# RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine — user reviews > 101 indexed App Store user reviews of RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine by CMG West, LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 177 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recoil-offgrid-magazine/id674837475/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/recoil-offgrid-magazine/id674837475.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 150 · 4★ 8 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 14 ## What do users think of RECOIL OFFGRID Magazine? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📚 High-quality, informative content on survival and preparedness - 📸 Stunning photography and visual layout - 💰 Affordable pricing compared to print copies - 🎯 Well-organized and clean design - ⚡ Smooth app performance when working properly - 🤝 Responsive customer support (when reachable) - 📖 Valuable knowledge for preppers and survivalists **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent app crashes and freezing issues - 🔄 Subscription recognition problems - app forgets purchases - 📥 Restore purchases function fails repeatedly - 📱 Poor compatibility with newer iOS versions and devices - 🔗 Non-functional hyperlinks in digital content - 💾 Inability to download issues as PDF - 🖥️ Outdated app design and poor digital optimization - 📖 Static image-based format instead of interactive content - 🔐 Inconsistent access across multiple devices - ⚠️ Billing issues and duplicate charges - 📞 Difficult customer service contact methods - 🎨 Poor text rendering and readability without excessive zooming - 📄 High ad-to-content ratio **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes on launch or when opening issues - Subscription not recognized after app updates - Restore purchases hangs indefinitely or fails - Blank or flickering pages when displaying content - Download failures with false internet connection errors - Incompatibility with iPhone X, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro - iOS 8+ compatibility issues - App won't close without device reboot - Issues not loading into library - Timeout errors when restoring purchases - Duplicate billing through iTunes - Black flickering pages on iPad Pro - Jerky or unresponsive scrolling behavior - Page turning too sensitive during zoom operations **Most requested features** - PDF download capability - Subscription integration across multiple apps (Recoil + OffGrid) - Interactive content and multimedia elements - Clickable hyperlinks to product websites - Text selection and font customization - Print functionality for articles - Newsstand integration - Better iPad Pro aspect ratio support - High-resolution photos instead of magazine screenshots - Larger cover images and table of contents display - Ability to sync purchases across iOS devices - More frequent publication schedule - Back issues availability - Winter/seasonal themed issues ## Newest reviews (11 of 101) ### 2/5 — Magazine is great, App not so much *2025-04-08* This is for the app, and has nothing to do with the content of the magazine. It would be nice to have the ability to download as a pdf and not rely on just the app. I also have to complain every couple of months because the app doesn’t recognize I have a subscription. **Developer response:** Hello Valued Customer. You do not have to restore your purchases each time the prompt asks you to. After you have restored your issues once, they should be there unless you have to uninstall/reinstall the app. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Love the content but won’t open on iPhone 15pro *2024-07-28* Won’t open on iPhone pro 15. Not sure how fix , would give 5 starts for content but will only work on my iPad , and not my iPhone 15 ### 3/5 — Magazine is great, App not so much *2024-03-16* This is for the app, and has nothing to do with the content of the magazine. It would be nice to have the ability to download as a pdf and not rely on just the app **Developer response:** Hello Valued Customer. You do not have to restore your purchases each time the prompt asks you to. After you have restored your issues once, they should be there unless you have to uninstall/reinstall the app. Thank you. ### 3/5 — Where are the updates... *2019-03-10, version 3.4* Last app update 7 months before now... The app is ok. Not great but ok. Reasons: same reasons other reviews mention. Wish the app could be a little bit more refined. Also please update for iPad Pro aspect ratio. ### 3/5 — Great magazine if ever available. *2019-03-01* I’m not sure how many times I’ve had to restore my purchased magazines and wait for them to become available eventually. It just seems counter productive to have this library of amazing info on your phone if you are hoping for access when you need it. I love the mag and paid for these purchases in order to have the issues downloaded on my phone. Maybe they can stick with something and allow for the purchases to remain intact after updates. **Developer response:** Hello Valued Customer. After you click the restore purchases button and it tells you to wait for the issues to appear. It means to go back to each issue and re-download each issue by clicking the download button. The issues do not re-download on their own. If you need further assistance, please email us at ziniocms@enthusiastnetwork.com - Thank you. ### 2/5 — Great magazine, app defective. *2018-05-17, version 3.2* I originally gave this app (magazine) a 5 star rating. Now I have to downgrade it to 2 stars because when I (and others) hit the “restore purchases” button it says... “This might take a few minutes”, but it NEVER RESTORES! I’ve