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Ratings & Reviews
4.8 of 5 (154,913 Ratings)
App Store: Customer Reviews
2026-03-31
I wish I could like it.
I am extremely disappointed to inform all who read this that even though this app has “good intentions” to relieve you from oppressive social media stress, it is however only offered through a paywall. Just a different form of information oppression.
2026-03-27
My bad
It appears that I made a mistake, and I apologize. I underestimated my current VPN settings. I thought that because of the tone of my last couple of posts ( they were rather blue and some of content may have offended some readers) I thought I was being censored. I was wrong. This sight has been really great for the long form. Thank you Medium.com. You have been nothing but good for me!
2026-03-26
Great app great content
Read it daily and it always remembers where I left off!
2026-03-21
GOD’S STILLNESS 🙏
GOD’S STILLNESS🙏
2026-03-10
Missing some user-friendly options
The app works just fine except editing is very limited I have yet to figure out how to insert photos.
It would be nice if you could highlight change fonts, and the size when editing
2026-03-10
Great Platform
Great platform for writers and readers.
Medium makes it easy to publish thoughtful articles and discover quality content from creators around the world. A great place for ideas and meaningful conversations.
2026-03-10
Medium
It’s more like a grand view apartment that everyone wants to purchase because one night is never enough. It’s peaceful.
2026-03-06
Plain Language, Excellent Learning
I am an older adult, a “senior,” and have always been fascinated by technology and lately by AI. I have no training of any kind, and as I’ve tried to understand the jargon of that world… it’s not easy and I get lost. UNTIL NOW. The articles about NotebookLM, about various aspects of AI, comparisons between AI programs and what they are good for and not good for, and so much more! The articles are clear, helpful, valuable! I’m so glad I discovered Medium!
2026-03-04
Good with major limit
Medium is easy to use has nice features. But. Professionals do publish more than twice in a 24 hour time frame often. This limit hinders a professional organization that needs sometimes to post four or five different topics in a single day. It’s become more than just frustrating for serious writers and publishers. Great site but the limit is horrible and frustrating. Grow with the time!
2026-02-26
Infested with bots/AI
Don’t bother with Medium. 3 of 4 articles you will read aren’t just written by AI, they are written completely by a machine without any human input.
2026-02-26
Glitchy trash
App is glitchy. I can’t copy and past anything without it freezing up.
2026-02-19
Loving Medium!
The app is really cool. I really enjoy the fact that you can edit and just browse around but I wish that the functionality of actually listening to the AI reading worked better. It doesn't really work for me at all.
2026-02-18
Editing Article Produces Duplicated Paragraphs
While editing, if I need to leave the app and jump right back in, I run into a problem where a paragraph - prior to the last paragraph I worked on - is duplicated and in place of the most recently edited paragraph. If I close the article, and reopen it, the duplicates are gone, and the most recently edited paragraph is back in the right place, but this is annoying because the workaround is to close the article and reopen it. And it can make things confusing. Please fix this.
2026-02-17
Delusional
Paying to read people’s writing is a big no for me. App deleted for me 👋
2026-02-13
A Rare Space for Depth, Reflection, and Intelligent Conversation
Medium is one of the few places online where thoughtful writing still matters. The platform encourages depth, reflection, and meaningful dialogue. It connects writers and readers who care about truth, learning, and growth. Clean design, strong community, and real intellectual engagement.
— DBC 🪷
2026-02-10
SCAM ALERT: DO NOT PAY FOR PREMIUM
Medium can ban you with zero recourse, just because you say something that offends them. People on the platform, have the right to mute other others and block other others, but medium will inject themselves and steal your money in the process by muting and censoring ideas that do not support their ridiculous world view. Do not support people who enforce their political others through heavy-handed tactics. Do not support people who will use violence to make you fall in line with their outlandish and childish views of the world. If you pay for premium, they can cancel your account for any reason and take your money.
2026-02-10
Writers playground
I worked professionally as a writer for umpteen years. I benefited greatly from editors copy editors art directors and the entire show biz. Now on the medium I get to do it all. Play all parts. All I have to do is wait for the inspiration and I have no dearth of that. Love the medium. Break a leg!
