# ZINIO - Magazine Newsstand — user reviews > 748 indexed App Store user reviews of ZINIO by Zinio LLC, rated 4.60/5 from 15,665 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zinio-magazine-newsstand/id364297166/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/zinio-magazine-newsstand/id364297166.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 12,584 · 4★ 1,864 · 3★ 341 · 2★ 251 · 1★ 625 ## What do users think of ZINIO? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🚀 Great app - 👍 Easy to use - 👍 Convenient magazine library - 👍 Variety of magazines - 👍 Good value - 👍 Helpful customer service **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and bugs - 🐛 Slow downloads and performance issues - 🐛 Unreliable syncing and lost content - 🐛 Confusing interface changes - 🐛 Aggressive advertising - 🐛 Difficult account management **Commonly reported bugs** - Magazines not downloading correctly - App crashing on launch - Inability to access purchased content - Syncing issues causing loss of data - Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions **Most requested features** - Ability to bookmark/annotate articles - Offline reading mode - Improved library management - Sync reading progress across devices - Better notification system for new issues ## Newest reviews (11 of 748) ### 2/5 — Lots of room for improvement *2026-08-16, version 4.76.1* I should’ve written this review a long time ago. I have been using Zinio for a long time, probably over 10 years.  It was quite revolutionary at the time.  Over time, the quality has gone down substantially. I used to use the text view frequently to read magazines.  Almost always now this does not work. It brings up a very tiny font. There has been absolutely no innovation that I can remember. For example, it could be much easier to navigate a magazine with voice i.e. go to page 85. ### 4/5 — Flawed *2026-05-26* Please give me single page view on landscape mode ### 2/5 — So slow to load *2026-04-01, version 4.74.0* Very frustrating app - it takes so long to load even with high speed WiFi connection on my iPhone 14. Every time I try to use it I am met by the wheel of downloading doom and give up. I recommend first buying just one issue of the magazine you want to subscribe to check if you also have this problem. ### 2/5 — It keeps crashing *2026-02-06, version 4.72.3* Now, it won’t even open, then crash again and again. ### 1/5 — Don’t subscribe!!! *2025-12-03, version 4.72.1* Don’t use this app. They make it impossible to cancel a subscription. Every other subscription service through iTunes is super easy to cancel a subscription, but not on ZINIO. Ridiculous! The ZINIO subscription doesn’t even show under my iTunes account even though the billing is through iTunes. Save yourself a nightmare and don’t use this app for magazines. ### 1/5 — Всё сломалось *2025-11-26* Перестала работать оптимизация размера текста, читать журналы на небольшом экране телефона стало невозможно. ### 1/5 — Can’t pick up where you left off, have to see the marketing screen every time *2025-11-10, version 4.72.1* Deal killer to have to see the marketing screen every time I come back to read. I’m going back to analog. So much more joy in reading real media. ### 2/5 — Issues with text sizing *2025-11-04, version 4.72.1* The text resizing works only sometimes, and usually only after a reload of the program. Very poor quality programing ### 3/5 — Журналы грузятся некорректно *2025-11-03* Перестала работать функция чтения pdf, показывает черный экран, в текстовом формате можно прочитать, но журнальная верстка не сохраняется, что портит все впечатление **Developer response:** Спасибо за ваш отзыв. Чтобы помочь вам получить больше удовольствия от использования приложения, мы хотели бы лучше понять конкретные проблемы, с которыми вы сталкиваетесь. Пожалуйста, свяжитесь с нами по адресу support@zinio.com, указав номер ссылки #1517198 и предоставив более подробную информацию. ### 3/5 — There’s an issue with the reader view where the text is really small *2025-10-18, version 4.71.1* In a recent update the reader view text size has become illegibly small across multiple magazines. The slider no longer works where you can change text size. ### 2/5 — Doesn’t work with IPad Pro *2025-10-17, version 4.71.1* I’ve tried to use this with my iPad Pro and it simply doesn’t work- it crashes every single time and while I can use it on my very old iPad- I find it odd it won’t let me use it on my iPad ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Not enough magazines to pick from *2026-07-01, version 4.75.1* With all the magazines out there ZINIO has very narrow selection it’s also has no warning when your subscription is almost over ### 1/5 — Terrible app *2026-06-04, version 4.75.0* I stumbled on this app while looking for Apple News alternative, but it was nothing but disappointment. I couldn’t even get to sign up for an account because I kept getting notifications that they’re experiencing technical difficulties. What a lame app! ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work half the time!!! *2026-05-27, version 4.75.0* It would be nice if this actually worked!! I constantly have to use the desktop site to see my magazines. Why don’t you make an app that actually works?!? ### 1/5 — Keeps getting worse and less user friendly. *2026-05-08, version 4.75.0* Every update seems to be a bit worse than the last. Most annoying new feature. Removal of all my downloaded magazines. Went on holiday, to discover that most of my downloaded magazines are gone. Had to go find Wifi and waste time redownloading. I resent being stuck with this horrible app to view my favourite mags. So much that I have cancelled subscriptions to 2 magazines that I would otherwise keep reading. ### 1/5 — Shame on you selling porn *2026-03-25, version 4.74.0* Your in breach of your license people under 18 can access your content ### 1/5 — Crashing *2026-02-10, version 4.72.3* Keeps crashing. Can’t open. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t open on iPad *2026-01-06, version 4.72.1* All software is current and yet the Zinio app won’t open. Tapping the app icon just opens as a flash up and immediately dissipates. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work on iPad *2025-12-27, version 4.72.1* I’m running iPadOS 26.1 and this app closes immediately upon opening. This developer isn’t responsive nor are they even trying to fix the app! ### 1/5 — Will not load homepage or library *2025-12-13, version 4.72.1* The app used to work well. But for the last two months, all that I get is a white screen that never loads either the homepage or my library magazines. I keep the app updated and my iPad has the latest updates. ### 1/5 — 依托答便 *2025-12-03, version 4.72.1* 打都打不开，什么垃圾软件 ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — GREAT COLLECTION *2026-08-10, version 4.76.1* Easy to access, huge variety, PDF ready. Great value. ### 5/5 — Continues to be a great app *2026-08-01, version 4.76.1* The app is great. Able to read easily. Downloads are speedy. Customer service is top notch as well. ### 5/5 — Mag reading *2026-05-13, version 4.75.0* Great way to read lots of mags, without having a pile of them! ### 5/5 — Awesome *2026-01-31, version 4.72.2* Great variety of things to choose with wonderful offers to tempt you for more ### 5/5 — Not many magazines left *2026-01-22, version 4.72.2* Not their fault but it’s sad that there are so few magazines left ### 5/5 — Voie Libre *2026-01-17, version 4.72.1* My only option for unusual Model Railways, started taking in paper version many moons ago when on holiday in France. Now have digital version and just love the Mag. ### 5/5 — TV Hebdo *2026-01-16, version 4.72.1* Pas besoin de courir acheter mon TV Hebdo au dépanneur. ### 5/5 — Hola de Españareseña *2026-01-11, version 4.72.1* Es mi revista favorita gracias ### 5/5 — Marvelous! *2025-12-21, version 4.72.1* Great information! ### 5/5 — Windows is wrong size *2025-10-14, version 4.71.1* When starting the app, the window is always too small and doesn’t fill the screen. To fix that I have to rotate the tablet 90 degrees and then back -90 degrees. No other way to fix the window size, --- *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 2026-08-28.*