Bicycling
authentic ratingPeople love the Bicycling magazine itself, but almost everyone hates the app: the new version broke what used to work, issues won't download, and it crashes even on an iPad Pro. The biggest pain is the lack of a landscape mode on iPad and constant demands to log in again and re-buy issues you already paid for. It's basically a subscription storefront rather than a comfortable reader.
The reviews are specific and mostly angry: people were magazine subscribers for years, complain about the specific October version, loss of access to purchased issues, and the missing landscape orientation on iPad. The text average of 2.21 honestly reflects the pain.
What users love
- The magazine content itself
- Layout closer to the printed issue
- Reading on the go on iPhone and iPad
What users hate
- The new version broke what used to work
- Issues won't download
- Crashes even on iPad Pro
- No landscape mode on iPad
- Forces you to log in again and re-buy purchased issues
- Lots of ads
Who it is for
Only devoted readers of the print Bicycling magazine who will tolerate a clunky reader for the sake of the content.
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