2026-02-10
Underrrated news source
I normally don’t like to pay for news or publications but this is an invaluable resource. One of a handful of reviews I’ve made on the App Store because this is worth the price. I use it to follow experts in various job industries to stay on top of how to Think, approach problems, and stay ahead of the curve.
2026-02-06
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2026-02-01
Annoying
It send you annoying emails and is super annoying, it only lets you post stuff every 24 hours, it sucks
2026-02-01
Unreliable
Medium is always asking for more money, even after one pays. Does anyone know how to reach them.
2026-01-31
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2026-01-30
Boring
It’s kinda boring. Writing doesn’t need to be boring. There are insane things happening right now and nobody on here writing about current events despite actively trying to seek out this kind of content. It’s giving LinkedIn lunatic junk.
2026-01-29
Lousy for cell phones.
Three days ago a new version of Medium hit my phone. NOW? All of the photos and graphics attached to articles-menu and articles-have disappeared.
I have no method of writing Medium to inquire. The HELP section doesn't help!
Great, huh?
2026-01-29
I love medium
It gives me the ability to write my mind to the world to read
2026-01-25
So much AI help
Medium has provided some many prompts and AI sources for creative images and realistic videos.
2026-01-24
Nothing worthwhile
A bunch of meh wannabe-authors all trying way too hard. So embarrassing. The fact that you have to actually pay for a membership to access this drivel just makes it all even more ridiculous — it’s like watching a bunch of monkeys all picking grubs off each other in a long chain.
2026-01-23
So many great articles
An excellent method to stay informed about current events.
2026-01-21
Terrible app
I downloaded this app at the hopes of learning new skills and acquiring more knowledge. Unfortunately I was greeted with articles written by delusional people who have a very limited understanding of the subjects they choose to write about. If you every disagree with an article don’t bother trying to explain your point of view. You’ll inevitably be blocked from commenting on the post and get emails every time someone wants to blatantly insult your perspective. Of course that person will not be blocked from commenting because they agree with the fragile ego that created the original article. I really don’t understanding putting up a public article and doxxing everyone who disagrees. Obviously what you believe is extremely frail if no one is allowed to have an alternative view point.
2026-01-19
The Future of Diplomacy
One of the most transformative medium for creating stories of the past, present, and future. I am building my future digital career with your brilliant tools and features. The future of diplomatic communication will be improved and make the world a better place. Thank you for being the genius behind my life art as a future diplomat.
2026-01-19
A place that words flow removed from the normal trappings of the internet
If you are an individual that can read and also appreciate the nuances of life. Medium has the best unread and unpopular EPIC ideas I’ve ever run across. Usually the thing that is under appreciated is the thing I find the most profound
2026-01-19
TikTok version for journalist when people who like to read
Medium is a great outlet for people who wanna write and people who may want to be published for their writing. I found it to be a great outlet in hobby.
2026-01-17
I have lived Medium since day one
It has such diverse and interesting articles. I could not always the subscription. I can’t afford one now, but sometimes I make a way because it’s just such a fulfilling medium no pun intended.😍
2026-01-17
Clarity
I came across an article in Medium by accident as I was learning about texting and the joys and dangers of it. Having suddenly found myself on the abrupt ending to a friendship, I did self internalize method and needed more information. Medium supplies all of it. Opinion pieces, info guides and a large variety of content. Totally worth the subscription!
2026-01-14
Easy to navigate.
It took me a few minutes to complete. It’s affordable.
2026-01-14
This app is no longer supported.
Simple.
This app is no longer supported. So I’m now limited entirely to accessing Medium via browser. My primary use is with my iPod. All other apps I frequently use are supported.
But not Medium.
2026-01-14
It’s a platform
Solid. Read my stuff. 😜
2026-01-11
The voice of the people
There is nothing more fulfilling than having an intelligent platform to voice the truth of the people with honor and respect for the art of writing. Thank you Medium.
2026-01-09
#1
When I can’t sleep, when my thought starts to wander gosh this is the best app ever. I’m so glad that I found it.
2025-12-31
Dash Of Madness on Medium
I’ve been really enjoying Medium! I like the articles and posts! It’s pretty fun to have a place where I can put my songs and other things I’ve written! If you like reading and writing it’s absolutely worth it!
