Reviews of FD

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List of user reviews and ratings for FD

Total ratings

4.85 (Rating count: 3,393)

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Review summary

Users appreciate the FD app for its high-quality, innovative news content and user-friendly interface. However, multiple users experience stability problems including crashes and repeated logouts. The lack of dark mode is a notable drawback, especially when reading at night. Some users find navigation cumbersome as the homepage resets position when returning from articles, and mandatory login for free content frustrates users concerned about privacy. Overall, while the content is praised, the app needs improvements in stability, user experience, and additional features like dark mode.

Pros

High quality, well thought-out news content that focuses on trends rather than clickbait.
Easy to use with good UI and layout design.
The app provides detailed and substantive information.
The newspaper and app are considered stable and reliable by users.
The app offers an innovative angle on topics not commonly found elsewhere.

Cons

Frequent app crashes and stability issues reported by multiple users.
Repeated login prompts and frequent logouts disrupt reading experience.
Lack of dark mode in the app, despite availability on the website.
Poor user experience when navigating back to previous pages (e.g., homepage resets position).
The app requires login to access content that is freely available on the website, perceived as unfair and invasive.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.70

All time rating average: 4.85

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14% (3)

Date	Author	Comment
2025-02-02	Ma*****	Update broke app. Keeps crashing on insecure dcl memory loading.
Update broke app. Keeps crashing on insecure dcl memory loading.
2024-06-15	Pi*****	High quality news!
High quality news!
2024-02-05	Ka*****	Strangely enough FD has dark mode support for the website but not for the app
Strangely enough FD has dark mode support for the website but not for the app
2024-02-05	Be*****	Essentially the website converted to an app. Missing dark mode. When there is a shotty connection it keeps returning failed to load article, while already reading the article. I don't see any advantage over using the web version.
Essentially the website converted to an app. Missing dark mode. When there is a shotty connection it keeps returning failed to load article, while already reading the article. I don't see any advantage over using the web version.
2024-01-04	Jo*****	I keep getting "pagina niet bereikbaar"right after it is done loading! So i can read the article for 2 seconds...
I keep getting "pagina niet bereikbaar"right after it is done loading! So i can read the article for 2 seconds...
2024-01-04	Jo*****	Keeps crashing, keeps asking me to login, not possible to finish reading any story..
Keeps crashing, keeps asking me to login, not possible to finish reading any story..
2023-07-27	Ma*****	Would love a dark mode. Reading at night gives too much light. Other news app have it already so bring it on fd!
Would love a dark mode. Reading at night gives too much light. Other news app have it already so bring it on fd!
2023-03-22	An*****	substantive high standard, and easy-reference lay-out
substantive high standard, and easy-reference lay-out
2023-02-16	Ka*****	The app is not userfriendly, I have to log in again on a regular basis, going back after reading an article makes the menu jump around while the articles load, sometimes when selecting an article to read it opens a different one instead. This happens when new articles come up while you are still browsing.
The app is not userfriendly, I have to log in again on a regular basis, going back after reading an article makes the menu jump around while the articles load, sometimes when selecting an article to read it opens a different one instead. This happens when new articles come up while you are still browsing.
2022-09-09	Jo*****	Why is the app requesting a login to see the newspaper on the app? But is freely avaliable on the website. I think thats double standard and unfair. Obviously they want you to sign up so that they can collect your data/sell it. But thats just a bad design to lock something thats already free on the website. Also the app refreshea each time you go back to it, why the full refresh? I dont want to wait for the refresh each time. Bad app with only goal to track you and sell your data.
Why is the app requesting a login to see the newspaper on the app? But is freely avaliable on the website. I think thats double standard and unfair. Obviously they want you to sign up so that they can collect your data/sell it. But thats just a bad design to lock something thats already free on the website. Also the app refreshea each time you go back to it, why the full refresh? I dont want to wait for the refresh each time. Bad app with only goal to track you and sell your data.