The New Yorker

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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

• Free to download
• In-app purchases

Last verified 29 Jul 2026

3.9 7978 ratings · App Store

1. 3/5Decent, but buggy and missing features + useless help line

   Now that I can actually scroll through an issue in the right order, this app at least now has most of what I needed from the old one that they just silently killed. It's still kind of a shame that I'm basically reading an embedded browser view rather than something that actually looks like the magazine (all text with ads as interstitials between articles). And I still don't understand at all why there's no feature to see all the cartoons in an issue. For now, the old app still works on my phone (but not my tablet), so I've been using that to look at all the cartoons after I finish an issue. I've noticed that when this app gets backgrounded on my phone, if it's unloaded from memory, it'll show me a blank screen instead of the article I was on. The only way to get back to the article is to exit to the table of contents and go back in, but this loses my place. I tried to report this bug via the help email, and was first given instructions on how to log in and then told to contact Apple Support. It's amazing how impossible it is to successfully report bugs on this app, which doesn't give me any confidence that it'll improve. It's really a shame because I enjoy the content of the New Yorker and had been using the old app as my primary way of reading for the five years I've been a subscriber. Sadly, the old NYer Print app crashes on my iPad. The constant annoyances on the new app really make me wonder if it's worth dealing with sometimes. I shouldn't be paying the subscriber rate just to be annoyed.

   Ilyanep · 31 Jul 2026

2. 3/5July 2022, forced app upgrade, dumped old saved issues

   Longtime print - online subscriber and reader here. Was pleased that with prior “print edition” app i could download AND SAVE issues to view on a large-screen ipad, or a mini for airplane reading. After a forced app upgrade years ago, all my saved full issues deleted, had to redownload each and every one. On a rural connection DSL it takes a minute per issue and mind numbing icon stroking and scrolling. July 2022, again, the app is upgraded, all my saved issues are not ported to the upgraded app. I got to a google-fiber wifi to download issues, all over again. (Edited) at first it looked like i could only download current year issues. Then i went back and noticed a “year” scroll menu (top right, then bottom) to allow prior-year issue download. Back to 2008. So, next app upgrade, will CN continue to refresh archives, or will the old bits just vanish? Twice, issues were not imported in the app upgrade. Remember, readers. Your online media are ephemeral. If you value the content, save the print edition, because CondeNaste may or may not continue to refresh any paid-for archive of digital content. Fortunately, my “saved articles” list, which was initially blank after the upgrade, reappeared after a minute or two- i think it is intact?. So, rating: content quality, 5 stars. Delivery and loss of archives, zero stars. Old issues have been deleted twice, now.

   boborojo · 31 Jul 2026

3. 3/5Great content, infuriating app

   I really detest this app, which has a number of infuriating characteristics. First, the app defaults to the Top Stories tab even if it’s been only about an hour since you’ve been in the middle of a story in the Magazine tab. Second, while it will keep your place in a story, it will not keep you place in your downloaded magazines. That is, after its default to Top Stories, you need to locate both the issue you were reading and navigate to the article, where it will have more-or-less kept your place. Ideally, when it opens it should default to where you were, not to Top Stories, but if it does, it should immediately go to the issue, article and place in the article you were in the process of reading when you click on the Magazine tab. And then, there is an real design problem: when you are not connected to the internet (example: on the subway between stations), when you click on the Magazine tab to access your downloaded magazines, there is a very substantial delay in opening the that tab. This should be immediate in the absence of internet connectivity. The New Yorker, which is itself indispensable, could do much better by its users.

   Random Man, the other one · 31 Jul 2026

4. 1/5Desperately in need of improvement

   If the content in the New Yorker wasn’t so worthwhile I would ditch this app in a heartbeat. - Even with the latest version it doesn’t really keep my place. If I move away from what I am reading (and the app will do it for me without asking when new stories come in), I have to scroll through the downloaded issues, remember which one I was reading, find the article, and then sometimes, but not always, it will go to where I left off: huge pain. - With one of the latest updates the cover title disappeared and the order of the articles changed (talk of the town is now at the end) - Suddenly the app started having problems with finding internet connection and issues before 2024 are not available. I hope this lasts problem is a temporary malfunction otherwise I will seriously have to cancel my subscription. BTW I have been a subscriber for many years and I would miss the magazine, just not sure it’s worth the headache. I would revert to print if I could but I travel a lot. The app, if it worked, would be a perfect solution for my needs. Too bad it doesn’t! Wanted to update after the developer’s response: I have indeed contacted the technical support team several times and was appalled at the lack of resolution. For the most part it seems no one even bothers to read the requests to find out what the problems are. My conclusion is the app is poorly designed and the support is lacking.

   Weaver hollow · 31 Jul 2026

5. 1/5Most Frustrating App Ever

   I have gone in so many circles trying unsuccessfully to access my digital subscription through this app that I am on the verge of canceling my subscription altogether. At one point, days into this, it FINALLY asked for my email and password. Once I entered them the app sent me back to square one for the umpteenth time. It is Sunday night and customer service is closed. I am sure there is a simple answer to this, but FAQs doesn’t address it even though I see other comments describing the same dilemma. (Part II) By posting this negative review I received a more detailed response to my customer service requests and an offer to edit my review, which I am now doing by adding this text which I hope will be helpful to customers, customer care and the developer of this app: sign out and then sign back in with your email and password. “Sign out” is nowhere indicated, and it would have spared me weeks of aggravation. Now that I am able to access the content that I subscribed to, the app functions as well as I would hope with high quality graphics. I would like to raise my rating to 5 stars, but I can’t in good faith until the app provides clear instructions on how to link content. Without this minor correction, the app is useless. If I missed something I apologize and am open to raising my rating as I do appreciate how much work went into this otherwise excellent app.

   Christopher Morgenstern · 31 Jul 2026

2.3 1487 ratings · Google Play

1. 3/5

   Weak coverage of world news.

   Khaled Tarawneh · 29 Jul 2026

2. 1/5

   they charge your credit card without permission and refuse to give a full refund

   Nick Munoz · 29 Jul 2026

3. 3/5

   The New Yorker has conceived a way to dominate online media in coming years with a combination of robust editorial standards, high end content and abundant audio options. This app does not deliver on that potential. Downloads don't happen, streams are dropped, and bugs abound. If it worked properly this app would totally replace podcasts in my life because I can't stand mediocre content. Alas, it doesn't work properly, nor does it seem to understand how people consume podcasts.

   Rayce Boucher · 29 Jul 2026

4. 1/5

   unable to cancel subscription!

   Jim W · 29 Jul 2026

5. 1/5

   Got a new phone. Now the font is too small to read, and there's no way to adjust it. This is insane. Please add a way to adjust the font size.

   Daniel Wanner · 29 Jul 2026

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