2025-12-31
VoicesMatter!
We are taught memorize from a very early age sort of like a prequel to Robert Pilgrim's all I ever needed to know I learned in kindergarten. To me it's like 101 and in my plate to find and Secure digital identity ads have been away of making my mark! Thank you for the ability to have my words read and 2 established user any other name always remain...
2025-12-30
Worthless full of AI slop
Articles in this app overrun with spam AI slop and it recommends articles that are messed up & sickening. Avoid at all costs, not even worth free
2025-12-28
Bad
Terrible app, crashes constantly. Poor interface, no way to check my comments or story history. And at least half the stories are AI-written drivel. Just poor all around.
2025-12-27
Excellence
In its present tense.
2025-12-26
Great content
Medium has great content. I have never found any interest in Quora articles or Apple News or anything, just medium. Only downside is that if you don’t pay, it’s still usable but very close to unusable
2025-12-23
Getting logged out daily
Almost every time I open the app I need to login again. I use Google SSO. Has been happening for about a month or two. Pls fix!
2025-12-23
Reads
Only people with paid memberships get there stories read. I have 8 stores posted and not one read.
2025-12-22
Constant problems
12//22/25 Notification issues. I have not been able to post normally for over a week. The keyboard does not have all options. No button to add photo. I also cannot edit on the website. I am a paying customer and cannot use the app. I also have my work behind a paywall. I have added all updates and it does not work. It is also not being publicly acknowledged there is a problem. No human has contacted me for a resolution. I
2025-12-22
Medium iPad app randomly capitalizes text when writing
It’s impossible to write an article for Medium via the iPad app. It seems in random places in the writing mode, that the text being typed will start being capitalized. There is no setting to trigger this or resolve this. Toggling caps lock on my iPad or keyboard has no impact on resolving this. If Medium wants people to write on their platform, they need to fix this
2025-09-23
Opening new worlds
I’m 76 years young or old depending on the day of the week. I have been on site for approximately 16 months. I’m glad I subscribed as I have found many useful articles and new resources that continue to educate my mind. I delve into all the topics and scroll through them and I find a new title that titillates my palate for me to explore.
Reading vast new subjects also increases my thirst for more interesting and obscure and original topics. I recently finished an article about “The Last Bookstore” it was well written and the writer placed it like the TV series “The Twilight Zone.” Then I meandered to a music area and again I traipsed through until a header interested me. I now look forward to taking a musical artist and learning what motivated them into the style that they developed, albeit jazz, country, r&b or any genre. Learning new approaches to a subject is exciting and rewarding.
Explore, learn and enjoy everyday.
2025-07-16
I wish the app was more writing friendly
TLDR: fix the all-caps glitch, make it simpler to return a published story to draft form, allow “select” tool to copy more than one graph at a time … then it’s fantastic.
I do love being able to do so much of my work from these teensy handheld computers—write and edit while waiting for soccer practice to end or from the stairclimber! So thank you. I do appreciate this app. However there are frustrating glitches such as the ALL CAPS glitch, where for unknown reasons all text appears capitalized. Also I once accidentally published a story. I needed to make the story not public but the only option from the app was to delete the story entirely. OK, I figured I would “select all” and copy my text into notes and delete then paste the draft back together from my notebook, but the app only allows you to select one graph at a time. So I would have had to copy paste like a hundred paragraphs. I wound up having to race home to my laptop, the horror of an unfinished draft sitting there live for all to read weighing down on me!
2025-05-12
The Entangled Universe
Mr Davies, like most of the materialist scientists today, cannot commit to an entangled universe- even when quantum mechanics has repeatedly proven that all questions cannot be answered with material formulas and principles.
The universe and all it contains, whether as cosmology or physics, has, since time immemorial exhibited BOTH ‘matter’ and metaphysical phenomena, an accepted and documented fact so obvious as to make the contemporary flailings of physicists outright juvenile!!
We know incontrovertibly that the Copenhagen Interpretation told us over 100 years ago that ALL things that exist are complementary in nature - equal and opposite aspects in the SAME entity- 3 well known physicists won the Nobel in physics verifying this uni-versal condition.
