# PEOPLE: Pop Culture & Puzzles — user reviews > 95 indexed App Store user reviews of PEOPLE by MEREDITH DOTDASH INC, rated 4.80/5 from 6,609 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/people-pop-culture-and-puzzles/id6740392789/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/people-pop-culture-and-puzzles/id6740392789.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5,659 · 4★ 642 · 3★ 119 · 2★ 47 · 1★ 142 ## What do users think of PEOPLE? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Visually appealing - 🚀 Smooth and intuitive user experience - 💡 Convenient all-in-one app for entertainment news - 🎉 Fun and engaging content **Cons** - 🐛 App crashes or doesn't open for some users - 🔒 Login issues preventing access to content **Commonly reported bugs** - Black screen when launching the app - Incompatibility with older devices **Most requested features** - Ability to access previous magazine issues - Combine old and new app functionality ## Newest reviews (10 of 95) ### 2/5 — Events Out of Order *2026-08-08, version 2.10.0* Often times, I’ll open the app, and it will have events from last year as current events. Super disorienting and hard to follow with what is current. ### 4/5 — Review. *2026-07-16, version 2.9.0* Great easy to read and keep up to date what is going on. It’s fun to hear about the actors and actress. And sport heroes teams . Good highlights of actors and actresses and sport stars. ### 3/5 — Glitches *2026-06-03, version 2.6.1* Every time I open the app to a story it reverts back to a previous story I read in April of this year. Two months ago! I click the back button to get back to my story and it reverts again. It’ll do this 3 times before staying where I want it to stay. Other than that, it’s a great app. ### 4/5 — People *2026-06-02, version 2.6.1* I think it is a great magazine,my favorite! ### 3/5 — App - Meh *2026-06-02, version 2.6.0* When the app works well, it really does. My absolute biggest complaint is that it is CONSTANTLY logging me out! I will login and minutes later, while in the middle of a crossword, will kick me out. It’s not my connection either. I’ve been on WiFi, cell network etc.. This drives me insane and I REALLY wish they’d fix this!!! 🤬😢 If they did, I’d give 5 stars ### 3/5 — Misleading *2026-05-24, version 2.5.1* Your report on famous people is sometimes ? wrong and very misleading as far as the truth or copied from a previous time in their life. Shame on you! ### 2/5 — People App a True Disappointment *2026-05-20, version 2.5.1* I get the People magazine emails and scour through to see what articles I’m interested in reading. More often than not these days, the article wants to open in the app, but the app never takes you directly to the story you wanted to see. When I try to navigate and drill to the story that I wanted to see, it is very difficult to find. So I bail out. Now, when the story I want to read opens in the app, I just close the app and move on and miss the story. When you tap on a story in the email, the app should open directly to that story. Huge tech fail. ### 2/5 — Your link is frustrating *2026-05-19, version 2.5.1* Whenever I see a story in my email that I want to read in the app I can never find it in the app. Why don’t you have it set up to go directly to the story that you want to read? ### 2/5 — What The Heck? *2026-05-10, version 2.4.0* I was loving the People app, especially the puzzles, but suddenly I’m locked out of them. When I use the “verify email” tab to unlock access, I receive a code via my email, but whether I use the code in the app or the link given, I get a message my session has expired and start all over again, only to have the same thing happen again. ### 1/5 — Puzzle *2026-04-21, version 2.3.0* Couldn’t find it ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Stink! *2026-09-08, version 2.13.0* I am sick of you people trying force me to use your app. I went to people.com to read an article, but was unable to do so because your app opened up. The link that I clicked on to read an article didn’t even take me to the article. Instead it took me to the App Store to try to force me to download your app, which I hate. If I could give it an honest rating it would be zero stars! ### 1/5 — Unable to get past sign up page *2026-08-25, version 2.12.0* I have tried entering my email on the sign up page and it says there’s an error and to try again later. Tried clicking the login via google and Apple options as well and it just stays on the same page. Tried the continue as a guest option and it just goes blank. I also tried uninstalling and reinstalling the app. ### 1/5 — Email login missing for active subscribers *2026-08-09, version 2.10.0* People app is the missing email login option. I have an active subscription. The account screen does not have that option anymore. The