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The world is complex, and changing fast. The Economist app unlocks independent reporting and news analysis from correspondents across the globe. With articles, podcasts, videos and more, our app is a simple way to understand big news developments and why they matter.

Now introducing The Economist Insider, a premium video offering available at launch for subscribers to The Economist. Join senior editors as they explain what's happening now—and what comes next.

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With expert journalists around the world, The Economist reports on politics in America and around the world, as well as economics, business, science, technology and more. We connect the dots to explain the news today and implications for tomorrow.

Why choose The Economist app?

- Read global, fact-checked news reporting anywhere
- Listen to award-winning podcasts and audio articles
- Watch videos that distill big news

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- Catch up on the news quickly with The World in Brief
- Enjoy early access to weekly edition, ahead of print
- Download articles for offline reading

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- Mini crossword: The Economist’s wordplay news puzzle
- Dateline history quiz: guess when news extracts were published
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Enjoy additional features:

- Bookmark news articles to read later
- Give news articles to friends and family
- Read news analysis easily with adjustable text size
- Toggle dark mode

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“Great app, excellent journalism! The Economist is wonderful. The content is interesting and relevant and the reporting is superlative. Equally impressive is the drive to stay relevant by presenting media in multiple formats, from print to podcasts and short videos.”

“Impeccable journalism with an app to match. The Economist doesn’t need my endorsement of the quality of their journalism. It speaks for itself. Rather, I’ll comment that their app is well-designed and refreshing to use…I love being able to easily download entire editions, listen to articles with real narrators and search for past articles.”

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The Economist - News, Podcasts App Comments & Reviews

The Economist - News, Podcasts Positive Reviews

Very unbiased, Economics is the perspectiveI love this mag. I mean I really do (Econ Major at UCO btw). The only complaint I have is the excess of ads despite me paying the full price. Otherwise I think that this is the most worthwhile news source to date. A lot of people used to consider The Economist to be a conservative newspaper, but truly I tell you that it has done a 180 in 2020, they really just use economics alone as their guiding subject. They were supporting the vaccine when it was first out and mostly a political issue. They don’t pander to leftists or conservatives very often or really at all. Also they take good critical letters from respected individuals in their letters section. I truly enjoy disagreeing with an article and then finding someone smarter than me who wrote exactly why it is wrong, I could go on and on about this magazine. I love the formatting (shorter less fiddly articles, with all of the facts and as little opinion as possible) and I’m definitely a lifelong customer as long as that Economist quality is retained. I also really enjoy how the economist never says we think that (…) they always say this is the way to fix it or just state things how they are based on economic indications. There is actual evidence to back up economics, rather than some crazy conservative conspiracy theory, or a radical leftist rant. I don’t think they’re always right but this leads to a level of honesty. Excellent customer service also..Version: 3.0.9

News, but better.I never personally thought I’d be writing a review for a news app. I’m a 21 year old college student and generally skeptical of news organizations. After taking a class with a heavy usage of Economist articles, I see why my professor uses them in his lesson plans: they’re factual. After multiple months of contemplating whether or not to get a subscription, I finally pulled the trigger. The app is almost seamless, minus a few features I wish I could have in the app like a search option and a viewing history for easier access to show my friends the articles (I wish I could give you all a half star less for this, but I’ll go with 5 stars because I enjoy the content so much). I feel as though I can put my trust in The Economist because they deliver the news in a digestible and palatable way. I enjoy being able to audibly listen to articles and understanding what’s going on in the world. If you’re tired of traditional American news companies like NBC, Fox, CBS, CNN, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and many others, then try out The Economist. The Economist offers a new level of detail, honesty, factuality, and trust that I appreciate when it comes to news reporting. I intend to resubscribe for more after my introductory subscription. The Economist (as far as I understand) does not do editorials or opinion pieces. They offer well thought out news reporting and a deeper understanding of current events..Version: 2.21.1

