Maximum PC Negative Reviews

Maximum PC App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Maximum PC app received 42 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Maximum PC? Can you share your negative thoughts about maximum pc?

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✓ Maximum Rip-off!I have been an avid reader since the old days when this was called 'boot' magazine so I was more than happy to subscribe. But while I've had my print December for over a month and January is heading to newsstands now they are only offering the November issue on the iPad. It seems that they plan on publishing a month or more behind the current issue here, which is after they post the same content online for free. BOO!!!! So i pretty much have two subscriptions, one via mail and one for my iPad and yet the iPad subscription is pretty much useless. I really expected better from MaxPC..TolstoyVersion: 1.2

✓ Awful, wait until they've fixed itI love Maximum PC so I was very excited to see this. However, as others have said, the issue is way behind the print version (the current version here is now freely available on their website, so it's a total waste.) To add insult to injury I'm now being charged for my "subscription" to nothing; the only thing it's currently good for is taking my money. I almost never write reviews, but it's just so bad that I felt I needed to; people should have ample warning..Cliff AndersonVersion: 1.2

✓ It’s a pity that I cannot give 0 starI was charged $9.99 for downloading the newest volume while my subscription had been active for years. Wrote customer support email, however, got no answer. Wrote another letter, no answer. Just wondering if I should keep writing until somebody replies me. Or maybe not, probably they put me onto the blocking list..Hanshixian1988Version: 4.9.4

✓ Please update the appRegularly having problems downloading the latest issue (tries to charge me but I’m a subscriber). Doesn’t support the latest iPad Pro sizes. Really should be better supported considering its a tech publication..Filmgeek47Version: 5.2.3

✓ BEWAREJust opening this app up to download a current issue on my device (subscribed), was charged for some additional issue costing almost the same amount as a yearly subscription. BAD & SLEAZY method to use by this app. Stay away from it. Also, Apple needs to allow for for a zero stars rating. This app would get that rating from me if it were possible..HaxxsawVersion: 4.9.4

✓ Just subscribed and it’s not recognizing meI’ve done what’s recommended by uninstalling the app and restoring my purchases with iTunes and it still doesn’t recognize me as a subscriber..Cap'n RawkenspielVersion: 5.2.3

✓ Since upgrading, my subscription seems to be cancelledSince I upgraded, I am not longer allowed to download new monthly releases. My 1 year subscription started in February, and I was charged for 1 year subscription. Why can't I get any more releases?.BowsermVersion: 3.4.4

✓ Maximum PC magazineHoliday issue just crashes to home screen when you try to read it. using IPad 1 64 gb. addition Iso 5. won't be getting any more apple stuff if that's them trying to screw up basic PDF files on the two year old iPad that I bought for £699 when I bought it. noticing more and more apps crashing to home screen and yes done a full reset..A_RaeVersion: 2.2.5

✓ Stop crashingWish these mag apps would stop crashing all the time! You'd think they'd have figured out how to present a magazine efficiently on an iPad by now. Maximum PC as a magazine is great though! I wish it had a little more content as sometimes the magazine feels short, but otherwise great photos and editorials. I know they say a new website is coming, but it can't get here fast enough! They could be doing so much more if they had both the magazine and the website pumping out great content! I never understood why Maximum PC wouldn't incorporate videos etc. into the digital versions of the mag. Al la Wired. It's readers are tech savvy and would enjoy that cross over from site to page..80211JPVersion: 3.8.3

✓ Cannot Download MagazinesI paid for digital downloads, but I have no clue how to download them. I followed the instructions in the help section to no avail. :-(.BobFelixVersion: 5.2.3

✓ Issue sort order is out of orderThe sort order for the issues for both monthly and yearly is out of wack.FaultyTowelsVersion: 2.2.5

✓ App is GlitchyWhen it works, the app is ok. However I frequently have trouble downloading content. The app acts as though I don’t have a subscription and requires me to purchase individual editions, even though my digital subscription is still active and not expired. On multiple occasions I had to reach out to technical support. And tech support is glitchy too. Depending on how you contact tech support (through the app or the website), your request will go to one of three or so different support entities all based out of the U.K. And they’ll suggest things to try, none of which work, and you’ll need to put up with it for two weeks trying hopeless solutions before someone in tech support finally understands what you’re having an issue with and fixes the problem. Argh..Pooh Bear Already TakenVersion: 5.6.3

✓ Great....butGreat magazine. Been getting it for years. I did the subscription, but 1 problem though and why only four stars. The newest issue has been in stores and on regular magazine racks for awhile now. I know there might be a little delay but it's been almost a month since I have seen that issue. Why the lag? Why not a newer issue already?.JoeonPCVersion: 1.0