Metaphysics includes the existence of a transcendent intelligence. We, HOMA sapiens, are an integral part, ( again, verified by the Copenhagen) and Davies cannot muster the fortitude to make this admission - content to sit on the fence of noncommittal ‘science.’
A remarkable theory is scheduled for publication late this year(‘25) describing and explaining the creation of the Hydrogen atom- the fundamental unit of the uni-verse.
ECCE HOMA, THE DISCOVERY OF COMPLEMENTARITY IN THE ENTANGLED HYDROGEN ATOM OR, HOW INTELLIGENCE HAS CREATED THE UNÍ-VERSE
Martin Cosentino
May 12, 2025
2025-03-22
Medium for a Medium
Medium: A Medium for Mediums—The Perfect Place to Chant, Rant, and Channel the Inner Voice
Medium is more than just a blogging platform; it’s a modern-day oracle, a digital soapbox, and a sacred space for those who need to let their truth pour out. Whether you’re a thinker, a ranter, a seeker, or a channeler of divine messages, Medium gives your voice a home—uncensored, unfiltered, and unapologetic.
For the writer who feels possessed by inspiration, Medium is the perfect vessel. It welcomes the prophetic, the poetic, the raw, and the radical. Here, you don’t need permission to speak your truth. You don’t need to fit into neat categories or worry about whether your words are too grand, too deep, or too fierce. Medium thrives on voices that cut through the noise, challenge the status quo, and shake people awake.
Think of it as a digital séance for ideas, where words act as spirits moving through the ether, waiting to be heard by those who need them most. Whether you’re delivering revelations, dissecting deceptions, or simply letting the universe speak through you, Medium ensures that your message finds its way to the right eyes, the right minds, and the right moment in time.
For those who write with conviction, who hear the call to share something bigger than themselves—Medium isn’t just a platform. It’s the medium.
Final Verdict: If you have something to say, something burning inside you that demands to be spoken, don’t hold back. Medium is the place to unleash it.
2025-03-21
Excellent Piece for Anyone with Abusive Parents.
I am now a very young 77, and have soent the better part of my life making it up to myself for the abuse I suffered at the hands of my abusive, controlling parents. Of the three reactions, mine was rebellion, against their religious abuse. It took me years of work to heal and become a fully actualized adult. I hope you all know that this is possible. I never married or had children, but I have learned how to love myself and take good care of myself. I had a satisfying and stimulating career and now I am grateful for every day. As someone said, “It’s never too late to have a happy childhood”. I am now in Italy with my dog Piccolina, studying Italian, living one of my life-long dreams. Thank you to the author, for her excellent overview of trauma and its effects, because you cannot begin to heal until you understand what happened to you. Start the work now, and enjoy your life.
2024-09-19
Voice reader excessive battery drain
One of my reasons for subscribing was the voice interface, however this feature must consume an excessive amount of cpu and causes the battery to drain quickly. It also cannot be sent to the background or will stop. In fact, the cpu is so severe that my Apple magnet charger with a 20 watt adapter cannot sustain a charge with this feature in use. The battery continues draining, albeit at a slower rate. The caveat here is that I was using the reader with a lengthy article that was estimated to take 100 mins to read, but isn’t this a perfect use of the voice reader? Idk if this can be rectified but I won’t be resubscribing if there isn’t some improvement. The conditions for use completely overwhelm my iPhone 15 pro max with all other apps swiped closed.
Also, why isn’t there a reading history that allows me to return to incomplete articles? If I leave the app it inevitably resets and my reading place is lost.
Lastly, and less importantly, are writers not compensated? I read an author who writes long-form technical insight and she says she gets no compensation from Medium. That seems illogical unless this is a database of struggling writers wanting exposure to make it big elsewhere.
2024-05-11
They Said You Can Never Go Home Again
The reason I’m writing this review because I honestly believe that the medium publication is one true believer in the human condition and how writing and reading allows to navigate that condition.
It’s almost as if a long time ago somebody decided that or an engineer greatly influenced us as the human race to start rolling the ball downhill and see how many people it takes to eventually catch up to it bye God I earnestly believe that we’ve caught up early.