Feedback on v3 updateGreat app overall. Putting three stars to elevate some of the issues I encountered in the new version. I’m using the app only in dark mode, if that’s helpful context. 1. Espresso is gone. Someone else mentioned here as well. 2. App state is lost too quickly. My reading style is to jump back and forth between this app and others (e.g. switch to Wikipedia mid-article and come back afterwards to resume the same article). Currently, the app cold starts into the main menu after being the background for about a minute. This is a significant annoyance for me. 3. Read-state check marks were reset locally after the update. These were great to keep track of my backlog in recent few weekly issues. If this is a one time thing, probably I can bear the disturbance however. 4. Read-state check marks are less visible (in dark mode) on the weekly tab compared to v2. This makes it harder to find unread articles in weekly issues. 5. Articles in daily view has advertisement boxes with no advertisements in them. They show empty gray space. While I’m here, I also would like to see the read-state synced to my account server-side. Having them local only is the only reason I read the Economist on just one device, and not iPad and phone together for instance. I hope this is helpful! Thank you for the great app the dev team! i.Version: 3.5.0

ExcellentThe Economist is my favorite news magazine and the app is easy to use and well designed. it is certainly one of the most reliable sources of analysis and information for me. However there are two areas which I find which the Economist fails to take its usual broad-minded approach of treating both sides of the issue., the first is the debate around climate change. The Economist has decided to editorially to accept the often one-sided claims of so-called climate alarmists. Although this is obviously an area where there is robust debate, tht Economist usually fails to provide the other side of the debate, which does not see the world was facing an imminent catastrophe due to climate change. There is simply too much evidence against the alarmist view to justify it being ignored. The other area has to do with race relations in the United States, in which parallel to the climate debate that usually takes a one-sided view, and fails to consider seriously the vast amounts of evidence rejecting the thesis of widespread racism in the United States. Nonetheless, it is brilliantly, written, engaging, and in most cases, except for those, I’ve indicated a real education which I learned from every week..Version: 3.44.1

Improving but still poor for offline access.- I wish I could download all the images in advance for offline access, like I can for the text and the audio, and like I could with the classic app. At least the image streaming works better after the latest fixes. It is a huge data hog and increased my phone bill, so streaming over cellular isn’t a good option for me. - Audio needs a bit of love. Needs a 1.25x setting which would be the sweet spot for speed of playback. It frequently starts playing at the wrong speed. 15-second skip back should be the default back button for use in my car, rather than skip to the previous article. Narration sounds good. - It remembers where I was reading, but only one article... I can’t swipe to the next one in the weekly. - When re-finding my place, Clicking on the hamburger menu to find sections and then clicking on the section often doesn’t work. Other times the section headers are rendered offscreen, maybe after switching from landscape to portrait mode..Version: 2.17.5

Balanced Journalism and a Great AppI started reading The Economist at around 16 (yes, really). It was recommended reading for passing my British army entrance tests and I’ve been a fan ever since. The idea of truly unbiased journalism is a myth - as soon as one picks up a pen or a camera, they are biased. What is included or omitted is as much a part of bias as what opinion is deliberately conveyed. That said, I think The Economist does an excellent job of being balanced; and when it is taking a side, it says so - elections, wars, major debates. I particularly like the lack of affiliation of each piece and the ‘voice’ of the paper, I find it reduces grandstanding and personal politics (anyone willing to write for a paper that deliberately doesn’t give the author credit is alright by me). Then there’s the app. It can be read daily as a source of news or you can read the weekly edition ‘cover-to-cover’ as I do. If you’re looking for a great one-stop-shop for informed news, The Economist app is it..Version: 3.20.1

Bugs in latest releaseI have loved this app and made it my primary means of accessing the content for more than one year now. With the latest update the audio playback seems ruined. Though the audio opens with each new issue and appears to automatically download, the playback takes several seconds, almost a minute in most cases to begin. It is almost as if the download restarts each time I open the app, and the audio files are not actually saved. Moreover the playback lasts for about half of an article, and if my screen turns off or I lock the phone, the playback and the app seem to crash. I am not sure what changed, but the stability of the app is terrible all of a sudden. Particularly with regard to the audio playback. I do like the new arrangement and layout of the ability to access the different audio articles, but there is no point if the articles won’t play..Version: 3.0.7

