The Herald

Name: The Herald
Rating: 3.2 (29 reviews)
Author: Newsquest

Scottish News and Politics

Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.

29 Ratings
Age Rating

16+
Years
Chart

No. 111
Magazines & Newspapers
Developer

Newsquest
Language

EN
English
Size

158.2
MB

The Herald delivers trusted journalism, covering the latest news, politics, analysis and culture from Scotland and internationally. The Herald is a leading Scottish daily newspaper that brings high-quality news, opinion and analysis to its readers. As a trusted source of comprehensive reporting, the Herald covers national and international news, politics, business, sports, arts and culture. With a commitment to journalistic integrity and insightful analysis, The Herald keeps its audience informed, engaged, and up-to-date on all the key news and events across Scotland and internationally. The Herald app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking Scottish news, politics, sports and events in Scotland and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest Scottish news, events and sport as it happens • Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions • Daily Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover • Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day • Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists All subscriptions are auto-renewing. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring, at the same rate as the initial purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Ratings & Reviews

3.2

out of 5

29 Ratings

Room for improvement
26/09/2024
Blairtum
Once upon a time the Herald had a separate app for the digital newspaper and another for headlines and individual articles. These worked well. Then they decided to combine the two, and there have been problems ever since with the digital newspaper. In the current iteration: the facility to delete downloads after e.g. 3 days does not work, and the dustbin symbol is so small that you invariably load the edition instead of deleting it: changing from portrait(single page) to landscape (two pages) results in a random jump to a different part of the paper: changing from main edition to a supplement or vice versa often requires a new sign in, when both have already been downloaded. I have not yet used the latest version of the app while travelling, but downloaded editions used to disappear if the iPad had been switched off. I am using a fully updated iPad Pro.As an addition, today I tried to use the app offline for the first time. On trying to load (already downloaded) editions I was asked to sign in again - self evidently impossible offline. This happened with the previous app too. I suggest having a word with the designers of the Times Classic app, which I also use, and which just works.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. We will review this with the development team. There is a planned update release coming soon, which includes a number of improvements and fixes including some of the points you have mentioned. But we will investigate your other points and see what improvements can be made.
Room for improvement
26/09/2024
Blairtum

Once upon a time the Herald had a separate app for the digital newspaper and another for headlines and individual articles. These worked well. Then they decided to combine the two, and there have been problems ever since with the digital newspaper. In the current iteration: the facility to delete downloads after e.g. 3 days does not work, and the dustbin symbol is so small that you invariably load the edition instead of deleting it: changing from portrait(single page) to landscape (two pages) results in a random jump to a different part of the paper: changing from main edition to a supplement or vice versa often requires a new sign in, when both have already been downloaded. I have not yet used the latest version of the app while travelling, but downloaded editions used to disappear if the iPad had been switched off. I am using a fully updated iPad Pro.As an addition, today I tried to use the app offline for the first time. On trying to load (already downloaded) editions I was asked to sign in again - self evidently impossible offline. This happened with the previous app too. I suggest having a word with the designers of the Times Classic app, which I also use, and which just works.
Developer Response 30/09/2024
Thank you for your feedback. We will review this with the development team. There is a planned update release coming soon, which includes a number of improvements and fixes including some of the points you have mentioned. But we will investigate your other points and see what improvements can be made.
Frustrating
04/10/2024
PWMCK22
The first day after I subscribed, changing from paper to digital, there was a technical problem which I was told about after several phone calls. I also had to phone to find out how to get the latest day’s paper. Not at all intuitive. Today the puzzles have not appeared. Once you have it, it is very clear and easy to read, but it leaves you wondering if it will work.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback - We are sorry to hear that you have found the app experience frustrating. We will review your feedback with the app development team and see what improvements we can put in place.
Frustrating
04/10/2024
PWMCK22

The first day after I subscribed, changing from paper to digital, there was a technical problem which I was told about after several phone calls. I also had to phone to find out how to get the latest day’s paper. Not at all intuitive. Today the puzzles have not appeared. Once you have it, it is very clear and easy to read, but it leaves you wondering if it will work.
Developer Response 07/10/2024
Thank you for your feedback - We are sorry to hear that you have found the app experience frustrating. We will review your feedback with the app development team and see what improvements we can put in place.
Well laid out and easily accessible
03/10/2024
Sammy1000wow
The app works ok and is simple to navigate. However, the connection and reliability of access to the app can leave a lot to be desired. It will frequently ask you to (re) sign in / register, sometimes not even recognising your log in details despite being fully paid up. There are sometimes issues with supplements not appearing either.

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback - We are currently working on an update for the app which will resolve the issues you have mentioned. We're aiming to release this in the next few weeks and this should improve the experience you have when using the app.
Well laid out and easily accessible
03/10/2024
Sammy1000wow

The app works ok and is simple to navigate. However, the connection and reliability of access to the app can leave a lot to be desired. It will frequently ask you to (re) sign in / register, sometimes not even recognising your log in details despite being fully paid up. There are sometimes issues with supplements not appearing either.
Developer Response 04/10/2024
Thank you for your feedback - We are currently working on an update for the app which will resolve the issues you have mentioned. We're aiming to release this in the next few weeks and this should improve the experience you have when using the app.
Getting worse
03/10/2024
51Jimbo
App continually asks you to sign in. This week it failed altogether but no note or warning the site was down. Coming close to finding another news source.On the plus side technical support responded quickly to my e mail but would it not have been less frustrating to post an error message

Developer Response
Thank you for your feedback. We have a planned update release coming soon which will fix the issues you have mentioned. If you have any further feedback, please contact us at nq-digital.subs@newsquest.co.uk. We greatly appreciate any feedback that can help us improve the user experience in the app.
Getting worse
03/10/2024
51Jimbo

App continually asks you to sign in. This week it failed altogether but no note or warning the site was down. Coming close to finding another news source.On the plus side technical support responded quickly to my e mail but would it not have been less frustrating to post an error message
Developer Response 30/09/2024
Thank you for your feedback. We have a planned update release coming soon which will fix the issues you have mentioned. If you have any further feedback, please contact us at nq-digital.subs@newsquest.co.uk. We greatly appreciate any feedback that can help us improve the user experience in the app.

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Provider: Newsquest Media Group Limited
Size: 158.2 MB
Category: Magazines & Newspapers
Compatibility: Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires iPadOS 15.0 or later.

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Requires macOS 12.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.

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Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
Languages: English
Age Rating: 16+

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