# Volv - Curated 9-Second News — user reviews > 130 indexed App Store user reviews of Volv by Benefactory Ventures INC, rated 4.60/5 from 942 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/volv-curated-9-second-news/id1474813657/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/volv-curated-9-second-news/id1474813657.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 763 · 4★ 84 · 3★ 28 · 2★ 18 · 1★ 49 ## What do users think of Volv? Overall sentiment: mixed **Pros** - 📰 Concise and informative news summaries - 🌐 Wide range of news topics covered - 💻 Clean and user-friendly interface - ⏱️ Quick way to stay up-to-date **Cons** - 🤔 Perceived political bias in news coverage - 🔄 Frequent app crashes or feed refresh issues - 🔒 Concerns about user privacy and data tracking - 🔗 Removal of direct links to original news sources **Commonly reported bugs** - Notifications not working consistently - Feedback/contact form not functioning properly - Refreshing the feed removes currently viewed article **Most requested features** - Ability to customize news feed and topics - Option to view news in landscape mode on tablets - Improved bookmarking and article saving features - Faster and more reliable app performance ## Newest reviews (15 of 130) ### 3/5 — Schade … *2026-08-22* … leider gibt es die App nicht auf deutsch. Genauso eine App suche ich nämlich. ### 2/5 — Still broken pretty broken. *2026-03-01, version 3.8.70* Send feedback feature doesn’t work so I’ll paste this here: 1. Can’t change my profile picture at all even after the latest update. 2. India is still in the list of topics even though India and Pakistan aren’t fighting anymore. 3. You still mess with people’s keyboards. When I type in the app, everything is forced lowercase. The app also doesn’t respect my auto correct or auto punctuation settings. 4. The app heats up my iPhone after prolonged use. I’m on a 17 Pro Max on iOS 26.4 beta 2. However, this has occurred even when i wasn’t on any beta. Please look into these issues ASAP. Thanks. ### 3/5 — Still broken. *2026-02-19, version 3.8.70* Can’t change my profile picture at all even after the latest update. Also why is India still in the list of topics? India and Pakistan aren’t fighting anymore. ### 3/5 — Used to be great now just verrrrrry buggy *2026-02-15* This app used to be my go to for quick bite sized news. Lately though, not so much. It’s constantly crashing, will stop scrolling, and for some reason will go on and on and on about the same topic just different article like Trump/Epstein (big losers) or anything happening in India. I’m not sure why it favors soooooo much content from India lately. So this app has fallen in the gutter and needs to be rescued. **Developer response:** Hi! We’re really sorry to hear this. That’s not the experience we want you to have. The crashing and scrolling issues are especially concerning, and we’d love to look into this right away. Please email us at connect@volvmedia.com with your device details or if possible, a screen-recording so we can look into it and get this fixed. We’ve also recently updated our feed algorithm to improve content balance. Please let us know if you’re seeing improvements. Thanks again for the honest feedback – we truly appreciate it. ### 4/5 — Could you please add a translation feature? *2025-06-11* I would like to have a translation feature so that I can read English articles in Japanese. Alternatively, I would like all curated articles to be displayed in Japanese translation if I set Japanese in the language settings. I want to read world news articles, so it’s not a problem if the sources are not in Japanese. Thank you for your consideration. ### 2/5 — Notifications, bias *2025-05-21, version 3.8.5* I like the idea for this app and I would like to get notifications for breaking stories, but the notifications seem to come for many stories regardless of importance. Also, the app seems to have a bit of a political bias in one direction but not always. ### 2/5 — Worked fine until this morning *2025-04-03* I still get notifications yet when I open the app it says it can’t refresh the feed and to try again later. I have used a VPN before but I tried to open/relaunch the app with my VPN disabled and it still shows the same message. What gives? Also you guys need to fix the comments. It forces everyone to type in lowercase. I don’t want to have to manually capitalize every new sentence. Please stop messing with our keyboards. ### 3/5 — Poorly summarized and lots of spam *2025-03-24, version 3.6.93* This app prominently features a plethora of spam articles that are exceptionally easy for its users to spot. It urgently requires an improved