These people are excellent at their jobsI was compelled by a recent piece on the history of Russia’s attitudes towards Ukraine to post an enthusiastic, if disappointingly thinly answered, paean to the journalists of the Economist on my Facebook page. To be able to combine history, journalism and a spot of political philosophy in such a piece, in readable and lucid format, without dumbing down or preaching, and to do this sort of thing in five or six pieces week in, week out, takes more than impressive talent. It must demand application, which is belied by the impression of effortlessness it conveys. This, my friends, is real journalism. And I don’t always agree with what it is saying (although I must confess disproportionate alignment with content on an ongoing basis). Subscribing digitally, after years of enjoying the paper version and then enduring a long absence, was a very, very good idea. I flagellate myself for not reading more. The Economist deftly assuages some of these feelings..Version: 3.3.0

The only news magazine worth taking!I have taken the Economist for 30+ years. Nowhere else will I get news from around the world that has both economic considerations and political in depth but accessible. Once while coming back from the Middle East, there was a small article entitled, The moonshine capital of America, Franklin, County, Virginia. It was an accurate portrayal of the culture of SW Virginia. Add this to what is happening economically in equatorial Africa or Southeast Asia and you have quite a comprehensive mix of news and analysis. I’ve accepted the fact that I cannot read everything each week in the Economist so I never run out of articles of interest! My son reads the Economist on line and dedicates Thursday evening to the latest news. We both find the editorial commentary to be balanced and any biases transparent! This magazine is a refreshing breath of air in a world with so much unhelpful spin and fabrication!.Version: 3.21.0

Fix the bugsScreen sizing not correct. The main reading pane has to be resized when the carousel indicators are on the bottom or the audio status. These are covering the reading pane or part of a bottom ad. After you build an audio queue and close and reopen the app, the audio loading indicator spins and no way to play audio. This makes audio queueing unusable The audio queueing ux needs some thought. If you close the audio controls there is no way to get into edit mode without either going to the edition edit queue button under editions or restarting the app. If you use build queue under editions, you should be given option of adding to the start or end of an existing queue. Now it always puts selected articles at the end..Version: 3.26.0

Content is outstanding, delivery just meh.Firstly, I’m an iOS user and get my content from the Economist primarily via audio. This content is fantastic - no complaints and gets five stars. But this is an app review and the app is frustrating for several reasons but primarily because I have no idea how to manage and use the audio “queue”. There is no obvious way to initiate the audio play feature except if you only care to play the audio from an article that is showing in the weekly section. In the Home Screen I want a nice big button that says “Audio Queue” it something like that and in which a means of adding you and deleting from the queue is possible. I have been using this app for over 5 yrs and this morning as I write this review, I have no idea how to start playing the selection of articles I was listening to yesterday!! This is awful! Economist, please fire your app developer and hire someone.. anyone else..Version: 3.52.0

Brilliant Topics Keep Me Thinking Well AfterwardsI may be disabled from health issues. In the past couple years, I may have had to walk away from my CPA Firm I worked so hard to build, but my brain still wants to learn... just on its own timeline. The Economist App provides that for me... and how ever my body needs to take it in!! Days when my eyes struggle or concentration is tough due to pain, I can put in my AirPods and immerse into learning about the economic world via listening! If I can’t take in full articles, the morning briefings are perfect. Best if all, it gives me things to think about. And the ones that are still lingering around at dinner time, provide my husband and I something intelligent to discuss and mull over. Feels as if I may still “have it” ... Thank You..Version: 3.0.2

An American Conservative Review of the EconomistI have only recently subscribed to the Economist and my initial impression is favorable. Your reporting is more balanced than what I am accustomed to from the Financial Times, the other European publication I read on a daily basis. I value the European perspective on "the American Experiment," still evolving after 243 years! There is a sense of desperation on the political Left in America. They want to be well received at Davos and will do and say anything to try to convince the world that we have abandoned the principles of our Revolution in favor of woke globalism. Nothing could further from the truth, most Americans have never heard of Davos and are not interested in the globalist ideas of President Obama, but you won't hear that from American media..Version: 3.18.0

