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by Batmanxxx2013

I was very excited when I saw the mission statement of this app, so I downloaded it. Interestingly enough, I could immediately surprised (initially in a good way) that I had no where to go or browse (that’s actually with browsing) other than their “Need to know” section, with six sub sections, interestingly enough ALL about the conflict in the Middle East.

I read these sub sections, one after another, and to be frank, most of the facts were true, with very little bias. But sadly enough, the last page (of 11) of one of these sub sections ends with one statement that is SUBJ ECTIVE, claiming that “Israel is this surrounded by hostile forces that seek its destruction”. While I totally agree with this statement, it is a SUBJECTIVE statement, and in no realm can be considered “neutral” or not taking sides, when no where in the rest of the “Need to Know” section is any SUBJECTIVE mention of what is happening to the opposing side.

Will give this app another week or month, who knows. Was really hoping for an app that provides what RocaNews claims it seeks to provide, but so far, I don’t see news. I see a decent summary-history educational app, with inevitable human bias.

by Hemanchris

Is it the news or is it an annoying mobile game? The content is awesome. Very succinct and informative. I appreciate the commitment to non biased news, but this app is horrible. I have been reading roca news in email and on instagram for quite a while now. I don’t get why there are levels and why the app controls are like a child’s mobile game. It’s off putting and makes it confusing to navigate. The added stupidity of the notifications, the level systems, badges, etc ruin the app for me.

I really respect what you guys are trying to do with making a good news platform but this is just plain dumb. I hope you can figure out a better way.

by SJ46893

Want this company to do well, they could change the world. But a gamified app with so much unnecessary fluff and so little news means this app will just never go mainstream. I can’t recommend it to anyone. I get the devs want to make it fun, but holding-to-finish a story and endless pop ups about leveling up are not what I want in a news app. People like me want quick, accessible, and non-biased news. This app only delivers the last of these three. All they had to do was put their IG content into a dedicated app! Why couldn’t they just do that and then test out gamification concepts until they figured out what works and what doesn’t. This group needs leadership from an experienced software Product Manager….