The Philadelphia Inquirer Reviews

by Startswithaj

Update: still haven’t made ThePhiladelphiaInquirer stable. In addition, I wanted to cancel my subscription but then they emailed me and told me that memberships can only be cancelled by a phone call. Uh, what? So I can sign up online but you don’t want to let me cancel online? What are you? A gym? I don’t believe that it’s right when companies do this. I think it’s a little shady. Luckily I used PayPal and have cancelled the billing agreement so I won’t be charged again.

I thought “hey, why not support local journalism” except the only problem is that most of the time I get a spinning circle that takes forever to finish spinning. It almost feels like the Philadelphia Inquirer is stuck in the 90’s/00’s. I shouldn’t have to wait so long to read a notification you sent me or just switch to another article from within ThePhiladelphiaInquirer itself. Definitely cancelling my subscription.

by Mary 19947

The Inquire loses money because it is a liberal, biased news organization. Left wing liberal nuts may appreciate the progressive non journalistic views but the Inquire must realize that these nut jobs don’t buy or read the news. Even the Inquire sports writers add their liberal viewpoints to sports. What ever happened to just writing the news? What ever happened to true and honest investigator journalist? And the Inquire cannot figure out why they lose money and readership? Simple question- why does Fox News have the highest number of viewers, at times higher than their competition combined? If a Main stream media outlet follows Fox’s footprint they too would be the leader in viewership or readership. Left wing liberals do not have an understanding of reality.

by Deb D1

ThePhiladelphiaInquirer is absolutely no substitute for a subscription to the Inquirer. I expected that since I’m a subscriber I’d get the same material I get from the paper. But no - no comics, no obits, no Carolyn... not sure what else is missing. I got frustrated and gave up. Navigation is terrible - most news apps will at least give you a handy menu or method to go from section to section. Haven’t found that yet. And just for the record Dear Abby is a terrible substitute for Carolyn.

by Stop Bull-Schiff

I have been a subscriber to “Inky” for over 50 years. They have always been politically biased toward Democrats both specifically and generally. Their allowance of hatred against President Trump in the Guise of “opinion pieces” in hitting below the line. And, they are getting worse. The organization of the publishing structure as a non-profit has undermined any hint of fairness and the non-profit status should be revoked. They really don’t serve a broad base. Most people I talk with have already shed their subscription and/or have a low opinion of the inquirer as a balanced news provider or as having a fair opinion section.

by Scouter128

1) Why are Inquirer links to another Inquirer article jumping out to a browser? This is frustrating and would be good to fix.
2) I appreciate that many images within an article can be zoomed. It would be nice to do the same for the headline image at the top of the article, which doesn’t seem to be able to be zoomed
3) Support dark mode, where the background of all pages could be dark
4) Configurability for articles I want to see versus not; for example I may not be interested in row after row of high school sports results.

by Oxjox

It’s becoming more frequent that intrusive pop up ads are taking over the screen with no way to close them. First it was a google related “you’ve won” ad and now it’s an interactive ad for a game. Twice for me, the ads appearing on ThePhiladelphiaInquirer redirected me to download them from ThePhiladelphiaInquirer Store without me touching the screen.
I’ve deleted ThePhiladelphiaInquirer in favor of the mobile site. It’s saddening because ThePhiladelphiaInquirer has otherwise been greatly improved recently.

by MNEMONIC6611

ThePhiladelphiaInquirer is all about getting the information on the user and the spam.
Probably one of the most aggressive sniffer and snoopers around. ThePhiladelphiaInquirer is one step away from a virus. These people are serious about the user’s information and that’s after paying for a subscription.
My advise- delete ThePhiladelphiaInquirer , use the online version through your browser, and make sure the Adblock / privacy protection is in place.

by Jeb Buzzy

Trying to read the newspaper online is challenging. You start reading in the newspaper format and scrolling through pages. Suddenly you can’t scroll and have to advance the page with a click in the upper right corner. Then suddenly the newspaper format changes and there is no obvious way to switch back.

by Brucemn

The Inquirer app has had all kinds of issues over the years but, with one exception, is much better than it used to be. But at least once every day while reading the digital Inquirer, the add just suddenly closes and I have to re-open it (and it reopens at the first page rather than my prior location). This happens at least once every day and still happens after I uninstalled and reinstalled ThePhiladelphiaInquirer .

by AqT7put

Ads within the articles are extremely sensitive and when the reader attempts to scroll through, they accidentally open the adds. In addition, many of the adds are sized in a way that you cannot scroll past without touching them. Super distracting to be reading an article and have to jump back and forth from an ad that “accidentally” opens in a browser. Seems like they’ve done this on purpose to bolster their click numbers.

by 41ted31

I can’t allow notifications. App works reasonably well. Would like the morning newsletter (and others) as a notification and links from Twitter, email, etc to open in app. Works reasonably well though for reading new articles. No issues logging in with my account.

