Outside Reviews

by Realmmaster622

Quality publication. Nothing to say.

App is not very well thought out. There is no way to create a home page that only shows articles from the brand you want.

I am aware that there is a carousel of activités and brands at the bottom of home, but it doesn’t actually do anything! All the different pages link to the same next page, albeit with a different header and logo. Furthermore, the articles infinite cycle instead of going deeper into history?

And a majority of things are not findable. Would be great if it did what it was supposed to.

by Theaustinklee

I paid for a GAIA membership that came with 1 year of this app+ membership and was unable to log in. So after a week or so waiting for response from their email help desk, I was told that I had two memberships with two different email addresses. They corrected the error with multiple email addresses and the very nice support ticket representative even refunded me for one of the subscriptions on an old email address.

Well, turns out the problem is not fixed as my GAIA membership nor my this app+ membership show up when I log into my account. When I try to log into Outside, I get a message saying I am not a member.

I know times are hard for magazines, but this is not going to help me recommend memberships and subscriptions.

by Alexpastucha

Outside is a very poor option if you are an this app+ subscriber in comparison to the ease of use of the website, even the mobile site. It would be nice to easily search articles or look up book marked articles while on the go from my account but there are nearly no useful features in Outside . Please please improve the functionality and usefulness for subscribers.

*I wasn’t aware when writing that Outside is brand new. Really hoping for some updates soon

by Itdd71

How can you promote video and “30 publications” and yet make the decision not to support the ipad. What a bone headed decision. Either i view this content on my tiny phone screen while my ipad sits idly nearby or i run it on my ipad with the zoom function rendering everything looking really bad. I know this app is struggling financially but this “saving” can only cost them. Insane.

by Kfall1157

So difficult to use; unable to connect on any Tv devices, requires logging in again and charges for another subscription on every app I login! Incredible in this age of technology we can’t make this easier. No response from customer service.

by Ripped Off And Sadd

Outside is fine for the most part. When it works. I’ve had numerous times where it logs me out and no matter how much I reset the password it doesn’t work. I usually end up having to contact customer support to regain access.

The worst part is typical this app magazine trash. From the recommendations for gear being more costly than the average American can afford. The magazine should change its name to “the this app magazine for the rich.” You’d think you need to be a millionaire just go take a hike in the outdoors. Best shirt recommendations and everything is pushing $100. Best backpacks and they’re close to pushing $400. Bike recommendations and they’re all $4,000 plus. I get that you guys need to shill to make money but Jesus. Maybe be a bit more inclusive ???

Don’t get me started on Outside having an astrology tab as well. lol.

this app magazine. Where our motto is we will attempt to brand and sell anything if you’re dumb enough to pay the exorbitant cost.

Wish this company went under and backpacker stayed alive. It’s a husk of its former self

You’re better off lighting your money on fire than contributing to these jokers.

by Mtnreba

Have looked online and on Outside extensively. It states this app + gets the subscribers access to “digital” magazines but I see no way to find current or past issues. If access is there, it isn’t user friendly.

by Ski Bum 27

I pay for this app plus and yet I can never take advantage of the great content because Outside constantly crashes whenever you attempt to play something. I can honestly say 90% of the time I try to watch something I give up.

by 76tradesman

Got an email encouraging me to get the most out of my membership. Downloaded Outside , logged in, and watched a white throbbing screen for 5 minutes until I closed Outside . Guess that the most I can get out of membership. As a note, the Roku app is awful too…

by !mike¡

Instead, although this is a magazine publishing conglomerate, we just get a chunky iPhone/iPod touch app. Completely missed the mark. I can't imagine writing a user story for media in the 2020s that only services small screens.

by Laurel-girl

And Outside is as well. With the new approach and this new app, they have assumed that, as a reader, I am some kind of obsessed athlete. Who cares that they offer content from 16 magazines. I have zero interest. They completely missed their own boat. Many people who subscribed to the old this app Magazine liked to read stories about adventure, travel, etc. Now, they boast about 16 magazines through Outside. The problem? I have NO interest in any of those mags. Outside, and the new content, are a disappointment.

by Henryhampton

It’s useless.. for an organization that is moving into larger territory acquiring new assets etc to survive this is how we connect to you.. get it right. Stop just repeating that same we get in daily emails etc.. useless

by Joshuaswilcox

Was able to login, but get a “oops, we crashed” every time I try to use Outside .

by Bike And Hike

Doesn’t even load

by AppTrailWalker

Crash crash crash. Outside has not opened.

by Snookie1

It’s useless trying to read this on my 12.9 inch iPad. Or any iPad. It’s a phone sized app. Nobody wants to use this on an iPad. It’s not that hard to make it work with an iPad so this is just laziness.