Good with 2 big flawsThis app overall is quite well done but there are two big flaws I wish they would fix. Both are a form of bloatware I believe: 1. There is an ad loaded/displayed between EVERY story. Come on! Plus the ads take a second or two to load, so that’s happening every time you flip between stories. 2. It almost never remembers my place: i.e. whenever I flip back to the app it almost always reloads to the Home Screen instead of the last article I was reading. I’m no developer but I assume this is because the app itself must be some kind of resource hog and so it’s getting killed in the background whenever I switch to something else. Please fix! It’s tedious to have to always bookmark my current story and then navigate back to it every time I switch to the app..Version: 3.55.0

Audio playback has been fixed, but additional features would be appreciatedI’ve been subscribed to The Economist for several years and the audio edition has become my primary method of consumption. It’s very convenient to listen to the articles during my commute or while working around the house. The latest update seems to have fixed the audio playback issues where article audio would take forever to load and then crash somewhere in the middle, losing your progress. I haven’t had any of these issues since updating to the latest app version. I would give the app 5 stars but have taken off a star due to the lack of AirPlay support for the audio edition. I can play all my music and podcasts through my AirPlay speakers, but not The Economist - please add this..Version: 3.0.9

Latest app broke audio playback across articlesUpdate: The developer responded and said this issue will be fixed in the next release. Bumping from 2->4 stars, and will go to 5 once fixed! The 3.0 version of the app broke the ability to listen to multiple audio articles with the phone in your pocket. I used to be able to pick the first article in a section and then they would all auto play. Now when on cellular data, if the phone screen is locked, it isn’t able to load the audio for the next article; it shows a “Something went Wrong” error. This means at the end of every track I have to unlock the phone and click the retry button for it to work..Version: 3.0.5

A lifetime source of information and thought…I initiated my love affair with The Economist at age 26, receiving the flimsy-paper airmail edition weekly when the definite article was the capitalized and part of its calling. It followed me in working stints in Chile, Brazil, and El Salvador. For me, the inventor of the “Big Mac Index of Currency Exchange Rates” represented the greatest English language news journal and the best source for world news(given McDonald’s closing its 850 stores in Russia, it leaves the Index in a bit of a bind, or does it switch to the cost of a liter of bottled water with the standard quart augmented by a 1.06 factor?), which kept me well rounded and which I relished. And now, some sixty years later, I feel the same way. Bravo Economist!.Version: 3.5.0

Won’t let me log inI’ve been subscribed to this app through iTunes for years, now all of a sudden it won’t let me log in. Also, I get a free membership to the Economist through my school’s library, and there’s no way to log into the app using that. I’ve been paying anyway, which was frustrating, and now it won’t even let me log in at all even though I’m paying for it. I’ve tried clicking the “Restore your purchase through iTunes” button and it gives me an error. I’ve tried logging on with user name and password and it tells me to log on through the iTunes option. I tried deleting and reinstalling the app, restarting my phone, and nothing seems to work. I’ve logged on successfully via the website, but it doesn’t have all the same features as the app, such as the Morning Briefing, which is what I primarily what I read every morning. I would give this zero or negative stars if possible because I currently can’t use it at all and it therefore provides me negative utility, due to all the time I’ve wasted trying to log on. If someone can help me resolve this, I will gladly update this review to 4 or 5 stars..Version: 2.30.2

Great content, though the app needs some loveI absolutely love the content; to the point, fact and data based journalism with a good dose of opinion from people across the political spectrum. The only reason holding me back from giving it a five star rating is the lack of features which are standard on other news apps. My top pain points: 1) not having the ability to highlight text in articles. (How many times do we highlight an interesting insight in the print magazine!) 2) the Save feature doesn’t sync across devices. It’d be great to save an article on my iPad and Web and later continue reading it on my iPhone 3) Make sharing interesting insights easier. Today I need to first copy and send the sentences I found interesting, and then share the link to the article separately. Can we please combine these two steps together, so that I can share a particular sentence and have the app-auto attach the link to the article as well? Not only will it be a better user experience, but it’ll accelerate the growth of the app. Great work to the team and thanks for considering the feedback!.Version: 3.58.0

