Reviews of Newslaundry

By: Newslaundry Media Private Limited

List of user reviews and ratings for Newslaundry

Total ratings

4.86 (Rating count: 744)

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Review summary

Users appreciate Newslaundry's quality content, especially the podcasts and honest journalism. However, multiple reviews highlight serious technical issues with the app such as slow loading, instability, and podcast playback problems. Frequent forced updates and high subscription costs also frustrate users. Despite the solid content and interface, the app's bugs and usability problems significantly impair the overall experience.

Pros

Content quality and concept are solid with unbiased and truthful reporting
Podcasts like NL Hafta and NL Charcha are highly recommended and enjoyed by users
Good interface and easy navigation as per some users
Customer respect and support for the Newslaundry journalism team
Availability of a variety of content including articles, podcasts, and programs

Cons

The app is often unstable, slow to load, or frequently shows network errors
Podcast playback issues including lag, stopping after 10-15 minutes, and problems with background play
Frequent and forced app updates are frustrating for many users
Subscription pricing is considered expensive and paywall limits accessibility
Privacy concerns due to functional trackers and unclear data policies

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.30

All time rating average: 4.86

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17% (4)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-01-28	Ez*****	The podcast section lags a lot
The podcast section lags a lot
2024-12-15	na*****	Disappointed again as it frequently stopping. Message generating at an each interval of 10 mins.
Disappointed again as it frequently stopping. Message generating at an each interval of 10 mins.
2024-11-27	Sa*****	app is good and all but subscription is very expensive. you need to ask yourself by asking such huge amount from subscribers, who are you really targeting as your subscribers? you keep all the content on a paywall. really wonder whats the point here . id rather pay for thehindu over this.
app is good and all but subscription is very expensive. you need to ask yourself by asking such huge amount from subscribers, who are you really targeting as your subscribers? you keep all the content on a paywall. really wonder whats the point here . id rather pay for thehindu over this.
2024-10-06	Ay*****	App is still very unstable... ot continuously shows network error...
App is still very unstable... ot continuously shows network error...
2024-06-25	Su*****	The worst app ever. The app hangs when you try to read news, listen to podcast. Even unable to listen to downloaded podcast. Waste of an subscription.
The worst app ever. The app hangs when you try to read news, listen to podcast. Even unable to listen to downloaded podcast. Waste of an subscription.
2024-02-20	An*****	I have got to edit my review and lower the stars. Newslaundry is fantastic, although this app is a complete disappointment. It takes so much time to start and sometimes it doesn't even starts. Please do something about it. Its really sad.
I have got to edit my review and lower the stars. Newslaundry is fantastic, although this app is a complete disappointment. It takes so much time to start and sometimes it doesn't even starts. Please do something about it. Its really sad.
2024-02-17	Sa*****	I love newslaundry and am a paid subscriber, but this app which worked fine before, has become very slow since 3 months - just seeing a black screen loading after the initial loading logo disappears... Sometimes it loads but only after 4-5 minutes which is unacceptable. So I'm only using their website which is fine except if u want to hear podcasts on ur phone without screen on.
I love newslaundry and am a paid subscriber, but this app which worked fine before, has become very slow since 3 months - just seeing a black screen loading after the initial loading logo disappears... Sometimes it loads but only after 4-5 minutes which is unacceptable. So I'm only using their website which is fine except if u want to hear podcasts on ur phone without screen on.
2024-02-02	Pr*****	Content and concept are solid also I am huge supporter. However app is not good, first of all it takes good 2 to 3 minutes just to load. Once loaded it isn't that smooth also. In today's times 5 minutes might be all that we have to read our news and waiting for it to load sucks.
Content and concept are solid also I am huge supporter. However app is not good, first of all it takes good 2 to 3 minutes just to load. Once loaded it isn't that smooth also. In today's times 5 minutes might be all that we have to read our news and waiting for it to load sucks.
2024-01-19	Sa*****	The app has a lot of functional trackers that can potentially fingerprint users. Their privacy policy is also a bit shady. I don't why they require to send the data across border.
The app has a lot of functional trackers that can potentially fingerprint users. Their privacy policy is also a bit shady. I don't why they require to send the data across border.
2024-01-19	M *****	Playback speed for podcast is broken for last few months. Please fix. If you increase the playback speed and put the app in background / switch off screen it goes back to 1x.
Playback speed for podcast is broken for last few months. Please fix. If you increase the playback speed and put the app in background / switch off screen it goes back to 1x.