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National Review App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ A real piece of crapAs others say, the numerous ads crash my iPad when trying to read "the corner". Totally useless. The magazine part is not much better. Have to dig to see which cover I'm trying to read. Can't delete an issue. Doesn't remember where I left off. Numerous complaints via the app but apparently management doesn't care if we all start to cancel. Weekly Standard had an issue when they recently changed the add but it was corrected in a few days. NR problems have been since the last update. If not fixed soon I'm out of here!.Version: 9.5
✓ Impossible to read!!I like the content, as it is informative and well balanced. However... the articles and comments are impossible to read. The app constantly refreshes the page and moves the screen to the top of the article. Before I scroll down, it refreshes again, and again. When I want to read comments, I find myself back to the article itself, and before I scroll to the bottom and hit the comments button, and scroll down to the comments I read, it glitches and I can start all over again. Absolutely frustrating. Please, fix this!.Version: 17.3
✓ NRPlus articles not available despite having subscriptionWhen attempting to view NRPlus articles through app I get prompted to buy subscription. However, I already have subscription and when I click subscribe it acknowledges this. Have contacted support numerous times and they say website content is not their problem and to contact NR. Makes no sense that inability to access content I’ve paid for through app is not app developer’s problem..Version: 24.0
✓ Expert - Elite Class BlatherI subscribed to NR thinking that it was a respectable publication. What I found is its writers are pseudo intellectuals writing long winded piece with their thesauruses in hand to interject multi syllable words so that readers will look upon in awe and think - oh my, how smart they must be! Additionally, their writers and editors, are unable to see beyond their hatred of DJT, and his American supporters. 98% of contributions exhibit trump derangement syndrome. They might as well replace Mr. I’m so smart Andy McCarthy directly with that patriot Hillary Rodman Clinton. That is if she could step over all of the dead bodies in her wake and find a working computer after so many of her’s were destroyed illegally to hide her wrongdoings. The elitist at NR can bash Trump countless new ways each and everyday. However, it is beyond their comprehension to think of and articulate a creative solution. Apparently they believe that Harris the fraud and Biden to ccp puppet are the candidates and path for the former USA they recommend. VDH and Ms Lopez are exceptions and have humble and independent minds. Their contributions are valuable to all for reading and consideration..Version: 22.0
✓ Stable?Great to have easy access to NR! I just started using the app and maybe I need more practice. However, it has happened a few times that the app abruptly jumps back to the cover from whatever’s I was reading. It is easy to navigate back to the article and not a big issue. Well worth the small inconvenience to have NR at my fingertips..Version: 22.0
✓ Articles hard to find on the appI'd like to be able to easily find recommended articles from The Editors podcast on the NR app, and I'd like to be able to save articles on the app, and to have the app not reset if i set down an article I'm reading and later come back to it. But I can't do any of those things despite being a paying subscriber. The app is clunky and sorely lacking in features..Version: 28.3
✓ GlitchyI like the content. Yes, there’s a little too much opinion, but many authors do use data and facts to back up their arguments. Besides, what journalistic organization does not have opinion drift into their articles any more? I’d give the app 4-stars based upon content (sorry, tough grader). But, I find the app glitchy: content missing, suddenly the app jumps to the home page or crashes and the article that was being read can no longer be found. An infrequent rate of occurrence and I wouldn’t care, but it happens quite frequently on my iPhone. Sorry NR..Version: 23.0
✓ A terrible appRegardless of what you think of the content on The National Review, it is hard to get past the frustratingly clunky app. It takes forever to load. It is not stable. Even though I have an annual subscription, it always asks me to subscribe. The only way I have found to clear the subscription add is to attempt to resubscribe. Only to have it remind me that I am already subscribed..Version: 23.0
✓ Fantastic paper, terrible appNational Review has some of the highest quality writing to be found in modern journalism. That being said, the quality of their work is totally immaterial if their app is so buggy that I can simply never enjoy it. Often times I will wait up to a minute for the article full of well articulated points to load only to have the app stutter and fail to display any content at all. Other times, the app seems to forget that I am a proud subscriber and insist that I’ve reached my free limit of articles to read. After logging in (while checking and verifying that I am in fact logged in) the app will carry you in an endless loop, neither verifying that you are logged or accepting the log in credentials you are presenting. All in all, my favorite source of journalism and news while being my least favorite app..Version: 21.0
