# Southern Living Magazine — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Southern Living Magazine by TI Media Solutions Inc., rated 4.70/5 from 528 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/southern-living-magazine/id473964082/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/southern-living-magazine/id473964082.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 474 · 4★ 12 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 29 ## What do users think of Southern Living Magazine? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🌟 Great magazine content - 👍 Easy to navigate app - 💻 Convenient digital format **Cons** - 🐛 Buggy app updates - 🔍 Difficulty accessing subscription - ⏱️ Slow download speeds - 🔒 Login/account issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Lost access to previously downloaded issues - Subscription not recognized after updates - Inconsistent behavior across devices - Customer support unresponsive **Most requested features** - Bookmark/save articles and recipes - Ability to annotate and organize content - Improved search and recipe integration - Offline reading mode ## Newest reviews (17 of 88) ### 2/5 — App issues *2025-03-23* I purchased the $23:99 per year and I am not able to access the latest issue. This is very frustrating and disappointing **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. In order to help you enjoy the app more we would love to have a better understanding of the particular issues you are facing. Please contact us at with more detailed information at mdphelp@ziniopro.com ### 2/5 — Stopped loading *2023-11-11* Why would your magazine stop loading? My other magazine subscriptions don’t have this issue? Frustrating. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review, hey bale. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused. In order to help you enjoy the app more we would love to have a better understanding of the particular issues you are facing. Please contact us with more detailed information at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref #1356470. ### 3/5 — Unable to get paid for issues *2023-10-26* Restore purchases does nothing. Vendor is non-responsive Update: problem see to be resolved now. Raised review to 3 stars only as this is the second time this has happened in 6 months. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking time to give us a review. We are sorry to hear about your experience we certainly understand you are disappointed. Please be rest assured that you will get access to all your issues included in your account. We will be happy to solve all the problems reported by you. Kindly contact our support team at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting 1350759 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot once again our apologies for the trouble. ### 2/5 — Unable to get paid for issues *2023-10-21* Restore purchases does nothing. Vendor is non-responsive **Developer response:** Thank you for taking time to give us a review. We are sorry to hear about your experience we certainly understand you are disappointed. Please be rest assured that you will get access to all your issues included in your account. We will be happy to solve all the problems reported by you. Kindly contact our support team at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting 1350759 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot once again our apologies for the trouble. ### 1/5 — Won’t download any 2022 magazines *2022-11-08, version 105.0.2* Won’t download any 2022 magazines ### 3/5 — Ron Duggin *2022-10-28* T The app doesn’t seem to recognize me. Every time I sign in and actually I don’t have a prescription **Developer response:** Thank you for taking time to give us a review. We are sorry to hear about your experience we certainly understand you are disappointed. Please be rest assured that you will get access to all your issues included in your account. We will be happy to solve all the problems reported by you. Kindly contact our support team at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting 1249324 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot once again our apologies for the trouble. ### 2/5 — Apple subscription doesn’t always work *2022-09-23, version 104.7.7* Th ### 1/5 — App does not work correctly after iOS updates *2022-08-26* System updates - then subscription is not recognized. I end up paying again to get what I already paid for. App needs a fix or correction. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review. We are sorry for the trouble. In order to help you enjoy the app more we would love to have a better understanding of the particular issues you are facing. Please contact us at with more detailed information at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref #1229668. ### 1/5 — Horrible Experience *2022-03-26* I have been able to access issues from Dec 2021 through April 2022 in this app and Better Homes & Garden on any of my Apple devices. I’ve contacted the providers and Apple, followed all the T/S steps and nothing works. I’ve subscribed to both since 2014. Zinio isn’t helpful at all. If they can’t resolve within the next 48 hours I want a 5-month refund on both magazines. Simply ridiculous-no customer support from anyone and two many 3rd parties to work to. **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to give us a review, Almondisiac. We are very sorry for any inconvenience. Please be assured that you will get access to all the back issues included in your account. If our support team have not already resolved this for you, please contact them at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref 1189882 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot. ### 1/5 — Terrible App *2022-03-17* Love the magazine for 30 years, however and ready to cancel my subscription as it will not allow me to refresh my ITunes purchases. I travel a great deal and this is essential. **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to give us a review, Cocodoggie. Please be assured that you will get access to all the issues included in your account.For further assistance, please send an email to meredithapps@ziniopro.com referring ticket ID 1187835 so our Customer Service team can help you accessing to your magazines. Thanks and have a great day! ### 2/5 — This App I have the hardest time to load *2021-06-09* I have always loved the articles in this magazine. Have keep many paper issues through the years. Thinking I may just go back to the paper because I can’t get this sad app to load. I have tried reloading many times and it just sits there and buffers. Then it drops out. Hate to let this app go but I don’t have much choices. **Developer response:** Hi Ozark American, thanks for your comments. We are very sorry to hear about your experience. In this new app upgrade you need to go to Account > Sign in >then enter your 9 digit account number or email address. You will then get access to you magazines. If you have other feedback about we are here and happy to help, contact us at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref . Thanks for your review! ### 1/5 — Why bother *2021-01-19, version 35.4.0* This is the most useless app I have seen, even if you know the name of a recipe search will not take you to it. Very slow to return unrelated recipes. ### 1/5 — Love the magazine, hate the app *2020-11-22* I love Southern Living magazine and have been a subscriber for many years. Since I would rather not have a bunch of old issues to dispose of or store, I thought reading it online would be a good solution. I simply don’t understand why it takes an hour or longer to download one issue, and why you can’t do anything else with your device during this time because if you navigate away from the app it pauses the download. You can’t just sit down with a cup of coffee and flip through the new issue unless you have planned far in advance to have it downloaded and ready. We do not have the fastest Wi-Fi, but I don’t run into this type of thing anywhere else. I would think that first and foremost, when developing an app for a magazine, the priority would be to create one that allows people to actually READ the magazine when they want to. In my opinion, the app developers have failed miserably on this one! **Developer response:** Thank you for your review, dzitnup. We are sorry to hear about your experience. In order to help you enjoy the app and fix the slow download issue, please contact us with more detailed information at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref 1042306. ### 1/5 — Can’t restore issues *2020-11-14* I am a current subscriber and have been for many, many years and can no longer restore issues through this app. Please fix this. **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to give us a review, IJJL. Please be assured that you will get access to all the issues included in your account. If our support team have not already resolved this for you, please contact them at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref 1038954 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot. ### 4/5 — Recipe link to Allrecipes.com *2020-11-12, version 35.4.0* I wish you would make that link available like you did at first. It would be so much easier to save recipes that way. In fact there were other available links that are no more. ### 1/5 — Can’t Download with Subscription *2020-09-23, version 35.3.8* You are able to download issues with a paid subscription. Why pay for 2 subscriptions?? ### 3/5 — Can’t download *2020-08-31* I can’t download the issues. It continues to offer a trial or purchase; I have had a subscription for years. Apparently, an update caused this glitch a few months ago, and it still hasn’t been resolved. **Developer response:** Hi Misstate82, thanks for your comments. We are very sorry to hear about your experience. In this new app upgrade you need to go to Account > Sign in > Print + Digital Subscriber then enter your 10 digit account number or email address to access the latest issues. You will then get access to you magazines. If you have other feedback about we are here and happy to help, contact us at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref 1005238. Thanks for your review! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — My disappering magazines!! *2026-03-22, version 105.2.5* Where the hell do my magazines disapear to?? Every time i open the damn app it tells me pay for all my issues i just paid for the year??? PLEASE FIX THE DAMN APP,!! ### 1/5 — Frustration *2025-11-30* I am constantly asking them to figure out why I am not getting the updated issues. Every single year I am inquiring. It’s 2025 and I have 5 issues. It’s going to be December so I am missing Aug/Sept/Oct/Nov and soon to be December. **Developer response:** Thank you for your review, Blueweiss. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused. In order to help you enjoy the app more we would love to have a better understanding of the particular issues you are facing. Please contact us at with more detailed information at mdphelp@ziniopro.com ### 1/5 — App does not work *2025-11-02, version 105.1.5* App does not work and emails go unanswered ### 1/5 — Finally canceled *2025-04-16* I have been locked out with no way to access my subscription, said wrong email, which isn’t true. Thankfully the price increased and the app alerted me, I had deleted it a while ago, but it still alerted me. Gave me the option to cancel and I promptly did so. This review is about the app and not necessarily the magazine. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking time to give us a review. We are sorry to hear about your experience we certainly understand you are disappointed. Please be rest assured that you will get access to all your issues included in your account. We will be happy to solve all the problems reported by you. Kindly contact our support team at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting 1482698 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot once again our apologies for the trouble. ### 1/5 — Update not working *2025-02-08* Having subscribed for many years via the app and trying to log on recently I find I can no longer access the magazine which is very frustrating and disappointing. Tried to contact the developer and Apple - usual reply - we will get back to you! Hopefully someone will sort it .. please.. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking time to give us a review. We are sorry to hear about your experience we certainly understand you are disappointed. Please be rest assured that you will get access to all your issues included in your account. We will be happy to solve all the problems reported by you. Kindly contact our support team at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting 1466965 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot once again our apologies for the trouble. ### 1/5 — Never keeps me logged in *2024-03-16, version 105.0.5* This is so frustrating. ### 1/5 — “Try it now” feature doesn’t work. *2023-10-20, version 105.0.4* ???? ### 1/5 — Where is customer service?! *2023-05-25* A couple of years ago I suddenly wasn’t able to access my subscription and reached out to customer service, but never got a resolution. I just canceled my auto renew subscription at that point, and let the subscription expire. There were roughly about five months worth of magazines that I never got to look at because of the problem. I recently got a new iPad and decided to investigate further to regain access my subscription. It tells me that I’m using the incorrect email or password to login. I haven’t changed email addresses so I’m not sure what’s going on. It doesn’t even give me an option to reset my password. In fact, when I’m trying to login, all it asks for is my email address or subscription number… There isn’t even a box to type in the password!! I have a digital subscription so I don’t have a print subscription number. Where would I even found a digital subscription number? I have emailed customer service time and time again and I’m not getting any replies. AWFUL SITUATION and I am losing money because I can’t even get anyone to help me access what I have already paid for! **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to give us a review, LucyIsTicked. Please be assured that you will get access to all the issues included in your account.For further assistance, please send an email to meredithapps@ziniopro.com referring ticket ID 1303561 so our Customer Service team can help you accessing to your magazines. Thanks and have a great day! ### 1/5 — I no longer exist halfway through my subscription *2023-01-17* The title says it all … no new issues are visible and the app doesn’t recognize my profile login. No way that I can find to correct. Ridiculous. **Developer response:** Thank you for taking time to give us a review. We are sorry to hear about your experience we certainly understand you are disappointed. Please be rest assured that you will get access to all your issues included in your account. We will be happy to solve all the problems reported by you. Kindly contact our support team at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting 1270254 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot once again our apologies for the trouble. ### 1/5 — New issues no longer downloading *2022-11-12* I have been a southern living subscriber for more than 10 years and am frustrated the digital edition stopped downloading 2 months ago. Help! Both my subscription and digital app are up to date. **Developer response:** Thanks for taking the time to give us a review, wendeloowho. We are really sorry for the inconvenience. Please don't worry we will make sure you have access to all the purchased magazine. Meanwhile go to Southern Living Account > Sign in > Print + Digital Subscriber and enter either your email address or the first 9 digits of your subscriber account number and sync library to see if restore all issues. Please be assured that you will get access to all the back and future issues included in your account. If our support team have not already resolved this for you, please contact them at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref 1252934 so they can help you with this. Thanks a lot. