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Variety App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
Variety app received 52 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Variety? Can you share your negative thoughts about variety?
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✓ Navbar too tight on iPhone 13 miniIts very narrow at the top and sometimes It takes several tries to press a new category. There is a large margin at the bottom so its a bit frustrating that everything is crammed at the top..Version: 24.2
✓ Where did the slowdown come from?This used to be one of my favorite apps until it started freezing, taking a minute or more to load. It will often crash and have to be restarted, only to still take minutes to refresh. Please update!.Version: 3.0
✓ No access to mag issues for direct subscribers!A bizarre app in that it does not seem to allow linkage/login to “print + digital” Variety subscription accounts, only Variety subscriptions made via the Apple app store - a ridiculous limitation resulting in inability of direct (Penske) Variety subscribers to access the “Issues” feature..Version: 23.0
✓ Wobbly and unstable as ever on iPad MiniV disappointed that the long expected upgrade is again, at least on first use, all but unusable. Pages disappear or keep reloading... a nightmare..Version: 4.0
✓ Pointless Pointless PointlessThis app is pointless. We have a handful of annual Variety subscriptions in our office and that annual cost is higher than what it would cost to buy some generic app design that will handle subscription logins and pull content from the Variety database. This app is a reflection of Variety's inability to understand digital content and how easy it is to make money with one's and zero's..Version: 2.1.0
✓ YikesIt'd be nice if this app didn't crash or freeze every time I try using it. And it'd be nice to offer the option to copt links, or have the article at least open in a web browser so I could copy the link myself and share it. But I guess the app developers Variety hired are strapped for cash or just couldn't be bothered to supply basic functions in a mobile app. You'd be better off just going straight to the website off a web browser, because the app is essentially useless and just takes up space. One star..Version: 3.0
✓ Awful upgradeI wish could go back to the old app. Scrolling through latest headlines, Separate tabs for reviews, television and film etc. Now you just read story after story without a choice. And it takes forever to load. I’ll be deleting this shortly and will get my news elsewhere..Version: 4.0
✓ App needs lots of workThis app needs lots of work, I’ll start with the fact that if you try to share a story to Facebook or Twitter, it takes you to a page that tells you to download them and there is no way yo tell it you already have them. I see this a lot on apps on the iPhone. Frankly it’s just plain stupid to not have the app go straight to the Facebook or Twitter app and Apple should be enforcing this..Version: 3.0.5
✓ An infinite variety of awfulnessJust upgraded from the not very good older version. Endless scrolling to get to all the headlines. No longer able to look for news in a particular section — look at all the news or none. The articles used to be more readable in old app than on the awful website, but this is now web based in app reading experience with slow load times and an all around awful reading experience. The Variety app has long been awful, and this is just a new variety of bad. Wish I could go back to the older version for pre-iOS 10 that was a wee bit less bad than this..Version: 4.0
✓ Half a storyGood "free" app, but I'm not fond of the idea that you only get half of the story without paying for a subscription..Version: 2.1.0
✓ You get what you pay for, I guess.Apparently this app hasn't been updated in a year and a half (still not optimized for iPhone 5, which is really annoying), and has more than a few frustrating limitations (starting with no search function, and no ability to "load more" than the 20 most recent articles per section). Compared to Variety's mobile-optimized website, this app is kind of a dinosaur..Version: 2.1.0
✓ Incredibly slow and glitchyThis is one of the worst apps on my phone. It slows down the whole system, making it impossible to screenshot and share without waiting 10 minutes. Really disappointing for such good website and content..Version: 13.0
✓ Great info, lousy appLove the info but please fix this to work smoothly..Version: 13.0
✓ So slow to load and small font on section pageWhy is the app so slow - as if the app is frozen - when the app is started? (You are probably busy on loading gallery photos in the background, but why don't you do that if I click on gallery section!?) Why can't the font on the front page and on each section's page be changed like while reading an article? Why are the titles in each article all capitalized? It so hard to read!.Version: 3.0
✓ Needs updatingSolid app, does the necessities. However, the app's in serious need of an update to bring it up to speed. A speed reading function would be nice.Version: 3.0
