Reviews of Newsweek

By: Newsweek Magazine App

List of user reviews and ratings for Newsweek

Total ratings

3.26 (Rating count: 288)

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Review summary

Users appreciate Newsweek's well-written journalism and up-to-date news, especially the website version, but the Android app suffers from technical issues like frequent crashes, poor scrolling behavior, and problematic notifications. Many complain about intrusive ads and mandatory login requirements, which harm user experience. Despite content quality, app usability problems are significant and need fixing.

Pros

Provides up-to-the-minute news updates.
Contains well-written and informative stories on the website version.
Informs about the latest events and Covid-19 status.
Has good traditional journalism values.
Has a dedicated user base that appreciates the content.

Cons

App frequently crashes and freezes after updates.
Scrolling issues where page jumps unexpectedly while reading articles.
Notification system not working or delayed, sometimes no new headlines for extended periods.
Requires login and email, which users find intrusive.
Too many intrusive pop-up ads and unwanted ad content (e.g., dermatology-related images).

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.10

All time rating average: 3.26

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55% (30)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-02-22	Gr*****	Makes you register to even view any single article... nope. You don't get my info without me knowing if your news is worth it. My personal information is valuable, and you don't get it for free. Uninstalled without reading a single article!
Makes you register to even view any single article... nope. You don't get my info without me knowing if your news is worth it. My personal information is valuable, and you don't get it for free. Uninstalled without reading a single article!
2026-01-09	GS*****	Beautifully disfunctional: It rejects the password that I entered even the password is correct. Every time I want to reset the password, it sends a link that goes nowhere. When I was logged in I could not post. Eratic: I was able to post few days ago, but now is asking me to login, even if I am logged in. Reinstalled, but no luck.Postings became more and more biased. Too bad, as I turned to Neesweek hoping for a moderate reporting.I have a suspicion that moderate postings earn you a censorship .
Beautifully disfunctional: It rejects the password that I entered even the password is correct. Every time I want to reset the password, it sends a link that goes nowhere. When I was logged in I could not post. Eratic: I was able to post few days ago, but now is asking me to login, even if I am logged in. Reinstalled, but no luck.Postings became more and more biased. Too bad, as I turned to Neesweek hoping for a moderate reporting.I have a suspicion that moderate postings earn you a censorship .
2025-12-07	M *****	A very informative app. It provides the latest news plus the why and how of what has happened. In addition, it stores news for offline reading.
A very informative app. It provides the latest news plus the why and how of what has happened. In addition, it stores news for offline reading.
2025-10-14	An*****	Daily Bulletin stopped updating a month ago, so did all the front page content. Tried clearing storage, and logging back in. no dice. Thought maybe it was a temporary thing, but after a month, I guess not.
Daily Bulletin stopped updating a month ago, so did all the front page content. Tried clearing storage, and logging back in. no dice. Thought maybe it was a temporary thing, but after a month, I guess not.
2025-10-07	Br*****	The stories never change. I deleted my cache and data and still the same month-old story shows up at the top on the next app start. And yes I have the latest version of the app.
The stories never change. I deleted my cache and data and still the same month-old story shows up at the top on the next app start. And yes I have the latest version of the app.
2025-09-26	Ro*****	doesn't update well, even daily
doesn't update well, even daily
2025-09-16	Hi*****	update your stories! sometimes it's the same 4 stories for weeks
update your stories! sometimes it's the same 4 stories for weeks
2025-07-25	Ta*****	I have really grown to like Newsweek in the past few years for very good writing and unbiased objective reporting. However this app is lacking. What surprised me the most is you cannot customize which push notifications you get like AP, Reuters etc allow you to. Things do not feel harmonious. The way the stories are laid out they almost feel like ads, it's hard to describe but everything is so cluttered and close together.
I have really grown to like Newsweek in the past few years for very good writing and unbiased objective reporting. However this app is lacking. What surprised me the most is you cannot customize which push notifications you get like AP, Reuters etc allow you to. Things do not feel harmonious. The way the stories are laid out they almost feel like ads, it's hard to describe but everything is so cluttered and close together.
2025-07-23	Ma*****	commenting in their comment section is nearly impossible as they deactivate everything. even though I'm not using any profanity, I simply want to get my opinion out and Newsweek just will not let me. the worst comment section on the internet.
commenting in their comment section is nearly impossible as they deactivate everything. even though I'm not using any profanity, I simply want to get my opinion out and Newsweek just will not let me. the worst comment section on the internet.
2025-06-04	An*****	the hypocrisy within their news articles is astounding
the hypocrisy within their news articles is astounding