“Buggy/Slow audio player with lengthy ads. The audio content all begins and ends with ads anywhere from 20 seconds long to 1.5 minutes long. A 7 minute audio clip had an almost 2 minute ad for a podcast. The audio player is often…”
Public review signal · 400 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
The Atlantic
The Atlantic Monthly Group LLCDownload The Atlantic’s app for complete coverage of politics, tech, culture,…
4.8 ★5,727 ratings
100K+Downloads
4+Age rating
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Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Download The Atlantic’s app for complete coverage of politics, tech, culture, and more. Sharpen your perspective with reporting that examines the world with depth and accuracy. Challenge your assumptions with big ideas and bold arguments from Atlantic journalists. Spark your curiosity with magazine features that go deep into subjects you never considered before. And now, unlock unlimited access to all of our journalism, on any device, with a monthly or annual subscription.
Atlantic App Features:
TODAY: Every day, our editors bring you a selection of Atlantic stories that made them think—and think again. Exclusively on the app.
LATEST: Quickly browse our most recently published stories from all sections, and save stories to read later.
IN-APP AUDIO HUB: Enjoy narrated articles and podcasts directly from the app—from quick listens to deeper dives.…
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What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to fewer than 1 review in 20
Price in the store description
States no price and billing period
Cancelling, in the store description
Does not say how to cancel
Themes reported by reviewers
No theme reported
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Five-star share of ratings
80–89% five-star
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In the package we scanned
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Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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Aggressive ad load6 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
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“I loved it until the app I have a subscription for decided I need to be randomly interrupted for ads, which if I back out of them I get kicked out of the article. This is very frustrating to be bombarded with disruptive ads worse than…”
“Great reading, but constant pop up ads for McDonald's”
Assessment & version history
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Store listing updated to version 2.8.9.
What this app sells
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