# PC Gamer (US) — user reviews

> 107 indexed App Store user reviews of PC Gamer (US) by Future plc, rated 4.40/5 from 227 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pc-gamer-us/id469919856/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/pc-gamer-us/id469919856.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 163 · 4★ 31 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 18

## Newest reviews (14 of 107)

### 4/5 — PC Gamer

*2019-01-08*

Not bad.

### 3/5 — Digital delay

*2018-11-03, version 4.9.4*

I always get my paper copy at least a week before the digital version shows up. This is very annoying.

### 3/5 — Love the magazine, but not the app

*2018-08-01, version 4.9.4*

I get all my magazine and newspapers electronically these days. The PC Gamer app requires a lengthy download that of every issue that, frankly, sends me away to do other things on my iPad, forgetting to go back to read the download which stops downloading as soon as I leave the app, lengthening my next visit, too. 

Once an issue is downloaded, the app labels it as “Read”. But, that’s a terrible label. It doesn’t tell you whether you have or haven’t read that issue. You have to open the issue and read a bit of it to see if you recognize its content or not. 

Last, the “sharing” function is awful. I often want to send an article to myself to remind myself to buy a certain game. But, whenever I email it to my myself, the link in my email doesn’t open the article. It simply sends me to the PC Gamer app in the App Store asking me to download the app, even though I already have it.  

Nevertheless, the magazine is great. I realize it’s expensive to update apps, but a small amount of if/then code could improve the “Read” label and a little code should be able to actually send the article, not an App Store link, to those wanting to share an article.

### 3/5 — Design is kinda clunky.

*2018-03-01*

It looks a bit out dated, and doesn’t really fit well with the screen. Looks like it’s still designed for the 4in. smartphones. And the interface of the pre iOS 10 update. Love PC Gamer though so happy that they have an app for it, but would really love it if they updated the design and interface!

### 4/5 — Good mag, average app

*2017-06-12*

I'm a big fan of this magazine, both in this format and their website. However, you can tell the app is a low budget copy paste rebadge magazine mill app. I get that there's no sense in PC Gamer reinventing the wheel, but they should pressure their middleware vendor to not be so average.  Crashing, failure to load, and failure to login were typical of my setup experience. My favorite error message upon trying to login was that I had to wait for the dashboard to load before I was allowed to login. The dashboard then took an entire day before it loaded without error.

### 1/5 — App deletes issues

*2017-02-19*

Downloaded issues are constantly deleted forcing you to redownload them.  When no wifi is available you are left with nothing to read.  Will not be renewing my subscription to an otherwise good magazine.

### 4/5 — Great Magazine, Solid App

*2017-01-24*

The magazine is great! They have turned me on to so many cool games over the years that I would have never thought to try. FTL and Papers Please being my shining examples. 

The app is just okay. It doesn't automatically size pages for iPhone plus so I have to manually zoom on every single page. Something like Safari reader mode would be a brilliant touch. There also doesn't seem to be an option for auto download when a new issue drops; which is a silly problem in 2016 when pretty much everything can auto DL.

Overall, good stuff!

Edit: Over the past few weeks it constantly deletes all the 2-3 magazines I have downloaded. Over and over again. So when I inevitably want to read one in an area without Wifi I'm SOL.

### 1/5 — Constant subscription reset

*2017-01-11*

I love the mag, but this app wants me to cancel and carry around paper copies.  Or cancel all together.  It constantly resets my subscription and I have to download my issues all over again.

### 3/5 — Nothing fancy about app.

*2016-11-24*

Nothing more then a digital version of the print. No interactive features like trailers or anything. Nothing more really then then a PDF version of the print. Magazine is great. App is blah.

### 3/5 — Great magazine, annoying app

*2016-10-26*

I've been getting PC Gamer in one form or another for about 20 years, so suffice to say I'm a fan.  After subscribing through this app I've been pretty annoyed at being repeatedly bothered to buy their back catalog of issues. Can I say no and not be bothered again for at least a month or something? Why do I have to get a pop up every time I want to read my magazine? And even on a speedy connection these issues take forever to load and don't seem to be able to load with the screen off or in the background, making my iPad captive for 10 minutes or so as I have to keep it awake and not do anything else with it, on an iPad Air 2. Come on guys, I'll keep subscribing but please fix this thing!

### 3/5 — Excellent magazine, poor App

*2016-04-25, version 4.6*

PC Gamer is a great mag, which I've subscribed to for over a decade.  The tablet presentation is generally good, but much improved by a higher resolution--reading on my first generation iPad was becoming difficulty due to no dedicated support of the lesser resolutions.  Being a continuous subscriber, I've lost my entire collection several times, and have never been able to complete it again.  Downloads are slow as is decompression.  The App is a necessary evil for a good magazine.

### 1/5 — Issue's do not download

*2016-03-22, version 4.4.1*

Followed the apps troubleshooting guide to no avail. If i could give less than one star i would.

Please fix thx.

### 4/5 — Love it.

*2016-01-17*

Love it been reading pc gamer since 95 time to  go with the emag version less space in the basement lol. Not 5 stars because i just got the app so cant really tell if there is any issues.

