NWI.com

Every so often I get tempted to install this app again and it turns out to be no better and even worse than the last time I tried it. It always signed me out far too frequently - annoying to have to sign in again so often (yes, I am a subscriber) - but worse yet, as soon as I signed in to the iPad version just this last time, it immediately crashed, and now it crashes immediately every time I try to open it. Sigh... So: Tried the app again; now deleting the app yet again. The Times’ online presence has never been anything to write home about, but if you want to access The Times electronically, just log in with your browser and save yourself the app agony. I think Lee Enterprises should just put the app out of its misery at this point.

If I could give this sorry app zero stars, it would be too many. The articles are typical, small time drivel. I could accept the crummy writing, the crappy articles and even the lack of substantial news. But, the last straw is every few seconds, while you are reading one of the pieces of drivel, the app will automatically kick you out of the article and launch a bogus pop up, typical of a spyware effort. Is that even allowed by Apple? Well, no matter, the Times is doing it not once, not twice, but multiple times for each article. And they constantly warn you that you have on X number of articles this month to view otherwise you need to subscribe. They’d have to pay me to read their lackluster articles. Good bye Times!

There are way too many ads on the app, making it difficult to read anything. An Ad will pop up unexpectedly, you click on it accidentally and you completely lose your place in the ad, having to close out the app and research for the article again. Waste of time!