Great magazine, rubbish app.

I have been reading EDGE on and off since 1995. When Future Publishing announced an iPad version of its flagship games magazine I immediately downloaded the app and took on a yearly subscription. I guess that was a mistake. While I still love its editorial content, EDGE just does not make a very comfortable read on the iPad. In the end all there is is an embedded PDF of the issue. And don´t get me started on how crap it looks on the iPhone.

I understand that publishers do not wish to spend too much money when transferring their content on Apple´s iDevices. But I very much doubt if this app will widen the readership of the magazine in the long run.

Look at the fantastic Guardian iPad app, and the get back to the drawing board! This just doesn´t cut it for me.

If things don´t get any better I´ll be sure to cancel my subscription.

kenshoberlin about Edge magazine, v1.8