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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. [R1] USA TODAY 2/5 · US Super Slow Loading: I like the content of USA Today, but why does this app take about 20 seconds to load on my iPhone 16 when every other app loads almost instantly? Can you please do something about that?
2. [R10] USA TODAY 2/5 · US Crashing: Lately, the app has been crashing a lot. Also, it limits me on crossword puzzles per week even though I have a subscription that promised unlimited crosswords. Signing in and out or restarting my phone doesn’t seem to fix the issue.
3. [R19] USA TODAY 1/5 · US Recent Update Review: Around mid-way through scrolling and reading the news the APP starts to hesitate, stops scrolling and eventually crashes as well as actually overheating the back of the iPhone!! Just awful APP. Also for the last few weeks ever since the previous update the crossword notice that you have 2 crosswords for the week starting on Monday is wrong!! After you finish that first Monday
4. [R22] USA TODAY 1/5 · US App doesn’t open: I have to close and open it several times before it opens! I will be asking for a refund!!! Trash!!!
5. [R4] USA TODAY 1/5 · US STOP THE ADVERTISING! AD FREE Subscription SHOULD BE AD FREE!: This is at least the 6th time I've said this. I pay for AD FREE and USA TODAY inserts ads anyway, as well as countless SHOPPING articles throughout. What a rip off! USA TODAY always shows my Ad Free Subscription as Active. Then why all the ads?
6. [R7] USA TODAY 1/5 · US Not Much Better than the First Tru: Am trying again, June 2026, with USA Today but once again the thing is not so hot. I pay for the ad-free version and my account says that is in effect but I had four pop-up vid ads just trying to read the news just now. The August 2017 update is absolutely horrible. Am dumping USA app as my usual daily news source. Just horrible. Why do you always think it is
7. [R9] USA TODAY 3/5 · US Ads: Lately when scrolling, the ads seem to “click” themselves and open a new window. I find it odd that it only ever happens on this app. I have paid attention to when I’m scrolling and several times it happened
8. [R15] USA TODAY 3/5 · US Ad Free?: I’m so tired of having to restore my iTunes purchase of my subscription. Seriously? You can’t write the program to do that automatically? In the latest release I can’t even get the restore to actually work. Advertising everywhere. BTW, in ad free I would expect that also included removing the TIPCO advertising masquerading as sports information. Right. Get rid of this type of advertisin
9. [R6] USA TODAY 3/5 · US Subscription process nightmare: I had a subscription for unlimited access without ads for a year. Then ads started to appear. Tried contacting USAtoday but no response. So I cancelled to subscription thinking that I would wait a while and resubscribe but that didn’t work either. When I did subscribe again, they kept asking if I wanted to subscribe! Can’t win.
10. [R25] USA TODAY 1/5 · US Subscribed for first month. Didn’t work at all: It had no problem taking my money. Then it literally stopped working once I got on the plane. So much for enjoying crosswords during my travels. And I’m out a little cash as a bonus.
11. [R3] USA TODAY 3/5 · US Missing links and unwieldy navigating: The subscription information mentions access to 200 affiliated publications but I can’t find a link in this app. Reading the comics is awkward compared to having a complete page of comics like you’d find in a printed edition. Put the comics on one page like they appear I. Your Reno Gazette Journal
12. [R38] USA TODAY 1/5 · US Crosswords broken after update: I get 2 free crossword puzzle per week. Last week and again this week I play only one and then the message says I played my limit for the week.
13. [R13] USA TODAY 1/5 · US Not a sports fan: I have no interest in sports and don’t like sifting through dozens of sports stories to find the few news articles lower down on the page. You have a section called sports. Use it!
14. [R21] USA TODAY 3/5 · US Sports Section Dissappointing: I miss being able to select the sports league I want to follow in the sports section on the main page. Now I have to click the left side arrow through multiple leagues and individual game score to try to get to the league I want which is completely inefficient and has me looking for a new site. Please redesign.
15. [R12] USA TODAY 3/5 · US Video errors: Why don’t the videos ever load?
16. [R24] USA TODAY 3/5 · US Good News Source, but: Though somewhat left leaning, USA Today is a good source for news stories. Unfortunately, the app allows advertisements from known scammers offering simple cures for Alzheimer’s that doctors don’t want to tell you about. The adds attribute such amazing cures to famous physicians and TV personalities who in reality have disputed such claims. Shameful. How many people who are
17. [R52] CNN 5/5 · US CNN: CNN provides timely news coverage and keeps me informed about important events happening around the world.