✓ Buggy and annoyingStill bad. Worst app I have ever used for publications. Love the publication, which I only read digitally, but the app is often very annoying. When reading, when new articles load, it kicks me out of what I’m reading and takes me back to the articles list page. When I download the magazine to read offline, certain articles - why just certain ones? - are not available to read offline. And, there is no way to change the font size! The Wall Street Journal app allows me to change font size, which is very helpful! All these things seem fixable - so please do!!! Keeps taking me to the web version to login for the umpteenth time, then throws me to an error page; really is this that hard to make a decent app?.Version: 28.2
✓ Excellent but Inaccessible ContentI don’t mind paying for good journalism, and NR offers excellent writing on politics and culture, but the app for the iPad performs terribly. It loads slowly, and then, after choosing “Website” content, it slowly loads the list of articles from the website (often leaving out the most current ones). But when you click on a specific article to read, it may take several minutes to load. Or it may never appear. I’ve paid $99/yr for access, but won’t be renewing my subscription because the app and website are just too difficult to use, even for paying subscribers..Version: 23.0
✓ Very poor updateThere is now no longer any easy way to access an article from the table of contents. The whatever-it's-called bar at the bottom has numbers that do not correspond to the magazine page numbers (off by 2, I think). The earlier version was much better. You should have fixed the minor bugs and left the rest alone. Is there any way to revert? To others: If you have not updated, don't!.Version: 6.0.2
✓ Great content, bad appI love National Review, but the app is next to useless. Despite being logged in to my NR Plus account and showing an active subscription in Settings, whenever I click on an article behind the paywall I get told I need to log in, am pushed over to my web browser (where it tells me I am *already* logged in), and have to navigate through the website to find the article I was looking for again. I’ve stopped using the app and just use the website on my phone..Version: 21.0
✓ Great content HORRIBLE appYou can’t get through a single article without multiple page reloads, constant bouncing of newly rendered content on the page, or my favorite just a big blank white screen that takes over the whole page while in the middle of reading. The developers need to render the content from the articles different than just a PWA. I would love to subscribe to national review but I wouldn’t put any money towards an app who’s sole purpose is to render text for the reader and that can’t even be accomplished by these developers. It might be time for a shake up in your development team if this basic necessity can’t be met..Version: 17.3
✓ Buggy since updateI love the National Review, and would give it ten stars if i could, but ever since the app was updated, it doesn't open properly. All i get is a black screen! Please fix it, because i can't wait to read the new issue..Version: 9.0.1
✓ Great Magazine, Terrible AppThis review should not be read to reflect on the quality of the magazine. NR is fantastic and I am a long term subscriber. However the app, is crap. When reading the magazine it randomly drops out to the cover and I have to go back in and locate the article I was reading and where in the article I was. As for reading the website, the app refuses to let me sign in. The “LOGIN” button is dead on my iPad. So I can’t get rid of all of the ads and I’m limited to the free articles of a non-subscriber. I am able to log in through the web, outside of the app so at least I can read it..Version: 24.0
✓ Articles keep refreshing and/or crashingWaiting for 1 of these updates to fix the bug that keeps making every article crash and either refresh to the top or completely force you to exit and go back to the home screen. Not sure when you’re planning to fix this but it’s been happening with at least 2 updates.....Version: 15.0
✓ AdsBeing a subscriber I should not be seeing multiple or any ads on every page I read. I have clicked on a few articles which take me to the website and it was overrun with ads that I could not bypass. Terrible! Only have the app installed to read a digital copy of the mag while on the go. That's it. Update: Used more cell data last month than other apps I use to stream music and videos. Had to disable background app refresh on my phone. I am not sure why this app uses so much data, maybe all the ads?.Version: 12.5
