The Scotsman Newspaper 4+

Great but with a major flow

The app and subscription is generally great. I love that you can access both digits articles and e-paper (‘scan’ of the each issue). I prefer to read the e-paper. However; the major flow is that the e-paper is tiny and very exhausting for eyes when you read it on a smartphone. It’d be great if there was a desktop version of the app to be able to read it on a laptop screen. Another problem is that often you exit the app it resets and you need to find the page you were on again.

Developer Response ,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear that you find the app and subscription generally great.

Regarding your concerns about the e-paper being tiny and straining for your eyes on a smartphone, we understand the inconvenience. While we currently don't have a desktop version of the app, you can access the digital newspaper on both desktop and tablet by visiting The Scotsman website and navigating to the e-paper section. This should provide a more comfortable reading experience on larger screens.

Additionally, to address the issue of the app resetting when you exit it, you can save articles to "My Library" before closing the app. This way, you can easily find and resume reading from where you left off without having to navigate back to the page manually.

We hope these solutions improve your experience with our app. If you have any further questions or suggestions, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Hopeless new app

I do not have time to faff around trying to access the paper. Impossible to return to the copy as there is no link. It gives you yesterdays copy and after 30 minutes I am still trying to find today’s copy. I will have to cancel my subscription that is if I can access the page! Why was the App changed? I gave it one star but it does not warrant any stars! PF
Since I wrote the first review I am very pleased with how it has improved and I cannot fault the App at the time of writing this. Very pleased with the outcome. PF

Developer Response ,

Thank you for your feedback. We are continuing to improve the app over the coming weeks and will take your feedback on board.

New format.

Looks brighter now with increased use of colour. Layout seems to work - apart from letters page which, having read the first page, one has to hunt through the paper to find the remainder of the letter one was reading. Surely it could be brought forward a page and given double spread pages, as before. Wouldn’t impact on the rest of the layout.