The Washington Post

Disappointed this is being phased out for what is basically the website in app form. I was hoping the "update" of the old app would be improvements to its basic form: better search results, publication dates on the articles, accessibility by sections (sports, style, etc). Instead, it's an overwhelming clash of stories without the easy to read and peruse columns of the original app. Why would anyone choose this over the website? Hoping they keep the old app, with all its faults.

The new version is awful- it's just the regular Washington Post app. The print is way too small and the article organization is choppy and abrupt. I used to spend about an hour on the app every day reading and catching up, now it's 15 min max. I would love it if Select came back.

It's easy to scroll headline stories, content loads quickly, and graphics (including images) support the content well. I did not see an option to scroll stories in other sections such as Local, Entertainment, Food, etc. (nor did I spend time looking for it) before I was asked to rate the app, so perhaps it's there, but I have to look for it.

I like the app overall, but it would be nice if it saved your place for longer. Often I get interrupted in the middle of an article and unless I resume within a few minutes, when I come back the app has returned to the home page. This means I have to find the article again and then skim it until I find where I left off.

The content is engaging and I am never bored. I really enjoy the graphic design as well. I like saving and sharing articles. If I could change one thing it would be the scrolling GUI--I inadvertantly "swipe" to a new article if I am not to careful to scroll precisely vertically; the app does not tolerate slight diagonal scrolling movements within an article.

This app cuts off without warning when trying to review articles. It needs to be more stable when in use. So long as it keeps cuttong off, it is hard to know how easy it is to use.

Good overall, but often loses my place or skips to a different story, which is super irritating. I have a Google Pixel phone. It's also hard to see all the stories in the paper, rather than the top 20 or so. And the search function is just ok.

I had to delete this app several times. I use a Chromebook and the app works ok the first time and after that when it loads it will not scroll. It's as if there is too much on the opening screen and it locks up. Do you know why? I have two Chromebooks and it happens on both of them.

Appreciate getting updates on breaking news throughout the day. I still prefer the print edition because I want to see where the story was placed. Searching for stories I've read in the print edition so I can send to someone else is rarely successful.

The one thing I would appreciate is allowing the articles being read from the side position also. I read y'all on an android tablet that charges from the bottom and that makes it difficult to charge the tablet while reading as the cord sticks down. So charging is now available only when I am not reading the Wa Po. So please see if you can fix this by returning the rotation function back! Thanking you in advance, I remain. Michael K Regan. Peace!

Regularly frustrating due multiple recurring issues when opening for a new day, the date of the edition shows correct, but the content opened up is still for the previous day Then it takes multiple attempts to get the correct content....simply closing and reopening the app only occasionally works when viewing the comics, a glitch occurs changing the screen to the horiscope section All very frustrating, especially after I followed feedback to unintelligible and load the latest version

The app is efficient at delivering stories on current events. I cannot, however, consistently find columnist I follow in the printed paper -even when searching by name. I have the same issue with other specific topics. Very disappointing in that regard.

Love blue logo app. Hate black logo app. Do NOT want news tailored to me personally. Love the black side menu of headlines. The black app layout is too much like the NYT. Harder to find both surprises and what I want to read.

It's good, but too easy to swipe sideways to another article. I spend too much time swiping back to the article I was trying to read. This is why it only gets 4 stars. I know, first world problem, but it's kind of annoying and should be an easy fix

My original 5 star review was for the original version of the app. The "new" version is much like the original, but now with ads even for paid subscribers. This used to be a great app, but now it's something less. They're discontinuing the old app because they aren't making money from ads in that one. When it's time for me to renew my subscription, they will no longer be making money from me, as I won't be renewing.

The new app is a cluttered mess. The old one was 5 stars. It was so clean and easy to navigate.

The journalism is great, and the app is easy to use, but I find the way they order the stories confusing. The website is more organized, IMHO.

This app is far more fluid that the main app. It's really disappointing you're phasing it out.

The CONTENT is fantastic! This app, and the WaPost "classic" app, both have an annoying issue: when reading a story, as I scroll down to read more, oftentimes the page will go sideways to the next story. The tolerance is very tight, I have to be very careful to go straight down. I really can't think of a time when I would think, "I've read half of this story, but let me see what the next story is." Unnecessary and annoying feature.

It's one of the better newspaper apps I've used. Things can be relatively easily located, clicking on the story you want on a tablet that shows two articles next to each other, for example, brings to a larger print version of that article. This is more intuitive than most also. The menu that drops down from the upper left is well organized and leads you to a list of articles of that topic. It's shocking how many do not. The layout can vary more than one might expect though, between mobile and tablet, for example.

There is no easy way to see a compact list of stories similar to scanning headlines in a physical paper or the old webpage view. The website is available and although I prefer that format, it is slow compared to the app. Th classic app seems better, but maybe I will get used to the new one. I like to read news by scanning everything initially and then drilling down into what I think is most important. I get that the experience will be different on a phone. that's fine, but an index would help.

The app makes reading much easier. The layout and links within the articles allow the reader to find the article that interests them and to read more about a subject by using the links. I signed up for a 6 month special rate for the WaPo from Amazon several years ago. I probably would have let the subscription go if the app had not been especially useful. A previous app did not work well for me, but this one is great.

The search function doesn't work well. It returns results in a seemingly random order, rather than chronological or by closest match, and in the list of results, the date that shows up next to the article title is different from the date that shows up when I click on the article to read it. When I search for specific headlines or writers, the results only sometimes show the article or writer I searched for--usually the results are a random set of articles and it's unclear how they're related to my query. I searched the same queries in the Washington Post Classic app and was able to find the exact articles and writers I searched.

A well-designed app with a clean interface and intuitive controls. Information is clearly organized with a good mix of top headlines and more specialized content just below. I especially like how articles instantly pop up when you tap a headline; there's no waiting for a new page to load! This seems like a small thing, but it's actually a game changer in how I use a news app. I feel like I'm now free to browse more topics since it's instant and effortless to tap in and out of articles.