reporting mechanism to address this issue. ### 2/5 — They removed the feature that made Volv what it was *2024-12-07* This is my first time ever writing an app review because I’m so confused and upset. The point of the app was to give short, 9 second summaries of news so you can remain informed. I really liked it as it allowed me to scroll on it like a social media app, but instead of brainrot it allowed me know what’s going on in the world. It was awesome because it encouraged remaining informed and curiosity. If you wanted to know more about the topic whose news you just read, you could simply tap and it would take you to the source. I loved it because it would encourage me to learn more. But now, the feature to go to the source is gone…? Like, what’s the point anymore? How do I know if what I’m reading is legit? What’s the source? It’s frustrating if I want to read more and now I can’t. I don’t understand why they took that feature away :( **Developer response:** Hey! Thanks so much for taking the time to share that you love the app. We’ve now made it easier to check the original source—there’s now a ‘Read More’ button right on the article card. Please update the app and let us know what you think. If this helps, we’d really appreciate you considering an update to your review and rating. ### 5/5 — Well done *2024-10-08, version 3.5.93* I have loaded dozens of news apps over the years. Most of those apps had famous names associated with the app. But I have only two or three that I still use. Volv is well written and in my opinion one of the best “ headline” news apps It will have a place on my Home Screen. ### 5/5 — This is amazing and SO HELPFUL! *2024-09-01* I don’t know why this app isn’t more talked about! It’s like the TikTok for news stories. I love this so much!! ### 3/5 — Super useful *2024-08-31, version 3.5.81* It is kind of creepy, though. No one, not even the president, should be making decisions based on seven seconds worth of information. ### 5/5 — Cut down your screen time!! *2024-08-21, version 3.5.81* Use this app to stay up to date and cut your screen time. A winner in my book! ### 2/5 — Removing links to the original story/thread was a bad move *2024-08-18* The app is significantly less useful since removing the ability to follow a link to the original story or thread being summarized. I frequently want to read further and learn more about a particular story, but now I have to manually switch to another app and manually search for related articles. This eliminates most of the value of the Volv app for me. I also tried to submit this feedback via the “contact team Volv” feature within the app, but nothing happens when I tap the “send feedback” button after writing something. Y’all can do better. This app is no longer worth a paid subscription. **Developer response:** Hey Charmon79! We’re sorry to hear. However, we’ve got the feedback and we’re so happy to tell you that this feature is here to stay. We’ve just moved it elsewhere. Simply long press the article and you’ll see an option saying ‘Check out the source’. And you get the rest! Let us know what you think :) ### 3/5 — Good but has A TON of bugs.. *2024-07-27, version 3.5.75* I’ve had the app for at least a year now, maybe longer. It constantly is unable to refresh the feed. Sometimes it just shows me nothing.. needs a lot of work ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Bum app developers *2026-08-04, version 3.8.86* Bum developers begging for money every other swipe. Uninstalled. ### 1/5 — Extremely Biased *2026-01-11* App looks and feels great, but it shows news on certain topics with extreme bias and pushes a certain narrative about them instead of impartial facts. **Developer response:** Thanks for the feedback! We’re glad you like the look and feel of the app. However, we don’t aim to push any narrative. Our stories are curated by a human editorial team from a wide range of sources, and we’re constantly working to improve balance and context. We appreciate you flagging this and will keep refining the experience. