Reviews of The Wall Street Journal. News

By: Dow Jones & Company, Inc. App

List of user reviews and ratings for The Wall Street Journal. News

Total ratings

4.20 (Rating count: 85,934)

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Review summary

Reviews show a mixed experience. The WSJ Android app is praised for strong, in-depth journalism and audio listening, but it is plagued by stability and sign-in problems, poor in-app reading with redirects to web pages, missing offline features, and limited audio controls. Users cite crashes, login loops, and subscription issues, with many preferring the website for reliability.

Pros

Strong depth and quality of analysis/presentation across topics.
Ability to listen to articles (audio playback) is a valued feature.
WSJ brand credibility as a trusted news source in contrast to some apps.

Cons

Frequent crashes and unresponsiveness after updates (crashes, freezes, not responding).
Sign-in/login problems and subscription management issues (loops, re-addition, charges).
In-app reading often loads as web pages rather than a native reader (redirects/cookies prompts).
Missing offline reading and print edition access (no offline mode; print edition visibility broken).
Audio playback limitations: no automatic playback across saved articles and no speed control.

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 2.10

All time rating average: 4.20

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52% (128)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-31	Ew*****	Google Play login doesn't work...
Google Play login doesn't work...
2026-08-31	Ab*****	very nice 👌
very nice 👌
2026-08-30	Ky*****	Articles never load from Twitter links. UPDATE: constantly being logged out
Articles never load from Twitter links. UPDATE: constantly being logged out
2026-08-29	Ke*****	I didn't find the app to be an issue, but the fact that I have to call to turn off my subscription is BS. Maybe I'll subscribe again once they respect their customers.
I didn't find the app to be an issue, but the fact that I have to call to turn off my subscription is BS. Maybe I'll subscribe again once they respect their customers.
2026-08-29	Mi*****	crashes everyday on my pixel 8
crashes everyday on my pixel 8
2026-08-27	Ad*****	Set up font size changes in app, not forcing me to change overall phone display font settings. why would I change my phone's settings for one app???
Set up font size changes in app, not forcing me to change overall phone display font settings. why would I change my phone's settings for one app???
2026-08-25	Ro*****	The reader comments "conversations" never appear
The reader comments "conversations" never appear
2026-08-24	vi*****	comments section and app are hit/miss for android. some times it hangs or opens the webpage in the website if it's a long form article? Seems to me that they only test it with iphones. the website does not have dark mode unless you use a browser plugin.
comments section and app are hit/miss for android. some times it hangs or opens the webpage in the website if it's a long form article? Seems to me that they only test it with iphones. the website does not have dark mode unless you use a browser plugin.
2026-08-23	Mi*****	horrible experience. it won't recognize my account and when I try to register my existing account, the app doesn't seem to know that I am already a subscriber. I try to select already have an account, it does nothing or shows an error. my saved bookmarks were lost. when I attempt to bookmark articles, i have no idea where the bookmarks go since the page is empty when i go to my saved articles. I hate the app and unfortunately have to use the website more often for a better experience.
horrible experience. it won't recognize my account and when I try to register my existing account, the app doesn't seem to know that I am already a subscriber. I try to select already have an account, it does nothing or shows an error. my saved bookmarks were lost. when I attempt to bookmark articles, i have no idea where the bookmarks go since the page is empty when i go to my saved articles. I hate the app and unfortunately have to use the website more often for a better experience.
2026-08-23	Di*****	Bugs every time I try to open an article, the app loops until I close it, terrible.
Bugs every time I try to open an article, the app loops until I close it, terrible.