Version 3.36.0 is not quite there yetIt’s nice that you can one again select a word and look it up. Unfortunately you cannot expand the selection to more than one word. Also, with the smallest text size the last couple of words in a paragraph are sometimes missing. My wish list includes syncing saved articles and the check mark for articles you have read between devices. And some actions, like saving an article, are strangely sluggish. I often think I failed to tap the bookmark icon, only to discover that I have now tapped it twice and it is turned off again, A display of the most recent articles would also be nice. I sometimes use Apple News to get that. I don’t want to miss articles that were online but never made it into the print edition. I’d like a Daily Charts section in the digital weekly edition like the Economist Explains section, and extra articles in other areas, like we get for the Britain section in the U.S. The content remains great and I appreciate the addition of photo captions. Thanks..Version: 3.36.0

Great Newspaper, Bad appLike many, I was very disappointed with the Economist dropping e-ink versions of the paper. I hate having to have another reason to spend way too much time staring at a screen. And for a person that is always traveling, the paper deliveries just pile up at home, not to mention they arrive the Tuesday after the new edition is out. But, that's not the annoying part. This app will not save your location in an article you're reading if you get interrupted and leave the app, no matter what settings you chose within the app. It will also annoying start in the Home screen that attempts to feed you articles that are new. I like the layout of the paper, I want to read the sections together... so I want to have the choice to start the app right where I left off, every time. Sure, I can also sit at my desk for many more hours in a week reading the "paper", but i can't stand having a flashing add distract me while I'm reading a paragraph. It would be lovely if the Economist provided a PDF style view of the paper in their app for tablets that has the exact layout as the physical paper, this would give it a much improved aesthetic..Version: 3.47.0

An awesome App with unrivaled journalismI love reading and listening to the Economist. The app is easy to use and has steadily improved over the years. It is one of my top 3 apps. I listen or read it about 5 hours per week. At the heart over the great value is the best journalism. I have tried the WSJ, Barrons, and others; but only the Financial Times (which I also subscribe to) comes close to the Economist’s level of Investment, Political, and Management analysis. I have been a subscriber for over 25 years and it has mad a large impact on my career and my portfolio. They cover the key topics and have the highest levels of Journalism. I highly recommend it..Version: 3.34.0

The weekly format is a feature, not an anachronismThe Economist still stands alone as far as I know when it comes to content and writing talent but I do wish the app would go back to enabling a read through the weekly editions. I have no doubt that driving users to the more frequently updated home page pushes up app opens and whatever other metrics some meddling product manager was trying to move but, it’s silly to make those of us that enjoy long form pieces and prefer to stay out of the 24 hour news cycle go through multiple clicks and a bunch of scrolling and head scratching to find where we left off in the article we were last reading. A “just show me the newspaper but on my phone” mode would be great..Version: 3.2.0

The Economist app improvesAt first there was an app for each masthead, then there was a coalescing into a single one. Less to manage, easier to use. My only issue is that when using earbuds that connect directly to my iPhone, the start-stop switch on the earbuds does not stop the audio from playing. That forces me to the use either my Apple watch, or reach into my pocket for my phone (oh the shame of it all). It would also be a very nice feature if the backward and forward on the watch display instead of moving to the previous and next article would instead rewind and fast forward x and y seconds as proscribed by podcast skip button settings. Thanks..Version: 3.4.1

Great news organizationBeen reading the magazine since I was 12 after my dad bought me the subscription. He told me all the world leaders read it. At the time, I didn’t get why. Originally, I hated reading it, but as I grew older I developed an appreciation for the lack of partisan bias, especially compared to other news sources in 2016 and 2020. After 2020, they pivoted to become more liberal, which was fine-the news was still good.I downloaded the app maybe 2 years ago, and it’s been more convenient than the magazines but I still like the magazine but overall the economist app and magazine have been great.Version: 4.11.0

Economist AlwaydI started reading The Economist 30 years ago. I have subscribed the entire time without interruption. It is the best conceived, written and edited newspaper in the English language. Most of those 30 years I carried the hard copy with me around the world, reading it cover to cover. With the app no need to even carry the hard copy. Though I must admit, with inserts removed and folded in half along long axis, it was quite convenient. Getting something new each day is a nice upgrade to the weekly version. In the hard copy days I would sometimes finish whole issue before next one arrived - Economist withdrawal. A nice, new, 15 minute taste every day paces me better.Version: 2.19.4

