ELLE Magazine US Reviews

by VWonder

I recently purchased a one year subscription. First there was a problem with downing loading the current issue. This was resolved a couple of days later. Next when I went to download the magazine...40 minutes later it was still not downloaded...and I have very fast high speed service. I was able to use the portrait version....but today I went in to look at this issue and the issue is not there...so I have to attempt to download it again...not worth it.

I think I wasted my money. So..save yours and don't buy ELLEMagazineUS.

I have downloaded several other magazines...O, Net a Porter, Car & Driver and these work great.

by N.Sight

iPhone app version doesn't recognize that I have both a print and iPad online subscription, and does not allow registration by using print subscription number/information. So now I need to wait for a slow email response which I'm fairly certain will require several back and forths to establish my subscription status to allow iPhone access that should have been simple to obtain :(. Meanwhile, the so-called restore issues in my iPad has no "green download button" so it tries to CHARGE ME for restoring my PAID issues that came with my subscription and does not recognize my email: FURIOUS!!!! Elle clearly didn't bother to test ELLEMagazineUS for usefriendliness functionality... FIVE DAYS LATER, STILL WAITING To be contacted back: unacceptable: I think it's time to publicize this poor "downgrade" by Tweeting the Universe!

by Eee Nick Name Mi Kalmadi...

It is always very difficult to have access to latest released issues. It always seems like ELLEMagazineUS is not renewing itself with latest editions. That’s why I stopped my subscription a year ago and now I see that nothing had changed.

by LCL3993

New update not great. Have to wait for pages to download even after downloading the issue. It doesn’t flow like it used to when going to next page. Why is this?

by Nuthirty

Where’s the fashion?? Where are the fashion articles. A waste.

by KiKiKeans

$6.00 for nothing but ads.

by Ub567

FIX IT!!! Seriously it's been weeks since the last update and ELLEMagazineUS is still useless. If you can't get the "newer better" version to work then at least give us the old version back. Was ELLEMagazineUS even tested? If I could give negative stars I would. FIX IT!!

I'm a print subscriber who until now wished I had a Digital only subscription. I usually toss out the print version and read exclusively from my IPad. Now I wish I had hung onto last months issue. I wasn't done reading it and now, thanks to Elle and their fabulous app upgrade, I may never get to finish it.

I emailed customer service and like so many others got no response. Of course 4 days later I got a reminder that my subscription is up for renewal. Not planning to renew unless this gets fixed. Plenty of other fashion mags out there that have functioning apps. Maybe it's time for a change.

by AsaltyCofHope

Screen is so small on iPhone X, please update.

by Beeds87

The one and only complaint I have after using ELLEMagazineUS is how slow it takes to download issues. I have a subscrition for the print edition and thought it would be cool to view them electronically and give the magazines to my girlfriends. Except I usually get the mag in the Mail the same day the issue is ready for download. The March issue took me close to 45 minutes to download. I had no other apps running and full wireless signal. I could have read most of the print magazine in that amount of time.

by Lancelonie

I like the Fave button and being able to do my own fashion scrapbook . . . just like before. The star icon is grayed out on some pages that I like to fave. That would have been a good bookmark.

by Akami Simone

Update: 12/22-what is going on with the format of the magazine. It now reads like a scanned version of the paper magazine instead of an interactive magazine app like in the past. Please make it like before which is back to interactive so the videos can be viewed, etc.

Update: 11/15-started crashing again today after the update was installed. Seems to need another fix!!!

All of a sudden I can't open ELLEMagazineUS . It keeps crashing. Deleted and downloaded again. Also shut down the iPad and it still doesn't work. Please provide an update!

by Annie Rosse

New review:

Week or so later and I'm finally able to download the magazine with no issues...thank goodness. And after thoroughly inspecting ELLEMagazineUS for what it truly is...I have to say, it's enjoyable to an extent. I love the digital features I can use to make the reading experience much more wonderful. However, I wish that I could mark the digital pages with writing...or add sticky notes....or circle things right onto the page that capture my attention. Also I'm skeptical about ELLEMagazineUS after the recent problems. I hope their isn't another mishap.

