# Scientific American — user reviews > 337 indexed App Store user reviews of Scientific American by Springer Nature America, Inc., rated 4.80/5 from 10,109 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scientific-american/id514734550/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scientific-american/id514734550.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 8,710 · 4★ 933 · 3★ 197 · 2★ 86 · 1★ 183 ## What do users think of Scientific American? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 🚀 Great reading experience - 👍 Intuitive navigation - 🚀 Fast and responsive - 👍 Broad range of topics - 👍 Reliable content - 👍 Excellent graphics and visuals **Cons** - 🐛 Subscription issues and login problems - 🐛 Inconsistent performance and crashes - 🐛 Buggy downloads and lost content - 🐛 Lack of offline reading options - 🐛 Outdated and poor app design - 🐛 Incompatibility with newer iOS versions **Commonly reported bugs** - Frequent login issues and lost subscriptions - Unreliable downloads and disappearing content - Crashes and performance problems, especially on newer iOS - Outdated app design and lack of modern features **Most requested features** - Dark mode option - Improved bookmarking and article saving - Better search and organization tools - Ability to adjust font size and display settings - Seamless sync across devices - More interactive and multimedia content ## Newest reviews (13 of 337) ### 2/5 — I like it but Search is annoying *2026-07-05, version 6.4* I’m really into Physics and I love the “Recent” section but the magazines I don’t like so I tried search but you have to pay to search!? That’s just a rip-off But it’s good otherwise ### 2/5 — I like it but Search is annoying *2026-06-18, version 6.4* I’m really into Physics and I love the “Recent” section but the magazines I don’t like so I tried search but you have to pay to search!? That’s just a rip-off But it’s good otherwise ### 3/5 — No dark mode *2026-05-15, version 6.4* Dark mode is so standard that I’m really surprised isn’t an option for a paid subscription ### 2/5 — No sync, no dark mode *2025-06-21, version 6.4* Slick app, easy to use. But no option for dark mode hurts nighttime reading in low light conditions, and reading progress isn’t synced between devices. Both are pretty basic features in 2025. ### 2/5 — Past issues *2025-06-21, version 6.4* Poor. If I pay for a print edition, I should be able to access recent articles ### 4/5 — Good UeX *2025-04-06* A greatly built app. An ability to search content as per topic tags would have been amazing. ### 2/5 — Another left leaning rag *2025-03-10, version 6.4* Just stick to science and keep your political ideology out of it. ### 5/5 — Really good *2025-02-17, version 6.4* It’s just a really good app. And of course, the content is predictably brilliant. ### 4/5 — Tracked *2025-02-13, version 6.4* I wish the app tracked which magazines I’ve read and which I haven’t. ### 2/5 — Not user friendly and tedious *2025-01-23, version 6.4* Why don’t hyperlinks in an article open within the app to show the articles? When you click on hyperlinks it takes you to another website where you are asked to login and provide password etc. a very tedious process! Fix your app for a seamless reading experience!!!! ### 5/5 — Best alternative to doomscrolling *2025-01-17* Very good informative articles, even a lot for free! They are not too long and also easy to understand with good second language English. Very nice to read on the way or on short brakes instead of wasting time on Instagram. ### 5/5 — Honestly worth the price *2024-12-26* Has a ton of beautifully curated articles and magazines that are ultimately bound to grab your whole attention. Would definitely recommend!! ### 5/5 — ' *2024-12-24, version 6.3* Great Magazine to understand science ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — No Title *2026-05-09, version 6.4* I’d like to continue reading the article first, thank you and please. ### 1/5 — Broken *2026-01-22, version 6.4* Broken by new iPad update ### 1/5 — Writing Quality is going down *2025-10-24, version 6.4* Articles don’t flow analogies don’t actually demonstrate a grasp of the underlying topic. Clickbait feeling and sometimes obviously politically leaning or inflammatory. ### 1/5 — Stop politicizing science *2025-05-15, version 6.4* There's more hate Trump articles than CNN and MSNBC COMBINED. It makes for an easy boring all to often need of a swipe of the finger or the delete of an app. I downloaded this app to learn actual fact ### 1/5 — Where’s the science? *2025-04-09, version 6.4* full of tangentially-related political filler that barely counts as scientific content. good luck finding any updates about actual technological advancements among the “doctors say ice cream is bad for you!” and “heres how trump was mean to a tech company this week!” articles. ### 1/5 — Unable to restore *2025-04-02, version 6.4* At best the app will forget you’ve paid for the subscription. I’ve always had to go through a few hoops to get it back over the years. Now they refuse to fix the latest bug. Impossible to restore as the email/password screen goes black every time so the program is unusable on iPad. I’ve cancelled due to their ineptitude. ### 1/5 — Won’t respond to technical glitch *2025-02-06, version 6.4* Often get dropped from subscriptions and they take forever getting me reinstated. Their login screens simply don’t work specifically on iPads. ### 1/5 — Not good *2024-12-19, version 6.3* App suffers from 2009 level performance issues. Words go off the page and scrolling is stilted. There’s no excuse for this. ### 1/5 — Review *2024-11-20, version 6.3* Your editor is a disgrace to the journalism and science. The SCI AMER is not the one I grew up with. Shut this journal down. ### 1/5 — My online digital subscription has never worked. *2024-11-04, version 6.3* My online digital subscription has never worked. I received the magazine, but I’ve never been able to login. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Well written articles. *2026-05-30, version 6.4* Very professionally written and entertaining science news ### 5/5 — Real Science *2026-03-25, version 6.4* Just love this publication! Came back to it after twenty five years and am not disappointed. The app is easy to use and easy to navigate through issues and articles. Those who call SciAM liberal simply don’t understand real science. Very enjoyable! ### 5/5 — 👍 *2026-01-22, version 6.4* 👍 ### 5/5 — My Scientific Journey *2025-12-29, version 6.4* This app is unique and allows me to understand what is going on in our scientific community allowing me to have more cosmic insight and thought experiments. ### 5/5 — Informative *2025-12-06, version 6.4* Very informative I love it! ### 5/5 — Very informative! *2025-09-19* Previous concerns about privacy remain. Notwithstanding, the magazine is very informative and knowledgeable. Enjoy reading it. ### 5/5 — Galaxium *2025-07-10, version 6.4* wow super cool een prestatie van formaat Son lo mejor ### 5/5 — Great news *2025-05-17, version 6.4* App does its work. Easy to read and easy flow. Live the science and articles. Brilliant. ### 5/5 — Robert Allott RN *2025-05-09, version 6.4* I have long loved reading My Scientific American Magazine! It has launched this inquisitive mind into the Cosmos Above and the Stunningly Deep Universe down below and all of the wonders sandwiched within!! Thank you SA. From RA ### 5/5 — Scientific American *2025-03-02, version 6.4* Absolutely love this magazine – I’ve been subscribing for more than 15 years and love the interesting articles on all sorts of topics. Highly recommend 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 2026-08-29.*