AppAdvice Reviews

by DaiWil

I have had AppAdvice for years and loved it. But not anymore. Many of the recommended apps don’t work on newer iPhones. Some are no longer available in AppAdvice Store. I Just paid for a St. Patrick’s Day app that barely works on my iPhone 8. I attempted to rate it through AppAdvice Store but it doesn’t even show up there. On my home screen it showed up under the name “Wallpop.” I foolishly paid for the pro version assuming that App Advice would not recommend a rip off. Wrong! When I searched AppAdvice Store for “Wallpop” I got an Error 560 message. I deleted the ripoff app. App Advice is the next to go.

by Zadriel

This used to be THEE source do all app news watch, iPad and iPhone. Now it’s no longer supported. It’s just a broken website with an app interface that doesn’t recognize its own browser. Unless they choose to make it work again this is a waist of your time to even download. It’s broke and didn’t work and everything on it is woefully out of date.

by TopDomino

Unintuitive, disorganized and error intolerant are the words that come to mind when using this not-ready-for-prime-time update of what was once a great app.

No more 'best of' section.

The questionnaire you get when you first open AppAdvice is a one-time affair with no back button. So woe be unto you if you make a mistake or develop different interests in your life or even get a new ios device. There's no button to get back into the questionnaire, which is the most important, most touted new feature in AppAdvice ; the thing that's supposed to make AppAdvice give us the info we want.

The search function works intermittently. Sometimes you cannot scroll or tap the results.

At this point I'm not only frustrated, I'm disappointed and borderline angry. What a disaster! (By the way, I'm not one to give one-star reviews lightly.)

by Saiyancj2

As weird as it sounds I noticed yesterday that both App advice and app advice daily both open up and show me an error message stating "oops something went wrong try again later".

After removing and re-downloading the apps and power cycling I still get the same message.

When I try to get to them using wifi or cell data I get the same results. I'm just unsure of what to do.

by Iatrosm

This is one of three apps that are my 'must haves'. (Sometimes I 'save up' and won't read for several days so I can spend some leisure time looking over a weeks worth of news). The variety of what they cover is great. Something for everyone. I love being able to link from AppAdvice advice news/reviews to AppAdvice Store and will often download during my reading. I appreciate that they keep one or two weeks content on board. As I say I sometimes save up and then spend a happy hour or so perusing. No complaints.

This is an update to my previous review. While many reviewers seem to like the new interface I find it very schizophrenic and disorganized. Much less user-friendly. The previous interface was easy to scroll through to review various articles etc. in addition you can simply drop down to find various guides and categories of apps. Now you have to hunt to find anything specific that you're looking for. This is gone from one of my three must haves to 'hardly using anymore'.

by VbMe

In the past I used this VERY often, but now…VERY questionable. Every time I TRY it use AppAdvice it says AppAdvice is overloaded and will be back shortly. You’d think 24 hours would possibly be enough time, but NO evidently it’s not. I said that to say this; part of AppAdvice is functional but no all of it. Thus the 24 hrs statement. Are they trying to faze out the whole app, or what…YIKES!
I LOVE AppAdvice. It is SO informative and so very organized. That, in part, is why it is especially useful for seniors who are not familiar with everywhere to seek information about apps…and it is ALL in one place.
I even tried the “APP DEVELOPER” and IT even said the aforementioned “overloaded” status. That is scary in itself.
PLEASE, PLEASE fix this awesome in so many ways app I’m pleading with you.

by 40cedar

It is rare nowadays that AppAdvice brings a freebie to my attention that is worthwhile. Most of the offerings are aimed at toddlers or very narrow interests. Only a couple times per month is anything I’m interested in offered.

I also have a couple of additional bones to pick at: apps routinely offered are not totally free as most have “in app” purchases. To me, that’s Not Free. And quite a few apps offered, on any particular day, aren’t available/free for the entire day. Their availability “expires” after a few hours! Thought they were free for the entire day.

It’s truly hit and miss. Just don’t expect too much!

by Otterman

Ads?!?! Now we get to see ads in a paid-for app? And right below the back button, which is already tiny and hard to hit on an iPhone X.

The first time I accidentally tap an ad I’m dropping this to one star then deleting AppAdvice .

Original review:
The comments section is definitely better than the last version... except when it doesn't work at all.

Since these guys don't always have their facts straight, it would be nice to have a place to set things straight for other readers. I just bought Sony Bluetooth headphones based on a recommendation. The article said they come with "a carrying case for when you're on the go." In fact, they don't. I should have read Amazon's description for myself, but then why are we reading App Advice if we have to verify everything they write?

by Ddale52133

I used to love the old version of app advice, the new version seemed to slow AppAdvice down. When you open AppAdvice it takes awhile to load. Maybe in a future update they will
Make it faster to load. I love AppAdvice so much and it has potential to much better than this. Although I am given a 2 stars it doesn't mean it's a terrible app. I just mainly gave it the rating because of the load time. Bring back the old app cover please the new one is not as good as the original.