### 1/5 — Annoying!

*2015-03-27, version 3.8.1*

I keep losing the page I'm on and have to flick back for ages!

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — First time subscriber and I can’t sign in.

*2025-08-04*

I signed up over the computer and decided to subscribe using the app. For whatever reason there is no way to log in unless you subscribe. So I paid for the current month which was only $4 but I can’t even access it. The sign in does not let me sign in to my account. Also i tapped for the free trial but it still charged me the $4 and did not give me a free trial. Worst app ever. Next time I’ll just use the browser on the phone.

### 1/5 — Won’t download editions

*2025-03-20*

I was trying to support the game journalists, but got bitten in return. Just stays queued. Have closed and reopened- still just stays queued. I want my money back.

**Developer response:** Hi Lobo1986, Thank you for your review and brining this to our attention. If you could please contact us via the app or email apps@futurenet.com we will do our best to resolve this for you.

### 1/5 — Waiting to load

*2024-03-05*

It starts up the first time, but after downloading a few issues I only get a spinning icon when the app starts.  It’s broken for me.

### 1/5 — (Ex) Subscriber since oh like 1990 something

*2024-02-10*

Will never renew my subscription due to woke writers and staff. Adios.

**Developer response:** Many thanks for your review, and we're sorry to hear you've decided against continuing your subscription. As we're sure you can appreciate, we're committed to providing a broad spectrum of view and opinion in our magazine in order to appeal to our diverse and varied audience, and we're sorry if you no longer feel the magazine appeals to you in this capacity.

### 1/5 — Sort by most recent

*2023-10-15*

The most recent review is a year old. The rest are 4 plus years old. Really?  Apple is scamming people and removing reviews to boost sales.

### 1/5 — No customer support for subscribers after update

*2022-03-23*

I can’t log in and view my new magazine. I just renewed my subscription (somehow? Despite being notified of a card problem )

### 1/5 — Did a second grader make this app?

*2020-06-11*

The look is so horrible, it doesn’t feel modern or sleek at all. It’s very clunky and ugly.  It has a “scam website” feel.  I subscribed and tried to download an issue. It says if I’m not an iTunes user I need to sign in. First I need to actually create a login and password but there’s no place to do that and I’m NOT going to download something crappy like iTunes just for this app.  So I’m going to cancel my subscription...but guess what.  I need to download iTunes to cancel!  How are we in 2020 and some companies can’t make a good app.  Even just a decent one. I could go to Fivr and get someone to make me a better app than this.

### 1/5 — Forced to purchase magazine each month, though subscribed

*2019-01-15*

Both the Maximum PC and PC Gamer magazine apps deserve less than one star. Each month, a person either needs to reinstall the app and restore purchases or pay for every new magazine each month, even with a monthly subscription. I’ve subscribed to each magazine for countless years, but after dealing with this broken app for nearly a year now, I’m unsubscribing. It’s not worth the aggravation, and Apple should pull the app.

### 1/5 — App is broken, do not subscribe

*2018-06-12, version 4.9.4*

I paid for a year subscription with PC Gamer, and the app is completely broken. It won’t allow download, and keeps giving me error 442303. I used the embedded Contact button to request assistance from developer, and no response. I’m now out the money I spent and received nothing from it and a broken app. DO NOT SPEND MONEY on this magazine. The app is broken, you won’t be able to access your magazine, and the developer will not address the issue.

### 1/5 — Warning

*2017-11-14, version 4.9.4*

I have been using the app for three months and it works well

What dose not work is their tracking of Apple App Store purchases and how they handle their subscriptions. As it stand I can kiss the rest of my subscription goodbye.

So honestly use zinios the app is as good if not better and you will actually get what you pay for...

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Prompt for purchase???

*2019-01-30*

I have an active iTunes subscription, yet when I attempt to download the March 19 issue, I’m presented with an App Store purchase screen for $8.99.  Why?

### 5/5 — Really great content

*2016-06-18*

I simply like the way this app work and the content, as a gamer.

### 5/5 — Great PC games magazine

*2016-05-18*

No better source of information on PC Games.

### 5/5 — From: A Loyal PlayStation Player (since 2008)

*2016-02-29, version 4.4.1*

I dig this mag sometimes.

### 5/5 — Great App, Great Magazine

*2015-12-30, version 4.4.1*

If you like PC gaming, or gaming in general, this magazine is amazing. A huge amount of great information, articles that are actually interesting, unlike *cough* IGN.

### 5/5 — Super anal

*2015-06-26, version 4.0.3*

Is ok

### 5/5 — Great read

*2015-02-08, version 3.8.1*

Great read.

### 5/5 — Reader from beginning!

*2015-01-17, version 3.8.1*

Now that the digital is same cost as paper issue it is a no brainer, great magazine

### 5/5 — Great mag!

*2014-12-17*

Great info and the app is awesome

### 5/5 — My favorite magazine

*2014-10-12, version 3.8.1*

If you are into PC gaming it is well worth it to subscribe

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