CHOICE Magazine Tablet Edition

Not really sure the point of this app. I have a premium subscription and can't navigate through any magazines. If I click on a magazine even with a premium subscription I still need to pay $10 a magazine. Sign in isn't smooth and for a well known magazine I thought they would have this top knotch, but they haven't. They are better off pulling this rubbish and focusing on hard copies or there website. Give yourself a shonky award choice..

App was passable in its use in earlier versions. Now it is just above the point where it should be scrapped. Pro: Full utility when it works. Convenient access. Cons: Login fails all the time and does not recognise account details. After downloading each edition I need to log out and back in repeating con 1. Downloads are regularly corrupted. Crashes Android OS.

Doesn't recognize my subscription

Can't buy a subscription in the app - I'd be fine with paying extra for it though the app (since there's a google tax) but at least make it possible!

Absolutely useless, even for members. No search facility.

Apparently a subscription to digital magazine via app. is another subscription (different to webaccess) and allows access only to editions from subscription date onwards.

Doesn't recognise my subscription.

This works and works well on my Tab.

Buggy, clumsy

I'm not paying for something I've already paid for. Is Choice even aware of what's happening with this app?

+1 to the error of needing to pay for everything even when logged in with a digital subscription. Otherwise, nice interface but missing critical login functionality.

The consumer protection magazine that gouges.

It's better but not fixed. For each new edition of Choice magazine, I used to have to uninstall the app and reinstall it, re-login and sometimes repeat the procedure before it recognised my subscription. Now I only seem to have to sign out and sign in again. Otherwise, it tries to charge me $10.49 for each new edition that I have already paid for. I rang and was told that if that works, I'd have to keep doing it. It's fine when you in and I love the manipulable tables, but it would be better if it had some permanently visible, non-intrusive navigational and view-option buttons rather than just a hidden table of contents button.

Choice should award themselves a Shonkys Award for this terrible app. I finally worked out how to sign in but the app is designed for tablets not phones. It's very difficult to navigate with everything so cramped, there is no capability to do a quick search if you want to access any information whilst you're out and about shopping for appliances etc. A very frustrating and clunky app.

Doesn't recognize my subscription

Always asks for payment even though signed in. Bit useless

Doesn't recognize my digital subscription (Galaxy S5). Will delete app and source mag online, which works just fine for me. Choice is still a valuable entity - just a crappy app developer. And some ppl are WAY too precious...

Continually having to log out and in again to access magazine subscription as it fails to recognise my credentials as a paying member. Otherwise the app is basic and is fine for reading.

I'm paying $20 / quarter for online subscription yet I'm asked to pay again? Online subscription is next to useless btw, reviews are rubish. Uninstal/unsubscribe

+1 to the error of needing to pay for everything even when logged in with a digital subscription. Otherwise, nice interface but missing critical login functionality.

The consumer protection magazine that gouges.

Right from the first time I opened it everything worked just as expected. Magazines changed to Purchased from date Digital membership commenced and downloaded immediately.

Easy to navigate. Good presentation. Good app

I can sign in, but it still wants me to pay per issue.

For a supposed consumer advocate Choice should announce itself as this year's winner of the Shonkies. As a digital subscriber paying good money I expect far better than this. There is no point in signing in - there is nothing but past magazines to buy!; magazines I have already paid for as digital content. This is a huge blight on an organisation I used to rely upon.

A lot of people have written about not being able to view magazine issues freely, although they said that they were Choice subscribers. It's worth mentioning that Choice Magazine has both digital and 'paper' magazine subscriptions, as well as a 'website-only' subscription. People who originally chose the most common subscription would normally receive a monthly magazine in the mail, as well as access to the Choice web site reviews and articles. That particular subscription does not include a digital version of the monthly magazine. It's likely that those individuals having problems with this App don't have the digital magazine subscription. When I just logged-on to this App for the first time, the status of this month's magazine changed from the $ value to 'purchased'. However, all of the other (previous) issues remained unchanged and 'for sale'. It makes sense, as my subscription only started today.

Honestly, and app cannot be worse than this. It's supposed to allow me access to the !magazine that I paid for, yet it's asking me to purchase it!! Disgrace

Never updates with your new magazine. Youre always logged in but it requires you to log out and log into app ever time a magazine arrives just to force app to realize you are a member. Easy to fix but choice don't bother. Apart from that app is just a pdf viewer which i guess is fine. Prob worth more than 1 star but i couldnt be bothered changing it either.

+1 to the error of needing to pay for everything even when logged in with a digital subscription. Otherwise, nice interface but missing critical login functionality.

Accepted my valid web subscription & still wanted me to pay for viewing magazines online!

Can't understand all the other negative complaints? I logged in and immediately all the publications changed from "PURCHASE" to "PURCHASED". When I clicked on them, they downloaded. Suggest others having problems ensure they actually have a digital subscription (as opposed to a normal paper magazine one). If there is a problem still, contact Choice directly. I've always found them very responsive.

I am a Choice digital subscriber,yet the app wants me to purchase individual publications.

I am signed in as a Choice subscriber and it is not obvious how to search for anything. I click on the mags and despite checking that I am signed in it wants to charge me. What's the point of this ap?

I am a member already but wants me to buy a magazine. I can't find a search function for the particular product review

I can sign in as a subscriber on my nexus 7 but still the app wants me to pay for any issue, I expected much better of Choice, this is pointless...

Useless. Misrepresented as being able to read your digital subscription on a tablet but you have to buy each magazine. Double dipping.

The consumer protection magazine that gouges.

Portrait screen only?

I'm not paying for something I've already paid for. Is Choice even aware of what's happening with this app?

You can't be serious, I've paid your subscription for many years ,come on get your act together people like myself are the ones who keep paying