The Australian App Reviews

I have found The Australian App incredibly intuitive - maintaining the sense of reading a newspaper - with the advantage of live updates. Splendid work.

Love the way articles are laid out in app, with a front page emulating a traditional broadsheet but a reading section that gives the bulk of space over to the article of interest without the clutter too often seen in newspaper apps.

Crashes to the point of being unusable

This app is not too bad, but it still presents a selection only of the paper (along with some stuff not in the paper). They should focus on getting 100% of the newspaper content in the app. Also, it is not possible to email a link to articles - that would be a big improvement.

This is the best app for reading a newspaper on the Ipad I have encountered. Makes the New York Times app seem very basic by contrast.

another disappointing app from a newspaper publisher....you gotta try harder than that if you want people to pay for the pleasure...the web page is much more visually pleasing (and free). Why would I use this app? At least it was ready for the Aussie iPad launch...better than the other Aussie media outlets!

Onstage wish the had a search function for articles scene elsewhere but can’t pull up here

I no longer trust the Australian to deliver open and thoughtful perspectives. Its right wing agenda, and the way it stirs up bias and intolerance is a sickening indicator our times.

I anticipated that if I download the paper at home, I should be able to then read it offline on the bus or train but stupidly, the app wants to reconnect online before allowing you to open the app. Extremely frustrating and disappointing. Why bother having the download feature at all. Please fix.

Slow, painfully so, to refresh, limited articles, frequent crashes and intrusive ads. Read the website if you must.

Customers beware! If you buy this by mistake there is no way to get a refund. My husband just bought this twice and we can't get a refund. Also a subscription works on one device only, so if you want it on more than one device you have to pay again!!!

One of the worst newspaper apps going. Slow, ad ridden, expensive, derivative. Don't waste your time or money on this one.

I can now use the website too with my iTunes sub.

I like this App, but noticed an issue with the date: It has been showing "January 1, 2001" on every article.

Not bad, but ads FAR too intrusive for a paid app.

What's going on?? I subscribe through iTunes and it works on my iPhone but it has stopped working on the iPad.

The last couple of updates have taken this app backwards. I have to agree with others when they say the loss of the ability to scroll through pages that show the first few lines of an article is terrible. Swiping up a list of articles on the left of screen does not cut it. If not changed, I will be cancelling my subscription.

Easy to use. Fast updates. Nice layout. Great app!!! The only news app you'll need in Australia.

Can't copy paste Incomplete content Advertising?!?! Load is slow If it was free it would be excusable But for money No

This app used to be quite readable, but with the latest changes where stories beyond the first page or two of each section are presented in list form, the app is a pain to use. In fact it is so bad that if The Australian does not fix it soon, I will not renew my subscription.

Once again it is good to see the Australian adopting features from the Wall Street Journal app from its News Corp parent. The app itself an excellent app, and is a real improvement on the previous version. It is finally good to be able to share articles from all places in the app.

Please fix the latest update. Worst user interface ever in the print edition section. My library is clogged with old editions. You do realise you throw old papers out? Need to be able to delete old versions. Please fix!

After you ignore all the bias pro/anti comments you get an okay app. Considering we've only just scratched the surface when it comes to print media on the iPad, you get the app which you can nicely flick between pages, easier than the web-site. The ads are there, but easily dismissible if not interested (similar to the actual newspaper experience) - sometimes we forget ads are actually useful. Looking forward to future updates. At the end of the day we need good journalists in this country being paid and to keep the govt honest - so get your wallet out and pay.

I start the app and then have to wait ages while the latest edition loads. And they expect me to pay $15/month but I also get saddled with intrusive advertising. And I mean really intrusive. Like go to an article and get taken to an ad page first! You need to have a good look at how The Guardian have implemented their newspaper. And you need to get it on Newsstand on iOS 5 so at least the latest edition downloads in the background and is ready for me to read when I want it. I signed up for a 3 month free trial but if this is what I get I'm not signing up for the real product. It's not worth it.

Tech issues with this version. I usually read 'print version' which crashes when trying to open stories. Reply from TA is that they'll update at end of the month. End! I don't think they take their digital content seriously.

This app have been problematic and the latest round of updates has made it unusable for. This is not of merchantable quality in anyway....

A lot easier to read and seems to load a lot faster. Definitely an improvement.

To The Australian ipad app team: congratz on the launch. I do enjoy this app and will send you guys feedback for improvements. My suggestion: plz describe more about the app and its features.

Fonts are blurry, there us a long lag between swiping across and it changing sections. There is no vertical scrolling of the pages. No copy and paste or emailing articles. Price is a good price in which I would pay if the app was good enough. For now don't waste your money until they make a proper effort.