Total Film Magazine Reviews

Not free

bookoflismore

This app will take you to a subscription screen. It is stated you may purchase a single digital issue, or a subscription. It should also be noted that the terms & conditions, and Privacy Policy are only available online, meaning you have to have wi-fi to access them.

Bait and switch don't download

gadlaw

Well, you know, they give you a 'newstand' for magazines, and I'm guessing all the 'free' mags to try this are all not real, you don't get a magazine to examine, you get a screen allowing you the privilege of buying one of the magazines for about five bucks. So basically the free magazine list is a lie. So don't waste your time. FYI

Why did we need Newsstand again?

jimbubba

This is all just a total scam! You can't search for free magazines in the App Store, because they're all free (to download, not subscribe). What was wrong with having magazines in iBooks, or with their own apps like The Daily. Now I have this worthless icon that I can't delete and I can't even merge into another group. I HATE Newsstand!!!

Duh?!

yopaulmiranda

gadlaw and your mom is crazy.. You two are stupid. Of course content is not free. You really think publishers are just going to give out their stuff for free. It's a "reader" app where you can subscribe inside and read issues and is the only way to subscribe. FYI all magazines in Newsstand are reader/shell apps and are all free.

Nice idea

Tracygood1

But you would think the prices would be much lower considering there is no overhead for printing or mailing.

VERY Glitchy

Dis-gruntled

Crashes at least once a week and often requires me to re-download issues are I sync--a process that is VERY slow and cannot be done in the background (in other words, if you close the app, it stops downloading issues). Good magazine and I don't mind paying, but this one doesn't work. UPDATE: I have written to the developers twice, but NO reply and NO REFUND of my subscription. This is a complete and total rip-off and I will be contacting my credit card company to reverse the charge. BUYER BEWARE!!!

Clunky, not optimized for tablet use - avoid

uruseiyatsu

What a disappointing app for a magazine in the business of audio visual entertainment. The Total Film app is nothing more than a high definition PDF that needs to refocus every time the reader changes a page or even moves around on a single page. This app takes no advantage of the opportunities offered by the iPad in the way that dedicated, fully function magazine apps do. Golf Digest, for one, is designed for the iPad and provides videos, teaching visuals that the reader can control, outside links, and the great navigation system found on many dedicated iPad magazine apps including the New Yorker. I'm glad that I bought a single issue rather than the subscription since it is so cumbersome to read on an iPad. Avoid until the magazine wakes up. Separately, how about offering Empire Magazine in the US store as well. Would like to give that one a try.

my favorite magazine

tristan34044

UPDATE: just downloaded the new version optimized for the retina display. WOW. I'm liking this new format!!! the font size can be adjusted now, the pictures look much better!!! haven't had much time to actually read it to test out other new features but so far, I'm happy. Now, as soon as Newsstand downloads automatically, I'm changing this to 5 stars!!! I am very happy that my fav magazine is finally on iPad!!! And since I live in the US, this is waaaay cheaper than my old paper subscription! Only thing, and maybe it's me, but newsstand is not automatically downloading the new issue for me. I get a notification from TF that a new issue is out but I needed to go to the app and download it myself...same as MacLife which I think is the same parent company as TF. I will change it to 5 stars when it does download like its supposed to, cuz the magazine is just great, no complains. Just tiny technical issue.

Ugh! What an eyesore!

Sam T Crowe

Why do iPad magazines not realise that just because you CAN have flashing logos and stupid popups everywhere doesn't mean you SHOULD! Every article (even the long ones) are on a single page and smothered in buttons and frames that make the whole thing look like a bad night in Atlantic City! Seriously, look at what other magazines are doing (Vogue, Wired etc). They may not have as many flashy buttons but at least you can read them!

Crap

scootersrockin

I paid for the year subscription and every time I open the app it says "Failure to open store. Please try again." I want my money back.