Reviews of The Guardian - US & World News

By: Guardian News & Media Ltd App

List of user reviews and ratings for The Guardian - US & World News

Total ratings

4.56 (Rating count: 406,129)

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Review summary

Reviewers praise The Guardian for its high-quality journalism and broad coverage, but report paywall friction, login problems, app instability, navigation issues, and data/privacy concerns affecting Android use.

Pros

High-quality, independent journalism.
Good app UI and generally smooth experience when the app works.
Broad coverage with many news options and some free content.
Trusted, long-standing source of news.

Cons

Paywall and subscription friction or restricted access on mobile apps.
Frequent sign-in/out issues and password remembering problems.
App instability crash and hangs after updates.
Poor persistence of reading progress and navigation on pages (loss of last read position, hard to return home).
High data usage and concerns about data harvesting/privacy.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.40

All time rating average: 4.56

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34% (163)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-10	Sr*****	I am a fan of The Guardian. It's not surprising that Jason Bourne meets one from The Guardian. But it's tiring to keep seeing that Pay in USD. I don't want to pay in USD. I want to pay in INR. Where's the option for that?!
I am a fan of The Guardian. It's not surprising that Jason Bourne meets one from The Guardian. But it's tiring to keep seeing that Pay in USD. I don't want to pay in USD. I want to pay in INR. Where's the option for that?!
2026-08-09	Re*****	Love the app. I use it daily. However, please, please can you allow a calendar search for older puzzles? I've completed that many, I have to keep scrolling to find a date where there's a puzzle I haven't seen. If I accidentally click a completed one, I have to start scrolling from the beginning again! For those interested, I'm actually a descendant of the late Jeremiah Garnett. He was a reporter and editor who built The Guardian from a fragile 1821 startup into a powerful daily newspaper.
Love the app. I use it daily. However, please, please can you allow a calendar search for older puzzles? I've completed that many, I have to keep scrolling to find a date where there's a puzzle I haven't seen. If I accidentally click a completed one, I have to start scrolling from the beginning again! For those interested, I'm actually a descendant of the late Jeremiah Garnett. He was a reporter and editor who built The Guardian from a fragile 1821 startup into a powerful daily newspaper.
2026-08-09	St*****	paid for Guardian App and it doesnt work
paid for Guardian App and it doesnt work
2026-08-08	Ma*****	Since yesterday the app has stopped working when trying to open Google links to articles. I can see the app opening and closing (crashing?) in the background. This is also happening when trying to open some articles within the app.
Since yesterday the app has stopped working when trying to open Google links to articles. I can see the app opening and closing (crashing?) in the background. This is also happening when trying to open some articles within the app.
2026-08-07	Ga*****	Good app, not perfect but fairly intuitive
Good app, not perfect but fairly intuitive
2026-08-06	Sa*****	News is good.Trying to cancel is very difficult. Made multiple attempts
News is good.Trying to cancel is very difficult. Made multiple attempts
2026-08-05	G *****	Sign in a hassle.
Sign in a hassle.
2026-08-05	Va*****	Love the app, long-time subscriber here. I'm writing this review primarily to say that the app has been making me log in everytime I open the app and want to read an article. Once I go through that login process, I can read articles until the next time I close and re-open the app. Then it makes me login again. This has been happening for weeks now. Can this somehow be fixed? Except for that, I highly recommend the app.
Love the app, long-time subscriber here. I'm writing this review primarily to say that the app has been making me log in everytime I open the app and want to read an article. Once I go through that login process, I can read articles until the next time I close and re-open the app. Then it makes me login again. This has been happening for weeks now. Can this somehow be fixed? Except for that, I highly recommend the app.
2026-08-04	Ja*****	20 articles a month? Show adverts if you must but locking out the free service after 20 articles makes this app pointless now for non subscribers. I'll just use the website now.
20 articles a month? Show adverts if you must but locking out the free service after 20 articles makes this app pointless now for non subscribers. I'll just use the website now.
2026-08-03	Ja*****	Great source of news, but the subscription is overpriced.I wish it was cheaper so more people would have access to objective journalism.
Great source of news, but the subscription is overpriced.I wish it was cheaper so more people would have access to objective journalism.