# U. S. Army Echoes — user reviews > 37 indexed App Store user reviews of U. S. Army Echoes by TRADOC Mobile, rated 3.80/5 from 8 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/u-s-army-echoes/id890635050/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/u-s-army-echoes/id890635050.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 4 · 4★ 2 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (17 of 37) ### 1/5 — App Freezes *2018-09-04* App has stopped working on the latest iOS (11.4.1) running on an iPad mini-4. It freezes as soon as it begins to load. ### 1/5 — Bad app *2018-07-16* Shows nothing but army badge on iPhone and black screen on ipad, can’t find any way to send feedback. most hyperlinks are to closed sites. nothing downloads ### 1/5 — Not Army quality. *2018-06-27, version 2.7* I don’t want to download each quarter to read! Clutters my device with .pdf files. IMPROVEMENT: Make it readable on line‼️ ### 1/5 — U S Army Echoes *2018-06-26, version 2.7* Does not work. The app loads and has all the editions of army echoes listed but the download button doesn’t work. ### 1/5 — Articles will not download *2018-06-23* Tried numerous times to open recent released articles, app just shows “loading”, very disappointing as I will retire in 30 days, after 30 yrs of service, and I am continually reminded how “technology” tied we are but still can’t get systems to work ### 1/5 — Not worth the effort *2018-06-18, version 2.7* Unable to download or open can not see the archives deleted it three time, rebooted both iPhone and iPad still will not download or open previous document TRADOC OBVIOUSLY DOES NOT CARE ABOUT RETIRE PERSONNEL! ### 1/5 — Still won't open *2018-04-27* I have deleted and reinstalled this app multiple times over the past several years and it still won't open a downloaded issue Saturday as of APRIL 2018. TRADOC should be mortified that they can't produce a functional product. certainly hope this monstrosity is not reflective of how well they train new troops. As a retired Army field grade officer, I am embarrassed to have the Army logo associated with it. ### 1/5 — Does Not Work *2017-10-02, version 2.5* This app will not open downloaded Echoes. ### 1/5 — Unable to do anything or open the pages within the App. *2017-08-29* I uploaded the app and opened it. I see quite a few publications but not respond when I tap to open them. ### 1/5 — Army Echoes doesn't work *2017-06-15, version 2.4.1* Just updated. As of 1300 15 June 2017. Can't open or delete issues. Buttons don't work. When you click download on an issue, it appears to download, but doesn't open when you click "open". ### 1/5 — US Army Echoes *2017-06-15, version 2.4* This app will not open Echoes. You would think someone would check this app before putting it out for use. ### 1/5 — Update Doesn't Work *2016-11-23, version 2.3.1* Still doesn't work guys. Downloads on my iPad but will not open ### 1/5 — Army Echoes App *2016-03-23, version 1.0* Has bugs, doesn't load all the time. Poor performance. ### 1/5 — Loading *2016-01-11* Says it is loading then nothing appears when it is done loading ### 1/5 — None *2014-10-16, version 1.0* This app is an epic fail. ### 1/5 — Won't open or run *2014-10-16* Shows only a black screen when one tries to open it. Looks like the same problem from previous review in July and now it's mid-October. ### 1/5 — Was this tested? *2014-10-16* Did anybody bother to test this app before it was released? On the iPad I get a black screen if I tap the icon and the ipad gives me the issues of Army Echos to download, but if I try, it knocks me out of the app.........what a waste of my time! ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Typical lazy government app *2024-01-22* The app is terrible. It's only function is to open a .pdf version of Army Echos. Instead of having something useful like links which take you to scalable articles that you can read on your phone, this 'app' just opens a document that you need two fingers to punch and squeeze and move around your phone to read. What is this, 1998? I wonder how much tax payer money was wasted on this useless app? **Developer response:** Hello Kelly, thank you for your feedback. We apologize for the frustration the current .pdf format has caused. We are actively exploring ways to provide a more mobile-friendly, scalable reading experience for our Retirees. Please feel free to share any further suggestions directly with us at ArmyEchoes@army.mil ### 1/5 — Horrible app *2022-08-16, version 2.9.6* If the people who developed this app were in charge of developing the plans for the Normandy invasion, we'd all be speaking perfect German today. This isn't rocket science guys. For example, you click on the lastest issue and nothing happens. And if an older issue does open, it's just a .pdf in really tiny font that our old, retired eyes can't read. Sure, you can use two fingers to zoom in, but then can't read the rest of the article without scrolling left and right, up and down. Whoever is responsible for this should be reassigned to permanent police call around some random parking lot. Maybe then the government will get its money's worth. ### 1/5 — Typical Army Website *2022-02-20* App doesn’t work, only displays newsletters from 2 years ago. Why are all military websites over complicated and unintuitive? I only use when absolutely necessary and it is always frustrating, never easy. ### 1/5 — No updates in a year *2022-01-21* US Army wants to claim how important its Retired members are, yet they haven’t updated this in a year. Cannot get new editions without an update. ### 1/5 — App doesn’t work *2021-12-21* The Retired Echoes app doesn’t work. It will not load, appears to be old information, over a year since last document loaded onto app. ### 1/5 — Typical army mediocrity *2021-08-17, version 2.9.6* What a joke! Latest issue of 2020? Someone got a bonus or a medal for this I’m sure. ### 1/5 — Newsletter Access *2020-02-26, version 2.9.4* Newsletter will not download ,have tried it multiple times. ### 1/5 — Does not work *2019-11-18* App will open but cannot download or read any of the newsletters. Further, can’t reach the link to the RSO site either that is offered as an alternative. ### 1/5 — App Doesn’t Work. *2019-09-24, version 2.9.3* Unable to fully download or open posted documents. I’ve deleted the app. ### 1/5 — Still not opening non-archived issues??? *2019-02-22* The app fails to access/open the Echoes file after downloading on my iPad..ugh!! However it does connect to an Army website where I can view archived back issues. So please ensure that all issues of Echoes get archived ASAP!! ## Most praised reviews (4 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Works just fine *2018-05-28* Opened the app and was presented current and back issues of Echoes. Hit download on the current one, then Open to open it in iBooks or whatever. No problem! ### 5/5 — Army Echoes *2014-07-14* I had no problems opening or reading Echoes using this App. ### 4/5 — 📰Working better, still could use a little update *2023-05-25* After reading the May ~ July 2023 newsletter, I downloaded the app. *Latest newsletter: Feb~Apr 2023. Not up to date. *Clicked on a link - worked great. Couldn’t get back to Echo article. *Couldn’t forward or send article to another program. *Couldn’t select text to have it read (spoken). With a few updates, this app could get 5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ### 3/5 — Worth the wait *2014-10-16* Installed on my iPad and iPhone. Only took a few minutes to start working on the iPad. Took almost an hour on iPhone. During that time only the logo page was showing. It's slow installing but worth the wait 😎 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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