by AwfulPirate

FINALLY they update AppAdvice. Sadly, you're still better off viewing the site on your mobile browser. That's all AppAdvice does anyway- connect to the website, just slower now. These guys really aren't worth reading anymore, anyway. They just rehash articles from other sites, with extra Apple Fanboy Flavor. AppsGoneFree is perhaps the best feature, even that is now pandering to promoted Free-to-play apps.

by Finding_Elias

Forget about it. I rarely use AppAdvice anymore. I used to be a big fan. The buttons to navigate are buried way at the top of the screen and are covered by the time and the WiFi signal etc. You’d think they’d update AppAdvice to make it easier to use. I have to shut down AppAdvice and restart it if I want to do anything on it and repeat over and over. Over it.

by Baahh

Slow to load. And when it loads there is a rapidly blinking/scrolling small letter blue “a”, obviously their logo and it is Extremely annoying! This used to be a decent app with rapid deployment and quick to scroll through info. Now I go elsewhere for my advice. Like lots of apps gets worse over time with bloat. Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.

by Moosybaby

AppAdvice is not working on my iPhone 10. It won’t read the updated reviews at all. This will only read the title, but not the whole thing. So for right now, I give AppAdvice advise a big fat 0.Problem

by NiceIdeaToo

I normally use AppAdvice daily, and it is frustrating to be forced to tap the back arrow *twice* every time I want to leave an article. Also, the open in Safari and share icons don’t seem to work as nothing happens when tapped on. These issues have existed ever since AppAdvice redesign, so it has been awhile. I am using the iPad Pro 9.7 and iOS 11.x. Now I have to use the this app website to find and share the article, which is very frustrating.

by 2cats+1dog

I am lowering my previous 5 star rating because I find the organization of this app confusing. I love the "apps gone free" but recently when I have attempted to purchase a free app, I am disappointed to discover AppAdvice is no longer free within the same day it is advertised. This evening I tried at 11p.m. (EST) to purchase the Daily Art Pro app but when I was connected to AppAdvice Store it was listed at 4.99. If there is a time limit within a day, it needs to be stated. There was no place on the this app site to even inquire about this issue.

by Sevencats

I am lowering my previous 5 star rating because I find the organization of this app confusing. I love the "apps gone free" but recently when I have attempted to purchase a free app, I am disappointed to discover AppAdvice is no longer free within the same day it is advertised. This evening I tried at 11p.m. (EST) to purchase the Daily Art Pro app but when I was connected to AppAdvice Store it was listed at 4.99. If there is a time limit within a day, it needs to be stated. There was no place on the this app site to even inquire about this issue.

by Jillian NYC

They added a tab for apps gone free (agf) which is a huge improvement over the mostly defunct sister app. Love that they added one pro and one con about each app. I can finally retire the ancient agf app!
This new version is very good. Easier to navigate, easier to understand the different guides vs "advice."
Also happy with the news layout. Thanks for the MUCH needed update!

by Csolson

I wondered what happened to the old this app. It stopped working reliably, and then became mostly unusable. I was disappointed as it was an app I checked every day!

Your new version, including Apps Gone Free, is far better than the old version! Easy to use, smooth, easy to use interface...each time I use it I find new features!

Unless I've missed it, my only suggestion for an upgrade would be a "Search" field. We'll done!

by Maui Kid

Update: Now the AGF link is back on the bottom of the screen. Totally weird since there was no update. Ok... my 5 stars still stand either way. Thanks for fixing this!

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Liked it better when the Appsgonefree link was on the bottom. Just one click instead of looking for it in the news.

It took 4 years, however it's always been on my phone.

Apps gone free and this app all in one good looking program. Love the dark version too!

Worth the wait!!! Thank you
5 Stars!!

by Crasshipster

Incredible app! I'm usually not interested in Apple info things beyond free apps, but if you own any Apple devices this will interest you. You'll find real and concise info to get the most from or for your all Apple devices with apps, accessories, peripherals, security info, iOS tips, etc. There's a wide range of topics - on point, informative, and not über-geek. I actually end up browsing for extended periods of time.

It's customizable by Apple product and topic. Stellar! I'm not interested in games. Usually these apps are dominated by games.

Complain to the developers via AppAdvice ! Not the review - they can't respond here.

by Avasmom82

AppAdvice was already awesome imo! However, with this update you guys managed to make it even more incredible! Bravo to the devs for the apps gone free app being integrated into it as well!! If I could give AppAdvice 10 stars I would! It's a MUST HAVE for any iPhone users for sure!! Keep up the awesome work guys!! 👌🏻😍💕😊😉💜💙💚👍🏻

by DarkStarEventHorizon

With the time I’ve spent with the sap I found it to be incredibly useful, well thought out, well-designed, filled with hundreds of pertinent reviews a lot of suggestions for apps I would enjoy and above all it’s free. negative reviews don’t make any sense to me, you should get it immediately and check it out for yourself. If you don’t like AppAdvice you wasted no time. I think some of these negative reviews must be schizophrenics

by Skimonkey11

I have used this app App since 2008. I am really happy that time was spent to update it and also fix some of the recent bugs that came with it. this app is very informative and provide up to date news on Apple Products and apps. Thank you for making the new app fresh and interesting!