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Love the Atlantic, so so about the app...I'm an Atlantic subscriber who likes both the physical copy and to peruse current digitally and this app isn't the best experience. A few small improvements would go a very long way. First, it's hard to understand why the magazine is buried under "sections", it is not at all intuitive to find, but at least, once you know, you know. The second mind boggling aspect of the app is the lack of a search function. This makes it impossible to research topics, and very difficult to find articles, even current ones. Please add a search function, it's a consistent theme in reviews and a real problem for users..DmdinsfVersion: 6.2.2

Why is it so hard to use this app?I love the Atlantic. If I tell you I‘ve been reading it since James Fallows was a rookie, a few of you may know how long that’s been. A long time. The Atlantic has successfully negotiated the transition to the internet when so many of its peers have stumbled. The magazine still offers top notch long form journalism and the past few years it has tried to resurrect its role as a venue for high quality fiction and poetry, too. The web site is a treasure trove of innovative commentary and news that complements “newspaper” sites. The politics, economics, and science reports are invaluable for me. The problem is the app. I recently tried to renew my subscription through it, but the app would have none of that. I had to cancel and resubscribe, I discovered after a long and particularly unenlightening exchange with customer service. These days the app just forgets my subscription information every few days and I have to go through a rigamarole to get it to allow me to see anything. Customer service says to delete the app and reinstall it. They point out that a will lose my list of saved articles when I do that. I’d say, “no problem, I only have a few articles on my saved list,” but how do I re-save them after I reinstall? There is no search feature to allow me to find them. My advice: read the Atlantic, but do it from the website!.DaddeeoVersion: 7.1.1

Okay app - but could be greatI am a long time subscriber to The Atlantic. I still get the print magazine but honestly do most of my Atlantic reading electronically. I was really excited when I first got the app, but have only been frustrated since. First, it is the most unintuitive app I think I have used in a long time. Having to dig 3 to 4 steps down to even find the magazine edition. It shouldn’t be an expedition to find the most recent magazine. I understand having the feed to read popular articles, but the joy of The Atlantic is “paging” through the magazine to read different articles that I wouldn’t typically click on in a news feed. Second, SEARCH. How can there not be a search function??? Search is one of the most useful reasons to read newspapers and magazines in electronic format. Please, please, please add search function. Third, Font Size. I can’t be alone in the demographics of The Atlantic subscribers in needing glasses or larger fonts to read comfortably. This is probably the second biggest reason to read content electronically instead of the print version. Please add the ability to adjust the size of the font. I still enjoy The Atlantic and think it is one of the best sources for in depth analysis of current events and culture. However, until these issues are addressed I will probably continue to link to The Atlantic on the internet instead of through the app..As;dlfkhjas;dldgks;hja;sklgjVersion: 6.1.2

Great content, app needs serious rethinkingGreat content needs no explanation. I like curated views, but in some ways it seems too curated because there’s absolutely no customization. I bought a subscription because I loved articles I stumbled online. However, now in the app, I’d like to find and bookmark said articles, but they are nowhere to be found. Found the year and month edition; found that edition in app, but apparently all articles from that edition aren’t in the app. There’s no search. Browsing by topic, just sends you through the same recent articles you see in other areas. Big push for newsletters. Who reads their personal newsletters anymore; we get enough email from work; personal emails are just for junk mail and password resets. Make newsletters/topics in the app. Let us choose our topics of interest feeds if we choose in addition to “today.”.LilactrapVersion: 6.1.2

Their AI doesn’t know me any more but takes my moneyAI IS INDIFFERENT TO HUMANS! I notice frequently that when you sort rating by “most recent” that preciously well rated apps are getting low ratings. What has changed recently? They’re all using AI to mange subscriptions and app design thus rendering both inconvenient and inefficient. After decades of reading The Atlantic, today it won’t find my paid subscription with Apple. So I reluctantly cancelled. Attempts to solve this sent me into the usual circular AI forest where my queries are not acceptable to them. Such a waste of time AI causes. I call AI artificial indifference. ************ REVISION: wrote to Atlantic and they did respond(I m not sure if it was a person. But before rambling thru the steps, I removed the app from my iPad and reinstalled AND IT WORKED! Should have tried that instead of wasting an hour trying other ways. I still hold to what I said above..BleeberVersion: 7.4.5

Suggesting a Section for ProjectsIf you’ve searched for The Atlantic on the App Store, you’re aware of the high-level journalism published by the outlet. I’m proud to say that The Atlantic is the only magazine that I’ve (consistently) subscribed to for the last 7 years. And the iOS app befits its standard: clean, straightforward, and neatly organized. The one suggestion I would like to offer is the addition of Projects. The app’s “Sections” tab is nearly identical to the full website, with the exception of Projects. There are no doubt technical reasons for its omission that far exceed my level of understanding. However, The Atlantic’s Projects have long been a favorite feature. 2020’s Shadowland is particularly wonderful. In-app access to the Projects would be a fantastic addition, and I hope to see it in a future update..Thomas Cowan BellVersion: 6.1.1