✓ Fix the subscription bug alreadyI have a subscription through iTunes and every time I want to download the next issue I have to hunt in the help section for the option to restore my purchases. Just stupid..JohnyohioVersion: 5.2.3

✓ Terrible AppFuture Plc makes terrible magazine app. It is almost impossible to get a subscription from them that will work on more than one device (iPhone and iPad). They seem to make you purchase the magazines more than once if you want to read it on your iPhone and iPad. You are better off subscribing to their pdf format...at least with that you can read on a PC and multiple devices..TexasShopperVersion: 3.8.1

✓ Doesn’t workYou app does not allow me to access my digital subscription. Only tries to milk more money from me to buy each issue independently. I paid for the subscription I want access to the digital editions or give me a refund..WolfStyleVersion: 5.2.3

✓ CrashingMaybe it was just me but on my iPhone 4S it was awesome at first and I read some of it, but after I closed it, it would not open. It kept crashing. Other wise a good app if I could open it..SudknfndmsncVersion: 2.2.5

✓ Free????Not sure why this magazine is advertised in the 'free' area when, once you download it you're prompted to pay 7.99. Suggestion: If it's not free, don't pretend that it is.....you're just wasting my time and patience along with many others!!.SickofnotreallyfreestuffVersion: 1.0

✓ Horrible. Won’t renewDigital access and login is horrible..MaxpcsuxVersion: 6.0.6

✓ ProblemsCan't display anything on the store tab so I can no longer download new issues even though this version is supposed to fix that.XSelloutVersion: 3.4.4

✓ App no longer works rightFor some time now every time I try to get the latest issue, the system tries to charge me for a single issue - even though I have an annual subscription...( and indicates so at the top of my library) To get the latest issue, I have to uninstall and reinstall the app, then restore my purchases, then download the issue - EVERY time. Tried contacting the publisher (at several of their US offices) and have never received a response back or gotten someone on the phone. This mag/app should be pulled from the store until it’s fixed. This situation is totally unacceptable. iTunes Store support “can’t” help either, according to them..CalcDudeVersion: 5.2.3

✓ App wants me to buy latest issueAlthough the app shows I have an active annual subscription, it wants be to purchase the current issue when I go to download it. I see this is a common issue, so I hope this is resolved soon. I know how to fix it, reset credentials, reinstall, download all issues you want to read again.... not a great solution when traveling, especially for anyone that doesn’t have unlimited data it’s their wireless carrier.SikesPVersion: 5.2.3

✓ Annoying subscription resetI love the mag, but this app wants me to cancel and carry around paper copies. Or cancel all together. It constantly resets my subscription and I have to download my issues all over again. I've been reading for almost 30 years, so I love the mag...but at this point I'd almost rather wait for it in the mail. Last "special issue" was articles from last 5 months...worthless. Update: Now it charges me when a new issue comes out even though I'm paying for a subscription. Congratulations...you got me to unsubscribe after 20+ years with this magazine..Bubbuh JonesVersion: 4.9.4

✓ Alright, as long as you never wipe your deviceEverything was good. Got a few issues and read through them and everything was still fine. Then one day I did a reset on the device and redownloaded the magazine. I had nothing. The current issue showed I had to pay to get it. I tried restoring purchases. Multiple times. Still nothing. All that money wasted, and there wasn't even any way to back any of it up..LightTrenchVersion: 3.2.2

✓ Forced to purchase issue each month though subscribedBoth the Maximum PC and PC Gamer magazine apps deserve less than one star. Each month, a person either needs to reinstall the app and restore purchases or pay for every new magazine each month, even with a monthly subscription. I’ve subscribed to each magazine for countless years, but after dealing with this broken app for nearly a year now, I’m unsubscribing. It’s not worth the aggravation, and Apple should pull the app..ManahoundVersion: 5.2.3

✓ Not optimized for iOSBeen really behind the game there..ZptorontoVersion: 3.7.2

✓ Getting nothing for my subscriptionI have been subscribing to the iPad version of this for several months now, but haven't had a chance to read. When I went to read, there were no issues available. I clicked "restore purchases" and it found none. So I downloaded an issue, and was charged again. So what exactly in my subscription paying for? How can I download the last several months of purchases?.CKH01Version: 1.6

✓ So-soThis is a great magazine in print, but the greatness has not transferred to the iPad sadly. However it is super cheap - only $1.29 if you subscribe on a monthly basis, but the magazine is just scans of the original which means zooming and panning which is annoying..BigbadrobboVersion: 1.0

✓ MaximumPCHad this subscription for years, now being charged for new issues even though I have a subscription, happened twice. Just canceled subscription. Sad way to go out.Shanley111Version: 5.2.3

