Worst News App ever
Response time is poor, refreshing is very slow and on many occasions the news articles don’t even open
IOL News
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IOL
Description
The OFFICIAL IOL app at your fingertips.
Access is FREE on all iOS devices, with access to a wide variety of local and international breaking news, 24/7.
The IOL app represents the very best in traditional and digital journalism, with breaking news from South Africa and the rest of world and in-depth quality reporting from over 20 of the most trusted newspaper brands across South Africa.
- PERSONALISATION:
You can set your preferences in the My News module to show you only what you’re interested in. For example, if you only like to read about Sports and Business, then you have the option to tailor your feed accordingly. Follow your favorite topics, authors etc and get notified when new articles are published.
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Access is FREE on all iOS devices, with access to a wide variety of local and international breaking news, 24/7.
The IOL app represents the very best in traditional and digital journalism, with breaking news from South Africa and the rest of world and in-depth quality reporting from over 20 of the most trusted newspaper brands across South Africa.
- PERSONALISATION:
You can set your preferences in the My News module to show you only what you’re interested in. For example, if you only like to read about Sports and Business, then you have the option to tailor your feed accordingly. Follow your favorite topics, authors etc and get notified when new articles are published.
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IOL News FAQ
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Is IOL News free?
Yes, IOL News is completely free and it doesn't have any in-app purchases or subscriptions.
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Is IOL News legit?
⚠️ The IOL News app has poor ratings and negative feedback. Users seem unsatisfied with its performance or features.
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How much does IOL News cost?
IOL News is free.
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What is IOL News revenue?
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User Rating
5 out of 5
2 ratings in China
Ratings History
IOL News Reviews
Slow
This App was good in the past and worked well, but since October 2024, it does not seem to update the news as frequently and is quite slow.
Broken beyond repair
I don’t know if Independent News Media have changed developers for this app, but the latest update has completely broken it. It starts up, but as soon as you click on anything, if you are not harassed with signup pop-ups, an ad takes over the screen and nothing else works. If you are lucky, you will occasionally get a message saying there has been an error with a button to try again. The button does nothing - it does not work. So all that one can do is quit the app and try again, and again, and again, and again… Sadly, there is no other option but to go back to using the IOL website. At least that still works.
Deleted!!!
Test the app before releasing! App causing phone (iPhone12) to over process, resulting in freezing, overheating & battery drain. Just deleted it! Read ur reviews & action!
New look IOL
Since introducing the new look and feel upgrades the service has been pathetic with delayed news updates (days late) and freezing frames.
New update doesn’t work
New update has caused the app to be useless. It’s not working, news don’t update. Please revert back to the old one and quality test this one thoroughly if your goal is to really get news to people.
Adverts
The app has too much advertising with at least an advert every paragraph. Remember it’s for news. Please give other readers an option to opt out of data consuming nonstop advertising
New app glitchy
New app is glitchy. Specifically the sports, entertainment and motoring page are causing my phone to freeze.
Latest app
Not an improvement, slow and sluggish 3.1.1
Latest App Version is not great
The newly released IOL app is slow, it does not open news from notifications, and the ability to use favourites is not available. Did you do a consumer review before release? I appreciate IOL news as it is up-to-date and the informative, but doubt I’ll be using it further with the new app.
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App Info
- Category
- News
- Publisher
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IOL
- Languages
- English
- Recent release
- 3.1.1 (2 months ago )
- Released on
- Nov 17, 2011 (13 years ago )
- Also available in
- South Africa , United States , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , Germany , Canada , Switzerland , Sweden , United Arab Emirates , Ireland , Singapore , Netherlands , Saudi Arabia , South Korea , China , Portugal , Malaysia , Norway , Kuwait , Japan , Taiwan , Hong Kong SAR China , Argentina , France , Austria , Brazil , Peru , Philippines , Pakistan , Colombia , Romania , Russia , Chile , Belarus , Czechia , Thailand , Türkiye , Belgium , Ukraine , Azerbaijan , Vietnam , Greece , Hungary , Denmark , Dominican Republic , Nigeria , Algeria , Mexico , Lebanon , Kazakhstan , Ecuador , Egypt , Spain , Italy , India , Israel , Finland , Indonesia
- Last Updated
- 1 week ago
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