National Geographic Reviews – Page 21
5/5 rating based on 243 reviews. Read all reviews for National Geographic for iPhone.
National Geographic is free iOS app published by Disney Electronic Content, Inc.
5 stars with basic improvements
Azbfire
First off, I love having the ability to read national geographic in app form and I'm not even a regular buyer of their magazines. Having the articles of each issue laid in a table of contents and without ads is a huge boon for me. Also reading the text on a scrolling screen is much easier on my eyes so I find myself more immersed in the stories than I otherwise would be. Buuuuuut NatGeo needs to do two things to make this app great. 1. Please let us preview the monthly issues! The lack of even just a brief caption is shocking. Who doesn't thumb through a magazine for a second before buying it? That impulse should be catered to here in digital as well. 2. BOOKMARKING! The interface for the articles is great but having to scroll down to find my place each time I leave the app is needlessly cumbersome. Fix these two (basic) issues and I'll change my review to five stars.
Needs a place saver
Stephaneph
It needs to remember where you are if you turn off your phone, close the app, or accidentally swipe left or right instead of up and down through the article. I read these article bit by bit as I have time, and it's frustrating having to constantly have to scroll through the entire article to find where I left off. I recently downloaded this app but it looks like this was a feature before, so I hope you bring it back. Then it'll have 5 stars from me! I love national geographic!
Getting there
CarterWGill
On my iPad I want to be able to pinch to zoom the photos, they're so great I want to admire EVERY detail. Also update it for the 6+. Would love to have a version optimized for the times I don't have my iPad
Should Be Better
Nram11
Man I love NatGeo. I'd love this app just as much if: a bookmark feature was added, or if the app handled multitasking better as to not constantly lose your place within an article. And this shouldn't have to be said but PLEASE fix the photo issue on the iPhone6 plus. Photos only display at the smaller phone/screen sizes. Shame to not get more out of such great photography!
This App is a mess
2stepbay
The lack of basic functionality is appalling. Twice I have downloaded my previous versions only to have them disappear...and yes, each time I made sure the issues were archived (somehow the "on" setting for archive reverts back to "off". Then, the app forgets I'm a digital subscriber. Very clunky. Stay away from subscribing to this service.
Great App, but may not last forever
la2161
I wrote this review before Rupert Murdoch did his damage by laying off 180 of National Geographic’s award-winning staff. How sad. National Geographic Magazine will never be the same now that Mr. Murdoch has taken over. Unfortunately, I’m sure that I’ll soon be cancelling my digital subscription with the magazine - was so looking forward to using this app in the future. Thanks a lot Mr. Murdoch!! (for ruining something incredibly beautiful that has entertained and enlightened so many people for years! Fox News and Rupert Murdoch…these are not nice people. (written before the news of November 4. 1015... Love this App...used to subscribe to Nat'l Geo - print version, but it's been a long time. So happy to have found this app. Very interactive and of course, visually stunning. Highly recommend this one. Everyone should download it. Digital subscription is very reasonable, too.
Photos do not fill up the screen (iPhone 6)
singledev
As an iOS developer, I KNOW this is a very basic feature. Shame on you, NG. Shame on you.
No support
@*%!$!
I've had a digital subscription for a month and still can't access a magazine through this app. Contacted "customer service" 3 times and got 3 different ticket #s and no response to any of them. Called and Finally spoke to an apathetic person. Asked for a refund and only got a partial refund. Total ripoff. Very disappointed. I would have expected more from NatGeo.
Needs improvement that remembers article location and font size
BillyBreathes
Content is there, which is standard. Delivery and UI is weak and needs improvement. Previous versions were better. Leaving and returning to app puts you back into the smaller font and positions you at the top of the article. Very annoying for anyone using native multitasking functionality.