparkle that originally drew me to the magazine. It kind of feels like every other online publication. I particularly miss the Last Bite which was a whimsical bit at the end. Will I continue my subscription? Well, the recipes are great and the writing is lovely, but Olive’s charm has been diminished. ### 4/5 — Getting better *2019-03-20, version 5.3.9* Looks neat. ### 4/5 — Brilliant.. if only... *2018-12-15* Super brilliant... if only it would app on my laptop so I could see them in a larger format. ### 2/5 — Unhappy subscriber *2018-10-06* Have been a subscriber for years, recently have had to delete the app & re install as it always tell me I have to pay £3.99 but every 6 months my subscription renews. **Developer response:** Hi Kslaws, We are very sorry to hear of your problems. We are looking into a bug that seems to be asking people to pay again for issues that they own. We value ypur custpm highly and will get this resolved as quickly as we can. Update 2018/10/16: Please try the new version 5.3.4 which should resolve these issues ### 1/5 — Awful reading experience *2018-08-31, version 5.3.2* Lost the magazine experience. Horrible. ### 1/5 — Absolute crap *2018-06-24* Great magazine, but the app is crap. Has been for years and the developers are either too indifferent or too incompetent to fix it. Probably a combination of both. I own all digital issues but the app regularly deletes them from my library, downloading them again takes ages as the app allows only 1 magazine to be downloaded at a time. App freezes regularly as well. If I would live in the UK and be able to buy the paper version, I wouldn’t bother using this app! ### 1/5 — Bring back the old format *2018-05-02* I have been a subscriber for years and that’s my favourite cookery magazine but the new update is so so bad please bring back the old one who was very good god knows why you decided to do an update and also lost all my magazine but I got them back won’t be subscribing till the old version is restored please bring it back ### 1/5 — Where's my mag?! *2018-04-21* I bought the subscription, but have yet to successfully download the app, thus unable to access said purchased subscription. **Developer response:** We're very sorry to hear you are having problems. Please can you email apps@immediate.co.uk so we can both get more details on the problem, and help you get your content? ### 1/5 — Cursed update *2018-04-16* I agree with curlycook. Had some go to family favourite recipes in the issues on my iPhone. Now they are all gone and although tested many times I cannot remember details do all the recipes to perfect them again. Very disappointed today when I opened up the app. Otherwise 5* **Developer response:** We are very sorry to hear that you are not happy with the update. As far as we are aware, your bookmarks should have been retained (unless you delete the app from your device entirely) although, the folders for the bookmarks have been lost. We will be restoring folders in an upcoming release as we know how importnat they are to our customers. If you have lost all of your bookmarks through updating, or have any other problems, please let us know by email at apps@immediate.co.uk so we can continue the discussion and help you. We are very sorry for the inconvenience.. ### 4/5 — Please fix *2018-04-09* This used to be a great app until the latest update. Now it crashes when I try to get into the app. Please fix! ### 1/5 — This putting the app in crap. *2018-04-06* If you can get it to load - rare! - you will find the text too tiny to read and the useful features, such as the recipe index, removed. Good content that is utterly failed by the user experience. Note - the latest fix designed to stop the app from crashing results in a 100% crash rate! ### 3/5 — Crashing *2018-04-05* Unfortunately despite the recent up load today my app on my iPad still crashes immediately on opening Kind regards **Developer response:** Hi Sinoskrek, We are really sorry to hear this. Would you be happy to email apps@immediate.co.uk so we can continue the conversation, get more info and work towards a solution? We are, of course, working on all reported crashes and bugs and striving towards delivering a stable, high quality app for our valued customers. ### 1/5 — why cant they leave something that works alone *2018-03-26* I have been a subscriber to Olive on my iPad for years and it was my favourite cookery magazine app, had all my favourite recipes arranged in folders, now with this update, they have all gone, i really wish I had not done the update, the old version was perfect, now it's ruined, if it cant go back to how it was I wil not renew **Developer response:** Hi Curlycook, we're really sorry to hear that you are not happy with the loss of your bookmark folders. We truly believe that this update would be a big improvement for all of our customers, especially thosde with iPhones. We don't want to lose your valued custom so would you be happy to email us at apps@immediate.co.uk so we can discuss this further? ### 1/5 — Worst app I've ever used. Bummer, as the magazine is pretty cool *2017-12-23, version 3.16.1* The app SUCKS. The magazine is amazing. I've paid for digital issues and haven't made a single thing as I hate the app so much. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Little value or use. *2023-03-18* I don’t want an app based access to the magazine. What I do want is to search for recipes. The app doesn’t even offer a search recipes option. Just a key word search for articles. Recipes aren’t even an option from the menu. I spent 10 minutes with the app trying to find a particular recipe with no success. Fortunately the website does work. Found the same recipe in less than 60 seconds. **Developer response:** Thank you for getting in touch. Apologies you're having trouble using your App, if you would get in touch via this form https://www.immediateapps.co.uk/digital-contact-form/ we can help you with this issue. Many thanks ### 1/5 — Terrible since the update *2022-05-16* Used to work fine. Since the update is absolutely horrendous and buggy. Alternates between not letting me swipe between articles, and then once I do finally get to an article I’m trying to read, not letting me scroll down to read it. Won’t let you play music in the background and