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- Version
- 14.1
- Download size
- 202.70MB
- First released
- 2026-09-07
- Developer
- Guardian News & Media Ltd
- Bundle ID
- uk.co.guardian.iphone2
- Category
- Magazines & Newspapers (1,940)
- Developer website
- www.theguardian.com
- Store rating
- ★ 4.8 / 5 · 3,085 ratings
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Beginning one ★★★★★ v13.47 2026-09-15
This N that
I came by this site every now and then…. mostly when just looking for something different to read. I would see the come one for money and the reasons for the support. I wouldn’t say I ignored them as much as thought about the right thing to do but somehow it never got done. Until one day I committed to help… and the site I enjoyed visiting became the one I supported. Anyway I do and I am the better for it! Thanks and keep up the great work you do! John Herbert ( avid reader and supporter)…
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Motor city Ricky ★★★★★ v13.45 2026-08-31
Such great coverage
The guardian get into the meat of every important story and sends their people where they need to be. There are times I find the columnists (Pro Russian isolationists )very annoying but that’s called freedom of the press. I Give it as much time as any other sources including Washington Post and New York Times.
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## 核心定位与痛点解决 《The Guardian - UK & World News》是英国《卫报》的官方移动端应用,目标用户是希望脱离社交媒体算法、直接获取原创新闻与深度评论的读者。它切入的是「以订阅和捐赠为收入来源的独立媒体如何在移动端落地」这一细分场景,核心逻辑是将网站内容封装成原生客户端,再叠加 My Guardian 个性化信息流、 crossword 等益智游戏、播客与文章朗读功能,试图用「一站式阅读 + 离线音频 + 智力消遣」把用户留在自家生态内。 但用户评论显示,这一产品逻辑的实际执行与「独立新闻」的品牌承诺存在明显落差。真正被解决的需求只有「在手机上读卫报」,而「不被打扰地读」「不登录地读」「低成本地读」反而被制造为新痛点。 ## 核心功能与实测体验剖析 第一,阅读与账户体系。多条一星评论指出,现在必须注册账号甚至使用 Google 登录才能阅读任何文章,包括已付费订阅者。有用户描述「登录后被登出,再读下一篇又要重新登录」,另有付费用户称「八个月后因不愿提交邮箱而无法越过标题页」。这意味着账户系统从「可选增值」变成了「前置门槛」,且登录状态保持不稳定,直接中断阅读。 第二,稳定性与资源占用。评论集中反映最新版本「打开一秒即闪退」「iPad 上只显示空白屏和旋转图标」「滚动或点击时冻结 5 到 10 秒」。更严重的是电池问题:多名用户称应用在后台「让手机发热并快速耗电」,「比播放 YouTube 视频还费电」。开发团队在更新日志中未提及资源调度优化,这属于系统性缺陷而非个案。 第三,订阅与通知。免费读者有文章配额,但付费墙弹窗无法滑动关闭,且每关闭一篇文章都会弹出「开启通知」的请求——有用户称「每篇文章一次提示,已卸载」。订阅定价方面,评论以「每年 75 至 120 美元」为例,认为对新闻应用偏高;另有用户投诉「会员与订阅分设导致双重扣费」「订阅绑定设备而非 Apple ID,换新 iPhone 后失效」「取消续费的入口难以查找」。这些是付费转化环节的体验问题,直接影响留存。 ## 客观优缺点权衡 (Pros & Cons) 优点:报道内容本身仍受认可,长文与评论质量维持在传统媒体水准;播客、文章朗读、字谜与 Wordiply 等附加功能覆盖了通勤和碎片场景;界面在未出故障时具备基本的移动端排版逻辑。 缺点:强制注册与频繁登录失效是最大摩擦,违背「阅读类应用尽量降低前置步骤」的原则;稳定性差,闪退、白屏、卡顿与异常耗电在多机型上被反复提及,尤其影响 iPad 与后台驻留;订阅体系不透明,双重计费、设备绑定、取消困难与弹窗骚扰并存± 通知提示频率过高,被多名用户视为卸载主因。此外,中国大陆网络环境下基本无法加载,中文评论集中反映「一直加载」「打不开」,这属于区域可用性问题而非产品缺陷,但需在选型时说明。 ## 适用人群与选型边界 适合:已有《卫报》网站阅读习惯、希望用播客与朗读功能辅助通勤、对 crossword 与 Wordiply 有需求、且愿意接受账户体系的英语读者。不适合:仅想匿名浏览新闻、对注册登录敏感、使用旧款或存储紧张设备、需要稳定离线阅读、以及在中国大陆直连使用的用户。横向替代可考虑 Apple News(若订阅)、BBC News、AP News、Reuters 等无强制注册或免费额度更宽松的客户端;若只为字谜与播客,可将卫报网站与独立播客应用组合,避免承担客户端稳定性风险。 ## 编辑部综合裁定 (Verdict) 内容资产仍有价值,但客户端的工程完成度与账户策略拉低了整体评分。强制注册、频繁崩溃与耗电属于阻断性缺陷,订阅定价与取消体验则加剧了信任损耗。建议:在稳定性与登录保持问题修复前,普通阅读需求优先使用 Safari 访问官网;已付费的深度读者可保留应用用于播客与字谜,但需关闭后台刷新、留意电池消耗,并截图保存订阅凭证以应对扣费争议。就当前版本而言,它不是一款值得推荐的新闻客户端,而是一份需要耐心与排障能力才能消费的内容。
From the App Store SourceGet fearless, independent journalism with the Guardian app. Never miss breaking news, dive into diverse opinion pieces, and follow stories minute-by-minute with our dynamic live blogs - from world news and politics to business and sport. Get the following app exclusive features: My Guardian - Your own custom feed of your favourite topics and writers, so you can follow the stories you care most about. Puzzles - Whether you're looking for classics like Sudoku and Crosswords, or fun word games like Wordiply and Word wheel, we have the puzzle for you. Podcasts - Listen to our award-winning podcasts directly in the Guardian app. Listen to Articles - Can't read our articles? Listen to them instead. You can get realistic audio transcription of every article we publish - excluding live blogs. The Guardian news app is free to download and offers you a beautiful, intuitive mobile experience – so you can read, watch and listen to our independent reporting whenever and wherever it suits you. Readers have a limited number of articles, which refreshes on a regular basis. If you’re a regular reader, you might consider subscribing. Subscribing gives you full access to Guardian articles in our app, so you can read quality, international journalism with no restrictions. And, when you subscribe, you’ll unlock: Unlimited reading in the app, with no subscription messages Ad-free reading, for an uninterrupted experience Offline reading – download articles to explore on the go What’s more, subscribing to our news app is a great way to show your support for fearless, independent Guardian journalism. As a reader-funded news organisation, we rely on your funding to power our future. Thank you. All content in the Guardian app is copyright Guardian News & Media 2025. All rights reserved. Our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy apply when accessing content via the Guardian app. Privacy Policy: http://www.theguardian.com/help/privacy-policy Terms of Service: http://www.theguardian.com/help/terms-of-service If you subscribe to the Guardian app, our subscription terms will also apply https://www.theguardian.com/info/2023/feb/24/the-guardian-news-app-terms-conditions. Your subscription will auto renew and you will be charged before the next renewal date unless you cancel.
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Is this app free?
The app itself is free to download, and it has 11 in-app purchase items.
Who made it?
The developer is Guardian News & Media Ltd, and the app identifier is uk.co.guardian.iphone2.
When was it first released?
It was first released on 2026-09-07, according to our own database record.
Does it have good ratings?
The App Store gives it 4.8 out of 5, from 3,085 ratings.
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