23
poor
The Economist | unitQ Score
The unitQ score is the fraction of public feedback data (iOS & Android) that mentions quality issues.
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
-35 Points Past 30 Days
Category: News
30-Day Trend
Android unitQ Score
Android User Feedback
51%
Android
29 Reports
29 Reports
iOS unitQ Score
iOS User Feedback
49%
iOS
28 Reports
28 Reports
User Feedback
49%
iOS
28 Reports
28 Reports
51%
Android
29 Reports
29 Reports
The Economist - Latest Quality Issues
Android
Jan 22, 2025
I have paid for a year's subscription to the online version of The Economist. When I try to install it on my phone I get a message saying that it is already installed. But when I open that already-installed app, it asks me to pay again. Please advise on how to get what I paid for.
iOS
Jan 23, 2025
App is glitchy
The content is amazing. The app has been horrendous for the past year, though gradually improving. Please bring back “Edit Audio Queue” button where articles can be removed from the queue.
Android
Jan 23, 2025
Not able to sign in, it works on my iPad but not in my Samsung galaxy
iOS
Jan 24, 2025
Terrible subscription support
Uses worst ai bots for customer service. Would not recommend a subscription after my first year. The Libby app used to be better than this formate.
Android
Jan 25, 2025
After current weekly politics is read, app then goes on to last week's weekly politics rather than move on to business. Rather annoying having to stop and restart audio at correct place It's done this for the last few weeks. Samsung A54 running latest Android 14 version
Android
Jan 25, 2025
Every article I open relentlessly tells me to share it with my friends. What a drag, and a distraction.
Android
Jan 25, 2025
I really like The Economist's reporting and have subscribed for a long time, but the app frequently crashes on my Galaxy S22 when listening to the audio version. I also don't like the fact that articles disappear from the main feed and are hard to find later, so I can't easily finish one I hadn't had time for. It seems like a publication with the resources of the Economist could develop a less buggy app.
iOS
Jan 25, 2025
App is still a poor experience
This is not a review of the content. The positive App Store reviews are currently because of the content, which is silly. - Recently, the “share this article” popup has begun to appear way too often. It's like every 3 articles I have to dismiss it. I know I can gift things, I have done it before—please piss off and stop covering what I'm reading. - The app doesn't remember where you are in podcasts. - Articles that are webpages do not respect dark mode.
iOS
Jan 26, 2025
Great content but terrible app
For good journalism and thoughtful commentary The Economist is hard to beat. But the app … about as clunky and user-unfriendly as I have experienced. Downloads are huge and deleting them takes a PhD. Really slow and even with a full subscription the ads are still there and annoying. Navigation is anything but intuitive
The Economist - Product Description
Our global coverage offers distinctive insight and incisive analysis. Start your 1-month free trial now.* Each week over 1.5m subscribers trust The Economist to help them make sense of the world and the news. Join them by downloading The Economist app. The app includes a daily selection of the best of our journalism, along with the full weekly version of The Economist newspaper to read or listen to on the go. Already a subscriber to The Economist? Simply install the app and sign in with your Economist login details. The Economist is an award-winning, trusted filter on global affairs, offering in-depth analysis of everything from business, finance and politics to science, technology and economics. It covers every region of the world including the United States, Britain, Europe, Asia and Latin America and it excels at big topics, from climate change and sustainability to the future of work and globalisation. The Economist is also available as a weekly magazine. App highlights: • Top stories: the latest news analysis combined with highlights from the weekly issue • Economist The World in Brief: a short morning briefing on the day’s global news • The Economist weekly edition: full access to the weekly version of The Economist newspaper • The audio version of the weekly edition to listen to on the go • A selection of our podcasts, including The Intelligence, a daily burst of illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents App features: • A morning briefing on the day ahead • Timely analysis of the world’s biggest news stories, updated by the end of the day • The weekly edition available from 9 pm every Thursday evening London time • Audio versions of the weekly edition read by professional broadcasters • Reading times highlighted on each article • Bookmarks to save articles for later or create personal reading lists Subscribing in-app • Subscribe in-app and take advantage of our introductory subscription offer • Subscribe in-app and take advantage of our 7-day free trial • At the end of the trial, the subscription will automatically renew onto a monthly subscription at the standard price. Annual and quarterly subscriptions are also available in some regions • You will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange rate as defined by Apple. Payment is charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase • All subscriptions automatically renew. Your account will be charges 24 hours before the renewal date, at a cost of £19.99/$19.99/€24.99 for a monthly subscription • Full terms of use can be found at https://www.economist.com/legal/terms-of-use • Our privacy policy can be found at https://www.economist.com/privacy
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