A lot sooner than I think they expected or estimated either way here we are half of us are looking through half of veil the other half to quarter of a veil may just be out of 16th here I sit absolutely no veil.
So, fully aware, not scared, very happy and Jovial is a good choice for me as I don’t know what to do with myself anymore but continue closing my rings, stretch, drawing, creating believing worshiping, humbling, posturing, silently discreetly, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, peace, serenity, Nirvana, Tata, Tata, Tathagata; bye, bye-bye, bye-bye, bye-bye!!!!!!!.:.:.:.:!!ii|
Wondering what I’m gonna do while I wait on you maybe you never will. Maybe I’ll just stream black hole somewhere separate dimensional galaxy I’m actually a mosquito the kind of flies real fast.
2024-03-01
Writers Write, right? That's write.
How I humbly stumbled into Medium and this writing community was a typo. I did a 4 week workshop last month guided by Minton Sparks who I just have loved her writing and admired for years. I typed Open Gate method instead of The Gateless Method Open Gate kicked open the bloody door to the beautiful fertile fields of Medium. I spend the morning with Medium and Open Gate and the evening with The Gateless Method of writing. Terri Trespicio give the writer a prompt and we write. I wrote all day with some of Medium's authors and all night with Trespicio I finally threw my pencil, grabbed my water and crashed for 10 hours. I whacked sone writing out of the park since. I official became a Meduim member yesterday with on purpose, deliberate devotion to this journey. Corny yet true, I feel in my bones I belong here among these crafty creators of plot twists and hot tips on refining the mazol ball. Thank you for punching me in the sweet spot
Sincerely
Shari Sweet
2023-09-09
One of my top 5 favorite apps!
This app has so much info on anything and I mean ANYTHING you could want to know or need to know! Subjects and stories aa out all ages, walks of life and ways of life. I started using this app to get more info on work from home jobs and making free money online! I was so excited when I litterly found out need articles and info! They have writers for any and every subject you can dream up and it’s very business minded too if you want to go that direction! After using this app for many many years I now write MY OWN money making Blog called Come earn FREE MONEY With MEEEEE 100% guarantee If u follow simple list and info…free sites and get paid to jobs and sites (plus much much more) You will have CHRISTMAS COVERED! or I will personal pay u $150 I’ve use these messages for years and no they work ! What’s to lose…. A free $150 from me YES I SAID IT AGAIN:) or learn so MANY legit wayS to make free money from home every single day or night :) #ComeEarnTheReal$WithHaley
MY FB IS HALEY RANAE CURRIE FEEL FREE TO PM ME OR FIND MY WORK PAGE UNDER SAME NAME GOD BLESS AND THANK U MEDIUM!
2023-08-05
To Medium and the 4th Estate
To the 4th Estate:
The hypocrisy of it all, the lies and the jurisdictions, the falsity of symbolism that disguised itself as language; the 1st amendment protection of “free speech” as the Censors assign my children death because of the hearsay and blasphemy of neighbors against me, a woman they don’t even know. The slander and double laws on the “cooked” books, the Culinary Institute of America and the Central Intelligence Agency, the jokes the system and its usurpers like to play on the unsuspecting, well the jokes on you now. You can’t even call a cop, you can’t find your phone, your computer is locked down, your houses redistricted, your eyes unfocused, your pockets empty, your cupboards filled full of the souls of the malnourished. So you’re welcome “America” North and South, you are now free, to never again understand anything. It was a chance, we thought we were something different than we were and so did you. You will learn one day, that the biggest price you’ll ever pay is for not screaming your truth, not fighting for your life and for taking for granted the simplest and gentlest word, of grace of beauty. And instead damning it. So we gave you all names, places, and identities. It gave you a place in this world, something we hoped you could hold on to. As you move back into unconsciousness, please remember, we are still watching out for you. If there ever comes a day when we can speak directly to you, a day that you will understand what it is we are saying instead of just archetyping or symbolizing then we will lay a new path for you, a new chance to once again have the chance at life.