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to get in touch with us at connect@volvmedia.com. ### 1/5 — Very Biased News *2025-12-08* I wrote a message asking if there was a way to turn off comments on news stories after I noticed almost all comments were from a single user who was clearly a right-winger. It made me realize that almost all headlines and stories on this app were also right leaning. Very little unbiased news. After sending in my message it asking to turn off comments it appears I’ve been blocked from using the app because the feed just times out and doesn’t load. Tried uninstalling and reinstalling. Seems like this is just a snowflake propaganda machine. **Developer response:** Hey! We're sorry to hear this. We’re actively considering a report option for comments to address misuse. We'll also forward your request to turn off the comments to the team. To clarify, we do not block users from accessing the app – there’s no such system in place. The feed loading issue you experienced was a technical one, and we’ve made improvements since. Please update the app and let us know if it’s resolved. We value diverse viewpoints and appreciate the feedback. If you have any suggestions, please reach out to us on connect@volvmedia.com. ### 1/5 — Can’t open links in browser *2025-04-03, version 3.6.94* Why does this app not let me open news stories in the browser? And the share button doesn’t work, it just buffers endlessly. I don’t want to use your embedded browser. Fix this and it’s four stars, that’s how much this means to me. It would be five stars if, having fixed that issue, you also made the news come in faster, as soon as the story breaks. Volv lags significantly behind primary source news feeds. ### 1/5 — clickbait *2024-08-08, version 3.5.81* i liked it initially but then their click bait headlines became racist and hella transphobic. ### 1/5 — Broken notifications and feedback *2024-06-11, version 3.5.55* The apps notifications are not working and keeps toggling off every time I exit the app. I tried to send feedback through the app feedback option and that too is broken and the button wont send. ### 1/5 — Just another social media app *2024-04-17, version 3.5.24* Had this app for about two days. Only gave me crappy pop culture news. Not only was it news I didn’t care for, but it was ALL negative. I tried their filtering, selecting the topics I was interested in, and received news about none of the topics I selected. I tried selecting all the topics I didn’t want to see if maybe that’s what I was supposed to do, and still received the same. ### 1/5 — Paywall *2024-03-13, version 3.5.9* Use to enjoy Volv as my source of news. Being able to access my bookmarks and experiencing the app ad-free. I get the ad implementation. But the fact you put the bookmark feature behind a paywall is insane. Will be using the app less and possibly delete it off eventually. ### 1/5 — Was promising but vehicle for conspiracy theories *2024-01-05, version 3.4.66* Some news are fun and interesting. But it’s on the verge of conspiracy media with them covering “aliens in a Miami mall” with a blurry video from X (formerly Twitter). Uninstalled, will look at Axios for trustworthy bite sized news. ### 1/5 — Racist *2023-12-05, version 3.4.53* Every notification I’ve gotten from Volv is one sided Israeli propaganda. I signed up for news, not Israeli propaganda and misinformation.. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — My kind of doomscroll *2026-08-19* I honestly wanted more direction on viewing the news while not just gluing myself to TikTok or the television. Having it at hand is great and quite literally my form Instagram (since I don’t have one). It’s filled with new news everyday and so broad where it’s not too taxing of one specific topic too much. 10/10 ### 5/5 — Love this app! ❤️ *2025-10-14, version 3.8.49* Great given the limited time I have each day to catch up with news and entertainment. Highly recommended if you are looking for an AI news app! A+ ### 5/5 — worth it. *2025-10-13, version 3.8.49* able to feel more informed and less overwhelmed catching up with the world ### 5/5 — Everyone needs this news app *2025-10-07* It’s quick, mix of important breaking and trending content, beautiful ui, well written summaries. Covers a whole lot of topics. Very global. Love it! ### 5/5 — Quick Accurate News *2025-07-27, version 3.8.26* Brings me up to speed of current events in most efficient way. Been a fan since it began in 2020! ### 5/5 — Happy *2025-07-18* Very good application love from japan 🇯🇵🇯🇵 ### 5/5 — Top app through the Israel-Iran war *2025-06-24, version 3.8.11* First app to notify me through the caos. ### 5/5 — Short and sweet *2025-04-11* Short and sweet news in 9 seconds Volv is my favourite news app ### 5/5 — Everyone needs this app! A fresh and fun take on the news *2025-03-11, version 3.6.81* Great curation, very relevant to the younger generation Perfectly crafted summaries Beautiful and easy to use UI No unnecessary fluff saves me a lot of time LOVE THE APP! ### 5/5 — What an awesome concept *2024-12-28, version 3.6.35* Puts random knowledge into the hands of hands others. Encourages knowledge seekers to create and share. Great app. --- *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 2026-09-08.*