Subscriber for 40 years!For 36 years, I received the Atlantic paper magazine. My Grandmother had been James Fallows’ fifth grade teacher. She loved him so much, she bought an Atlantic subscription for me as a college undergrad. She paid for the renewal each Christmas until her death in 2013. The Atlantic has been my constant companion. I read each issue cover to cover. Amazing journalism, fiction, poetry, and humor. For the last 4 years, I’ve been an app subscriber and I’m pleased to say the Atlantic is getting even better. The writers are amazing. I subscribe to the emails and they alert me to things I might want to read. What led me to review today, was that I just finished the list of articles recommended by Tom Nichols about the war in Ukraine. They dramatically raised my understanding of the situation. Outstanding! I love the app, but have one small problem with it. I would love to see a search bar visible on the opening page of the app. I’m often searching for certain authors or want to easily access the article that I’ve been alerted to. There may be an easy way to search, but I haven’t found it. Keep up the good work!.JulieBeaVersion: 6.1.2

The Adult in American Political and Social ThoughtJournalism that is more valuable than ever — a go to source for anyone who believes a well-informed, critically thinking citizenry of independent thought is still essential for a flourishing society. Digitally, The Atlantic is both pulse and perspective on the relevant issues of importance with content that is digestible and accessible. (I really like the internal links to other articles, as well as other sites.) The magazine is the place for big ideas and emerging issues with writing that is thought provoking, trustworthy, and typically fascinating. Liberal bias? They are so far above any such labeling with some of the best minds in a diverse cross section of experience and sensibilities, and content that is a worthy addition to knowledge..Harlem MusicVersion: 6.0.3

Returning SubscriberI was a subscriber through Google to which I could only get the magazine on the google news app which I thought was ridiculous. Switching over to the iPhone XR I downloaded the Atlantic and subscribed again. I don’t know what everyone is complaining about, the new layout is beautiful. I like the today section plus I get to hear the articles through the SoundCloud link that’s been put up on some articles. The dark mode is perfect. I let go of the New York Times because they hadn’t gone to dark mode yet. It’s just too bright. LA Times has and they have a great layout as well. Anyways great job Atlantic. You’re the app is great and you’ve got a subscriber for life..Chase-rVersion: 6.0.1

App needs improvementI love the Atlantic but the app is frustrating. I had a notification for a story that I thought interesting, so I clicked on it and read about halfway through, then was interrupted. When I reopened the app, I was on the homepage, not the article I was halfway through. I searched for a search button - nope. I looked on the homepage, but that offers only 5 Reader Favorites. I looked in Sections, but didn’t know what section my article was in. I went to my browser and eventually was able to find it (it’s in How to Build a Life, which I couldn’t find in the app). I read several other magazines and newspapers through apps - The Atlantic should check out The New Yorker’s and The New York Times for improving functionality..Peanut Butter FanVersion: 6.1.2

Great Simple FormatI LOVE the format of the app; it’s so easy to read and not as overwhelming as a typical news website. Only suggestion I have is adding a section of your audm articles, as well as clearly labeling each article on the front end (before you click it to read it) if it has an audio option. The New Yorker has started doing something similar and I love that I can see which are audio. Sometimes I really prefer the audio ones over reading them and it’s much easier to navigate if they’re labeled more prominently and given their own section..Ginia554Version: 7.2.2

Great experienceI almost didn’t download this app after becoming a subscriber because I assumed I would continue to read most articles on my laptop. I was wrong! I really enjoy the experience of using this app. The design is excellent and the Today screen always presents something I’m interested in, while the limit to 5 main stories keeps it from being overwhelming like most other news/media apps are. (You can of course access all stories elsewhere in the app.) To my own surprise, I’ve become a near daily user and recommend this app as the most pleasant way to access Atlantic articles..Infrequent But HonestVersion: 6.1.1

ExcellentThis magazine is full of excellent stories and incredible journalism. The UI is beautiful and clean. Anne Applebaum’s piece in the July 2020 issue is particularly fantastic. New stories daily in addition to magazine additions. I would like to suggest that they add a projects page so we can view things like Shadowland more easily. I would also make the much bigger request that they add the rest of the magazine additions into the app. They currently have available every issue of the Atlantic magazine going back to 2004. It would be an amazing luxury to have the entire backlog of the magazine available for reading..Davis Randall ParkmanVersion: 6.1.1

