The National User Reviews

The National - UAE, World News
The National - UAE, World News
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Customer Experience

Positive experience25.0% of reviews
Neutral25.0% of reviews
Negative experience50.0% of reviews

~ Based on 16 written reviews from the US App Store.

Is The National Safe?

The National - UAE, World News appears mostly safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for The National is 76/100.

This assessment is based on 30 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4/5.

Safety Analysis

70.0% of ratings point to a safe experience
13.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
16.7% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 30 App Store ratings for The National.

Is The National Legit?

The National - UAE, World News appears legitimate, with a few gaps. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for The National is 73/100.

Based on 73 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Notifications

I don’t need to be reminded about notifications turned off every time I open the app. There off for that reason- not to be bugged for every change- I’ll look when I want to

Gone backwards

This used to be a great app but since update it bugs me every five minutes for notifications and no longer has facility to bookmark articles. Shame.

August 2024 Version Steps Backwards

The writing in this paper is often interesting and different from what you read elsewhere, so it’s a shame the app stepped backward in the latest version.

The app used to allow you to easily toggle between general news and news by regions and topics, but that is gone.

It also had photos with each article, providing relief from the wall of text that is now more prevalent.

Worse, every time you open the app users now have to dismiss the notification alert.

National, please do better. Your content deserves a better app.
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Great app and source of news

App runs smoothly, always new features being added, NO ADVERTS, easy to read pages and a peerless source of information in the region and beyond.

Great when it works

But, half the time, it crashes when trying to open or when opening an article. Not reliable.

Impressive tabloid application

The customization features are a great improvement to this app. I like seeing news that is relevant to me

Updated app crashes

Since the update the application unexpectedly closes when user is scrolling down page.

Unable to scroll the page

I am unable to scroll the pages ...i am using ios version 14.4.2

HELP!!!

THIS NATIONAL NEWS APP WAS DOWNLOADED TODAY AND ISN'T WORKING. I TRIED TO DELETE IT, SO I COULD DOWNLOAD IT AGAIN, BUT IT WON’T LET ME. IT’S JUST GOING AROUND IN A CIRCLE. PLEASE HELP ME DELETE IT!!!

IT IS CRASHING AND CONTINUING TO RUN... NOT GOOD!!!

I want it to better

My favorite English paper in the UAE, but the website on mobile is better than the app. the app just seems like a smaller version of the website but the fonts are tiny and its just not appealing...it needs to be revamped for the mobile.

iPad

It is not convenient for iPad, I need to turn it vertically to read articles. Fix it please for horizontal reading

Latest update messed up everything

As soon as you open the app, it force quits

Content is good. App is poor though.

The National web site is very good and I hoped the app would compliment it, but it doesn’t. The app is not configured for the 11 pro max screen, but worse than that it is buggy. The screen can freeze or just refuse to load (especially if you press the back button).

I’ll stick with the web site in future thanks. I don’t have the required patience to use this app.
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Great content

Love The National UAE ... as a non GCC resident seeking reliable news source for and from the region; this is the go-to place. Great app.

iOS 13 Not sure though

I am using iPhone X running on iOS 13 not able to scroll this app down becoz of which not able to navigate to below news update at all 😞😞😞 Plz fix this

Decent.....

Nice UI and good articles, but not getting any push notifications and sometimes it is slow to load.