Two requests for improvement1) To quote another review: “What’s really missing here is a seamless experience when switching between iPad, iPhone apps and Economist website. I often switch between devices (depending on where I am), but the ‘reading progress’ (respectively, the checkmarks for read articles) in the weekly edition only shows on one device. It would be great if that could be synced across all devices.” 2) I would really like the option to pick up where I left off and not have it default to the Home tab every time I open the app. Thanks for considering this..Version: 3.22.0

Great app but some features neededI love the Economist and have been a subscriber for over ten years. The app is great for reading, and automatic audio download is awesome. It would be nice if they could add automatic switching between light and dark mode based on iPhone system settings. Other apps do this, so at sunset my phone switches to dark mode, and at sunrise back to light mode. Currently, in the Economist app you have to change it manually. Its audio playback & features leave something to be desired. From the Lock Screen, there are no 15-second skip forward & skip back buttons; only next track & previous track. Adding the skip forward buttons would be a great add and align it with other audio and podcast apps. It would be especially useful when I’m out on a walk with a mask on, because I could skip forward & back without unlocking the phone (FaceID doesn’t work with a mask on). Also, clicking the middle button on Apple’s wired earbuds doesn’t pause the audio...this is annoying because it works for other apps..Version: 3.4.0

Horrible app. Stick to the print editionThe Economist has great news content. Unfortunately, they treat their app like a complete afterthought and their non-print subscribers like second-class citizens. Every few months, it is updated, and inevitably, one cannot log in again until numerous calls, emails, and reinstalls are undertaken. It looks like they have now done away with email support so you can call a phone tree with all your abundant free time. For a magazine that charges a substantial subscription price, one would think they could spend a few bucks (or pounds) to hire a reputable app developer..Version: 3.0.3

Good app, audio article support neededOverall this is a solid app. It’s reliable, and the interface is clean and intuitive. However, the option to play the audio versions of individual articles from the weekly publication does not yet exist in the app; it is available on the web version. I would like to see this feature implemented in the app. There is the option to listen to podcast shows of course, just not the articles from the magazine. The content itself is thoughtful and the dedication to puns and wordplay is incredible. I think we all know the OECD is “a club of mostly rich countries” by now, so it might do to spare the ink..Version: 3.41.1

Great newspaper another lousy app.For 20 years I have enjoyed reading the Economist but consistently found the user interface to be wanting. Trend continues..Version: 2.23.1

Terrible for listeningFor years I’ve listened to the economist on my daily commute (and kept the habit through COVID). As I’m sure many do, I read/listen to pretty much the same sections every time, so the ability to add entire sections to a “playlist” easily, to then listen in one go, was critical. But in this new version I have yet to find an easy way to do that. It would seem I have to go to each article and click to listen. Not only is that annoying, but it makes it impossible to (safely) listen to it while driving. Please help if I’m missing something!.Version: 3.0.7

The EconomistIt is a really great app to use and has kept me better informed than other news apps such as CNN. The App’s layout is a lot more attractive than other news platforms..Version: 4.39.0

Good content, poor audio featuresThe content is great, and the daily stories have high caliber. The “3 star” rating is due to the poor podcasting/audio portion of the app.Version: 2.30.2

Great magazine, lousy 2020 app.How can you go so wrong with an update. The new app is really unintuitive and difficult to navigate..Version: 2.21.1

Great newspaper, app getting betterI love The Economist and I was always frustrated by the slow and unreliable app. As of Dec 2024, I’m happy to report the app has gotten better over the last few updates. Kudos to The Economist for taking the time to address reliability issues :-).Version: 4.12.0

Audio articlesEconomist articles - and video - and audio content are stellar!!! Economist has kept with the times. One little curiosity I have is that while the claim is all articles are listenable. I don’t see an audio icon next to every article. One suggestion would be to integrate an audio AI voice (although sub par with real human personalities, often lacking drama, inflection, punctuation, etc.). That would be a good trade off for longer or older articles being accessible and listened to by more (in environments such as rush hour commutes) with minimal cost to the magazine. Thanks, and keep up the great work. Economist is a beacon of light in a dark and misinformed world..Version: 4.35.0

Browse editions no longer shows which are downloadedBrowse editions no longer shows which editions have been downloaded. User is required to open each edition and check..Version: 4.35.0

