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What reviewers actually said

Built only from these 120 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.

1. [R8] 3/5 · US Love IGN. Hate the app: Man oh man… I love IGN. I love the content. I love the hosts of all the shows and podcasts especially Beyond & NVC. Love the reviews, on sale sections, news, events. But boy is this app bad and keeps getting worse. It crashes all the time. I have to log in almost every day. The videos don’t play or play and then crash… 5 stars for IGN content/creators and 0 for the app
2. [R27] 5/5 · US IGN app is an awesome!: IGN app is an awesome!
3. [R383] 5/5 · GB One of the best ways to read nerdy news: As someone who loves comics, games and movies this app is heavenly.
4. [R616] 5/5 · CA Amazing: This website is amazing, I was able to find out so much things about the movies, shows, and games I love. Would definitely recommend it.
5. [R31] 4/5 · US Better: App runs smoother and now not getting an iPhone 17 Pro add every three seconds able to read my gaming content in peace and at my pace.
6. [R39] 4/5 · US Iphone 17 ads fixed: Thank you for fixing the nonstop iPhone 17 ads. It was ruining the app. Back to normal now. Thank you.
7. [R266] 4/5 · GB it’s got a lot better over time but stop asking for login!: 2 requests please - return to top of the page when switching tabs (games, games reviews etc) as it makes no sense to stay scrolled 3 pages down as you switch categories - please stop asking me to log in on every app open! big improvement over where it used to be though so well done team
8. [R532] 4/5 · CA Search bar is BACK!!!!: IGN finally put the search bar back!!! This app is no longer useless! Thank you IGN for listening to our feedback. Took you long enough tho
9. [R417] 4/5 · GB Getting better: App is gradually improving with my previous complaints now addressed, namely filtering by platform has been added and you can now follow games and see pages specific to them, nice. Loses one star due to excessive forced viewing of ads before each video, often the same one repeatedly. I know it’s a free app and ads are necessary, but sometimes the ratio of ads to content is annoying
10. [R384] 4/5 · GB Great interface, too many adverts: Fast, simple and clean UI. Unfortunately it’s littered with a tad too many adverts, otherwise I would give it 5 stars
11. [R457] 3/5 · GB Temperamental: Great layout. Easy to navigate. But videos either take ages to play or they don't, and no I'm not on 3G or being stupid.
12. [R1] 2/5 · US Just ok: This app is fine for articles and news, but if you want to comment on anything good luck, I’m logged into my account and every time I try to comment it asks me to log in again.
13. [R3] 1/5 · US Login is broken: App says I’m logged in. Try to add a comment and it asks me to sign in. Sign in fails silently.
14. [R6] 2/5 · US Frustrating: A pretty terrible app. Constantly get logged out and then even when you log back in it will still have you logged out. I don’t think I’ve dealt with a worse app when it comes to login issues.
15. [R7] 1/5 · US Not functional: This app is great for scrolling and that’s about it. If I want to leave a comment, it takes me to the login screen. I log in, go back to the comment, and it takes me back to the login screen. It’s a vicious circle. The only way to fix this issue is to, completely delete the app, and reinstall it. It works for a few days before the same issue returns. So, if I want to comment on
16. [R33] 3/5 · US Ads take over: It is annoying when video ads pop up without being clicked on, and I don’t understand why whatever audio I am listening to on my phone has to turn off from just opening the app. I don’t even try to watch/listen to anything on the ign app. It just turns off my music/podcast. It’s annoying.
17. [R34] 3/5 · US Good content marred by a poor app UX: I like IGN as a news source and the app used to be much better. Now it’s plagued with technical issues other reviews have mentioned. Ads that go full screen just by scrolling on/past them, no edge swipe to go back navigation, and a login feature that’s almost completely broken. Please fix these things IGN
18. [R38] 3/5 · US Could be better: Love IGN and I’ve used the app for years. The ads can be pretty annoying. I understand they are the chief source of revenue, but sometimes (and idk if this is a glitch or purposeful) when you scroll past them, if you even just touch it, it opens the ad. It’s very annoying and feels buggy compared to other scrolling apps with ads like instagram. Also, when you are trying to find ar
19. [R42] 1/5 · US Ads destroy the experience.: Ads are becoming more frequent and intrusive to the point I’m questioning even opening the app! I used to LOVE the app as a pass time to catch up on nerd news. But now i feel like I’m on a “scammer” site from how often I have to close a pop up ad that blocks my view when trying to scroll.
20. [R114] 4/5 · US Great app, but no audio: Love IGN, it’s my go-to source for video game news. I check it multiple times a day; however, I almost exclusively use the website, even on my phone, because the audio doesn’t work for me in the app. All of the videos are silent. I can’t hear a thing.
21. [R122] 3/5 · US Buggy: Overall, runs better than their site by still buggy. Biggest issue is the audio doesn’t work when I play videos.
22. [R155] 3/5 · US Needs improvement: I can’t hear sound and it seems to crash or freeze quite often. Also, scrolling is also a problem. This has the potential to be a great app if it time and care were put into it.
23. [R4] 1/5 · US Major L: As a gamer and avid fan of IGN this app sucks! I’m constantly being logged out and the in app browser crashes every time. Also the “for you” section is useless really. I should be able to edit the pages to my liking I don’t want to see my “page” immediately I want the latest news.
