The Guardian Editions 12+

Use of this app comes as an extra with a subscription to the print edition: very handy, and not only when we’re away. But there are some problems I’d like to see addressed.
One is that the editorial content is not the same as the print edition. Sometimes an article in the app has extra verbiage that has been culled in print. And at least once I’ve seen an article I the app that was missing crucial details present in the printed text making nonsense of the (identical) headline. It would really suit me better if the app just reproduced the print version precisely.
It’s great having the crosswords available in the app. Two small things could improve that. First, keep the time visible while solving. It disappears as soon as you type something and some of us need reminding when we should be off to do something else. Second, the clues and the grid used to scroll separately, which was easier.

I read the guardian almost every day on this app, as I have a subscription.

I like it and it’s well laid out, but there are multiple bugs:
- though I have background app refresh turned on, the app does not update the paper each day so I have to force close it and restart it to get today’s paper.
- It also does not seem to download the paper fully onto my device. it needs a strong wifi connection to load all articles, sometimes I just get blank pink boxes rather than the article, so when I’m out and about I need to use data to load it
- the share article button only shows on some articles, and when I go on the other guardian app it can be difficult to find the same article to share it
- the text is often changing its size and font mid-article, which can be annoying.

I’ve given the app four stars because I think the Guardian is great and the app is cool. However, the Guardian should invest more in its app to make it a five-star experience.

We’ve had this app for ages. Twice recently we’ve had to delete it and reinstall to make it run properly. It doesn’t seem to allow looking at previous editions, even a day or two ago. The first time we reported it. Now we’re just reinstalling but I wonder how many others have same issue. A friend’s iPad (older) has not had the same problem. Sept. 2021 No change to the consistency in this app. Once again, as a long-time subscriber I have been asked to sign in to the app. This is so irritating. Please fix this bug! If you do it for security purposes say so.
May 2023. Recent fix means my edition does not update for ages. My main issue on scrolling from screen to screen appears to have been solved at last.