Blendle

I’m generally pleased with the quality of articles, although I wish there were a wider assortment at times. I like having one place to find articles of interest from different sources, and the appearance is good, so it’s a nice reading experience. My biggest frustration is topping up my balance. Despite what the faq’s say, there is NOT a “Wallet” menu option that allows me to add funds within the app. I always have to go to the website & log in when my account runs low. I have checked, and I have the most updated version of the app, so I’m not sure why the faq’s claim there’s a way to do this when there isn’t.

I’ve been using Blendle since it was in beta stage and I love it. Read articles from most major newspapers and magazines by paying a small per article fee (most articles are 25 cents). Blendle has a very generous refund policy; if you accidentally click on an article or if you start reading and change your mind, you get full refund. This is the best multiple source news app that I’ve found using micropayments.

For years I’ve been wondering why newspapers won’t sell by-the-article access. I am a huge consumer of news and want to pay for journalism, but didn’t want to tie myself down to just one national paper. Problem solved! Adding money to your account is a little tedious but not too bad. And if you add $10, it’ll be awhile before you have to add more. I would love to eventually be able to search for articles by title. But I’m so happy with the rest of the ap I don’t mind waiting!