✓ Not a fan of the new formatAlways loved the Variety app but not a fan of the new look/format. Used to be able to see snapshots of 10 or so top stories and now, with larger previews, you can only see 1 or 2 when you first open the app. Much more difficult to get a quick look at stories and decide which ones you want to read more about..Version: 4.0
✓ Multimedia Always FailsI’ve never once had a link pointing to multimedia content work. I’ve tried for years while using each then-latest iPhone. App doesn’t refresh content predictably or rapidly. Never has. Never able to find where I left off when returning to an article left open..Version: 4.0
✓ Keeps crashingThis keeps crashing, won’t load properly and needs a redesign. Uninstalling..Version: 13.0
✓ Impossible to UseThe Variety app is impossible to use. It is extremely laggy, seems to make my phone hot every time I use, and is an endless barrage of advertisements..Version: 21.0
✓ It works for reading the articles. That’s about it.The main attraction of the Variety app is to be able to read Variety. And that works just fine. But nothing else works. You can’t share, videos never work, photos rarely load, and the galleries tab has never worked. Every time I click it..the apps crashes and goes back to my home screen. Also...they should bring back comment sections..Version: 3.0.5
✓ MISSING: Real Time Alerts FeatureThe app states there are real-time new alert push notifications you can turn on via the settings menu. This is 100% false. There is absolutely no way to do this. There is actual absolutely no alert feature at all. I’ve emailed support 5 times with no response, so I’ve decided to leave a review to inform others that are expecting this feature. If I’m incorrect, please reply to this review with instructions on how this can be done & I will revise the content. Below is what they state, but the feature is completely nonexistent. “REAL-TIME NEWS ALERTS: Keep up with breaking stories as they happen with push notifications, easily toggled on or off in the app settings menu. “ In fact the screenshots show a “bell” icon next to the “gear” icon, which does not exist in the actual app. Please respond with how to active the real-time news alerts. Please. Thank you..Version: 23.0
✓ Redesign removed any and all usefulnessI simply can’t understand why the app would be redesigned to just have one general feed without any option to read by topic (TV, Film, Digital, Business, etc.). As someone who works in the media industry and reads Variety daily, it’s incredibly sad and I have deleted this app from my phone. Instead, I have to use my mobile browser to read articles from the web page. This is literally the first app review I have ever written but this UI/UX is so poor that I felt compelled to do so. Whoever is the CTO should immediately implement changes - I would imagine app engagement has totally collapsed. This is digital media 101 and calls into question Variety as a leading player in media itself..Version: 4.0
✓ Soooo slow. Problems loading pagesThis has to be the worst app design ever. I’ve never had a problem like this with any other apps. Incredibly frustrating. It’s always fingers crossed to see if the page will load after getting the white screen of death. How can it be so hard to fix this? Every other comparable app seems to be able to do it. If Variety wants people to look at their material they ought to consider using a company that knows what they’re doing..Version: 13.0
✓ Worthless…keeps freezing!The content is great, but the app freezes after one use. Tried rebooting my iPad, downloading again, etc. Freezes on a regular basis. Too bad..Version: 24.2
✓ UselessWon’t open.Version: 13.0
✓ New look is not goodNew iPhone app is not easy to use and doesn’t allow us to flip through the top articles and instead we have to scroll through it all. Ugh. Don’t like it..Version: 4.0
✓ Unusable - littered with adsLittered with ads - totally unusable.Version: 13.0
✓ Updated and now the app is irrelevantThis awful update inspired me to write my first review. I used to be able to scan sections for quick headlines. The new format is useless. It’s a home renovation gallery of washed up athletes and actors. Deleting the app.Version: 4.0
✓ VIP+ Membership is useless on iPadThe app is useless for the $40/month VIP+ subscription if you signed up online (not the App Store). Just access it through Safari and save yourself the headache..Version: 24.2
✓ Awfull app crashes constantlyTo rate this app with one star is giving it way too much. The ads are so annoying and the interface constantly crashes and restarts. I literary hate this app. It is a torture to access it due to its mediocre interface..Version: 20.0
✓ UnstableThe app doesn’t stay open. It closes within seconds of opening. I will delete it if you don’t fix this problem..Version: 12.6
✓ Banners Constantly Covering Story ContentNever used to be this way. Suggest firing all existing app programmers and hiring fresh blood. Someone high-up told the programmers to change things. They listened. We suffer. Shame on all of you..Version: 13.0
✓ VarietySite keeps crashing!!!! Please fix it!.Version: 20.0