Great content, app could be improvedI highly enjoy the articles. The app is okay, but has some annoyances. 1) Sometimes when I open an article, it starts scrolled down about one page (iPhone 13 Pro, IOS 15), so I have to scroll up to the top to start reading. 2) On slow connections (2 bars), most of the text loads pretty quickly, but the first picture and chunk of text under the picture load together and can take 30 seconds or more, so I end up reading starting on paragraph two. Can you please load all the text first, then the images?.NatCrutcherVersion: 6.2.3

Great content / layout, some interface functionality lackingContent is great, I like the "today" section with a set of highlights as well as capacity to view by section, articles match the bold look of the print magazine. Also the crossword section is A+ and easy to find. App is generally good enough to justify a digital only subscription. Some UX issues that prompted me to leave a review: - Why is there not a search (or at the very least a "history" or "recently read") function??? I literally read an article yesterday, and when I tried to find it again today to share with a friend and was unable to do so. Very frustrating. - Needs better connection b/t app and browser links - it's strange that if i'm sent a story using a browser link, it will send me to the browser and tell me it's my last free article / time to subscribe, but won't give me any option to open the article in the app..AwbagleyVersion: 6.1.2

ExcellentThe Atlantic it always is an excellent publication the only publication is once again Apple promises it with Apple plus news yet that’s a lie Apple seems to Lie a lot these days.I have Apple News+ and I’m supposed to get the Atlantic well I guess a couple articles that’s not exactly getting the Atlantic to me and Apple has no right to advertise that way it’s simply an advertisement this is useless subscribe to the Atlantic and that stinks Apple stinks there’s scam artists of the worst type people are getting wise that kind of behavior on the part of Apple..Excellent714Version: 6.1.2

The Atlantic AppI’m a recent subscriber to The Atlantic — I had no idea of the high-quality writing and thoughtfulness of the reporters and editors — I have been so impressed, educated, and inspired. The Atlantic App has been the best part of the experience! I thought I was getting a monthly publication, but through the App, I am daily receiving a deeper understanding and reflection on my world — and the App presents it in such a personal way! The Atlantic and its App may be the most important action I have taken for my citizenship and ability to understand a complex and (hopefully) changing world. Thank you!.RockMaxBVersion: 6.0.4

Disappointed by the latest updateI’ve been a lover of this app for the last two years, especially because it is the only journalism app I know of that has no ads. Sadly, with this latest update and the addition of the crossword, ads are here. The ad-less app really made The Atlantic stand out compared to any other app of this kind and I’m disappointed to see ads on here now. I understand the need for ad revenue, but I will be going back to reading on safari with an ad blocker now. I hope you reconsider the addition of ads!.TheCrazynessVersion: 6.2.1

Redesign needs a redesignI’ll echo what some other people have said about the redesign... it really reduced the information density and makes it hard to browse quickly and easily. I’ll leave it to UI theorists to delve into the why of it, but let’s just say they should have paid some folks to take a look at that, or at least offer some settings to rectify the issue. App has always been a little barebones and feature-free, but this took most of the utility out of it for me. I don’t have time to scroll through full-page pictures of Trump when what I really want to do is read stories. Unsubscribed from the magazine and uninstalling the app..ScuzzmonkeyVersion: 6.0

Narration feature needs work.I’m very happy to see some narrated articles in The Atlantic’s online app. I don’t have any problem using it for shorter articles. The problems crop up with longer arricles. The app lacks a capability for remembering where the user stopped in the middle of the article unless one returns to the app before it’s unloaded from memory after usinga few other apps. So it’s a pain for the user to return and have to find where they left off their listening a few hours or days before..MusicologymanVersion: 7.3.1

Redesign just so-soThe home page redesign just doesn’t cut it for me. Too much white space and relatively big images which leads to a lot of scrolling to figure out the content. A more concise design and at a glance overview would have been better. To me there was nothing wrong with the old home page design. I also would like a separate “dark mode on/off” setting within the app so that it is possible to set the mode independently of the general settings. I prefer to read black on white no matter what time of day but would like to keep the rest of my apps set to the general setting and not always switch back and forth..Aba6074Version: 6.0

Love the redesignSo happy that the developers added dark mode support!! That was a feature I’ve long wanted so am really looking forward to reading more articles late at night in bed. The new art in the app is also beautiful and I like that the crossword is available to solve in mobile now. The today tab is a little confusing since it doesn’t clearly show what is an official article and what is just summarizing the latest news, but I’m guessing that will become more refined over time..K2568Version: 6.0

Terrific news app from The AtlanticThis is a very good app from The Atlantic. Everything is here: current news with reporting and editorials to help make sense of things plus access to the monthly magazine. Yes, it’s available through a subscription but in these trying times, supporting a news organization financially should be considered doing one’s civic duty. We need a free press more now than ever before and they need us to support them in their work. This is a great app from a great news organization and I am glad to support it..Raybear0801Version: 6.0.4

