inews: World News & Politics 4+

i newspaper app

The content is excellent, but I’m not sure of the merits of this as a paid for app. I’m currently on a year’s free trial, but I would not pay for it. All of these articles are extracted from the main web site/print paper and then ‘curated’ into this app. As the website is free, I’m struggling to see the logic that would mean you would pay for the same articles you can read on the website.

I can see that a payment could be required for a digital version of the print newspaper, but not for this app.

I would stress that the content, though, is excellent. If the website was behind a paywall, I would have no issues in subscribing.

Great news - clunky login procedures

I would have rated this App higher if it didn’t keep telling me to login when I already had. And then telling me that I could sign up for £xx when I already paid. And intermittently telling me that my password isn’t valid, even though it is, and it isn’t a typing error because my phone automatically fills out the details, which works sometimes and not at other times.

This same problem has continued intermittently since day 1, sometimes refusing to log me in, and at other times it goes straight to the article of choice… you just don’t ever know if luck will be on your side - sometimes to the point of exasperation and not wanting to even bother trying, due to the possible rigmarole. Not one to give in easily, (if there is something I really want to read), I have persisted and when it works, the news, articles and puzzles are great! Definitely worth paying for an annual subscription - but I wish the login was smoother and more reliable.

Developer Response ,

Hello Emjay. Thanks for the review and feedback. So this sounds like we need to do better re log in. I'd love to find out more about the specifics of your experience. Please do email App@inews.co.uk so we can better understand what is happening on your log in journey.
Best regards the i. team

The best newspaper!

If you are looking for a paper that is unbiased, allows the reader to make their own judgements and is supremely put together, the i is an absolute must. This paper deserves so much support and it is a first for me. I’ve stumbled across every paper, from The Sun to The Guardian and everything in between. This is the first paper that has captured me and made me fully loyal, due in part to the brief but brilliantly written articles but also the price point the i is set at. The fact that the i is only 5p more than the Daily Star and the same price as The Sun makes this the best value package you can buy today.