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The Economist | unitQ Score

The unitQ score is the fraction of public feedback data (iOS & Android) that mentions quality issues.
100 = No Issues. 50 = Some Issues. 0 = All Issues
-3 Points Past 7 Days
Category: News
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Android unitQ Score
Android User Feedback
62%
Android
75 Reports
iOS unitQ Score
iOS User Feedback
38%
iOS
46 Reports
User Feedback
38%
iOS
46 Reports
62%
Android
75 Reports
The Economist - Latest Quality Issues
Android
Mar 24, 2024
App is super slow and frustrating to use. Even when I have downloaded a weekly addition each article takes time to open. And every time I open the app I land on the home screen which again takes time to load and till then I can't switch to the weekly addition. The old app was simpler and easier to use.
Android
Mar 24, 2024
Love the Economist, but the app is slow and full of bugs.
iOS
Mar 24, 2024
App is full of bugs
The iOS app is full of bugs. Not only is extremely slow, but 25%-50% of times I want to do something (select a podcast, download an edition, listen to an article…) the app fails an I need to reboot it. Please fix all the bugs as first priority. The experience is extremely frustrating
Android
Mar 24, 2024
Good app but way too slow...
Android
Mar 25, 2024
Great reporting, awful app. Glacial pace responsiveness. There is no reason that any app should have a noticeable delay of over a second when clicking on something while on gigabit internet.
iOS
Mar 25, 2024
Best journalism, worst app
By far one of my favourite publications but I'm unable to enjoy it fully because of this poorly-made app. The UI looks good but the UX makes me want to unsubscribe. Every click is slow to respond, the app closes randomly, audio sometimes fails to play, sluggish button clicks, laggy article scrolling, etc. Hopefully one day this app gets fixed.
iOS
Mar 26, 2024
Great magazine, terrible app
The app annoys like no other app on my phone. Constantly sticking and unable to move the direction I want, the app still toggles seamlessly to other pages. Clicking “back” at times takes a full minute, while swiping past an ad in every instance opens the ad, even when the screen is frozen. Shame because to content is so good. Americans would do well to read more of this, but in paper form.
Android
Mar 26, 2024
Whenever I scroll will reading randomly jumps half a screen up or down. Very bad
iOS
Mar 26, 2024
Consider adding transcribe feature like Apple Podcasts have done recently
Economist App is good But for hearing impaired it would be great to have the para and sentences being read out highlighted like Apple Podcasts now do. Apple Podcasts added this feature in the last month or so. It also auto scrolls the webpage so we dont have to.
The Economist - Product Description
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The Economist is an award-winning, trusted filter on global affairs, offering in-depth analysis of everything from business, finance and politics to science,  technology and economics. It covers every region of the world including the United States, Britain, Europe, Asia and Latin America and it excels at big topics, from climate change and sustainability to the future of work and globalisation. The Economist is also available as a weekly magazine.

App highlights:
• Top stories: the latest news analysis combined with highlights from the weekly issue
• Economist The World in Brief: a short morning briefing on the day’s global news
• The Economist weekly edition: full access to the weekly version of The Economist newspaper
• The audio version of the weekly edition to listen to on the go
• A selection of our podcasts, including The Intelligence, a daily burst of illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents

App features:
• A morning briefing on the day ahead
• Timely analysis of the world’s biggest news stories, updated by the end of the day
• The weekly edition available from 9 pm every Thursday evening London time
• Audio versions of the weekly edition read by professional broadcasters
• Reading times highlighted on each article
• Bookmarks to save articles for later or create personal reading lists

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