The Economist (Legacy) US Software
Company Name: The Economist
About: The Economist Group is the leading source of analysis on international business and world affairs.
Headquarters: New York, New York, United States.
The Economist Legacy US Overview
• This app may offer a free trial—after it’s over, you’ll be charged the full price of your subscription.
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Product Details and Description of
This is the legacy edition of The Economist app. Read full editions of The Economist, 1843 magazine and The World in 2021 with your subscription to The Economist. To purchase subscriptions via in-app purchase, please download our new app “The Economist” and start your 7-day free trial. For existing in-app subscribers: Annual and quarterly subscriptions automatically renew. You can manage this in your iTunes account settings at any time, but you’ll need to update your subscription at least 24 hours before your renewal date if you don’t want to be charged again • Within 24 hours of your renewal date, your subscription will be charged at a cost of £55.99 / $55.99 / €85.99 (for a quarterly subscription) or £179.99 / $189.99 / €279.99 (for an annual subscription) Full terms of use can be found at www.economist.com/legal/terms-of-use Our privacy policy can be found at www.economist.com/privacy
Top Reviews
By Señor Rios
More Granular Audio Speed Control
The writing and UI remains outstanding. I agree with reviewers who ask for more granular control over the audio player’s speed. Increments of .25 would be a huge improvement.
By Yhfhvg
Poor Audio Support
When you start the audio up after a break, the app often starts halfway through a story you’ve already heard. It’s very frustrating. The “track list” vs “playlist” feature is unnecessary and confusing. Sometimes the next story just won’t start. This app is often unresponsive to controls in my car. No other apps have this problem. In one case I hit pause, and when I hit play the audio from an ad started playing along with the story. Finally, the lack of a scroll bar in dark mode is a long overlooked feature. When you’re paying this much for a subscription to this newspaper, you expect the apps to work!
By Usylesses
Great ux; poor audio
This is one of the best designed apps out there. I particularly like that it provides the option of selecting which stories you want to download in audio. The problem comes when you try to use third party listening devices like headphones with the app. The app is either non responsive to headphone commands or when you stop and then restart a story an ad will play on top of the story. A few times Apple’s music player came on instead of the app. This deficiency fundamentally impares my ability to use the app unless I have my phone on and in front of me, which is basically never.