Last review:

I am still...like many, unable to download the jan. 2013 issue. The problem isn't my wifi....it's the application it's self. Things like this should be on point and working...especially coming from a magazine like ELLE. One example of why technology couldn't possibly replace print. People pay for digital issues they can't download...it's unprofessional and off point. Hopefully, this problem will be addressed ASAP.

by Guavaontherocks

Same issue as another poster....dont know what's going on with Elle's server but this took at least 30 min to download. BUT, it was well worth the wait. How awesome is it to download the mag and have a digital Copy of it instead of wasting precious apartment space? It also comes with really cool virtual features that allow you to save favorites. Bravo elle! But there must be a way to quicken the download time, no? And, I agree with another poster that issues should not be as expensive as a hard copy...I mean, what better incentive to saving trees than to offer digital issues at a cheaper rate?

by Tnichele

The Elle USA app has found a nice balance of allowing viewers to read a fashion magazine via ELLEMagazineUS while still feeling as if you’re flipping through the pages of a printed copy bought at a newsstand. Some of the tricks and cool tech features used by other apps can be frustrating and really interfere with the flow of the reader experience. Not here. Yet, the images are visually stunning and the graphics are are tastefully accessible. ELLEMagazineUS does rnot feel as if they’re trying to be “beyond cool”.

Also, special nod to Nina Garcia and team for putting out a September issue with style and content that not only makes me inspired for fashion, but for the new beginnings that come with the fall season. There’s still that comfortable familiarity of flipping through tons of beautiful ads before reaching the masthead. Thanks for keeping thing authentic.

by Cthonias

Thank you for acknowledging your current subscribers with a free download. It would be great if other magazines followed this business model.

ELLEMagazineUS gives you interesting features like being able to double tap on products to see it full screen with additional product info. It also has a great interactive table of contents and ability to store items on a virtual inspiration cork board.

My only complaint: The normal ads are still in the magazine. In addition, there is an aggressive Gucci ad that keep interrupting the experience. If you were in a store, it would be like a Gucci rep giving you the same sales pitch every time you walked up to a new rack. If it were a magazine, it would be like having the same fold out ad every few pages. It gets really annoying really fast.

Other than the annoying interruptive ad, Elle is one of the few magazines that's setting a standard for the potential of digital subscriptions. Can't wait to see where else they take it. Great job.

by Rockstarkate

I haven't really had much interest in print magazines for years. With so much free content available online, paying for a magazine seemed silly.
But the iPad version is absolutely worth paying for. It is a pleasure to read and use. I bought one issue to try it out, but I plan to subscribe when the next issue comes out. Great design for the iPad platform. Hope other publishers take note: this is how you make a great iPad magazine.

by Sleah185

I was having the same problem I think as a bunch of other ppl - something about having an invalid subscription. I emailed the help email at Elle and this is what they said to do:

"Please open ELLEMagazineUS while in portrait mode (so the button is at the bottom). In the ELLE Store tab (the SECOND tab), there will be a button in the top right corner that says "Missing issues?" Click that and follow the instructions."

After doing this I got it working! I recommend trying this if anyone else is having the same problem I was.

by Anonymous27/

I have read some of the other reviews, and honestly i just don't understand. ELLEMagazineUS has never crashed when downloading (I have to confess it has crashed I think 5 times in the year that I have had it). I also find it very easy to navigate. Now, if you are flipping from the front, to the back, back to the front, to that one specific page that had "that advertisement that you remember from that time", then it might be a little annoying to navigate. And to anyone who has a question on "How to get back to your magazine collection?", you simply press the upper left corner, and all of the different sections will come up, along with a big "Elle" logo. Tap the Elle logo, and you're home. I hope that helped people. But honestly, this is a great app if you love Elle.

by JoshieeeeP

Dear Elle magazine,
I love the convince of having ELLEMagazineUS on my phone. Whenever I'm needing a new magazine I can just jump on ELLEMagazineUS and get just what I need. I also love that it is paperless, it is the future of magazine.
Buttttt I do have to say one little thing, oh how I love turning the pages to a magazine. It feels my heart with joy when i image what could possibly be up next on the pages. The pages just adds to the dramatic effect of what's next. It holds the position of what is on deck; per-say. I love the crinkle of the page when it turns. It's almost as exciting as Christmas day when you tare the rapping off a gift! But this is almost as good. Second best if you asked me. But😌 I like it!
Thanks
Joshalyn

Ps. This was a tad bit dramatic but you get the point😘

by Tswizzleisbest

I only wish there was more than a 5 minute preview period.

by WanderLustWorldExplorer

I love Elle magazine but ELLEMagazineUS is terrible.