Amazing app, needs searchThe app itself is beautiful. Reading stories on it is a breeze. And the stories are so consistently high quality; I subscribe to the New York Times, Washington Post, New Yorker, and more and the only rival to the Atlantic is the New Yorker — but I think the Atlantic beats it out for sheer quality. But I need to be able to search for stories, and I need to be able to access a story in my web browser that then lets me open it in the app. Right now it’s just a pretty place to browse the current popular stories. It could be so much more..Yasi K.Version: 6.1.1

Needs to open articles directly in app from email linksNice enough when you’re in the app, but most of the time I’m launching an article from an Atlantic email and that takes me straight to the browser instead of the app I’ve downloaded and logged into. NYT doesn’t do this, it goes straight to the app to be able to save longer articles for reading later. Adds unnecessary extra steps and lagging, waiting for website to login etc, less engagement with the material..Jrz surferVersion: 7.4.1

Love the Atlantic, not the appMaybe it is user error and I just haven’t figured it out, but I find it very frustrating that there is not a search feature WITHIN the app. Often I want to look for a specific subject or article. Even when I click links within the app to other Atlantic articles, it send me to the web browser version, where I have to log in again. It is annoying to be taken out of the app to read articles in a browser..Andrew SpurVersion: 6.2.3

Love The AtlanticI love the magazine without a doubt. And the app is convenient and user friendly, but the search feature isn’t very good. For instance, if I want to search for articles by a particular writer, the results not only include pieces by others but those pieces are listed higher. Unless I’m missing something, this fix would easily take the app from 4 stars to 5 for me. To take the suggestion further, it’d be nice to sort through a writer’s pieces by publish date. Keep up the great writing!.Howie0415Version: 7.4.5

Needs search functionI love The Atlantic, but this app needs an easily-accessible search function. I often click on articles in an email and have to read them in an internet browser because 1) I can’t search for the article in the app itself and 2) I can’t figure out a way to make the article open directly into the app. Either I’m missing something or the app needs more functionality. Otherwise, a good app with no bugs or crashes so far..Knightrider325Version: 6.1

An important magazine for our timesI have found from reading articles in the Atlantic and other similar publications that The Atlantic is by far doing the best work and making the greatest contributions to our understanding of these unbelievable times. The level of journalistic quality is incredibly high. That's why I subscribed. I continue to look to The Atlantic for the facts. For truth. And for intelligent analysis that acts as a critically important guide to how to think and act in the current unprecedented atmosphere..BleedinghVersion: 6.0.4

New format is easier to use and save the great articles.I was becoming increasingly frustrated with the app because it often wouldn’t let me save articles (I have a subscription). That has just changed and I am happy. Many of their articles are long and I may not want to finish in one sitting. I really enjoy the magazine a lot. Be sure to sign up for their photography to be delivered to your inbox. They have themes and pictures are outstanding..AustinCarolVersion: 6.0.4

Need a search function!I am new to the Atlantic app but I immediately noticed there was no search function. This is frustrating if I see an article posted on FB for example and want to read later on the app. With no search function, I can’t find the article! Also, I noticed even when I am signed into my account on the browser it won’t let me save articles on my computer to later read in the app. I wish the design was more seamless between computer reading and app reading! But first and foremost please add a search function!.News_reader77Version: 6.0.3

Useless app from an amazing publisher.This is perhaps one of the worst media apps I have ever used. There is no search feature. There is no way to move something from Safari to the app (like I can with NYT). There is no easy way to open an article linked on Facebook. The only reason I am giving it three stars instead of one is the app is quite beautiful and easy on the eyes. I also love the integration of Audm audio for some of the articles; it’s an amazing feature. But the rest of usability is just simply not there..DimboomVersion: 6.1.2

Logs me outWhen you’re a paying subscriber that mostly accesses through the app, it’s quite jarring when you click an article and a pop up tells you to subscribe. It’s not just the inconvenience of having to log in almost every time I use the app - it’s also getting the unsubscribed user experience that is irritating. There are many things to like about the app otherwise. It’s fast, saves your place in an article (even after being logged out ha), and I do like the curated page..JdkalkaVersion: 7.4.2

Magazine awesome, app not so muchThe good: excellent content, stable experience, ability to save pieces of interest. The bad: no search feature?!?! All you can do is scroll through the preselected areas. Saw an “Atlantic” headline elsewhere and want to find and read it on your app? Too bad, unless you want to browse through everything until you find it. If you find it. Perhaps the intent here was the create an experience more like thinning through the pages of the most recent issue, but for anything beyond that, just take yourself to the website!.KcmeredithVersion: 6.0.4