updated app opens with the option to get a free account, login using Google, Facebook, or Apple, or, finally, login as a Guest. ### 1/5 — Just horrible *2026-07-23, version 2.9.1* all I want is news about happy things and all I see is the Guthrie case president trump Erika Kirk Nolan wells etc all topics I’m not interested in since they keep showing them on the news everyday and there is no way to block certain topics on your website or app at the point of throwing my phone at something just to stop seeing those topics in your app I shut off breaking news and true crime notifications on your app and they still appear I’m so done with this 😡😠 ### 1/5 — Games not loading at all *2026-07-16, version 2.9.0* “Couldn’t load activity” error saying to check my internet. My internet is just fine - you’re the problem. ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2026-07-13, version 2.9.0* The app is glitchy and articles keep popping up over articles I’m trying to read. Ad pop ups can be relentless and also keep you from even reading an article. ### 1/5 — Puzzles way too small *2026-06-27, version 2.7.1* The crossword puzzle is way too small to see it’s useless! ### 1/5 — Was Good, Now Unusable *2026-06-26, version 2.7.1* I really enjoyed this app for a while; it became my daily pop culture news flow that I’d check up on at least twice a day for almost a year now, but in the past month the app has implemented ads that now take up the entire screen while I’m reading an article with an x out button placed very inconveniently where the battery icon on my phone is, which makes me completed unable to leave the ad since my phone won’t register my finger in that area. These ads will pop up every single time I open certain articles without fail and I can’t find a way to make them disappear, so it’s rendered the app basically useless to me now and completely unusable. What’s the point if I can’t do the one thing I’ve got the app for: read? Very disappointed. ### 1/5 — Crashes *2026-06-22, version 2.7.1* This app is not good. Between the ads for Prime taking over the screen and restarting the page and then changing the page, I’ve given up. I won’t try again until the Amazon Prime days are over. ### 1/5 — Isolating App *2026-06-06, version 2.6.1* I get that People needs to find ways to make money with magazine sales being virtually nonexistent, but people don’t want to watch a vertical long form interview on their phone. The point of their work (gossip) is to be shared w friends, why are we making this an isolated user journey then? My friend and I are in the same room and don’t want to sit around a small phone or worse watch the same thing on our individual phones. Casting or YouTube support needs to be integrated. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Immediate news stories *2026-09-04, version 2.13.0* The stories are delivered immediately. Well written great coverage. Sticks to the facts without putting writer’s opinions ### 5/5 — Best magazine ever *2026-09-03, version 2.13.0* Forever PEOPLE reader ### 5/5 — Best Games Ever! *2026-07-12, version 2.8.0* I love the games on this app, especially the Mini and Groupies! 🩷 ### 5/5 — Love Groupies *2026-06-16, version 2.7.0* This new game is incredible — will play every day!!! ### 5/5 — Can’t Update *2026-06-10, version 2.6.1* I can’t update to this App because I don’t have any money in my bank account and I don’t know what to do because I don’t remember ever spending money on anything in this app! If someone could help greatly appreciate ### 5/5 — Informative, entertaining *2026-06-01* With so much out there in the social media realm I find this is one of my must do reads. It’s always great to see what is going on in the world that is so unlike mine. I like the diversity the articles the way things are written , the photos. **Developer response:** We love hearing this—thank you! Staying current, accurate, and engaging is our top priority, and we’re so glad it’s hitting the mark for you. Thanks for choosing PEOPLE! ### 5/5 — News *2026-05-30, version 2.6.0* News ### 5/5 — PEOPLE App *2026-05-29* I love this app. I get to read what is happening in People Magazine without having to subscribe and wait for it to come in the mail! **Developer response:** We love hearing this—thank you! Staying current, accurate, and engaging is our top priority, and we’re so glad it’s hitting the mark for you. Thanks for choosing PEOPLE! ### 5/5 — The BEST! *2026-05-07, version 2.4.0* Please never remove this app. I love getting caught up on my celeb news without comments or having to scroll on social media. I LOVE the games! This app is the best part of my day! ### 5/5 — Enjoying reading people *2026-04-15, version 2.2.0* All mines thanks for all the interesting Stories --- *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 2026-09-10.*