The Guardian User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience54.2% of reviews
Neutral10.0% of reviews
Negative experience35.8% of reviews

~ Based on 1,130 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Is The Guardian Safe?

The Guardian - US & World News appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for The Guardian is 98/100.

This assessment is based on 113,064 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.9/5.

Safety Analysis

97.8% of ratings point to a safe experience
1.1% of ratings suggest some concerns
1.2% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 113,064 App Store ratings for The Guardian.

Is The Guardian Legit?

The Guardian - US & World News appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for The Guardian is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Keeps crashing

The current version crashes on nearly every article for me. Sometime lasting only a few seconds.

Keeps crashing after last update

App crashes after launch within 3 seconds. Every single time. Unusable. Cannot use the browser version on the Guardian website because when I log in it opens the app automatically - which then crashes!

Broken Crosswords

Recent update completely broke crosswords. They no longer “solve”, selecting down clues isn’t possible and the amount of times you end up writing in the middle of another word is tedious.

Crashing!

Crashing after latest update!

Recent versions are buggy

I read or scroll through every article daily.
At the bottom of articles the most read articles list appears at the bottom with only the entry numbers, no titles. After a short delay the most read list is removed from the article.
I like the new crossword design but after a few clues the crosswords stops responding to touch - to select different words, use the back arrow to close the crossword, or the pop up menu entries.
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Remember when you promised you wouldn’t have a paywall?

Liars.

Favorite big news source by far

I live in the USA but have been reading the Guardian now for as long as I can remember. Even for USA news I appreciate it more than any other English language “newspaper” including the NYTimes.

The guardian

Absolutely fantastic I love it, fun reads and serious ones which helps me better understand what’s going on in the world around me. Great app usage really modern and easy to use overall fantastic 😊

News great; the app is a mess

The Guardians journalism is often great. The app however stumbles from one vision of awfulness to another.

The Best Independent News

I trust the Guardian.

The most important global publication at this moment of the 21st century

The finest, the fairest, the fullest. Excellent guardian of truth telling and discovery.

Integrity

Independent, authentic reporting so badly needed now. I also enjoy the audio feature on almost, or all, stories. It's well worth investing in.

App keeps closing

As of the update 2 days ago the app won’t stay open on my iPhone 15 Pro. I’ve tried reinstalling with no success.

Latest update is awful

Only really use the app for crosswords. Used to have a subscription but couldn’t afford to keep it; fortunately the crosswords are included with the non-subscribed app. Silly to limit the number of articles you can view when you can view them all on social media and online. But my issue is with the latest update - it’s rendered the crosswords horrible to use. The setter’s name is hidden and it’s all off-colour. Just a massive disimprovement on a feature that did not need changing.
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Murderers

Hounded a black man to un-alive himself

Never miss a day!

Always something I’m glad I read, learned …

Everything I Need

The Guardian offers information and insights into events that I don't find elsewhere. I can rely on the facts, the prose is clear and concise, and there is a level of intelligence and courage in their reporting that I appreciate.

Like most newspapers, the Guardian has a hefty lifestyle section but it criticizes as well as promotes consumerism and self concern.

As an American, especially, I am glad to have access to a thoughtful, internationally informed point of view.
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God save the Guardian

As a news geek since 1966, I can say that the Guardian is the most objective and reliable news source I have ever read.

I read them all. I also love the NYTimes, but they are slowly becoming a Democratic Party platform.

My favorite columnist is Arwa Mahdawi. She is excellent, witty and always hits the bullseye. I am an elderly, straight white guy. But I call ‘em like I see’em!

Keep it up Guardian!!
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Thank you.

The Guardian is spun from special cloth regarding quality and perspective. Almost certain to gift me a unique insight (or two) before I finish my morning coffee.

We Love the Guardian !

We enjoy all the amazing content from you. Thank you for your wonderful work.