Ever Timely-Always RelevantThe Atlantic has not missed step— from a physical magazine to internet power house of news and ideas. There are many magazines that have come and gone over the years. However, this journal of ideas and news comes across as fresh and provocative. The rise of muckraking in the 19th century has an equivalent in the 21st century— The Atlantic is both a physical journal and an internet powerhouse that cuts through false news and fuzzy ideas of rumor and salacious lies. Bravo!.John from FresnoVersion: 6.0.3

Mostly nice, but one persistent annoyanceThe app looks nice, and the content is excellent. However, reading long articles is challenging, because the app won’t remember where I am if I don’t finish reading an article in one sitting. It’s like reading the paper magazine, but with someone who closes the magazine and takes out your bookmark every time you put the issue down. Why can’t the app just resume in the state that it was in before switching? (It does behave like this if the switch is brief, but will revert to the home page or a blank screen with longer breaks.).Scott_98765Version: 7.2.4

WidgetIt would be great to have an iPhone/iPad widget, showing the latest stories..SharprichnorthVersion: 7.2.4

No Search Functionality?Amazing stories it’s my go to news/editorial source but does the app really not have any search functionality??? Maybe I’m missing something but I couldn’t find it anywhere.Jor___Version: 6.1

Why do I have to log in every time I use the app?Pretty good app but every time I use it I have to log in. Other magazine apps (eg The Economist) don’t do this. Also,why doesn’t it keep my place where I have been reading?.AquaticApe68Version: 7.4.7

Shortened articles?In the past couple of days, the articles in the app have been shrinking to just a couple of paragraphs, leaving the content hanging. I’m paying for a full annual subscription through Apple, really enjoy the magazine but this is a brand new phenomenon and seems to be pervasive, so I’m wondering if there’s a glitch in the uploads..SusanAbbotVersion: 7.4.5

Canadians contentPlease offer more story lines that reflect Canada ..LucianophotographyVersion: 6.0.4

Good magazineThey make it way way way too complicated to try to cancel subscription, very sketchy in that way.M VancouverVersion: 7.2.3

Search functionnality missingVery nice content and quality, really love it. Biiiggg missing point for me: where is the search bar? Couple of times I wanted to search for an article but it wasnt possible. Please add the search, would be much better! Thx.----JP----Version: 7.0.1

Why don’t images download with magazine?Have been a subscriber for years and love the magazine and use the app a lot. My one big frustration is that when I download the magazine to read offline on a plane or otherwise, none of the images download with it. Images are such a critical part of many Atlantic stories. Can this be fixed??.Infrequently opinionatedVersion: 6.2.3

No sync, or searchL get that search is too hard. I don't get that you can't allow our saved articles via 2 iPhones. You do have a grey-black background, so are darker & smoother than the NYT app. Yr last update was 10 months ago, & my sub expires in 10 months, so it's up to you. And, my bank account, but I'm trying more than you. lol.Positron McHappyVersion: 6.1.2

Still no searchI love the magazine. But there is no search function in the app. And you can’t ‘open’ a specific issue in the app. So you wind up going to the web site anyway, and repeatedly having to sign in. Just …. WHY???.SusanologyVersion: 6.1.2

Needs search functionI generally like the app and find it usable. But sometimes I want to search for articles, even just to save old articles in the app. But there doesn’t appear to be a search function, which is incredibly frustrating. I can search on the site, so why not on the app as well?.CrackedBedVersion: 6.1.2

Search box missingWhere is the search function ?.Dc.arielVersion: 6.1.2

Lightweight, easy to read - but no search functionality?Oftentimes I’ll start reading an article on a different device using a web browser, then will want to search for it to finish reading it in the app. Or, I’ll want to search for an old article I remember enjoying from the past. Unfortunately with this app there’s no obvious search bar to find specific articles..SpopovVersion: 6.1.1

What is going on down there in the US?Thank you for your ongoing academic level insight. Canadians feel like cousins to the US, sharing some history and culture, while living in a sparser home where we have to consciously share for survival. Part of our identity is comparing our countries, seeing the emergence of social issues in parallel. I am saddened but hopeful for all of us..PaddleMyOwnCanoeVersion: 6.0.4

Really enjoy the AtlanticI really like the new format of the Atlantic, especially the estimate on how long it will take to read. Always enjoy David Frum, even if I don’t always agree.Reader537Version: 6.0.4

High Quality app & articlesGreat reader app for the Atlantic.DarkDarKenVersion: 6.0.4

Great contentWell written and balanced articles.Sempai1961Version: 6.0.4

Great magazineSuch well written articles Really enjoying my subscription.KahhdyrgevbwVersion: 6.0.4