✓ Article reloads ...I really wish that people at news organizations actually tried USING the apps to read their news. Every time a new ad loads up, the article is reloaded maybe to where you left off. Maybe not. Meanwhile you spend 30-45 seconds looking at a blank screen. And you can count on this happening a couple of times per article. FYI, I am only reading the web content (free) and I understand the need to monetize. But when the ads are too intrusive/aggravating to make the article readable ... Well, now the ability to monetize off my eyeballs is gone because I will not continue to subject myself to this irritation..Version: 15.0
✓ Thanks for the upgrade and serviceI love the balance of news. I love the customer service and I love the respect of free speech from NR comment sections. We all dont have to agree. Difference of opinions help us grow and NR shows by their ACTIONS that they value free speech. Im thankful. I love the podcast and the new capital matters section as well. If you dont know by now I love national review 🗽🇺🇸🙂🙃.Version: 28.0
✓ App Can’t Access NR+ ContentThe app links to the NR website for much of its content. Being logged in to the app, with a current NR+ subscription, does not provide access to paywalled content. One must log into the website separately and that login does not persist. While the app design and layout are OK, it’s inability to access much of the linked content cripples it. Other news and publication apps have solved this issue, so NR should be able to solve it. NR+ writing is great but this app is a failure..Version: 24.0
✓ Ipad 3 incompatibleYour app does not work on the ipad3, could you please fix it so I can enjoy your magazine again?.Version: 1.1.5
✓ The ads seize control of this app, making it unreadableThe navigation is awkward, and when downloading then PDF version of the magazine for use offline (as in traveling in airplane mode), the app always manages to dump the file. The worst part, however, are the intrusive ads, which completely hijack the app: I will be reading an article, one of these things pops up and covers the whole page, and there’s no way to get rid of it other than to close and restart the app. As a PAID subscriber, I find this inexcusable; Bill Buckley must be turning over in his grave to behold this turkey..Version: 18.2
✓ Not niceJust another sprat to catch a bigger fish... 'Free' app to act as a shell to offer editions of the magazine at a price..Version: 6.0.2
✓ Worst News App of all time!Wow! Your app is HORRIBLE!!!!!! That whirring noise I hear when I try to read an article is William F. Buckley spinning in his grave. Have you no shame!?!? This app is an insult to the man’s memory. Why would I want to subscribe? So I can throw money at a worthless product? I would like to at least be able to read one article without the app repeatedly crashing and freezing. The Obamacare website works better than this app! At least liberals can do one thing that obviously conservatives are unable to do and that is to create a workable news app!.Version: 9.5
✓ Excellent Content, Dreadful AppThe content of National Review is definitely first class. However, this is diminished by the poor and inconsistent layout of the app, and more so by the buggy interface. Clearly, programmers and designers were not selected with the same consideration as the writers and editors. The worst aspect is the app’s habit of resetting itself. This seems to occur approximately once every 10-15 minutes, and necessitates relocating both the article and the place within article to resume reading. A different, and significant issue, is the persistent reminder that I am running out of free articles (I am an NR Plus member) with the Login apparently disabled (Subscribe works fine, of course)..Version: 24.0
✓ Love the content, HATE the appNational Review is my favorite website hands-down for its thoughtful and thought-provoking content. But the app is terrible. For some reason, it kicks me out of an article I’m reading and sends me back to the menu of articles. This is a consistent problem and has been happening for months. Another problem with the app is that it inconsistently won’t allow me to view NR Plus articles, even though I am a subscriber and am logged in. I have tried emailing app support but that was frustrating as well and the problem hasn’t been resolved..Version: 23.0
✓ Crash issues fixed?!?Nope. An apparent fix lasted all of a week. All articles again randomly crash in a white screen. The user can only go back to the home screen, find the article they were reading again, then try to scroll back to where they left off reading. It may happen 2 or 3 more times when trying to get through a longer article. I had theorized that it was caused by script issues with their ads but who knows. They had seemed to completely fix it for a week or two in December 2017 but it is back to being nearly unusable. I still give 3 stars because of course the content is excellent and impossible to find elsewhere curated all in one place. It is worth some frustration, but this is sisyphean..Version: 9.5
✓ Faulty updateThe latest update lost my subscription and my library of back issues. I now have nothing. Without PDF downloads my subscription would now be worthless..Version: 6.0.0
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