tried it dozens of times... NOTHING EVER HAPPENS! It’s not only frustrating, it’s a GIANT WASTE OF TIME. ### 1/5 — Poor iPhone X support *2018-02-09, version 3.1* No support for the iPhone X screen. ### 1/5 — Garbage *2017-12-01, version 3.0* The app never works, I can't even view issues I've downloaded to my device. Also I bought a one year sub two months ago for full price, it's already trying to charge me for another year. Major disappointment. ### 1/5 — Terrible update *2017-11-28, version 3.0* Terrible update. I have been a digital subscriber for two or three years. I was required to update this app and it so. After the update I can no longer download my previously paid for issues. I paid quite a bit of money for those issues, but to no longer access them. ### 1/5 — Can’t download after subscription. *2017-11-14, version 3.0* Paid for the subscription last month through iTunes and now can’t get the new issues. Supposed to be good through 2018... ### 1/5 — Brutal *2017-09-28* No content you don't pay for, zero. I mean nada. When you do but it's slow and chunky and the magazine is 70% ads. So you're downloading an app to buy a magazine of ads. Don't bother. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Drops subscription and won’t load library *2025-03-14* The app does not stay connected to my subscription and won’t load all the issues into the library, some of which I’ve already read. Having the app on not the phone and iPad seems to be a problem. Customer service keeps asking for the receipt, which is difficult when buying through iTunes. ### 1/5 — Won’t open *2025-01-21* App crashes and does not work do not download ### 1/5 — None stop issues *2023-12-07* Every month when a new issue comes out, I cannot access it. The app states it’s a problem with my internet connection when I have a good connection every time. The app is trash, you’re better off just buying the paper copy. ### 1/5 — App rarely works *2023-03-19* Most of the time , when I try to launch the app it refuses to up date my subscription through Apple. Save your money and frustration. ### 1/5 — Still paying for black flickering pages *2023-03-16* Have contacted customer service numerous times, do not have access to all the content I’ve paid for. Was told that I can just read the text - that’s not what I’ve paid for. Not sure how to get this corrected. On an Ipad Pro 12”. ### 1/5 — Unable to read magazines *2023-03-02* I just purchased a magazine and it will not display, just gives me a blank screen, and if I try moving pages, I see flickers but again nothing displays. ### 1/5 — Downhill fast! *2021-04-19* What started as an interesting and informative magazine has become a commercial paranoid gun fixated rag! ### 1/5 — This was a good app but now it cannot even read old copy *2019-06-19, version 4.0.1* I have been a subscriber sense issue 1. I cannot even read those. Please fix the app so it works ### 1/5 — Can’t see my library. *2018-08-14, version 3.4* Will not restore previous purchases. Frustrating! Update: I just tried emailing them and I received an undeliverable email message. Very very frustrating! ### 1/5 — Failure to restore *2018-02-11, version 3.1* This and the recoil app seem to suffer from the same problems... Constantly forgetting I have a subscription... Everytime you update the apps I have to sit through the "restore" process which never seems to actually work... At least the first 8-9 times... It always wants to bill me! ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Get the FULL LOW DOWN *2025-10-01* Have followed RECOIL from the beginning. Great stories and a wealth of knowledge. Keep up the great work on providing terrific content for the prepping community. There is always something new coming around the corner. Thanks for sharing and keeping us informed. ### 5/5 — Awesome title *2024-05-17* Love this magazine ,keep bringing us more . But please keep it updated ! And don’t ever cancel ### 5/5 — Great magazine *2023-06-12* Looking to get your skills up to speed then this is the magazine for you ### 5/5 — Great support *2023-05-18* I got a new iPad. There was a problem with downloading my past issues. They had it fixed in less than an hour. ### 5/5 — Great support *2023-01-14, version 5.0.0* I got a new iPad. There was a problem with downloading my past issues. They had it fixed in less than an hour. ### 5/5 — Carefull *2022-12-22* I love this magazine. However I have purchased all the magazines and have a subscription for years and still have problems. I have to contact customer support now and then to re-straight it out. ### 5/5 — App was good but now doesn’t work *2019-06-11* I updated the app and tried to restore purchases and the app just times out and won’t download any purchases. I have purchased about 8 issues and got the subscription and can’t access the content now. The developer needs to fix this ASAP! All my purchases were through itunes. ### 5/5 — Just doesn’t work *2019-03-29, version 3.4* I always had to re-download issues on my previous iPad. I just got a new iPad Pro and it says the restoring of issues may take some time but the ‘download’ issue option doesn’t display so I can’t access any issues. Contacted support and didn’t get an answer. Paid until December of 2019 and get get a single issue. Back to the paper copies. ### 5/5 — Magazine is great, App not so much *2018-05-02, version 3.2* This is for the app, and has nothing to do with the content of the magazine. The app is ok for reading but I have to RESTORE MY PURCHAES EVERY TIME I OPEN THE F£€¥*NG APP. Please fix this. Thanks. ### 5/5 — Great Magazine *2017-09-17, version 3.0* Love it --- *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 2026-08-31.*