An important source of newsI don’t always agree with the authors, and that’s great! It is as non-partisan as you can get these days..Yet_another_guyVersion: 6.0.4

Great appI’m happy with the purchase.KlmsfoyVersion: 6.0.4

Superb appLovely reading experience..Justin0022Version: 6.0.4

Always Available!It’s the Atlantic on my phone. I really like the paper edition, well, I still like books!! But it is nice to have yhe Atlantic everywhere I go.! App is clear, Well Organized and downloads the articles, fast. ....& nice and readable on the screen..HrehoryVersion: 6.0.4

I love the Atlantic, and I hate its app doesn’t have searchI love everything about the Atlantic, including the brilliant writings you can find in its archives. But for that you need to search in a browser, then enter your credentials in the browser, and... you get it - the entire point of the Atlantic app vanishes. Pls bring in / build a good search function, we, your readers need it. 5 starts to the Atlantic; and 1 star to its app on a bad day, when the lack of search frustrates me terribly, and causes the type of experience that makes me close the app and move on..DausmausVersion: 6.0.3

The Atlantic TodayThe best subjects & articles on today’s news ... Refreshing and Insightful!!.Aqua 2Version: 6.0.4

Great contentWorth the subscription cost.DavethetempVersion: 6.0.3

Atlantic AwesomeI look forward to reading the Atlantic every morning as I sip my first cup of tea.MikeylikesmoviesVersion: 6.0.3

Great magazine with no fluffThe Atlantic is the only paid subscription I’ve ever had. I like how their editorial is varied but not too expansive. Best $50 I ever spent.CanuckRxVersion: 6.0.3

Top notch journalismThough provoking in depth analysis of issues facing all of us in our daily lives..ContrejourVersion: 6.0.3

The AtlanticHighly reflective. Always well written. In-depth research. More than just a story. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼.L-MBRVersion: 6.0.3

You guys are great!I would not be able to survive this quarantine without your daily articles. Thank you!.Maria-LuzVersion: 6.0.3

No Search Makes Navigating PainfulSeriously!? Even magazines have a TOC to help you quickly navigate through the pages. The fact that I can’t search for an author I like, or for keywords to create my own reading lists makes this app extremely frustrating to use. I don’t understand the point of an app that forces you to scroll blindly through information hoping you’ll land on the article you’re looking for. I stopped using it and spend most of my time on the website where I can actually find the stories my colleagues and friends have recommended I read. Don’t waste your time on this app. UPDATE: I’m tentatively upgrading my rating on the promise of a search function. But I still find it very difficult and time-consuming to navigate. I spend almost all my time on the website instead of the app. I’m curious to see what it means when the developers say they want to “get it right” with search..JmeelarVersion: 6.0.3

A go to source for information and commentaryI love the Atlantic. It's a trove of great writing on a wide variety of topics from the natural sciences to geopolitics and lots more. I always learn something reading it and the digital version is very easy to navigate. I think it's an "essential service" (with or without the pandemic)..{CK}Version: 6.0.3

Beautiful app and fantastic content.I am so glad I subscribed to the Atlantic. Opening the app throughout the day is a pleasure..ChargedeVersion: 6.0.2

App Needs some featuresI love the Atlantic - I’ve been a subscriber for awhile. The app is pretty good too, but it really needs a search function. It is so frustrating not to be able to look up articles. Also, I’d really like FB to link to the app, instead of opening my browser, where I can’t save it / bookmark it, and where there are ads. Otherwise, it’s a pretty good app..JonmcmorranVersion: 6.0.3

In need of upgradeThe App gives an interesting feed every morning, the writing is easily legible. This is not a critique of the content of the magazine but rather of the app itself. For future upgrades it would useful to have a search feature to find interesting articles, also many links to the articles appear on social media platforms and they send me to the website with no option to open the article in the app. In these cases, it’s really difficult to find the same articles on the App to read them without ads and easily scroll and read. Also, hopefully there is a tablet app in the making 🤞. There are no other bugs and the app never crashes, it’s just a matter of user friendliness..MichiBraisVersion: 6.0.2

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The Atlantic Magazine Negative Reviews

Is this app intentionally frustrating?We’re on the App Store, not a journalism review forum so I won’t go into the Atlantic as a publication. Undeniably, they do world class journalism. The app on the other hand? It’s had several glaring annoyances for so long it’s starting to seem intentional: 1) Most notably - no search (or impossible to find). At this point it seems intentional. It’s baseline functionality that users have been requesting for a LONG time. Just read the reviews. I don’t always use the app to see what their algorithms thought I should read or to launch a lengthy expedition through their “Sections.” If I’m looking for an article or author it should take me seconds to find a list. I can’t fathom an argument against this feature 2) strangely strict curation. No way to build a feed off your favorite author or topic (don’t get me started on Sections) 3) Sharing. I am a longtime subscriber and have the app which is tied to my subscription. Same for several friends and family. Why would the Atlantic app share a story link which only opens in Safari…which usually hits me with the paywall??? I already subscribed. I already signed in. Send me to the freaking app you brag about in your digital subscription feature list!!!!!!!!! I truly hope someone responds and points out features I overlooked. Otherwise I may downgrade to print only. Why pay for digital access if the app is this frustrating?.CEO, DiscoDairyVersion: 7.0.1