✓ Worst App EverCrashes, shows no content, tried on two iOS devices with the latest software and it was useless. I wasted time messing with it that I will never get back..Version: 13.0
✓ Needs Features!!Can’t understand why this app doesn’t have a search window so you can look up names and older articles. There’s also no way of accessing your account info if you’re a Variety subscriber. Please update this!!.Version: 3.0.5
✓ Please fix this appI love the content. But wow this is a terrible app. Constantly glitching, reloading, you can’t read for more then a few lines without the screen jumping everywhere. 82 million adverts constantly popping up. Please make this better.Version: 13.0
✓ Crashes and stuttersLove the content but the app experience is chronically poor and that drags the rating from 5 to 2. It is simply very buggy. Suspect it is due to ad media not loading properly which is sloppy and poorly tested development. The app just needs to do 2 things, deliver content and deliver ads, gets neither done. Fed up..Version: 13.0
✓ UnusableEven after the most recent update, this app still struggles to function. Many articles disappear in the middle of reading them, leaving you with a blank white screen. Hyperlinks lead to nowhere. Everything is incredibly slow, and pages constantly reformat as you’re trying to read. The list goes on. Coming from the premier source of entertainment news, I’m surprised how terrible this app is. Please get it together, Variety. You have the content you just need a usable interface!.Version: 4.0
✓ Great Content, Awful LookSame content as online and easier to access, but the look is not even close to the refined and beautiful website. Although the articles are the same, I will stick with the website because the app is not aesthetically pleasing..Version: 3.0
✓ What is this?After installing message popped up: “Notice Doesn’t have OneTrust data to show Banner user interface. Please fetch OneTrust data first.” What the heck is that! Can some one please explain?!—thanks. Rating reflects difficulty to run the app. I’m a Variety reader and would like to be able to use the app..Version: 23.2
✓ So DisappointedI’ve rarely been so let down by an app redesign. Variety used to be the only news app that properly functioned for offline reading - once refreshed the latest news downloaded automatically, everything would load. Now nothing is automatic and stories take forever to load. It’s now a worse version of every other junky news app. So sad to see an essential part of my commute gone..Version: 4.0
✓ IPad version freezes at startWhat a missed opportunity for Variety.Version: 24.1
✓ Slow and buggyAwful app. Loads slow and reloads while you’re reading (presumably to load more irritating ads!)..Version: 21.0
✓ Poorly doneThis app needs a complete redo. I can’t believe they decided this was a good setup. There is no search option. There is absolutely no way for subscribers to view the magazine digitally on the app like you can with literally any other magazine out there. I don’t find this app user friendly whatsoever. PLEASE update it!.Version: 3.0.5
✓ Battery DrainThe most deal breaking aspect of the app for me is how rapidly it drains the battery of my phone, which points to the fact of how badly optimized this app is for iPhone. I love having a variety app on my phone, but not if it’ll sap one per cent of my battery per min. Please fix this..Version: 4.0
✓ Very unstable on my iPadMost of the time while trying to read an article this app suddenly closes and the iPad returns to the opening screen. It’s the only app among many that I have that does this. This app needs a major overhaul..Version: 13.0
✓ Devastatingly SlowThis app, for all intents and purposes, would be a shining example of quality craftsmanship if not for the stuttering, hobbled pace of it all. It’s like trying to run in a dream; you certainly see where you want to go, but an invisible grasp slows you and frustrates your goals. I might as well be jogging in quick sand..Version: 4.0
✓ 50% of the time, this app just shuts down, out of the blueOut.Version: 13.0
✓ Buggy adsI couldn’t finish an article because the ads kept restructuring the page as they loaded, until the page goes dark and I have to reload it and start over..Version: 21.0
✓ Dumb!Hate this. Can't access my premier subscription, keeps crashing and no features to search or filter through the news. I just want to access my premier subscription via the app..Version: 3.0.5
✓ This app is an embarrassmentNot sure why Variety bothers to publish articles through this app. It’s unusable. It’s slow to load simple TEXT. When it does, it lasts for about 4 seconds then goes blank. My iphone actually heats up when trying to handle the instability of this app. There are literally hundreds of news-based apps that work great. Is it really that hard for Variety to get this together? If not, they deserve to go extinct..Version: 21.0
✓ Totally ruined a great app...???? It’s awful, slow with no quick overview in contextAwful, awful, terrible, why totally ruin a very good app? Slow, no quick overview of the stories, now no tv, film and other segments.. so why use this now??? Major backward step for an icon..Version: 4.0
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