Slate.com App Reviews

Please fix that

Sooooooo sloooooow. New version please that actually lets me read the articles. I just installed the update (Aug 2012) and the app doesnt open, just crashes....

Except Trumpt, slate.com has nothing interresting to tell. Please find another name, for example slatetrump.com

Nice app. Its probably nice due to the written content offered, not exactly because of its funccionality. It is nonetheless nice. But it could be a little faster.

The app itself is ok, but the large banner ads are very annoying. A paid app shouldnt show apps at all.

Well done.

And so I forgive the minor glitches in the app.

Still love the content but the recent change was unnecessary

simply great

Slate provides good and interesting insights into current political affaires.

Well organized.

I have to use Safari to go on the Slate website because this app crashes probably 9 out of 10 times I open it and it never loads new content correctly.

Does what it says. Never crashes on me and I love slate in general.

The app is a little annoying. It doesnt allow you to turn the phone for a landscape view and only the top articles are highlighted. It doesnt seem to have much of a search function. It fine because I enjoy Slate, but Im glad I didnt pay for it.

I love Slate and its nice to have it on my iPhone. The app used to be really buggy but that hasnt been a problem for a while.

...And doesnt load content reliably. Worst ap on my phone, which is a tease since I enjoy the content on the full site. Just visit the full site and give this fragile ap a pass.

Certain articles make the app crash constantly - I want to know why the people of Westeros hate Jamie Lannister so much but I guess Ill never know. Frustrating.

Also, searching stuff out is a pain

...but the interface leaves something to be desired as does stability. I wrote the above, went back to the site and it crashed twice more. Lets face it, no matter how good the content, this app, considered as an app (in this case as a means for finding and delivering the content) is simply inadequate. And Slates not some brave little start-up either. Its an arm of The Washington Post. In summary, the great content does not excuse the dismal delivery.

Ive been using this app for 14 months, yeah its not as good as the full site but reports of constant crashing are overblown. Ive had maybe 4 instances of freezing while using it daily on both iPhone 4 and 4S. (work and personal). Lots of apps screw up, this one is better than most.