Poor customer relations/log inI had a devil of a time completing a subscription application. It took days and phone calls as the webpage(s) were unclear and would freeze. Now I have a devil of a time accessing articles or logging in. The proving one is human function is the worst I've ever experienced--terrible photography, multiple pages and tasks--why couldn't I get right to user name and password?? If you want readers, happy readers, fans, you should a) make articles more widely available even to non-subscribers--maybe not a ton per week or anything, but at least a few you should b) always offer the MAGAZINE itself/hard copy facsimile first rather than teasers for audio articles (Most of us subscribe because we like to READ) you should c) make the subscription process itself more clear and also followed up by a confirmation note to one who has satisfactorily subscribed d) you should make the print copy--for those who are paying for and seeking the print copy--arrive MUCH more quickly after one "subscribes." e) (and maybe this should be a)--your customer service line should go at LEAST til 5 p.m. E.S.T. AND have someone answer it promptly--I had to wait for days and keep calling back. my other newspaper/magazines and retailers are ALL better at all of this and you nearly lost be as a subscriber (and were it not such a pain I would have subscribed two years ago).Allthesenicknamescan'tbe takenVersion: 7.5.11

Great publication marred by a low quality native appUpon opening the app for the first time, I’m treated to a blank “Today” tab. No prompt to log in, no onboarding guidance, just a blank screen. Not a strong start. There is no direct and obvious nav link to “Account” which is an unforgivable omission considering this is a paid subscription publication. There’s no “search” function which is —come on— the bare minimum in functionality. This app is so poorly designed it makes me wonder if there was even a product design team involved at all. Delivering competent media experiences via native mobile is a solved problem. To not even copy-paste best practices from some of the other publications out there that do this much better (NYT or The New Yorker, for example) seems like just wanton neglect. The “old print publication that doesn’t get digital media” trope is just so cliche in this day and age. Be better..ADR.Version: 6.2.3

App is unreliableI am a digital subscriber to the Atlantic. I am here reviewing the Atlantic mobile app, not the content of the magazine. The app is generally serviceable enough, with one big exception. I regularly encounter — generally meaning at least twice a week — the following problem. I open the app, tap on a story, and am immediately confronted by a screen inviting me to subscribe to the Atlantic, with subscription prices in large type. To read the story, I must sign in to the app. Needless to say this is highly inconvenient, especially since one of the benefits of having apps on a mobile device is supposed to be not having to sign in all the time. I have not experienced this problem with any other app for a publication or news site. In this respect, the Atlantic is unique..SRPersistentVersion: 7.1.2

Some serious design flawsI absolutely love the magazine, but this app is seriously lacking a couple of features. First and foremost, there is no search function. Good luck finding many articles that are currently listed on the web site. And second, it is somewhat difficult to find an article you might see on the website and find it within one of the section categories. Often they are not listed. Who designed this? And, without a search. I have worked in IT for many years, designed and/or worked with designers, and this is just downright stupid. I reached out to support via chat and was told this is being corrected. It has been this way for at least a year or two. Bad, bad, bad..Cspear322Version: 6.1.2

Substantial step backThe extended abstracts take up unnecessary space, yet I have no real contention with the desires of the editorial staff for greater control over the immediate content. But removing any sort of search function? If I see a story in a social media feed, or have one recommended in person by a friend (people still talk, editors) it’s effectively impossible to find that story in the app. I am supposed to guess at the section, then scroll and scroll and scroll until I find it? What if I’d like to read a last article? Bookmarks shouldn’t be the only option. This needed field testing before the full release. I understand the challenge of Peter and Oliver’s call to “rethink everything about the way we present ourselves” but this was a poor showing. Rethink it again..TheFourthPopeVersion: 6.0.1

Good Writing. Bad App.The app has become almost unusable for me. It lags and freezes when loading articles and when scrolling. It also causes my phone to churn, waste battery, and heat up. I suspect it is due to the ads loading. The ads take too long to load and make the screen freeze when scrolling. It gets stuck for 10-15 or more seconds. I like the writing and the variety of articles. I am also a full-paying subscriber for digital access. Hard to justify why I also need to see these ads and have them ruin my reading experience. Lately, I stop reading articles a quarter of the way through, and switch to another news app to read something else. I suggest the developers look at the app performance..MrAlekVersion: 7.6.0

