The Guardian - US & World News user reviews, decoded

High confidence · Latest 120 of 1.2K total reviews analyzed

Mixed

Fresh user feedback skews mixed. Users appreciate independent and fact-based journalism provides a reliable alternative to corporate-owned media outlets for global news and visual design and layout of the app offer a clean reading experience that avoids social media clutter, but report recent crossword interface updates force a cramped layout and bespoke keyboard that hinder accessibility and usability.

Rating: 4.9

Reviews: 1.2K

Confidence: high

The latest update introduced significant UI changes to the puzzles section that are currently driving a high volume of negative feedback, as these changes were not accompanied by the expected usability improvements.

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.6/ 5
★★★★★★
(517.7K)
Current version
4.9/ 5
+0.2 vs overall
★★★★★
(112.4K)
Main signal post-update: independent and fact-based journalism provides a reliable alternative to corporate-owned media outlets for global news.

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

  • Independent and fact-based journalism provides a reliable alternative to corporate-owned media outlets for global news
  • Visual design and layout of the app offer a clean reading experience that avoids social media clutter
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Recent crossword interface updates force a cramped layout and bespoke keyboard that hinder accessibility and usability
Request

Most requested

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