# Sports Illustrated Magazine — user reviews > 196 indexed App Store user reviews of Sports Illustrated Magazine by The Arena Platform, Inc., rated 4.03/5 from 1,303 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sports-illustrated-magazine/id377306642/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sports-illustrated-magazine/id377306642.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 843 · 4★ 130 · 3★ 70 · 2★ 41 · 1★ 219 ## What do users think of Sports Illustrated Magazine? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 🚀 Easy to use - 📷 Great visual content - 📰 Excellent magazine content - 💰 Saves money compared to print **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔑 Login/account issues - 💰 Expensive subscription - 📥 Difficulty accessing/restoring past issues **Commonly reported bugs** - App not loading or functioning properly - Unable to download or access current issues - Lost access to previously purchased content **Most requested features** - More diverse sports coverage - Offline reading mode - Improved navigation and library management ## Newest reviews (16 of 196) ### 2/5 — App review *2024-05-27, version 7.2.2* Why isn’t there links to more articles? Wasn’t there once a daily article for magazine subscribers ### 4/5 — Great magazine confusing schedule *2024-05-01, version 7.2.2* This is a great magazine with a broad range of interesting articles, I just wish it was consistent in its publication date. No idea as to if or when the next issue comes out even though I’m a digital subscriber through Apple ### 4/5 — Quick note... *2023-03-16, version 26.3.2* It is overall a good read, but could be more focused on diverse sport activities, new challenges and improvements. ### 4/5 — SI *2022-05-23, version 7.0.13* Keeps making me sign on ever time . ### 1/5 — Sports Illustrated App *2021-12-26, version 7.0.13* This is the worst app I’ve ever encountered in over the past decade and a lifetime of using Apple products. If your a print subscriber you have to continually log in with your subscription number to reach the site. If they were a NFL team they would be 0-16, not watchable at all. ### 1/5 — Issues *2021-10-15, version 7.0.13* I get an email saying the current issue is available. I see a picture of the front cover. I click on the app. Only last month’s issue available. SI can’t get the basics right. Bring back the old team, 51 issues a year, delivered to my house. ### 2/5 — Worst in Customer Service *2021-07-27* A simple request… purchase the current SI Swimsuit issue, but like any current issue for the past three years I’ve tried purchasing via the Apple Store and the SI app tells me to try again when my connection is better. My connection is top of the line and only SI’s app has an issue with it. So I reach out to customer service every time…NOTHING. No response…ever. ### 3/5 — Ok, not great access *2021-06-18, version 36.5.1* The app keeps losing my subscription status so I have to activate the digital subscription regularly. ### 1/5 — App changes without warning *2021-05-21, version 36.5.1* I bought the SI subscription from Apple, when I bought my iPad 5+ years ago. I have tried to archive my favourite magazines, but every time the app changes I need to recover the archive. Now, with the latest version, I cannot even access the library to try and recover the archive. ### 3/5 — A rip-off *2021-04-26, version 36.5.1* Too much politics very little sports if I had known I would be changed for a monthly magazine instead of weekly then biweekly I would have cancelled subscription. An embarrassing magazine now. ### 1/5 — Lost issues *2021-04-24, version 36.5.1* During one of the recent updates I lost past issues that I’d bought through the app. Don’t trust this. ### 3/5 — Not a Great App *2021-04-20, version 36.5.1* The app keeps wanting me to log in after a few days. This is really inconvenient. The old app was much better. I am about ready to Give up on it. I hope SI is making a lot of money on this app. ### 1/5 — Terrible *2021-04-15, version 36.5.1* I have been a print subscriber for decades and started downloading and reading on my iPad a few years ago. With this update, I cannot download or even see any content. It says activation complete and then stays there. Useless application. ### 1/5 — Update is awful *2021-04-04, version 36.5.1* I have been a subscriber since December 1985/January 1986.My first issue was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at sportsman of the year, and my second issue was Mike Tyson his kid dynamite. No interruption. Subscriber all the way through. The change in the app is making me cancel my subscription after all these years. Sad. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2021-04-03, version 36.5.1* This is without question the worst performing app on my iPad. Ever since Pocket Mags took it over it’s been terrible. Every time I open it my library is empty. I have to restore purchases. So when I’m off line I have no access to downloaded issues. Absolutely horrible. ### 1/5 — Trash *2021-03-28, version 36.5.1* I’m not even able to create an account. Developers are confused. Don’t waste your time. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Same Old Same Old Same Old *2025-01-11* (Rerun from 6 months ago. Absolutely nothing has changed.) Six months ago I gave up on the old app because is was a train wreck. Tried to down load the new and “improved” version. Couldn’t get in. There’s a page where I’m apparently supposed to indicate whether I’m a new reader or…something else. I can’t tell what the “something else” is because there is a promo blurb of some kind covering the page. Can’t get the promo blurb to open, can’t get rid of it, can’t access the buttons that would permit me to move forward. You guys are hopeless. ### 1/5 — Same Old Same Old *2024-11-16* Six months ago I gave up on the old app because is was a train wreck. Tried to down load the new and “improved” version. Couldn’t get in. There’s a page where I’m apparently supposed to indicate whether I’m a new reader or…something else. I can’t tell what the “something else” is because there is a promo blurb of some kind covering the page. Can’t get the promo blurb to open, can’t get rid of it, can’t access the buttons that would permit me to move forward. You guys are hopeless. ### 1/5 — Magazine itself is excellent but may be worst app on Apple *2024-11-09, version 7.2.2* Been a subscriber for well over a decade. Issues the whole time. Now the new app hasn’t opened for over 3 months. This after my back issues that I’d paid for had been ‘lost’ when they originally relaunched. Reluctantly going to cancel as the complete lack of support just exacerbates the problems. ### 1/5 — Sports Illustrated *2024-07-12, version 7.2.2* Can’t submit an order! ### 1/5 — ? *2024-06-19, version 7.2.2* Has the Sports Illustrated app been discontinued? ### 1/5 — Not all of the functions work on the site. *2024-06-16, version 7.2.2* Why isn’t the archives section working? I’ve sent email after email and no response as to why it isn’t working, or how to make it work! Any help would be appreciated. ### 1/5 — WHERE IS THE MAGAZINE PAID FOR A SUBSCRIPTION *2024-06-04, version 7.2.2* And nothing for three months. Crooks ### 1/5 — App is broken *2024-05-23, version 7.2.2* App not installing. I tried on my phone and my wife’s phone. Both are iPhones after the app installs. It just keeps spinning and cannot buy a subscription. ### 1/5 — Spinning circles *2024-03-29, version 7.2.2* All this app is is spinning circles that never load ### 1/5 — Not a functioning app *2024-03-02* I was excited to see that there was an SI app that actually worked, after the last one just crashed repeatedly. This one claims that your account/cloud will sync with it eventually, but it’s been 24 hours and I’m still only seen spinning wheels every time I go to this app. Even when skipping the “login” stuff and going back to the home screen, all options (including buying an issue of SI) etc., are nonfunctional, spinning wheels. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Braves *2023-10-16, version 7.2.2* Good but can you make more acuna jr articles and the Braves ### 5/5 — Forces sign on too often *2022-10-06, version 7.0.13* Not sure why but almost every time I look at app it forces me to sign in again and loses library Ridiculous ### 5/5 — Magazine *2021-09-30, version 7.0.13* Not what it use to be. New owner’s are running it into the ground. ### 5/5 — VeryOldCus *2021-09-29, version 7.0.13* Love it hate logging on every time when mobile ### 5/5 — Finally this app is useable *2021-03-25, version 36.5.1* The latest updates were exactly what this app needed. I’m a print subscriber and now use this app. Thank you ### 5/5 — So easy to use *2021-02-12, version 36.5.1* It's so easy to use and install. It really helps me kill time. ### 5/5 — Articles written by the best *2021-02-12, version 36.5.1* The articles are written by the best of the best so you know you will be getting incredible content. ### 5/5 — Pictures *2021-02-12, version 36.5.1* The pictures on this app are of such good quality. It makes it much more fascinating. ### 5/5 — Amazing design *2021-02-12, version 36.5.1* The design makes it so easy to read everything on the app and view it all. ### 5/5 — Saves money *2021-02-11, version 36.5.1* It actually saves you money! The subscription is much cheaper overall. --- *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 2026-06-10.*