Martha Stewart Living App Reviews

The new format is simply a scan of the printed mag. It is useless and I will discontinue my subscription if not remedied. I suspect this is a sign that the magazine is going to be discontinued.

Overall a nice and relatively user friendly app. Only downsides are that it takes a while to become accustomed to it, but this is resolved with use and time. But a big downside which you should look into is the downloading of the issues, because multiple downloading is not possible. For the rest resolution is fantastic, the little sessions in playback are great, and overall just as fun and filled with ideas as the printed version. Thanks and keep it up! Marco

Very nice app

Im very frustrated because the November issue download always stops at some point and Im not able to complete it. Please fix this bug

You can read only 10 pages for free

Its ridiculous that I need to pay for a traditional subscription and a separate subscription for digital access for a magazine that is 50% sold ad space.

Another app in which I can only see magazine covers for free.

Ive never reviewed an app before but I feel the need to speak my mind. Before the April issue, this was such a joy to read and interact with. It had now turned into a flat, unreadable pdf. Shame on you for this downgrade - I sincerely hope that nobody spends their hard earned money on this garbage.

I have always loved the digital edition of this magazine - it was so digital friendly and great to click through. The April edition changes all of that. Pages are now just PDF version of the print magazine, and if you try to zoom in to the minuscule print, its blurry and unreadable. The only reason I can think of is that they are wanting people to return to purchasing the print edition of this. Terrible call, Martha. This is awful now.

Like other reviewers I find the new format of the magazine a giant step backwards. The format is unreadable. I cant understand why the company made such a poor decision. It doesnt seem that they want to support a digital version. If you are new, do not pay for the online version.

Going back in time, instead of moving forward. All the things that made Martha, Martha have been stripped from the digital edition. A fan for over two decades, I must now say farewell. I dont like to waste my time and having already spent more time on this change than I care to admit, Im letting Martha go. Sad. But the digital edition is such poor quality, dont bother.

What a shame. This used to be such a pleasure to read, but is basically unusable in the new "format". I find it hard to believe that Martha Stewart looked this over before the change was made...pinching and zooming constantly (and even then, the print is fuzzy. What?) is annoying beyond belief. Very unfortunate decision. My subscription will be allowed to lapse.

I love this magazine, in particular I love the ipad version. With the latest issue (April 2015) its basically been put on life support. All the lovely special features are gone, but more importantly the content has been reduced to a simple pdf of the print version. It does not translate well to the ipad screen. Text is unreadable, recipes are inconvinient to use (like the set of 4 recipe cards in the middle that are itty bitty and only make sense on real paper). Everything that made it worth a years subscription is gone -- but I bet theres zero chance of a refund (still have 10 months left). I really hope they reconsider this decision.

I have been subscribing digitally to MSL for at least two years, and did so because it was great content, easily accessed via my iPad in my kitchen. I wanted to give the new format benefit of the doubt, but almost a quarter through the latest issue, I was frustrated with fonts that were not easy to read, and a recipe format that was not friendly for the kitchen. I hate the waste of print media, as well as the shelf-space required, however, Ill have to go back to a paper subscription if I want this to actually be useful! Perhaps this is the publishers gamble to drive people back to paper publishing. Ill be canceling my digital subscription.

I had my subscription to this digital magazine on auto renew for years. With the massive decrease in quality starting with the April issue - Ive cancelled my auto renew and wish I could get a refund for the rest of this years subscription. This "streamlined" version is not what I paid for.

I subscribed to this magazine for its wonderfully interactive digital edition. Every aspect of that version was thoughtfully designed and a delight to read. Now that the digital magazine is essentially an uploaded PDF that doesnt even include hyperlinks (really people?), I will be canceling my subscription.

The digital edition of Martha Stewart Living used to be my favorite magazine to read on my iPad. It had a fun, dynamic format I wished other magazines would emulate. With the April issue, thats all changed. The so-called streamlined format is nothing but a PDF of the print edition, as other reviewers have noted. This renders the magazine virtually unreadable, the recipes impractical for the kitchen, and certainly no fun to read. Why offer a digital version if youre not going to take advantage of the potential of the medium? Regrettably, Ive cancelled my subscription.

Joining in with the other negative reviews. The new format is horrible. I tried looking for a feedback page to directly contact MSL but could not find one (they must know it’s not as good as they used to offer surveys). The font is extremely hard to read, and the pictures are just lackluster compared to the vibrancy of the pictures before. I don’t mind not having videos (although they were very helpful), but it’s really unreadable. I don’t see why I would renew the digital version, especially as it’s more expensive. How could they charge more for just a pdf?

Too bad about the change. Loved the interactive, creative issues. I probably wont renew my subscription

Crap. Ive never written an app review before. But this is worth noting. This app used to be so enjoyable and beautiful. The new format is a joke. Im 25 and have 20/20 vision and can barely read the text. Perhaps because the pages are just low quality SCANS of the pages. This used to be my favorite magazine on my iPad. Read bon appetit instead. Their iPad issues keep getting better. Ive loved Martha forever so have ignored the warning signs that shes lost her touch and brushed off the diminishing quality of the magazines content as "just a bad month". Clearly shes over it and checked out now. May I suggest she close that silly café and hire back her digital team? Such a foolish decision for someone who goes on and on about how much she loves technology.