✓ No tab-out save state or app optionsBeing as this app is Maximum PC, I expected a top-notch app right from the start with standard reading features. This is unfortunately not the case. The app does save your current page when you tab out, however when you tab back in the app automatically returns you to the Store page and you must reopen the issue you were previously reading. To top it off, there are no options to turn this off or do anything reader-related. If these issues were fixed it would be a 5-star app, but as it is this is an annoying oversight, especially for a paying subscriber..KnightFTXVersion: 3.8.3

✓ Just the App is HorribleLove the magazine and sad the print edition is gone. Had 8 months of subscription left so off to this app. Gave me one issue and now it says I need to pay for the latest issue. This app has had this issue for people for years. Tech support gives me instructions to do things that aren’t even possible. (Looking at you step one to click the bell on the bottom right that doesn’t exist) I’ll keep working with them to see if I can get it fixed but it’s unlikely I resubscribe. A decades long love with magazine seems to be dying due to bad support..BozR32Version: 7.0.12

✓ Unlikely to continue subscribingHere's the problem. I think magazine companies need to have a way to irritate you or they fear the world will end. Since they can't have subscription cards fall all over the place when you open a digital mag, they've instead decided to have tons of stand alone issues in the download section (VERY annoying for subscribers to have to wade thru), and tons of annoying notifications. Just notify me when a new mag is out. Cut the crap or become even more obsolete than you already are..ArchidiasVersion: 2.0

✓ Keeps on asking to rate itSo one star for unrelenting headache of being asked to rate it.HolgerBnycVersion: 5.6.3

✓ This rag can't replace PC FormatAfter the untimely end to, in my humble opinion, the best PC magazine in the UK, Future publishing suggest this mag as a suitable replacement... With American pricing, links, references, spelling and style this is so poor in comparison it's a joke. Steer clear..Retro-tasticVersion: 4.2.9

✓ Pixelation is still present on new iPad.There is still pixelation after page turns from the new iPad. This issue really has to get fixed. The new 2.0 update has less pixelation, but the issue is not completely resolved yet. I hope you can finally fix this problem soon. The magazine should also be more interactive rather than just a PDF of the print copy. The interface of the magazine selection has it be redesigned. It displays the issues from 2011 first and the newer issues are located towards the bottom. The newest issue should always be on the top of the list. The issues from 2011 should be removed from the list as they are no longer relevant. Also, the price to buy singe copies is too expensive, they should cost at most $1.99 each..MacPro46Version: 2.0

✓ Echo echoIt's obvious someone is there, because I just got a bug fix app update....but where is the content I've already paid 2 months for, and I'm 2-3 weeks behind the paper issue. You'd think a tech company would have a scanner laying around the office somewhere and could get this online...we all know that's BS since they build the magazine on a computer! File, save as PDF, upload. Hey Gordon, I have a rant for you... UPDATE: Hey look at that, someone found a scanner! It's up to date now...I'm watching it before I subscribe again. Remember, Nook app has maximum PC subscription too for .99. I'm watching to see who updates first, then deciding..WiseAdamVersion: 1.2

✓ This app runs on Windows 95This app is pure garbage. 10 bucks for a digital copy of a magazine that came out in 2014 ? Or you can pay 12 bucks to subscribe then another 50$ cuz the the subscription is just right to "download"not the magazines. The free ones won't download load. Zero stars. For a pc magazine I really thought they would know how to make a app that works GARBAGE!!!!.Shake81Version: 4.4.1

✓ Doubled their rates..mags I paid for are now gone..Constantly re-downloading issues I have already paid for...crappy overall service..FrostyTheJoeManVersion: 4.9.4

✓ Downloading Issues Multiple TimesEnjoy reading the magazine, but lately it rests and I have to download issues again and again. Until this really annoying feature is fixed, it doesn't get more than 1 star, as the app appears to be broken. :(.DiberniumVersion: 4.9.4

✓ Love this magazine, but......I don't care what the price of this magazine is. I love maximum pc. I did have higher expectations for it though when it came over to iOS devices. Download the edge magazine app on newsstand to see what I wanted for the maximum pc app. Edge magazine is a video game magazine, but it's not the content I'm talking about here. I want everyone to SEE how maximum pc should change their direction to something like what Edge is doing, but with a maximum pc spin..FranklyngrullonVersion: 2.1

✓ DisappointedI subscribed for 1 year and now the store is not loading on my iPhone. Support has no fix or update other than hard reboot and re-install which doesn't work..ZugzwangerzVersion: 2.0.2

✓ Interesting Definition of "Free"Downloaded this app before a long plane flight. I opened the app and what did I find but a menu where you could buy issues. Max PC is a decent enough mag, but the idea of downloading a "free" app just so I can have the ability to then buy issues irks me. That's like a restaurant offering "free drinks", but when you get there they tell you the cups are free, you still have to pay full price for the soda that goes in them. Stick to CPU, that one is honestly free..BighappykittyVersion: 2.2.5

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