Phys.org

I love this site and was excited to get the app. I got the app about a year ago or so and noticed immediately the app would crash whenever I tried to view saved articles. At first I thought the app was still getting figured out and didn’t mind it. But till today, the app STILL crashes to view saved articles. The fact this simple bug still hasn’t been fixed is beyond me. Fix this simple bug and this app would get 5 stars. I don’t understand how this hasn’t been resolved.

Articles are nearly impossible to read as they flicker and reset back to the top constantly.

I really love this app when it works. After the last IOS update, it refuses to open. I’ve tried contacting the developer on their site but their Capcha isn’t working so I can’t submit a request for help. How can I restore this app so it works again?

This app stopped working on my iPad after updating to the latest version of IOS. But, the app works on my iPhone after the latest update.

Phys.org website has ads, but that’s much better than being forced into a subscription with this app if I want to read more than ‘Spotlight’ articles.

also blue hyperlinks are hard to read when in dark mode on with low screen brightness

The dark blue typeface used for hyperlinks renders it unreadable against the black background. You need a lighter colour.

This app would be great if it was supported by iPadOS 16’s Stage Manager mode…

Good content but not a lot of effort was put into making this app user friendly

I needed something to replace the doom and gloom of daily news that was destroying my brain, and I love the content of Phys.org. Great articles, concise and conversational writing. Also LOVE the fact that full article content is actually surfaced within the main interface, rather than constantly linking out to external sites like some other services. But this app feels like someone made it as a side project. No ability to toggle between light and dark mode outside of your device OS, illegible dark blue links in dark mode, very few features beyond the ability to sign up for subscription, and - despite lots of obvious bugs - no updates for 2 years??? So I’m guessing this project has been abandoned? Too bad, because I feel like they have great potential. But I’m not paying a subscription fee for something that has such infrequent developer attention.