Subscriptions unreliable!
Why is it that with each new issue I am obliged to re-enter my credentials before I can access the mag? I can see that it needs me to, effectively, login, but why is it so primitive? I can login to my banking and other apps using TouchId or (on my iPhone) FaceId, so why not this app too? Shoddy!
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Absolutely awful, and a huge energy hog
FIrst, this app is a HUGE waste of energy. My M1 MacBook Air is normally completely cold as it sits on my knee, whatever I run. With this app running it very quickly became so hot I had to lift it up to avoid being scorched! That might be OK for an app doing some serious work, but is absolutely unforgiveable in an app that does rather less (and does it a great deal worse!) than the Preview app. For that reason alone I would recommend you don't bother downloading this app.
But that is just a part of the problem. This Mac app doesn't make reading the magazine a nice experience, even though the iPad app version is not too bad. If this is the "enhanced reading experience" bragged about in the App Store page, then I struggle to imagine how dreadful it must have been before being improved!
The magazine page is, of course, always in portrait orientation, whereas my Mac's screen is always landscape, , so this is always going to be a compromise. Yet even in full-screen mode, instead of letting you use at least the full height of your Mac's screen, the app shows the magazine in a small window, only about 2/3 the height of the screen, with everything else black surround. It's like trying to read a newspaper through the wrong end of a telesccope - or, if you magnify the text, a keyhole - bonkers! If you want to read the magazine electronically, do it on your iPad - it's a much less frustrating experience!
But that is just a part of the problem. This Mac app doesn't make reading the magazine a nice experience, even though the iPad app version is not too bad. If this is the "enhanced reading experience" bragged about in the App Store page, then I struggle to imagine how dreadful it must have been before being improved!
The magazine page is, of course, always in portrait orientation, whereas my Mac's screen is always landscape, , so this is always going to be a compromise. Yet even in full-screen mode, instead of letting you use at least the full height of your Mac's screen, the app shows the magazine in a small window, only about 2/3 the height of the screen, with everything else black surround. It's like trying to read a newspaper through the wrong end of a telesccope - or, if you magnify the text, a keyhole - bonkers! If you want to read the magazine electronically, do it on your iPad - it's a much less frustrating experience!
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Charged but not able to download
I am not one to write a review but I am so frustrated with this app. I have tried on numerous occasions to download the latest magazine but apart from being charged each time, I am never able to download it. Not great!
Excellent value and highly informative
I bought a couple of magazines at the tail end of last year and found them to be excellent. There’s loads of useful info and the journalism is enjoyable to read as well as being informative. It was a no brainier therefore to become a digital subscriber...£8.99 for six months is excellent value for money. Try it yourself, you just might surprise yourself.
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Much improved
The new app (October 2020) is much improved after switching from Pixelmags to Pocketmags. I can now download and read the issues going back to when I first started to subscribe.
