NPR: National & Local News user reviews, decoded

High confidence · 50 reviews analyzed · Based on 50 reviews. Signal may be noisy.

Excited

Fresh user feedback skews excited. Users appreciate high quality journalism and diverse podcast content keep listeners informed and engaged during long commutes and the free radio streaming functionality provides a reliable and accessible way to consume public media, but report recent navigation changes removed the recently heard section, making it difficult for users to track progress.

Rating: 4.8

Reviews: 50

Confidence: high

The latest update introduced navigation changes that triggered immediate complaints about missing features, specifically the recently heard section, which was not addressed in the release notes.

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.7/ 5
(106.3K)
Current version
4.6/ 5
-0.1 vs overall
(68.6K)
Main signal post-update: recent navigation changes removed the recently heard section, making it difficult for users to track progress.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

How have ratings & review volume moved?

Rating, review sentiment, and total reviews over time, with release markers showing the post-launch impact.

Review sentiment over time

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Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • High quality journalism and diverse podcast content keep listeners informed and engaged during long commutes
  • The free radio streaming functionality provides a reliable and accessible way to consume public media
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Recent navigation changes removed the recently heard section, making it difficult for users to track progress
Request

Most requested

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