Mens Journal App Reviews

Recommend against

Just terrible. How difficult can it be to write a program for an app that actually works. I have a similar issue with another magazine app, "Autocar U.K.", getting locked out of my subscription and having to reinstall every three issues or so. However, the WSJ, New York Times and Daily Telegraph apps never skip a beat, so it is possible to get this right. I have cancelled auto renew on both these magazines. A full refund would be nice but I'm not wasting any more time dealing with these people. I have now purchased more expensive subscriptions with Zinio, leaving the balance of my subscriptions here dead in place, unreadable.

Terrible app. Repeatedly requests new subscription. Requests from customer service go unanswered. Terrible. Going back Zinio for Libraries.

What’s not to like....it’s got a little of everything...a smorgasbord for the brain which hits all your sensory pleasure modes

The new app is closer to the actual print magazine (continuing articles on later pages, etc.) instead of having the information the way it was previously; like flipping pages in an article vertically and between articles horizontally. The print also seems to be much smaller and I have to magnify the text to read it without getting a headache. I love the magazine, and I don't want to continue print (for environmental reasons) so I will have to deal with it.

Loving the new design, five stars.

Have subscribed for years on iPhone/pad. Stop getting editions in May 2017, restore purchases doesn’t work on either platform. No contact number for help.

Ridiculous how buggy an app that effectively just shows you pictures is. There should be no delay at all. I feel like I'm using a modem in 1989. This is 2017. Figure it out or let the magazine slowly fade away... Ridiculous.

Paid sub...can't download issues

I'm a subscriber and can't even get the app to let me open the magazine without having to pay for it...again! Don't promote that you can read the magazine online if your app doesn't work.

Magazines wonder why their subscriptions are sinking and yet Men's Journal (along with most magazine apps on Apple) are buggy messes. And their customer service is awful, always sending automated responses that any problem must be handled by Apple. Apple, of course, then responds that the magazine app is responsible. So, in my case, that leaves me with a year subscription I paid for yet the magazine won't download unless I pay for the issue. And am I the only annoyed that the page isn't saved when you leave the app? Everytime you go back, it goes to the cover. It used to not be that way. You'd think apps would get better, not worse...

I enjoy how the IPhone version of this app is perfectly formatted to my screen. There is a small lag loading between pages. I assume they are giving the user the magazine at much "greater" resolution than needed. I could understand this lag delay if I was downloading it. But the delay between pages is on an already downloaded full magazine I have the readers digest magazine app and those pages load up instantly. If your getting this just for iPad I would say forget it. You have to pinch and double tap to get article on every page. I'm glad on iPhone app all pages are formatted perfectly to my screen.

Do not get this app if you are a print subscriber. You will not be able to access live issues after a few months. Have gone to customer service many times an no response. Buyer Beware!

No idea what happened. Wouldn’t let me restore any of my magazines issues. Contacted support but never heard back from them.

Worst magazine reader I've ever tried. Won't download for offline viewing and won't allow pinch to zoom text pages for viewing on smaller iPhone devices. Don't they realize that we don't always use an iPad!! Save time and use another app.

Paid for a year and no issues will load. Customer service doesn't respond to inquiry. DONT BUY!

Paid for subscription but can never get issues to download. Extremely frustrating!

Even though I purchased a year long subscription through 2018, I cannot view the last 2 issues. It says I need to purchase a subscription. But then when I check the subscription status, it says I have a subscription through May of 2018...

Terrible app support. Every time you look around you are constantly missing your back issues!

Unable to read magazine. App crashes after tapping read button.

Same as the rest, year paid for and cannot access any content. DO NOT SUBSCRIBE

Can’t live without my men’s journal!

Total piece of crap. Get the kindle app, so much better.

If I could give this app a negative star, I would. At a minimum, I would expect to be able to download each month's issue as part of my subscription. Apparently that is too much to ask. When I asked the publisher why I couldn't download content I paid for, they said contact iTunes. When I contacted iTunes, they said contact the publisher. So, now I have an annual subscription that provides zero content. Big thumbs down!

I cannot believe in 2018 people would rate this app high for mobile digital journalism. It’s not worth downloading for free and certainly isn’t worth paying for

Cannot restore. Have a active subscription and can't download current issue.