18. [R53] CNN 3/5 · US Disappointed: Since purchasing a subscription, the app now freezes while reading articles requiring me to restart the app in order to read articles; jumps backward while scrolling through articles; and goes to a black screen partway through an article which sometimes can be cleared by going backwards, but not always, and then trying to scroll forward again. I expected to have at least as good of
19. [R55] CNN 5/5 · US Great response: I had given the 3 stars this morning when all of the sudden I was getting a message telling me to Subscribe when my subscription was good until next May. I could not get it to work on either iPad or iPhone. The AI system provided a way to email for help. They responded quickly and were able to unlock my account. Thank you for all your help.
20. [R56] CNN 3/5 · US Paid subscription still has ads????: Thought I was subscribing to not have to deal with ads, the way subscribing at the most expensive level gets you with most other streaming services. What’s the benefit??
21. [R65] Apple News 2/5 · US No subscription experience: The article selection is robust but most content is pay walled and it barely seems work keeping on my phone unless I sub. I think that is Apple’s point…make the non payers experience miserable until they pay
22. [R67] Apple News 3/5 · US Puzzles: The recent update to puzzles is just awful. Harder to identify the clues, too much movement in the scrolling hint sidebar, and removing the arrows to move thru hints makes it all feel clunky and inaccessible. And the blue was better than the purple in terms of contrast. The consistency of my daily crossword is the only thing keeping me sane. Help me out😂
23. [R68] Apple News 2/5 · US Platforming entertainment as news: I’ve blocked Fox News and other trash sites more times than I can count, and his app is STILL trying to push it on me. Freaking Apple…
24. [R69] Apple News 5/5 · US My view: Like as read a newspaper it is for me read the news on IPhone’s Apple News. I enjoy reading it and keeping me informed with everything through. Straight, truly and breaking.
25. [R79] NewsBreak 1/5 · US Terrible source for news.: The headlines are always over the top and misleading. Usually notifications are for stories that are either old or irrelevant.
26. [R80] NewsBreak 5/5 · US It’s like the reader’s digest: Short articles and you can scroll headlines.. Love it..
27. [R81] NewsBreak 3/5 · US Frustrated: Too many advertisements. I keep seeing sources i don’t want to see
28. [R82] NewsBreak 1/5 · US Chock full of AI, Trumpsters & Basic Features No Longer Work: Title says it all. 99.99% of all videos on this app are made with AI and intended to deceive. Since their main audience is senile Trumpster seniors, near everyone on the app is inherently incapable of differentiating between whats genuine/real and whats not. Moreover, these ppl will bet their first born child in order to defend these v
29. [R93] NYTimes 1/5 · US Well curated: If you like your news well curated, the times is for you
30. [R94] NYTimes 4/5 · US Great app: I wish the NYT regularly called out the dementia & illegal activities of our administration !
31. [R95] NYTimes 3/5 · US Photos: Ideally I would like to zoom into the NYT photos in an article. Sometimes it’s possible if I tap on the individual photo then I’m able to pinch-in to see details, however this is lot possible all the time. Not sure why.
32. [R96] NYTimes 2/5 · US Slower: The app is now slower and buggier than it was before. Please fix
33. [R107] FOX News 1/5 · US Not working: App does not work very upsetting, the wheel keeps spinning. This is on an Apple TV. I am unable to authenticate a cable subscription. Everything else works but live tv. This is the only app that has this problem.
34. [R108] FOX News 4/5 · US Site freeze after viewing article: Kind of annoying to have to re-open app after reading articles.
35. [R109] FOX News 3/5 · US Sleazy and disreputable ads: I follow the Fox News App closely but I’ve been put-off by a lot of your ad content, including your practice of selling ads to companies pushing hoax products and models displaying women’s underwear. Fox is a clear leader in the business so I think you can afford to show a little more class. Come on, people.
36. [R110] FOX News 1/5 · US Just being fed hate: After Caroline Leavitt and Jesse Waters absolutely insulted my entire generation I have lost faith in Fox News.
37. [R18] USA TODAY 3/5 · US Pop up ads: Pop up ads keep appearing. Should not happen with a subscription.