Reviews of Manorama Online: News & Videos

By: The Malayala Manorama Co. Private Limited App

List of user reviews and ratings for Manorama Online: News & Videos

Total ratings

4.24 (Rating count: 58,382)

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Review summary

User feedback is mixed. Pros center on valuable content, long-standing trust in the brand, and some unique educational/regional features. The most common negatives are performance and stability: slow loading, frequent crashes, and stuck screens; a heavy ad experience that can feel intrusive and even raise security concerns; and paid content issues where premium features aren’t accessible despite subscribing. A few reviews note regressions after updates. Overall, content quality is appreciated, but performance, ads, and paywall frictions are the dominant pain points across multiple reviews.

Pros

Useful, high-quality content that many users find valuable (numerous mentions of being 'very useful', 'fully satisfied', 'very good' or simply 'good' in multiple reviews)
Long-standing brand with a loyal user base (reviews mention using the app for 10 years)
Regional/multi-language content and educational features (praise for politics-focused content/contest)

Cons

Persistent slow loading and general performance issues (multiple reviews state the app is slow to load)
Frequent crashes, instability, and pages getting stuck or not opening (crashes and not opening after some use mentioned repeatedly)
Ad-heavy experience with ads opening automatically and concerns about security (ads clutter and auto-opening noted across several reviews)
Premium content not accessible or paywall problems (paid content not visible after subscribing; paid features referenced as problematic)
Post-update regressions and UI/UX decline (mentions that updates worsened performance and usability)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 1.50

All time rating average: 4.24

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50% (79)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-04	Aj*****	very bad
very bad
2026-07-29	No*****	Needs to be optimised. Recently it became a heavy app.
Needs to be optimised. Recently it became a heavy app.
2026-07-15	De*****	crashing app
crashing app
2026-07-01	Ma*****	don't download this app. very bad app full paid ads showing..very hangging
don't download this app. very bad app full paid ads showing..very hangging
2026-06-30	Jo*****	App not loading properly, going to hanged state. Plenty of ads
App not loading properly, going to hanged state. Plenty of ads
2026-06-28	sh*****	waste
waste
2026-06-20	Ro*****	Pakutim news.um ipo open aakunnilla.. chila news edukumbm browser.lott ponu.. chilath subscribers.nu matram.. vere vere upakaram illate verunnu.. 😑
Pakutim news.um ipo open aakunnilla.. chila news edukumbm browser.lott ponu.. chilath subscribers.nu matram.. vere vere upakaram illate verunnu.. 😑
2026-06-14	Go*****	How can you force us to share our personal data to read the contents
How can you force us to share our personal data to read the contents
2026-06-12	JO*****	it is not opening sometime get struck
it is not opening sometime get struck
2026-06-09	Je*****	some news can ' t read fully
some news can ' t read fully