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Best monthly magazine ever *2023-10-14* Subscribing to Southern Living 25 years ago was my best decision ever. I Trust every recipe printed, get decorating ideas seasonally and best of all have extensively travelled in the South. We’ve been able to find some favorite places that regular tourists just wouldn’t know about. I treasure my time spent every month with my new Southern Living **Developer response:** Hi, thanks so much for your comments. We are delighted that you are enjoying reading your ZINIO magazines anywhere/anytime thanks to our ZINIO mobile app. If we can help you further enjoy our app, please contact us at support@zinio.com quoting ref #1348926. Thanks for your review and have a great day! ### 5/5 — Great SL App *2023-02-25* This app makes reading my favorite magazine easy. **Developer response:** Hi Ninja manaf, thanks so much for your comments. We are delighted that you are enjoying reading your Southern Living magazines anywhere/anytime thanks to our Southern Living mobile app. If you have other feedback about we are here and happy to help, contact us at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref . Thanks for your review! ### 5/5 — Southern at Heart *2020-12-27* I live in Australia and cannot wait every month when my Southern Living arrives. Love the articles on gardening and cooking especially. Lots of great information about the South.....cannot wait to get back there to try some of the amazing restaurants that I have read about. Keep up the good work. **Developer response:** Hi Grey Heron8, thanks so much for your comments. We are delighted that you are enjoying reading your Southern Living magazines anywhere/anytime thanks to our Southern Living Magazine app. If we can help you further enjoy our app, please contact us at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref #1055659. Thanks for your review and have a great day! ### 5/5 — Great magazine *2020-07-15* Timeless and helpful info. App can be a little hard to navigate sometimes. **Developer response:** Hi TNPandaChick59, thanks so much for your comments. We are delighted that you are enjoying reading your Southern Living magazines anywhere/anytime thanks to our Southern Living Magazine mobile app. If we can help you further enjoy our app, please contact us at mdphelp@ziniopro.com quoting ref #985660. Thanks for your review and have a great day! ### 5/5 — Update on previous review: works beautifully now! *2019-12-06, version 35.2.0* App works beautifully and I just can’t be without my SL magazine, thanks so much! ### 5/5 — Kare Bear *2019-05-07, version 35.0.1* The month wouldn’t seem viable without my beautiful informative Southern Living. ### 5/5 — Disappointed no more. *2019-02-04, version 35.0.0* I am happy to say that Southern Living magazine has fixed the problem I had with the new app update and I am now signed in and have ALL my past issues of Southern Living Magazines. Thank you! Original review: Disappointed I have gotten Southern Living magazine since 1980 and have never been disappointed, even when they were in black and white. Well I won’t be able to say that again. This latest update is a disaster. I have lost all my copies dating back to 2013 since I can’t even sign back in. Please fix the issue with your app update! The new features for the new update sounded very promising, especially being able to share recipes. ### 5/5 — Very disappointed *2019-02-02, version 35.0.0* My wife and I have been subscribed to Southern Living for years.....since the current update I can no longer access our digital subscription on my iPad....my wife is able to access her copy on her iPad so we know it is recognizing the log in information.....we have family sharing turned on.....I would like help so that I can view it on my own device....we have tried the restore all purchases and it does not work.....we deleted and reinstalled the app and it does not work. ### 5/5 — Unhappy, can not access magazine, update- now happy *2018-03-25, version 33.0.3* Since the upgrade, I am locked out of digital account as well as the restore previous issues. Totally useless. Update, tech support answered my inquiry within an hour on a Sunday morning. Found the problem and fixed it. Accessed the site, download was fast. Changing rating to 5 stars ### 5/5 — Better than the magazine itself *2013-05-13, version 24.2.1* This app is so easy to navigate! The intensity of the colors through my iPad are so vivid! I thought I'd miss the tactile pleasure of the magazine, but find this version more comprehensive and, of course, more portable, being able to take a year's worth of magazines on the road with me when I travel without the bulk! Thanks, Southern Living! --- *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 2026-09-01.*