# Recoil Magazine — user reviews > 123 indexed App Store user reviews of Recoil Magazine by CMG West, LLC, rated 4.70/5 from 333 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recoil-magazine/id496265566/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recoil-magazine/id496265566.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 293 · 4★ 14 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 3 · 1★ 18 ## What do users think of Recoil Magazine? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Well-written and reliable information - 👍 Great content and gear reviews - 👍 Informative and unbiased articles **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes frequently - 🐛 Unable to download or access purchased issues - 🐛 Buggy and unreliable app - 🐛 Slow performance and loading issues - 🐛 Inability to read offline or access downloaded issues **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes when trying to access issues - Unable to restore purchases or access content - Compatibility issues with iOS updates **Most requested features** - Ability to read offline - Improved stability and reliability - Better customer support and communication ## Newest reviews (12 of 123) ### 1/5 — Missing issues *2021-10-27* Unable to get current issue. Have a subscription through iTunes. App is garbage. ### 2/5 — App is now terrible *2021-06-30* Can no longer view issues offline, which is huge for me. Has been this way for sometime. ### 2/5 — Great publication but crappy app and app support *2021-03-24* Save yourself the trouble and DO NOT subscribe via apple. Zino apps has made this app horribly buggy for years and I just lost all my mag issues for about the 6th time and I have no interest in dealing with Zino apps support again. Canceled subscription and requested refund. Recoil, you’d be making a great business decision if you’d go with a different app developer...you’re losing subscribers that don’t really want your content. ### 3/5 — Great Magazine but... *2021-01-04* I enjoy reading this magazine, always has good info. But the app needs some help. It either won’t up 100% or freezes up and then ask you to update the app. It also won’t buy/ download new issue of the magazine. ### 3/5 — Good Mag. Annoying App *2020-08-26* App asks me to download latest version every time I open it, but I have the latest version. ### 1/5 — App is not a hit *2019-12-22, version 3.1.2* App ignores my paid subscription can’t download new editions and worst of all deleted all of the ones that I had. ### 4/5 — Great magazine, app can be improved *2019-10-10, version 3.1.2* Recoil is a great magazine with lots of info! All the reviews and history about firearms, and war is awesome. The app is ok, and I hope the kinks will get worked out. Not being able to access some of the magazines is a real let down. ### 4/5 — Work around for flying... *2019-08-29, version 3.0.2* Agree that this app should work without Internet available, but till that’s fixed - if you open the app in the terminal when you have Internet and leave it up in the background, you can read on the plane. QED. Great magazine with a good point of view - keep it up! ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2019-07-28, version 3.0.2* Recoil has the best gun and industry content with the worst delivery method through this app. You’re killing me Recoil! ### 1/5 — Good content, horrible platform/app. *2019-07-22, version 3.0.2* I’ve been trying to download the latest installment of Concealment to no avail. I keep getting an “internet connection error”. Want to download the mag and read on an airplane with no internet? Good luck. If the problems aren’t fixed, I’ll be canceling my subscription very soon. What a PITA! ### 1/5 — 3.0.2 Update is terrible *2019-07-09, version 3.0.2* I love the content in Recoil and have been a subscriber for a long time, but the last app update was TERRIBLE and basically rendered the app unusable. I can hardly access content and cannot download new content like the latest Concealment issue #13. Please read the numerous critical reviews and fix the app!!! ### 4/5 — Long time reader *2019-06-11, version 3.0.2* I love this magazine. They provide amazing content! The app is a little glitchy at times. But, it overrides the convenience of being able to read it anywhere vs the paperback copy. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Worse with updates *2025-11-16* Cant zoom in on pages and newest version wont even open. ### 1/5 — Can’t even open *2024-08-28* Can’t open to look at current or past issues ### 1/5 — Great magazine, poor app. *2024-08-02* The inability to access even downloaded issues while off line makes this app just one or two steps better than useless for me. ### 1/5 — Delete, Re-Install, reload library *2024-07-04* This seems to be a recurring trend. Recommend investing in better tech. It’s tough to keep supporting your writers when the app inevitably fails. ### 1/5 — Can’t download my issues *2023-11-05* I have paid for subscription, but I can’t download any issues ### 1/5 — App is usually broken *2023-03-19* Most times when I try to use the app it will not reinstall my iTunes subscription. I just cancelled my subscription. Save your money and the frustration. ### 1/5 — Extremely Disatified *2022-09-03* I have been a recoil magazine subscriber on iPhone several years. It seems like the app is always broken and I’m unable to access any content whatsoever. It consistently asks me to subscribe to become a member if I want access to view the digital magazines, however, I already am. When I try to re-pay and do it again in hopes of accessing any content it tells me I’m already a member and displays my next renewal date. However, I still cannot access any of the content whatsoever. I’ve tried to restore my subscription dozens of times and never works. This is beyond frustrating and it seems like there’s not a fix anywhere. ### 1/5 — Best material when the app works *2022-08-15, version 4.0.1* App ### 1/5 — Poor UX, No Access or Refunds *2022-07-24* I bought a year subscription and cannot access my account or download a magazine. ### 1/5 — Same as other users *2022-03-12, version 4.0.0* Great mag, terrible appl!! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Recoil Review *2025-12-21* I always enjoy the articles as they are well written and provide reliable information on the product. ### 5/5 — Recoil *2024-04-15* The articles are well-written and not your normal gun magazine. Timely information and cool gear reviews. Well worth the money. The print copy has great paper and feel. They didn't go cheap like all the rest. ### 5/5 — Great Articles *2023-01-24* Always look forward to the different articles each issue. Layout on mobile devices have been excellent. ### 5/5 — Great app *2022-12-30* Easy to use and dependable. ### 5/5 — High end Shooter mag *2022-10-20* This is straight gun porn, with insightful articles. Something to enjoy…as long as they keep subtleties of right wing politics out of it…it’s the best…hands down! ### 5/5 — The best magazine but not the best app *2022-05-06* Unfortunately, the app always seems to have issues. Recoil is by far my favorite firearm magazine but the app is often broken. Especially lacking the ability to read the magazines offline, which is often the entire point of having a magazine reader. ### 5/5 — Recoil *2021-08-30, version 3.4.3* Great magazine ### 5/5 — Love this magazine! *2021-07-19* Awesome gear reviews! ### 5/5 — App has issue customer service is great. *2019-01-25, version 2.3* The APP may have some issues but the customer service is great! I will put up with the issues for the content and knowing that customer service is so responsive. ### 5/5 — Great magazine *2019-01-21, version 2.3* The app was terrible on my iPhone 5s and older iPad. I got a new iPad, gen 6, and haven’t had an issue yet. Great magazine! --- *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 2026-09-08.*