Review signals only — 2 user-reported signals — from user reviews, not yet audited by Appworthy.
Reported by users
What reviewers said
Verbatim excerpts from public store reviews, shown as corroborating user reports. They are not Appworthy audit evidence, and a quotation is not proof of the finding it sits under.
Hard to cancel
Can’t read articles with a paid subscription — I have a paid subscription but I’m never allowed to read articles. I’ve even tried to get rid of it but it’s extremely hard to cancel.
Bullied into subscribing at the grocery store. Cannot cancel. Chargeback initiated. — Don’t subscribe. They will steal your money.
The app is so outdated. — Yep is still updated, you can’t cancel unless you purchased it through iTunes. Does iTunes even exist anymore? It’s ridiculous don’t bother.
Aggressive ad load
E-Reader Layout is Excellent — June 2026 Update: the new e-reader update is a dramatic improvement from the previous version. Gone are the distracting static banner ads that occupied valuable screen space. Gone is the static and…
Miss the old app — I miss the old app that was very easy to use. I can no longer skip to the next section. Ads are always present on the screen now and there are new pop-up ads that are annoying. I used to download the edition in the app…
Pop Up Ads and Banner Ads Ruin It — App harasses reader with pop up and banner ads that make it annoying to read. Will cancel subscription if the ads aren’t removed. To management: Read your own paper. Hello, there are already ads in it!!
How a review signal works
A review signal is produced automatically from public app reviews by a classifier — never by a hands-on Appworthy test, and never by a human analyst. It exists so a real, not-yet-audited app can carry more than a blank “Not yet tested” listing, without ever being mistaken for an assessment.
A theme only appears above once at least 5 distinct reviews corroborate it — one angry review can never tag an app. These thresholds are published settings and may be tuned as coverage grows.
It carries no confirmed findings — reviews are one kind of evidence, and nothing here has been hands-on tested. The moment Appworthy publishes a full assessment of this app, it replaces this signal, permanently.
A human review replaces this review-derived signal with hands-on, recorded measurements.
Hands-on inspections are not yet open.