24. [R15] 1/5 · US Atrocious Performance: This app is atrocious, and while they keep adding new tabs and ways for the algorithm to cater to your viewing preferences, it hasn’t fixed any of the fundamental issues the app has had for going on a decade now. Eventually, it can take 30 minutes since install of 2 weeks after the last install date, it will begin logging you out automatically whenever you change pages or
25. [R29] 3/5 · US Missing out on some great features: I really like the IGN PC and mobile site. The app is severely lacking in quality features (including IGN playlist). I was hoping I would be able to access checklists and tasks on the app because the mobile site only works well 50% of the time and it’s obnoxious. PLEASE add guides checklists and maps to the app!!! They’re so helpful when you’re trying to find the
26. [R30] 1/5 · US Trash.: I wanted something simple to look up walkthroughs. Instead i get everything but that. Typical IGN. Glad i had low expectations, only to find they were still set to high.
27. [R101] 3/5 · US No wiki guides in app: It’d make a lot of sense to have the wiki guides for various games available in app - it is a real shame this isn’t supported.
28. [R144] 4/5 · US I like it but not very much.: It is really good, the only problem is that the website has game walkthroughs on it but the app just doesn’t really have what I am trying to get whenever I use IGN and that is video game walkthroughs.
29. [R12] 1/5 · US Terrible app: Genuinely one of the worst apps. Constantly logs you out, constantly crashes, you so much as look at an ad, away you go. Videos barely play half the time. Guides on the app, if they load, crash even more often making it impossible to actually use.
30. [R17] 1/5 · US This app is unusable: Literally lags or takes you to the top of the page for no reason
31. [R119] 3/5 · US The app should be better than…: This app should be better than it is. On iPhone 13 it lags horribly and is very slow
32. [R26] 1/5 · US Kills music constantly: This app for the last couple years kills my music whenever I open it. Very annoying! I’d give it five stars but apparently the developers don’t listen to music since this hasn’t been fixed. Also you can’t swipe right to go back! If the next update doesn’t fix this constant issue then I’m deleting the app. 12/6/25
33. [R260] 3/5 · GB Solid app for the site but spoiled by engagement farming: Overall it’s a good app that does what it needs to, presents IGN articles. Could do with more feed customization but still a solid app. However 2 recent additions have made the overall experience worse. 1. “Face off” polls that are pinned to the top of every feed, regardless of relevance. 2. The auto play streams pinned to the top. This
34. [R23] 2/5 · US The “For You” section always shows stories that are several months old: Every time I open this app.. alls I see is stories and reviews from like 7 months ago because it defaults to “For You” which doesn’t seem to work at all.
35. [R24] 1/5 · US For you: Back in my days when we opened an app we got recent news not ads and news from 11 months ago.
36. [R107] 4/5 · US Good but no swipe: Good app, have used it for a long time. Only real gripe with it is the fact there is no swipe functionality anywhere. More specifically, and most importantly, please please add the ability to swipe back to the main page when in an article, instead of having to tap the top-left every time. A first-world problem? Absolutely. But worth mentioning all the same.
37. [R206] 3/5 · US Great content poorly executed: Great video game reviews. Interesting articles are posted regularly. Unfortunately app does not support landscape mode on iPad making it almost useless for people who use this mode regularly.
38. [R289] 3/5 · GB Causes overheating on iPhone: Not sure why but since the new design launches whenever I use the app my phone gets very hot. It’s the only app that causes this so doesn’t seem to be phone related. Also really annoying that there is no longer landscape support on iPad only portrait!
39. [R462] 4/5 · GB Last version was so much better: The new version of the IGN app is terrible, as there is no landscape mode, video in the middle of the stories slow the app to a crawl and the same stories are repeated over and over again.
40. [R2] 1/5 · US Jwt Malformed: Been locked out for a year. Wouldn’t be terrible if I wasn’t constantly asked to login to a portal that doesn’t work.
41. [R21] 2/5 · US The ads and videos overtake my feed & can’t sign in: This app for the most part is pretty good but when the ads in my feed start they immediately take over my screen and I can’t read anything. The app for some reason won’t let me sign in so I can’t comment on any post and I’ve tried reinstalling the app but that doesn’t fix it and it’s been like this for years; but there was one update where it wa
42. [R22] 2/5 · US 90% ads, 10% articles: The feed is just an endless amount of “deals” articles which are simply affiliate ads. The amount of those that you have to scroll through between news articles is nauseating. Totally useless app.
43. [R32] 2/5 · US Ads Auto Play as you scroll through feed: Ads Auto Play as you scroll through feed
44. [R5] 1/5 · US Terrible: This app is awful and unfortunately is not designed to navigate games easily. It's just pushing content at you.
45. [R9] 1/5 · US GET RID OF THE “FOR YOU” PAGE. ITS AWFUL. Welcome to one of the most broken apps of all time.: I’ve followed IGN since the early aughts. I’m a plus member. The ign app is one of the first apps I open every day. Or rather it used to be. It’s utterly broken. I can’t comment. I can’t like. It tells me to sign in even though I’m signed in. People literally have created new accounts with usernames like
46. [R20] 1/5 · US AI chat? Really?: After having this app installed on my phone for I don’t know how long, 8 years maybe, I open it today and see this on the menu bar. How about addressing bots in the comments? How about fixing the video player? Third-party login? Uninstalled.
47. [R18] 5/5 · US Comments are basically broken: Every time you try to make a comment, or even like something, it’ll ask you to sign in… Even though you are already signed in. And then, if you try to sign in again and make the comment, it’ll ask you to sign in yet again… basically you could never make a comment unless delete app and uninstall it every damn day, sometimes multiple times a day. I’m done with it.
48. [R45] 1/5 · US iPhone ads!: This app is basically an iPhone ad right now. You scroll, full screen iPhone ad. You stop scrolling, full screen iPhone ad. You click a link, full screen iPhone ad.