Indian Express News + Epaper App Reviews

Im running iOS 9 on an iPhone 6. The app crashes because of (what I think are) cache related issues. Looks like the app hasnt been able to keep up with the iOS evolution. IE running on a cost cutting spree? Some of the columns I followed like Problematics havent had new posts in a while either. Hence my hunch.

I have been reading IE for 18 yrs and it easily has the best content in all newspapers. But their sales/ Ad team keeps ruining the e-reading experience and the IE brand. The ads cover the bottom part of the screen and are flashy banner ads which change every few seconds- such ads are fine when you are browsing on the internet (even on browsers these are now out of fashion) but very distracting when you are on one page and trying to concentrate on an article. And to make it worse there is no option to cross out the ad and make it disappear (a must have). The earlier version of the app had full page ads!! It is now impossible to READ on the app- its only good enough for a few seconds of BROWSING. This seems to be a lazy quick fix approach to make some ad revenue- usually employed by shady websites but not what you expect from a major institution like IE. IE needs to employ some good UX designers to improve the experience. There are very tasteful and non intrusive ways of mobile advertising like in Flipboard app or simple ads like in your print edition. Also I would personally rather pay for a ad free version since we do not get a daily print edition in the US. Please dont kill the golden goose.

I have been following all the JNU news. Very biased and one sided news. After reading news for 2-3 weeks finally deleted App.

For a newspaper with the best content, Indian Expresss iPhone app is shameful. I have had it for a couple of years now and there is really no excuse for the constant hangs, ridiculously slow page loads and refreshes. Just learn from others like the global best like AP, or Reuters. DONT learn from NDTV or TOI (who are not great but still but much better than the Indian Express app).