by Vtneen

I think the other 5 star ratings must be from employees. Outside is technically functional, but way below the current standard. I love the this app magazines, but Outside looks like something from 10 years ago.

by Johan Sebastien Bawk

I like this app magazine when it’s in magazine form. The articles are edited in a way that allows me to digest easily and also read in a manner that an editor thought a lot about. Having some random articles in my feed really detracts from this and I feel like I’m missing out on all the different articles.

by Mcdonks

Great content but no good way to consume it easily

by Finson331

Outside hasn’t crashed, however, the articles have terrible writers, they cite studies with links studied not related to the authors point, making things political that don’t need to be, and gear lists that consistently only have women’s gear. It is not a outdoors app, it is a city folk, females opinion app.

by ZOMBinic

Please improve how articles are organized. To access the category filter, I have to scroll through outdated content (some posts are more than a month old) and articles that aren’t relevant to my interests. The category buttons should be at the top, and the latest articles should appear first. The current format makes Outside seem stagnant.

by Mullerb

…the user interface when reading an article could use an update or two. Any chance you can include scroll bars so you can see how long an article is and track your progress? It would also be nice to be able to zoom in on pictures. Those seem like two basic interface elements to include in any reading app.

by Esmmerlaus

Was always an ok app. Some usabilities proposed by many have been brushed off in lieu of being considered and potentially implemented. An example is the feed not being relevant for the publication of interest. In lieu of letting the user either select publication upfront ( not down toward the end of Outside ) you have to scroll all the way down etc. Outside could use two view: subscribe and for you for example, that way one doesn’t have to do multiple scroll and click to get to it content. That said, now Outside is not working at all since last release and always says : we crashed. It is not the first time a release does that. It is sad that this is happening the week of Kona- woman only!!!!!

by HippySam23

Appreciate the ability to bookmark now. I had given 1 star. It’s up to a 3. Why only 3? Because I’ve gotten emails for years & get magazine through Apple. There’s very little difference. Still hanging in there, though.

by Rso544

I like getting notified by this app+ but could y’all quit ruining the Tour de France with your annoying push notifications?!?? For crying out loud include a link but just say “Catch up on todays tour” instead “man can you believe pogacar lost the tour today?”

by AGT278

Outside worked well for me for the first 3 months or so, but last month it started saying I wasn’t connected to the internet, and so it won’t load anything. There have been 3 successive updates but it still won’t work, doesn’t matter if I am in wifi or cellular.

by RoodooT

I subscribed to this app+ for the Velo cycling coverage. The articles are in Outside, but they’re scattered about with articles from other this app publications. It’s cumbersome. I just want to see Velo articles. Outside needs a Settings feature to let users see just what they want to see. A separate app for each publication would be far more user-friendly.

by Rkzink

I’d really like to be able to save articles for future reference.

by RickStanton

Love this app and all of their content they offer.

But…I wish Outside had a way to sort the articles in chronological order by date they were published.

by Megagirl81

Thank you developers! App is working now and I’m able to log in and read articles from various this app publications.

by Dddmitri

Outside is my go to for a daily dose of inspiration and news in climbing, cycling, adventure and more. I check the news apps and get depressed, I check social media and get insecure, I check this app+ and I get inspired to get this app and get after it. All the best outdoor and cycling publications in one place.

by Meg C 2023

Keeps me occupied on slow days. I look forward to a daily read from Yoga Journal. Tons of short and long articles, videos and information on a variety of topics. It’s like having a supportive friend. Thank you!

by PJR ATX

Finally, all the content from the this app network in one place. Congrats to the team that has worked so hard on this. **I’m an this app employee

by Gagged But Ok

Still unable to navigate to any videos or movies which is why I wanted this in the first place. WTH seriously no excuse for a difficult unwieldy app in this day and age

by Gnorm111

Apple Watch support Trail Forks please***

by Tanya70

One of only a few paid subscriptions I have. Thoroughly enjoy the content!

by Ski_11

The functionality is pretty basic right now, but Outside was only recently published. Looking forward to see what features are added next.

Disclosure: I am currently an employee of this app.

by ISpinnnnn

Absolutely love this app and all the things they help me to do! Hiking, biking, backpacking, skiing and more!!

by 1WHOSHINES

I love Outside . I was hooked on their channel and their programs were inspiring and informative. My favorite recreational activities are cycling, hiking and kayaking. But all of the sudden they went of the air. So I tried desperately to find out about where could I watch my shows. So I downloaded Outside which is filled with fascinating articles and blogs. But there’s nothing about kayaking. I also subscribed to the magazine. But again, nothing on kayaking. Other than that I love Outside and that’s why I gave it five stars.
_ Burtart1