Mostly good, somewhat buggyThe app is mostly good, but has some troublesome bugs. The content of the Economist is, of course, worthwhile reading (in my own humble opinion) but one struggles to read what I will call the “special articles.” These are the ones with buttons to switch between graphs or sections of the article; examples include Archive 1945 and Tracking the Presidency. The problem is specifically scrolling down: these special articles seem to continuously refresh themselves, pulling the reader forcibly back to the top of the page. For reference, I am using an iPhone 12 Pro Max on iOS 18.4 and the Economist app is up to date. I would estimate that these glitches have occurred for a few weeks. Besides these glitches, the only quibble I would have is that it would be nice to be able to gift articles (even one per month); I enjoy sharing some of what I read with others, who naturally may not have a subscription to everything. A solid app, but one with room to improve..Version: 4.30.0

Audio playing on iPhone halts between piecesOverall, the app is great but I noticed a progressive worsening problem with the automatic advancing to the next piece function when the current one ends. It was happening infrequently, but now several times during the audio version listening on my iPhone 13. Please fix this issue..Version: 4.26.1

Podcasts and audio cuts outI pay a bunch not for a laggy app.Version: 4.23.1

Return the ellipsis pleasePrimarily to help with device storage management it would help if the weekly editions had the ellipsis under it if the edition was downloaded on the device. Now it requires two steps. One to click on the edition and then scroll down and choose delete..Version: 4.19.0

Lots of varied interesting contentThere is not enough time in the day to review all of the interesting and informative content. The app is easy to navigate and has been stable..Version: 4.15.0

SuperThanh you dear Econ.Version: 4.14.0

The EconomistExcellent coverage of the world’s news.Version: 4.12.0

Knowing the WorldThe Economist brings me all over the world, every day, every week. The quality of the articles always fulfills my expectations..Version: 4.13.0

The Economist opens your eyes and broaden our understandingThe quality and depth of their articles and podcasts allows me to understand my world from multiple facets everyday..Version: 4.12.0

Recent updateI have enjoyed reading the Economist for years. Most recently on line due to post delivery delays and now suffering a postal workers dispute. However after a recent app update it is much more difficult to follow the magazine. So very happy with the content when it delivers, but extremely unhappy with the delivery. To the degree that I might not renew my subscription if online doesn’t improve..Version: 4.14.0

Economist appI can read the economist on my iPad while sitting in a comfortable chair.Version: 4.12.0

EconomistEssential morning read - both Morning briefing and First thing. Weekend reading - weekly edition..Version: 4.13.0

Great platformWe should be able to create categories in the “Saved” menu. This will allow us to refer back to important articles on specific issues as history unfolds. At the moment the ‘saved’ menu is only practical for developing a watchlist..Version: 4.10.0

EconomistGood but harder to read and find things than print edition..Version: 4.12.0

New App is full of bugsThe new app on the iPhone is buggy. And it has been for a while. I don’t understand why that had to happen. And gifting option is gone too. The queued listen to articles keep popping up every time I open the app even if I close them. The red check marks for red articles doesn’t work either.Version: 4.12.0

Content good, app performance not so muchContent remains top notch as usual, but its failed by an app that is laggy or unresponsive to touch inputs. The podcasts section would also benefit from episode summaries/descriptions like on Apple’s Podcast app. Update: the 4.0 update has mercifully made the app snappier and as responsive as one would expect..Version: 4.7.1

Lacking Digital PolishObviously the economist has some of the top quality analysis available to read. For the price, the fit and finish of their digital content leaves a lot to be desired. The tablet app is a missed opportunity to create a real digital magazine. Kindle support was dropped years ago. Integration between other apps (e.g., Instagram) is sluggish, often leading to login screens or in-app web browsers that break and take away the polish. Overall it could use a bit of streamlining. They’re not losing a subscriber, but leaves me hoping for more in the future..Version: 4.10.0

Problem with the podcast pageAll of the podcasts now have the same date so I can’t find the most recent episodes. I’ve tried reinstalling the app but no luck..Version: 4.8.0

Text size is not there yetSee how ebook apps manage text sizes. Margins adapt too. Also the size is for the articles not the entire app. Not enough sizes, fall short when using a device with a big screen..Version: 4.7.1

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