The Guardian User Reviews

Customer Experience

Positive experience54.0% of reviews
Neutral9.9% of reviews
Negative experience36.1% of reviews

~ Based on 1,101 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 112,935 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 112,935 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 90/100.

Based on 90 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

This has become my essential

I’ve ditched all social media and now lean into the Guardian for any phone dopamine and I feel a lot better. Regardless of paper (Guardian, Telegraph, Times, Sun etc…) I’d recommend it

Battery Killer

Great app, but lately I’ve noticed that it’s making my battery drain really fast and also causes iPhone and iPad to get really hot.
Something going on with background processes…
The only solution I’ve found is to make sure I force quit the app.
Otherwise, it’s really good!

Brilliant and thought provoking

I read The Guardian daily and love it. Always insightful, groundbreaking and challenging. Just as news should be.

Signing in.

Yet again the damn app wants me to sign in. The Guardian line on this is that it wants to test reader response to being asked to sign in in. (What?).
OK, so here’s my response: it’s a bloody nuisance and a breach of contract. I pay for this subscription, so when you block my access you are in breach of contract.
Since Rusbridger left there has been a considerable decline in the quality of writing and in the impact of the journalism. Your competitors (Byline Times, for instance) are braver, more inquisitive, and just get on with delivering the journalism.
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now more than ever

Non corporate and community media is more important now than ever. Guardian is (mostly) clear-eyed, well-written, thoughtful, and balanced.

Very annoying

One of the top news sources in the world but often, when you switch back from another app, it has lost it’s memory of which article you were reading and you end up at the top of the main page and have to remember and drill back down to continue reading where you left off.

Global, Truth based Journalism

Get to know the world around you and true look at the United States

Proper journalism by proper journalists

Content, navigation, headings, almost everything about the Guardian app is outstanding. Editorial and opinions are not agenda-driven. Balanced and well sourced journalism. No billionaire puppet-master. So far ahead of the rest it’s embarrassing.

Real information

I applaud the Guardian for its reporting of facts and continually challenging all aspects of government- and for its investigative journalism. Fighting water pollution is a serious matter which the Guardian pressed to address the failures of infrastructure sell off. Keep up the good work.

Honest News

I read the Guardian because it provides unbiased, trustworthy U.S. news.

Love the Guardian

The world’s two best papers are the Guardian and the Financial Times.

Drains battery

The app ran in the background at night without me opening the app or touching my phone. It ran in the background for more than 3 hours and totally drained the battery

Love The Guardian

First class journalism.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Exceptional journalism, outstanding app experience

The Guardian Australia app delivers a consistently high‑quality news experience. The reporting is thorough, balanced, and timely, with a clear commitment to public‑interest journalism. The app itself is fast, intuitive, and thoughtfully designed, making it easy to navigate breaking news, in‑depth features, and live coverage.

Notifications are well‑calibrated and informative without being intrusive, and the layout is clean, modern, and highly readable. The integration of multimedia elements—videos, podcasts, and interactive explainers—adds real value to the storytelling.

This is an essential app for anyone who wants reliable, insightful Australian and global news delivered with professionalism and integrity. A truly first‑class experience.
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App vanished

I cannot delete the app as it has vanished from my screen. If I search for it in apps all it shows is “open”
How to delete the app?

Manipulation

This is poor form, I could get rid of this pop up without pushing ok as it was the only option

Broken again

Once again the app stops showing any article. Just delivers a photo and a headline. I’m paying for this and I expect much better. Usual Guardian slack attitude.

The final review

I love you!

You have to pay a subscription

I used to like it but now you have to pay a subscription to access anything. Deleted.

Don’t update!

Latest update makes my phone hot and drains the battery, avoid the latest update!