Sky & Telescope Magazine App Reviews

Again the newest issue is out and it crashes every time I try to download it. Great magazine lousy digital interface.

The app wont recognize that Ive purchased the subscription in iTunes. The app also crashes a lot. UPDATE: After selecting Restore Purchases several times, deleting and reinstalling the app a couple times, and after a couple calls to Sky & Telescope, Ive come to the following conclusions: 1. The app doesnt work properly when you subscribe through iTunes. S&T kept strongly suggesting that I subscribe through the publisher because they dont see issues when subscribed through the publisher, but they do when subscribed through iTunes. 2. The app hasnt been updated in almost 2 years. In this day and age, that pretty much means the app has been abandoned. Its no wonder that there are issues with it. Ive switched to Astronomy Magazine. S&T is a great magazine, but if you cant access issues then whats the use.

I downloaded the app and purchased a one year subscription back in February 2014 through the app. I was able to download 9 issues but now The app is not recognizing my account info and not able to login to download the latest issues. I called Sky & Telescope customer service and they cant find my subscription. I sent them the actual email I got from apple and they have not fixed the issue... I am VERY DISSAPOINTED!!

The app is dreadful, its been problem after problem, the latest version just hangs after telling me my once full library is empty. Ill miss Sky & Telescope, Im not going back to print and this app is a mess. Astronomy magazine and dozens of others have worked just fine.

I subscribe directly with S&T, but the app quits when I try to open the most recent monthly editions. Its worked sporadically (but rarely) when Ive logged out, deleted/reinstalled the app, and logged back in. But thats a rather tedious process just to browse the latest issue...

The publishers of this app are thieves. They will take your money for a subscription and never let you read what you paid for. The app does not work and has never been fixed.

This is really an abysmal piece of work. If the mag that i love so much cared at all they would work on fixing this POS instead of letting its death fester. I love S&T but next year I am spending the extra few $$ on Astronomy mag to get what I expect from the advertisements.

S&T laments that its average readership is aging. Not being able to provide a high quality electronic edition (which is what younger readers expect) only accelerates this trend. Ive been a subscriber for decades and was excited when the electronic edition debuted a few years ago. Unfortunately, the e-edition has not been maintained and it appears the publisher has abandoned this effort as it does not seem to properly work on iOS versions later that 5.0. A missed opportunity to expand readership to younger audiences. I fear this is the beginning of the end for this once storied magazine.

After installing the app it doesnt show up on my iPad. No matter what I do I cannot get it to display. Its Horrible! Just Horrible. Dont waste your time. If you want the magazine save yourself a lot of grief and purchase the paper edition.

App says it no longer recognizes the login info that I have used for a long time. Cant get in.

I give this app 1 star because I can’t give it zero, and I’d give it zero because it STILL doesn’t work. For many months it hasn’t worked at all — and it still doesn’t, at least as far I can figure out. Sky Publishing used to be a strong organization but several things lead me to conclude that they’re really adrift these last few years. Sad.

Been having problems with this app for the past few months. Sent emails to support and they were slow and said they are aware of the bugs. This update unfortunately is still poor. Spend your money on Astronomy magazine that app works!!!

Apple should demand that S&T get its act together. This app is just embarrassing. I cant access any of my digital issues for the last two plus years! This is consumer fraud. S&T needs to wake up! This is just really bad optics for the brand.

This has been a waste of time and money. Ive had the app for a year now and I think I was only successful with being able to open 3 issues. At first it would take multiple login attempts to view the magazine. Now nothing I try will open them. The app asks for my email and password, which it says it doesnt have on file and gives me a link to the publication company to restore it. When I ask them to fix it they ask for my address and 16 digit code on the mailing label of the magazine. When I explain to them I dont get a physical magazine in the mail (its through iTunes) they tell me they dont deal with that. So I basically gave them money for nothing.

This S&T app crashes within thirty seconds of starting. It has been doing this for the last few releases of IOS. I have deleted and reinstalled several times. No luck. Apple - Make an example of these guys and remove them from the App Store. Astronomy Magazine here I come.

App never works correctly, cant download issues, cant do much of anything. App crashes when opened. This app is an embarrassment and should be pulled from the App Store. Latest update (2/7/15) purports to fix crashing issue. Nope. Does anyone from s&t pay attention to these reviews?

App used to work OK but it has not worked at all for months. Closes immediately after opening. Extremely frustrating. It is a shame because S&T is a great publication. Do not spend any money for this. I have many issues downloaded on iPad and I cannot access them. Developers need to get their act together.

Best content, best magazine app, and world class customer service. If you have even a casual interest in astronomy, I strongly recommend this app. Keep up the great work!

After months of a broken app, I have finally been able to download current and back issues!

Im a digital subscriber to S&T. When I saw that they FINALLY released an app to read the magazine, after several years of navigating PDFs, I was excited to download and start reading. Alas, the app does not allow me to login. I enter my credentials, click "Login", and the app does nothing but grey out the login button. Nothing else happens. Would love to use the app but, as is, its worthless to me.