The 5th Estate
2023-07-08
This app is the worst media site I’ve ever used
Articles are written by people who have no idea what they are talking about. Ive put in tremendous amounts of effort into sifting through all of the garbage on this app to try to tell the algorithm what i like and dont like. After selected over a dozen interests (none of which involve self help), and intentionally engaging with articles about interesting topics, i have come to learn that the algorithm on this app is made to do the exact opposite of what you want. I have cleared my reading history and then clicked not interested on HUNDREDS of “self help”articles. Every time i open the app i am plagued with an entire screen of “self help” (not real science backed methods, more like “Top Ten tips to become rich”, “top 40 ways to become a genius”, etc) pseudoscience garbage, and to add insult to injury EVERRY ONE SAYS BASED ON YOUR READING HISTORY. WHAT READING HISTORY???
i have read exactly three interesting articles in the 100+ articles i have read. I cant believe this app costs a subscription fee. This app isnt even worth a one time payment of $5.
2023-05-28
This is a review of the APP itself, not the website.
I gave this title, because as I read other reviews, I think people are not necessarily reviewing the APP itself, but rather the content on the website. My review, is of the actual app.
I decided recently to give Medium a try, to see if I can write some useful articles and perhaps even generate a bit of side income. I wrote an article on the app and then published it. After publishing, I noticed a few small tweaks I would like to make. So, I selected the article and chose “edit” mode. Trouble is, the functionality to edit is VERY limited. For example, I selected an icon to see what it does and it added a Python text box to my article. Now I can’t get rid of it! It should not be so difficult to figure out how to add or subtract something from the article. And where is the back button?? Lousy UI/UI design! A simple editor is a good idea. I get that. But so basic that you don’t have a back button or a delete function to remove unintentionally added features? If you do have them, I am confused as to where they are.
Fix these things and I will improve my rating.
2023-04-03
Needs better content filtering
I desperately want to give this app a higher ranking. It provides great content, doesn’t appear to be buggy, and has the basic usability down. However, there are too many articles where the content doesn’t match or support the title, too many articles where the author’s writing exceeded their knowledge, etc. The app fails to allow you to effectively filter down to the good articles.
The content needs to be curated. There is an option for each article that says “show less like this”, but no indication of how “like this” is quantified. My fear is that if I click the option on a programming article that is completely incorrect, I will get fewer programming articles rather than fewer incorrect articles. When liking or disliking an article, the user needs to be able to indicate what they liked or disliked about it.
At the moment, about 1 in 5 articles live up to the title of their post. That makes this app about 20% effective at delivering on its promise.
2023-03-13
Lucky Woman
Oh, how wonderful to love your job! And yes, her mother was right when she said that her daughter “would know when it was time to retire”.
Working with children and young adults is so rewarding! I know this as I volunteered for years as a reading tutor for 6-9 year olds who were from non-English speaking families. It was a learning experience for me! Probably the sweetest of all my little ones was a beautiful 7 year old Samoan boy who was a terrific artist! When I saw how hard he was trying to read and how difficult reading was for him I asked him if he would like “to draw the words” instead. Yes! And so, next to the word HORSE he would draw a horse and soon he made that connection and would then recognize the word.
It was a slow process but we both felt some measure of success!
There are so many ways of learning.
2023-03-03
Here for Medium
I absolutely love using Medium! As an avid reader and writer, it's the perfect platform for discovering new and exciting content. The app's clean interface and intuitive navigation make it easy to find articles on a wide range of topics, from tech and science to lifestyle and entertainment. The personalized recommendations feature has also introduced me to some amazing writers and publications that I may not have discovered otherwise.
One of my favorite aspects of Medium is the community aspect - I can easily connect with like-minded readers and writers, leave comments on articles, and join discussions on various topics. It's a great way to engage with others who share my interests and learn from their perspectives.
Overall, I highly recommend the Medium app to anyone who loves to read, write, or engage with a vibrant online community. It's definitely one of my go-to apps for staying informed and entertained!
2022-12-24
Great content
I rely on Medium for high quality reading about product design, AI, climate change, history, and much more. It’s easy to follow reliably high quality authors, and weed out the weaker ones.
