Prevention Reviews

by WickedLester

I bought a 1-year digital subscription to this app and was able to install the free app with no problem. I downloaded the first issue and all was fine until I got in about 10 pages and all the remaining pages were blurry blobs. It was 100% unreadable. After restarting Prevention , waiting a day and even deleting Prevention and re- downloading Prevention and first issue, it was still unreadable. Apple issued me a full refund, but I would strongly advise against purchasing this magazine digitally as they obviously did no testing before they released.

by CindyTN

I am really disappointed in this magazine (my review is focused on the magazine and not specific to Prevention ). I have used Prevention and had a subscription for about a year. It's almost comical to view all of my purchases in the library view, where I can see the cover page icons of the past 9 or so publications. When looking at that view, you can see the COMPLETE lack of imagination and creativity the publishers have when creating their magazine each month. This is not an exaggeration...... LITERALLY, every 2 - 3 months, they publish the SAME EXACT headline story. The same cover people are rotated every several months. It's always Dr. Oz or Dr. Travis Stork, etc. if you want to read "Blast Belly Fat," "Flatten Your Belly," and "Drop Two Sizes" every single month (their rotating cover stories), this is the magazine for you. Personally, I like to read different articles every month, not the same, regurgitated, uncreative mess. A magazine titled "this app" should contain more health/medical articles and not be so obsessed about flattening our bellies and making us lose 2 inches.

by CBC 1975

Prevention doesn’t work. I have not been able to use it for several months. It keeps freezing up. Tried contacting them but no response. I have a fully paid subscription and want my money back. Love the magazine but will not renew.

by Concerned App Subscriber

Tried to restore issues that were downloaded without success. Please fix this.

by Chduidj

I Can’t open the on my Ipad. This has been a problem for months. I’ve researched the problem, follow the troubleshooting instructions and the problem persists. What a waste because I love the magazine. I will not be renewing my subscription.

by Cbnepa

I paid for a one-year subscription and am unable to access all content. Will be contacting credit card company to reverse charges unless fixed ASAP.

by Blood 3031

I have a fully paid subscription & Prevention allowed me to download the December and October issues but I am not allowed to download the November issue.

Unhappy camper / subscriber

by Pasparks7755

Magazine takes FOREVER to download and once it does it either won’t open at all or freezes I paid year subscription to loose my money

by SESpenser

The new View is altogether a bad user experience. If you're a current or past subscriber, or even if you only bought issues here and there, the labor involved to locate said issues is ridiculous. There used to be a "My Library"-type page where you could find all your past downloads. Kiss that goodbye. Finding anything you've saved is like hunting a needle in a haystack. Not user friendly at all. I expect better from you, Rodale. Or is it just that you're more interested in pushing overpriced DVDs than retaining loyal customers??

by Umalum85

I cannot open Prevention ! It hasn’t worked in many months! I will not be renewing! Total waste of money!

by Rgroov

Works on my IPhone but not my IPad. Guess I won’t be renewing my subscription!

by Hottopicfitness

So I got Prevention and paid for the 1year subscription. I go to download the magazine that I paid for and it "reads you must download the latest app...."... There was no updates for Prevention . I deleted and redownload thinking it would help and nope. I called Apple and they will look into it if not fix I will get a refund. Biggest mistake I made on an app purchase and I made big mistakes before, but this one I actually wanted. Oh well save your money they have way too many bugs to work out.

Update 7/29--- Apple not issuing refund. I keep calling n nothing. Pls don't buy. I hope u guys are seeing these reviews ... Don't buy subscription

by Vjr3000

I like reading this app, but I don’t look at it as often on my mobile device. I like reading the physical magazine, but I seem to feel like I’m getting behind, then another one comes. I don’t know the best way for my subscription to work for me. Any suggestions?

by BloreanTex

I was thinking about subscribing digitally to this app so I downloaded Prevention . The Oct. issue was free so I decided to take a test drive to make sure everything looked good. I'm glad I downloaded the free magazine. I only got 20 pages. Was that supposed to be a sample or preview? If so, it should have been marked as such. From others' reviews, it seems like even the paid downloads only provided 20 pages. There must be a glitch in the system. I didn't experience the blurriness that others have, but some pages did blur and then "came into focus." this app, please fix these problems. I won't subscribe until the reviews get better. And don't charge people for the digital version when they already pay for the print - that's just not fair. Many magazines offer free digital access with print subscriptions. Either allow print subscribers free access or give them an option to transfer their subscription to digital. Double charging does not create customer loyalty.

by K.mozafa

I am disappointed that the magazine app does not have a way to save your place. I am excited I can view issues all the way back from 2012, but it’s obnoxious to have to scroll all the way back to my last magazine and then scroll through the magazine where I left off. It takes up too much time. I want to be able to save the place I left off last so I can continue reading without any difficulty. Other than that, Prevention is nice. I enjoy this magazine and now I can enjoy it everywhere.

by Luvs2hike

Have enjoyed using Prevention to read this app-so much easier than carrying the paper version around and it is easy to refer back
To items you want to reference. I compared the online and print editions and they seem to contain the same things in the same order, including advertisements. ;) I like the additional things you can click on, the video links,etc that give a little added bonus from the print edition. I wish subscription was available as online only-I really have no need to receive both online and print versions. I gave the review 4 stars instead of 5 because there are many places in the online edition where there is a bar that says "swipe for more information" and this feature is very difficult to use without swiping to the next section. I thought it would get easier to use with time but it has not. It takes a frustratingly long time to make it work!

by Cabanker

this app was the first digital magazine that I tried on my iPad, that was two years ago. I never take the time to write reviews but felt it was time. It is easy to navigate the pages and jump to different articles and you can bookmark an article if you want to go back and read again. I highly recommend.

by Queenrrf

But Prevention keeps freezing

by Pilare

this app is a unique magazine that compiles fun, interesting and scientific based health research articles. It is a singular magazine with a "holistic view". It covers subjects about the mind, soul and body of the person. The electronic version is awesome, colorful and has very high resolution pictures. The display of the articles is great and the medium letter size make the reading easy. I love the favorite section where I can keep articles that I would like to read again. I highly recommend it!

by Dressage63

Love being able to read this app on my iPad. The font size is easy to read, when you need to scroll down for the rest of the article it's clearly marked, the links work easily. And unlike the apps of some other magazines I subscribe to, this one doesn't forget me or occasionally lose the magazines I've downloaded.

by Seasoned Reader

I have a fully paid subscription & Prevention allowed me to download the December and October issues but I am not allowed to download the November issue.

Unhappy camper / subscriber

by Barbid1960

I had no issues loading Prevention or subscribing to the magazine. I like the layout of the pages and touch ability to read some articles further, yet further reading is your choice and you don't have to scroll through pages of an article you do not care to read. I also like marking favorite pages to jump to for re-reading.

by BZDocent

I have been enjoying the magazine for some time now. My only issue is It doesn't go to landscape when I turn my phone. Having some vision issues I increase the font and reading in landscape means less scrolling side to side. I like having the 'magazine' with me so I have product info with me when I shop or the article I am quoting.

by Hometowngal

I've subscribed to this app magazine for 20 years and it is a trusted source of health and fitness information. Having it available on iPad is a great convenience, especially since it's super easy to bookmark articles I want to reference later. And I appreciate that I don't have to pay an additional fee for it.