“Constant ads injected every other paragraph in the app, so frustrating! Also the "for you" tab never refreshed despite all the recommended fixes, and is stuck in the news cycle from when you first use the app. Lessen the ads already and…”
Public review signal · 544 reviews scanned · scope limited to review patterns.
4.3 ★13,538 ratings
500K+Downloads
12+Age rating
87 MBApp size
Free · In-app purchasesIn-app purchases
About this app
Stay informed around-the-clock with world-class, award-winning news, commentary and analysis from The Globe and Mail.
Featuring:
• Sign up and receive The Globe's newsletters in the app. • 'For You' section featuring customized news feed, crossword puzzles, and horoscopes. • Globe subscribers can gift up to three articles a month to family and friends. • Improved stock profile pages with graphs and more news. • Watchlist: Create and edit custom Watchlists of key stocks directly in the app with all changes synced seamlessly to the website • Commenting: Join the conversation by commenting and discussing articles • Saved articles: Bookmark your favourite articles to read later • Audio articles: Listen to select articles via the dedicated audio player • All Globe and Mail articles and sections, including subscriber-only features with a digital subscription • Latest news and top stories •…
Preview
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Independent evidence report
Evidence and review signals
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What we measured
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Developer replies to reviews
Replies to at least 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
Counted from the reviews we have read for this app. "No theme reported" means no theme reached our reporting threshold — it is not a finding that nothing is wrong with this app, and we do not say it is.
Five-star share of ratings
Under 65% five-star
Arithmetic on the stores' own published rating counts. It says nothing about why the ratings fall where they do.
In the package we scanned
No package has been scanned for this app, so nothing is published about what it ships. That is an absence of evidence about the app, not a finding about it.
Graded bands · predicate set 1.4 · how these are measured
What the analysis found
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Aggressive ad load8 reviews · user report
Highlighted reviews
Representative public review excerpts shown as user reports, not Appworthy audit evidence.
“Pop-up ads — I am a paying subscriber. However, I still have to deal with pop-up ads that pop open in Safari after an errant touch on the screen while scrolling through an article. Aggravating.”
“Poor use of real estate, too many ads — This update really needs work. The former version offered much more for quick "at a glance" news updates and overviews. Hence there's a poor use of real estate. More ads in the new version as well…”
Assessment & version history
App changes and Appworthy events in one timeline.
Store listing updated to version 11.0.
What this app sells
Useful store-disclosed pricing, kept below the app listing.
Items shown2
Lowest$24.99
Highest$229.99
Monthly Subscription$24.99
Annual Subscription$229.99
Google Play does not publish per-purchase prices.