In terms of issues, well, I’ll put them here because I can no longer find the way to submit feedback in the app. I’ve had challenges managing my subscription, vis-à-vis app store vs website. And I’m always annoyed by the in-story ‘clap’ and comment buttons; I nearly always miss and wind up on the author’s article page. These buttons are really poorly designed and prevent me from engaging as much as I’d like. Another thing that I’d like to see improved is the voice on the read-aloud feature. It’s too robotic and rather unpleasant. The highlight feature, which is used for…something… is hard to deselect and it’s purpose is as not intuitive as I think they believe.
That said, Medium is a key source of writing for me and I strongly recommend it for people that want to enjoy a torrent of solid articles, without ads, to engage with every day.
2022-10-12
Decent App
I from time to time have Blocked some time aside, to mostly read. Until recently. Hobbies I have, well one, anyway that I enjoy, is to gather knowledge, experiences, hardships, victories downfalls, anything really. Gathering, just the word alone, Say it outloud if you reading this text. It just Makes me want to gather more. In all ways gathering is possible, Most of what I have gathered, I can’t touch, it’s digital, & worthless, known secrets lies can’t mask, irrelevant. Blocked time alarms set to etch my Invisible ink too, I just think longer and harder than one who’s quick to the keyboard. So I do like this app, But would love it, if it wasn’t so complicated, requiring way to much guess work, time, effort & energy, to be as proficient as it needs to be, not the apps fault, though. User errors, “movie quote. “What we have here, is a failure to communicate. And communication has never been faster or easier in history of mankind. Get the App, I did.
2022-09-10
Updated review!
A few weeks ago I left an unfavorable review highlighting a number of bugs and design issues with the Medium app. However, with a recent update it seems that many of the issues have been resolved! Just wanted to say thank you to the developers and everyone involved in listening to and applying my feedback. These changes really have made my experience better and the quick turnaround was also impressive. Thank you so much 🙏🏻
If I could make one last suggestion, there doesn’t seem to be any direct way to give feedback or bug reports for this app outside of leaving a review on the App Store. I would’ve happily sent an email with my feedback and given the devs a chance to fix them before leaving a poor review. It’s also just easier and more efficient to communicate that way if you need more info or screenshots or anything like that. Setting up such a feedback channel can help protect your illustrious App Store rating and keep the business folks happy.
Cheers again for building a great app and a great community and for valuing your user’s feedback 👍🏻
2022-08-02
So far not too impressed
I have been subscribing for about a year to the medium through email but if you want to react to any of the articles that you read or if you want to comment or ask questions you are told to download the app so I did. I was hoping to possibly write short stories and post them on this website trying to gain a little side hustle while I am writing my biography. Apparently you have to pay for the service and you have to pay to use the app in order to comment or even tap like. Another user also commented on basically the same thing you could probably Google and find what you are looking for for free. But there are several articles that I do find interesting to read but without payment you are limited on what you can read for how long. Not sure that I will keep the app or the subscription to the medium because they do email me a lot but with restrictions on how much I can read.
2022-06-29
Different strokes for Different folks (keyed literature)
As I began reading and comprehending your piece. I was asking myself a couple questions. One being, I wonder why the author didn’t feel like an accomplished author, earlier on. Which also had me wishing I had a piece of his early work, so I could compare the two & see if I could see an improvement, & which era I preferred.
Secondly, I was curious & hopeful that as I continued on, I might pick up on something that he disclosed, that I possibly could apply to myself & my writing style.
I believe he was more than likely above average to begin with, but may have had his creativity & spark burn out as time went on. When humans do something over and over it becomes natural, predictable and to me, something natural or ordinary, becomes boring.
An example would be; if you commute everyday on the same road at the same time, you know how torturous a task that can be. However add the less common element of snow or ice and that same road becomes exciting & adventurous. What changed? It was the “norm.” in turn requiring the brain to react differently, therefore making it more enjoyable, or possibly nerve racking, depending on, how as an individual, you naturally react to danger & excitement.
2022-05-17
It was my survival guide to my Rebirth!
I appreciate everyone who participates on the website and shares their expertise in every aspect of human life. It keeps me fighting for my health, my life, and recovering my self-worth and self-love; I lost helping others and almost lost my life The best website helped me by providing tools to take control of my health and my life. I stopped listening to the hurtful verbal abuse by a narcissistic personality disorder, got me corner between my terminal illness and the controlling my movement, financially powerless to free myself, and dared to accuse me of his ungodly conduct. I had been fighting for my health and stopping him from keeping me trapped inside my body and four walls for more years; the outstanding success in corporate America, I hid darkness beyond the darkness. One hundred percent Isolation, No one ever asked or came to see me, I ask, for people and people ask for me, but he was the Middle Man for ten years, and everyone believed everything he has have been saying It took me 13 years to get out of the Wolf den.