read articles at the same time. Half the time the buttons don’t work, so you have to close her entire app and start all over again. Really baffled how anyone let this get rolled out **Developer response:** Thank you for getting in touch. Apologies you're having trouble with your App. Please would you email us at appsupport@immediate.co.uk with details of where you made your purchase so we can assist you. If you are able to include a screenshot and a subscription number with any further information you are able to supply, that would be very helpful. Many thanks ### 1/5 — I purchased all previous editions of magazine and I need to register to read them. This is wrong *2022-05-02* As it states in the subject I’ve purchased all previous months of the olive magazine. I used my App Store account I don’t want to sign up to another account I want to be able to read and view what I have already paid for. This is wrong. I won’t be signing up and I’ll never purchase another edition. It seems like theft to me just to get my email address so you can ‘personalise for me’. I don’t want that. **Developer response:** Thanks for getting in touch, apologies that you're having trouble with your App. Please would you email us at appsupport@immediate.co.uk with details of where you made your purchase, so we can assist you further. If you are able to include a screenshot that would be very helpful. ### 1/5 — What’s Appened? *2022-04-30, version 7.0.0* Does not function. The update needs an update. ### 1/5 — Not fit for purpose *2020-11-15* I have been subscribing for years. I am unable to open the app on my iPad it will not go past the opening screen. Unfortunately I will have to cancel unless this is rectified. ### 1/5 — Can’t access the app *2020-10-26, version 5.6.4* I have uploaded 3 magazines and now I can’t get into the app. It keeps tripping out. 🙁 ### 1/5 — Terrible format *2020-01-19* Loved the magazine, hate this app format. Not sure the developers actually read the content and more focused on the design and how it looks. You have to constantly scroll up and down on picture features to work out the words that go with a picture. Way to larger gaps between sections so you can’t quickly take a screenshot of something that takes up less than one page, it takes up 3 with so much white space. It’s just so white and bland with no vibrancy like the magazine has. **Developer response:** We’re sorry to hear that the current app format is causing problems. We're constantly looking at ways we can improve our apps so we appreciate your feedback and will take it onboard when planning our next pieces of development. It would be helpful if you could email us on apps@immediate.co.uk with more details (including which device and operating system you’re using) so we can replicate your user experience. ### 1/5 — Rubbish *2019-02-17* If I had known the format was changed I would never have subscribed again to Olive magazine. Why did you have to change something that worked? I much preferred the “magazine” format with the bookmarking - which I had arranged into folders, and the shopping list option. Have ended up being tied into a years subscription that is effectively rubbish! ### 1/5 — Not even deserving of 1 star *2018-11-17* I have been waiting all morning to download the latest issue - queued! I have tried to purchase the back issues on offer - failed! A complete waste of time and money. **Developer response:** Hi, We are sorry to hear about this. We are looking into it. If you could give us any more information that would really help. Please contact apps@immediate.co.uk ### 1/5 — Appalling app *2018-10-24* Just not worth it for the problems that you get. There is always something going wrong. Latest is that you have to restore purchases EVERY TIME you go into the app. Why pay the money to buy issues when it’s so difficult to access them? Currently, I also can’t access some older issues I bought as the app crashes when you click on them. Genuinely fed up of dealing with the issues - after 5 years of persevering, am never buying an edition again. Be warned! **Developer response:** Hi aebcb, We are sorry that you were having to Restore Purchases each time - this is fixed in v5.3.5. Please update if you haven't already. Reading the back issues that are causing your app to crash, if you could let us know which ones by emailing apps@immediate.co.uk we will investigate. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Inspiration *2020-08-12* Love this magazine. Accessible but interesting recipes for the home cook. ### 5/5 — Horlicks Brownie Recipe *2018-01-25* This recipe is the best I’ve used, everyone who’s tried them loves them. Great magazine ### 5/5 — Fabulous British Food Magazine *2017-11-11* Being British and living in Australia it's a great magazine to follow British food and new restaurants in the uk. ### 5/5 — Very good *2017-07-27* I luv it ### 5/5 — Great food magazine *2017-05-02* Olive is a U.K. publication that supplies a monthly abundance of interesting stories and creative recipes. Highly recommended for the food lover. ### 5/5 — App *2017-04-10, version 3.10.0* ❤ this app 🙂 easy ref shopping list, delicious meal and/or pudding ideas when in a hurry defo deserves ***** ### 5/5 — Olive Mag *2017-02-22, version 3.3.63* Love this app, fab recipes and easy to use 🙂 ### 5/5 — Olive Magazine fantastic *2016-08-15* I love to cook and try new recipes. This magazine is fantastic, great recipes, great photos and wonderful articles. Easy to use on my iPhone. Love it!!! ### 5/5 — Delicious! *2016-05-31, version 3.3.56* I love this magazine for all the inspiring delicious recipes. Easy to keep your favourites bookmarked. Plenty for the fish eaters and veggies to get their teeth into. ### 5/5 — Oh so brilliant *2016-05-31, version 3.3.56* This is a brilliant magazine but the App and on line version is even better. Lots more to see, shopping lists, easy to navigate. I really like Anna Glover's sections. She's a young and vibrant cook with no cheffy illusions. Her recipes are delicious, always work and very healthy. We need more of her and would love to know more about her inspirations, hints and tips etc. Olive is great and they have found a brilliant no nonsense cook in Anna. --- *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 2026-09-04.*