This magazine is simply the best men’s magazine in print. Please continue as you are!

I have a subscription through Nov 2016 per Apple. I got one magazine download and the app is asking for a unique user/password that was never setup. I have searched for support to no avail and they don't reply to support emails. Love the mag but Thanks Men's Journal ya crooks!

I just subscribed to the magazine from the app store today and it won't let me download the first issue! Every time I tap download it just flips the cover around! Very disappointed

I have a monthly subscription a pay for a year in advance. The app never works! I always try to restore previous iTunes purchases but it still wont download. I delete and re-download the app, but it still doesn't work. Time to try to get my money back.

I can never get the issues to download. So frustrating. Don't waste your time or money on this

I really enjoy the variety of information the magazine provides.

Elegant, easy to use ... perfect!

Men's Journal is shooting itself in the foot because of the App. They have great content but I have constant issues with the App usually with the download failing. Sometimes the fix is deleting the app and reinstalling. Sometimes, like the last issue, nothing works. I can recommend the magazine but get a paper subscription, forget the app. It is too much trouble and the tech support is clueless.

I have had an active subscription to MJ app for a few months now. With the last update, suddenly it is much harder to read the magazine. Type is tiny and difficult to read. Photos cannot be blown up for detail. Nothing is interactive. I was hoping that this update would be better, that the improvements would actually bring the app into the digital age. But apparently it is content to be analog. It seems Audience Media is content to do the minimum as far as updating is concerned. I'm cancelling my subscription.

Same problem as others. An active subscription but no actions in app will get it to recognize the account. It's worked intermittently. Other mags always work so I am confident its MJs bad coding. Change agencies rockets.

My subscription is useless is I can't download new issues.

I've had a subscription to MJ , print and digital for over 4 years. The mobile app has always had problems with missing issues or not recognizing the subscription. This version is a NEGATIVE 5 Stars. I will most likely NOT continue the subscription because of the poor customer service and no 1-800 contact to have immediately fixes to their failures. This version doesn't recognize my account #, address, name, and deleted all previous issues on the old iOS version. That's practically theft. Disgusting business management totally out of touch with where one would expect a magazine with a header that says " Style and Design". Go back to clay tablets and sticks. Very sad to see this but enormously infuriating.

I have had a subscription for almost a year now through the iTunes App Store, and after resetting my iPad in December I have been unable to download any issues at all. I have checked my subscription status, it is still active. I have tried a hard reboot of my iPad and deleting and then reinstalling the MJ app. I have signed out of and back into the iTunes Store and nothing seems to work. I have submitted several requests for help using the provided email in the app, and after four emails over two weeks I have gotten no response.Customer Support should be better than this. I cannot recommend this app.

Great app

I have subscribed for a year digitally and cannot access any issues. I even tried to purchase again a single issue for September and was not allowed access. I have been charged for all the issues and cannot access the magazine. While I enjoy the magazine the lack of customer service help in using the app to access it has turned me forever. Do not pay for digital access you won't get it but you will get charged!

Before the app let you navigate the articles like it was designed for mobile reading. Now it is just like a pdf file. Hard to read with too tiny type and so not worth the subscription cost. Stick to the print version.

This is the worst mag app I have used. Must “find account” each time open app. Cannot make account changes through app. Terrible.

Although I have a digital subscription, the app always tries to charge me, then the magazine will rarely download. Really frustrating because I enjoy the magazine.

Love the magazine, hate the app! This app is so confusing and constantly acts as if you have never opened the app and you are not a subscriber. I have found myself having to re-download the app several times and then you also have to figure out where you downloaded it from, direct, iTunes.....wait for the paper copy in the mail, you will be much less frustrated.

Enjoy the contents but the tech support leaves a lotto be desired. I have a valid iTunes subscription through Nov, 2016 and I have tried every indication to no avail for downloading the latest issue.

There is always something in MJ that is interesting and helpful. I am 69 and the stories and exercises keep me motivated. Thanks.

Purchased 2 year subscription. Can’t get any assistance.

The Men’s Journal app has always been problematic. Content was slow to load and purchased were unrecognized for hours sometimes. But this new version takes that weak app and makes it FAR WORSE. Paid accounts are lost or at least not acknowledged and all content deleted. Slow loading has become no loading.