Scrolling problemsI love this magazine, rely on it for thoughtful reporting and commentary on political, social and cultural issues. Love the fact that the app / subscription gives me access to 100+ years of archives. What I DON’T love is how often the app freezes when I am in the middle of an article. I scroll and it freezes; I try to scroll in the opposite direction and it freezes; when eventually it comes back to itself, it often functions correctly for only a few seconds before freezing again. Please fix this! I so appreciate your reporting, it’s deeply frustrating to be in the middle of a thought-provoking article and not be able to finish it!.ZizzzzzzzzzzleVersion: 7.5.11

Understand authors perspectiveA lot of the stories published ultimately serve the MAGA agenda subliminally, extensive support for Israel, and a lot of discrediting of more progressive policies / people. Anti DEI. I thought that the Atlantic would engage in better critical thinking, however, a lot of the pieces just end up reinforcing propaganda. I really love think pieces, but it’s important to understand that it’s an OPINION and not news. A lot of the stories are artificially skewed one way. I really appreciated some of their stories, but a lot of sprinkled $ making agenda, and anti progressiveness. Even with the variety of stories, I can’t help but to think that they all fall into one similar line of thinking and framing the world.ShmevabaevaVersion: 7.6.2

Screen goes blank while readingThe most recent version seems to have introduced a new bug. I have noticed that the screen will go blank upon reaching a certain point in an article. The spot where it goes blank will vary from article to article but it’s always the same for a given article. Some articles, on the other hand, give no problem. I don’t know if it’s because of an approaching ad or something else. Sometimes it’s so bad that the only fix is to abandon the app and read the article via a web browser. I have also seen it on the iPad version..Random006Version: 7.4.7

Fix the bugs!!!I have had to delete and reinstall this App so many times! The App logs me out, then when I sign in it does not recognize my subscription. The only solution seems to be to completely delete and then reinstall the app, then sign in. The helpful Atlantic people suggested the solution. If you are aware of the problem please fix it!! My subscription is paid up and is up to date. This is extremely frustrating and happens often. Please fix the problem..MeomajaVersion: 7.2.6

Poor app experienceWhile signed into the app on iPhone, it will sometimes open articles in a new window that has banner ads for installing the app, and also asks you to sign in to continue reading… while you’re a paying customer using their app..No thanks101010Version: 7.2.6

Please copy The Economist appPlease add audio to all articles. Also, implement something to let us quickly know what has been read/listen… Just copy The Economist fonctionalities..Dom1972sjsVersion: 7.2.5

No Customer Support for Paid SubscribersI have about 5 paid media subscriptions and the Atlantic is one of them. However, my enjoyment of the app has seriously dwindled. I can not sometimes get the articles to load and can not figure out why. I went through customer support link… and nothing. No response. I deleted app and reloaded it. Nope. It’s really sad that we as the few people willing to pay for digital news media these days are not dignified with a response to our issues regarding our paid subscription access. Sorry, I expected better..ColinsitoVersion: 6.2.2

Horrible articlesThe articles are just plainly terrible, they definitely need new writers or something.Ashrf1997Version: 6.1.2

No search function!Unbelievable there is no search function in this app. Disappointing..B?????Version: 6.1.2

TrappedI was a subscriber for two years. It is near impossible to get out of a subscription to this magazine. Do Not commit to this rag..Rob BermuhlerVersion: 6.1.2

No search functionNot really useful since there no search function when I want to find articles on a certain subject. . I’ll delete it and just use the website.Grwgdj43Version: 6.1.2

A great app missing one critical feature.I love the dark mode and the articles. I am baffled that despite so many mentioning it over the years that there is still no SEARCH FUNCTION! Come chaps, please add one. I’ve been forced to read so many articles over the web due to this lack of an obvious feature. Truly disappointed..Ian PedoeVersion: 6.1.2

Lack of search function is very frustratingThe reading experience is good but highly marred by the lack of any search function. I’d expect a premium experience as a subscriber, but I often end up just using a web browser, because then I can search. Very frustrating to see articles linked to on social media and NOT be able to go to the app, find the article, and save for later reading. Seriously, please put a search function in there!.Blork-mtlVersion: 6.1.2

Lacking obvious SearchAs others have mentioned, the lack of search functionality is a glaring omission..T.britboyVersion: 6.1.1

Crashes constantlyI love the magazine but your app is a mess. Crashes every time I try to open it. Tried everything, no use. No way to access my subscription on my phone..GuajavaVersion: 6.1.1

Does not support passwords with special charactersI created a password online and couldn’t log into this app. A very helpful support person pointed out that the app does not like passwords with special characters..U-ropeVersion: 6.0.2

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