Long term I hope they learn to use ThePhiladelphiaInquirer better for big, significant pieces. Would be nice to follow specific authors as well.

by Jim19130

I find the headlines confusing. You have a headline on the opening page, suggesting that if you click on it, you will find the article to read. But instead it takes you to a series of various related articles. So you have to go searching for the article that was first featured. Makes ThePhiladelphiaInquirer difficult.

by Coenbros

ThePhiladelphiaInquirer was buggy and pretty bare bones 12 - 18 months ago. It’s been gradually improving, and with the personalization now available for subscribers, it’s finally close to where it should be. Keep up the good work! And if you use ThePhiladelphiaInquirer , get a digital subscription to support local journalism.

by Former Nfl Package Subscriber

ThePhiladelphiaInquirer Store will not upgrade and the site does not load. This problem has happened previously.

Any advice. I love this site because it provides the best source of objective news and sports reporting for the Philly area.

Even if since 2016 it’s comment sections are targeted by Russian bots because it is a reliable media source in a swing state.

by Sawdust & Noise

Over the past few updates, the user interface has improved makedly. The developer listens to feedback, and it shows.

There was a serious problem on iPad right after the last update, which now seems to have been caused by rogue ads.

Ad curation is the greatest weakness. Once in a while, an ad is an obvious fraud, but such junk is pulled quickly upon reprting.

by Echrisowens

I love the articles for the most part. It’s great to me to read and feel connected. Sometimes there’s a liberal spin especially with regards to the pro-life movement versus the pro-abortive debate. But otherwise it’s good to read especially the sports: pro teams, nova, high school,etc

by PhillyBlaster

I’ve read the print version of the Inq since I was a kid. The shift to electronic was tough and the early versions were slow. ThePhiladelphiaInquirer is fast clean timely etc Access to all key areas is easy and quick

by Miss Monchichi

I’m so proud of the strides the Inquirer has made over the last year. Continuing their great reporting on important local issues is obviously essential but finally having a more streamlined app to read the news on the go is almost better. Keep up the good work!

by KFFL Smackdown

Growing in Delaware County and following all Philadelphia sports for the last fifty years will tell something about my passion for sports. Living in Berks County and having access to Philadelphia sports news allows me to keep up with current events. Whether it be scores, draft news, spring training I enjoy it all. Go Philadelphia sports teams.

by Hrlander

Look forward to have a newspaper when I get up I think it is important to know what is happening where I live it is sad delivery is infrequent my news paper gets stolen once or twice weekly shows how others also want it
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by VanAcre

The functionality and user interface for a news app are not complicated or mysterious. But ThePhiladelphiaInquirer is terrible to use: basic navigation is awkward, standard iOS interactions aren’t used consistently, scrolling is jerky, typography is horrendous, and article copy sometimes doesn’t even load. The Inqui is still the go-to Philadelphia news source, but ThePhiladelphiaInquirer is an embarrassment.

by Chris, May 10, 2014

I can not express how happy I am that the paper is on line. They cover very succinctly the sports stories I am interested in. I try not to miss their stories. They are clear and concise, very readable, thank you. Frank

by Mr.Entitlements

The iPad and smart phone app has allowed for the convenience of accessing the local news at a fingers touch. I can always count on it to be there.

by Sscorlt

Scrolling freezes on every ad...very annoying since I pay for the subscription

by Jack Buttons

We adore the Inquirer. Whether in Philadelphia or Cape May. Friends, neighbors and family read the Inquirer and discuss content. Part of our lives, as youngsters and seniors, and the our next generations that respect local and informed journalism. Thank you.

by Brain12222

Many of the articles are old. Some are from days ago. Not all the latest articles are posted on line. I find it very frustrating. It seems like it is getting worse.

by Philly3610

Your team is doing a great job, delivering timely unbiased news instantly! Your in tune with the people of Philadelphia, your in depth reporting should be appreciated by all of Philadelphians. Keep up the good work.