Comic content is fantastic, however, it's been over a year since the "Restore Purchases" button worked properly. I have to log onto the website, and manually download each issue in order to read them. The app really needs a redesign.
The app needs work but the customer service is very good. As of the April update every time I purchase anything it has to be followed up with an email to have the purchase manually unlocked. Do to the money being taken from my account, but the app stating it failed.
I can't scroll in the app anymore. In the main shop menu i just see a couple of rows at the top, but there is no way for me to reach my downloads i bought further down the page. Build is from 1. August 2019. Deleted cache and reinstalled, but no change. App is useless to me in this form.
Took a while (days) for Google to communicate the payment for the subscription to the app. And even after I could access my subscriptions the app has no library function to help me navigate my purchases. It's a pretty awful app. The comics are still great but the app does not belong in 2000 AD. It barely belongs on CFax circa 1980.
They completely changed the app now and my content won't load despite me re downloading it! Edit: Apparently Some do load but others don't. I bought 2 graphic novels one which was Marney The Fox works perfectly. The other was Meltdown Man and it just stays with that loading circle. So I believe some of the content isn't fully ready for this new app.
This is not a rating on Tharg's output which remains as stellar as ever. But this App has problems: 1. Every time I open the app it has 'forgotten' that I'm a subscriber to the prog and the Meg; sometimes to both, sometimes just the Prog. I then have to log out/in several times to get it to recognise my subs. 2. If I read an issue go back to home and try to open another issue it fails to open - the 'read' button is unresponsive. Come on guys - please make this a better experience!
There is an incredible range of content to choose from. However, the app definitely needs some work. It's clunky and slow to respond. You often have to open/shut down/reopen the app a few times in order for your subscriptions and purchases to appear. Reading comics in the app can be slow and unresponsive too.
Just had a new app update, couldn't even finish reading a book because you have to tap the screen to change pages but nothing happens, instead the thumbnails at the bottom keep coming up and you end up jumping several pages, the zooming in is twitchy too. It's a nightmare finding all the books I've purchased too. The previous version was perfect, organised and user friendly. Now, turning the page is just frustrating, especially in landscape mode. £200+ worth of books and a broken/useless app.
Reviewing the September 2024 build: Looks like they are finally putting in some effort to allow their customers to read their comics without wanting to throw their phone/tablet at a wall. The Filter on the Library page is a horrible idea. It doesn't even update when trying to filter. Let us simply choose either Progs, Megs, Graphic Novels from the Library. Instead I'm having to select a random Prog to get to the main Progs page. But even then it's not telling me what I own unless I click it.
I wanted to know Judge Dredd beyond the movies and this was the cheapest deal i could find on the Complete Case Files. Can't resell or properly loan out the comics, but they also don't take up any shelf space. 99% looks great, sometimes the two page spreads don't piece together seamlessly and occasionally a comic will look a bit pants, but I suspect the print quality of the original rag to be the culprit.
