--- source: marlvel.ai type: app_intelligence_section content_version: "v2" section_slug: "sentiment" section_label: "User Sentiment" section_anchor: "#user-sentiment" app_name: "The Independent: Breaking News" bundle_id: "com.freerange360.mpp.indy" parent_report: "https://marlvel.ai/api/llm/apps/news-magazines/the-independent-breaking-news" canonical_url: "https://marlvel.ai/apps/the-independent-breaking-news#user-sentiment" report_date: "2026-08-05" license: CC-BY-NC-4.0 citation: "Marlvel.ai - The Independent: Breaking News User Sentiment (section of intelligence report)" --- ## 🔴 User Sentiment (High Confidence: 62 of 62 reviews analyzed) {#user-sentiment} - **Overall Rating:** 4.29/5 - **Platform Split:** iOS 4.6/5 (583 ratings) | Android 4.3/5 (10K ratings) - **Overall Sentiment:** Frustrated - **Note:** The 4.29/5 store rating reflects cumulative history, while the Frustrated sentiment reflects recent user reviews analyzed by our AI pipeline. ### Top Praises - **High quality journalism and editorial content keep readers engaged with current affairs and world politics** - **The recent update introduces a customizable news feed that allows users to follow specific topics** ### Top Complaints (Impact Areas) - **Recurring technical failures prevent users from downloading the daily edition for necessary offline reading sessions**