2022-04-16
Worst change to a great app
I love Medium, and used it frequently, until they made the worst possible change to the app…
Medium recently removed what I consider to be it’s most important feature: composing stories on the mobile app.
This is a WRITING platform, but you can no longer write with it!? What?
For me, I spend a lot of time driving and taking care of my kids. I don’t have time to sit down at my laptop, and I need to be able to jot down ideas as they come to me, or I will lose them by the time I get back to my computer. I do almost all of my drafting on my phone using voice recognition, which made it incredibly easy to get your thoughts out of your head and onto the page.
They claim that the change was made due to technical challenges of maintaining the future in the app. I simply cannot fathom why an app/company of Medium’s size and resources could have technical challenges with a basic and fundamental feature that is included in virtually any other app with text capabilities. Every social network app, every word processing app, can capture longform text from their mobile device. How is this challenging?
Medium, if you are listening, bring it back! Without this fundamental feature it is nothing more than a glorified RSS feed. You have one of the best writing platforms out there, and I love using your product, but it is no longer useful to me if I can’t compose from my phone.
Truly disappointed in what was once a 5-star, awesome product.
2022-03-28
Trash
This is one of the worst apps I’ve ever used, not in the sense that it often breaks or glitches or fails, but rather in that the design decisions that have been made are so ludicrously anti-user that it at times feels deliberately malicious. You get a notification that several people have commented on your post. Would you like to see those comments? Well just click that notification and it will take you there. I’m sorry, that’s how it SHOULD work. How it does work is as follows: you tap the notification and it takes you to a screen displaying the different people who have responded. If you click on any of those icons, you will be taken not to that comment but to that person’s profile page. Yup. There’s all kinds of just fundamentally dumb stuff like this.
The final straw though came with the latest update which removed the ability to see any of your existing drafts or even edit your work. Let me be clear here: THIS APP IS LESS FUNCTIONAL THAN SIMPLY USING YOUR BROWSER. I halfway suspect it is some kind of social experiment meant to test whether people are so dumb that they will use an app without any regard to its quality. The answer appears to be yes.
2022-01-07
This review is for the app
I just upgraded and am very confused by the new UX. There are a few major issues:
1. Naturally, people use the app to post comments on each others pieces and have conversations. The app does not allow for you to view the back and forth exchange you are having on an article. The most you get is the ability to view an isolated response back to your comment via notifications. Meaning, you are expected to remember the original conversation/comment you made. A huge oversight.
2. You get a notification that someone clapped on your article. You want to see said person’s profile. I have tried clicking on the clap button under my article…. The app no longer reveals the list of people who have engaged. I also can’t click on the profile of the person when I get a notification of a clap. Meaning, I have to MANUALLY search the person’s name. Am I missing something or is this another huge oversight?
2021-10-09
Surprisingly, I like it. It crashes every time I use it more than five minutes, though
I've only been on Medium for two months. I was pleasantly surprised by the content. It wasn't all clickbait. I went to a Medium live writing session and the teacher was charming and funny. So I decided to stick around.
I have an iPhone 12 Pro and no internet issues. Not sure why Medium crashes like this. Maybe tracking? I don't know. That's why i didnt get a membership before. The site is built, be to track your reading and I didn't like that lack of privacy. However, some writers I loved were on it, which legitimized it. I need to find more writers of interest to follow. As much as I probably could use the "I made $$$ this month from writing here's how" articles and how relatable that journey was, I get resentful of clickbait titles and worse, the consistent typos on the especially clickbaity ones that manage to snag me. I am interested in productivity, etc, but it's hard to tease out what's real and what's just a content creator maximising his brand.
By the third click or so, the app freezes for me. I would love for this to change so I can see the direction Medium is growing. I think they mean well and have lofty aspirations. For me, not crashing would be a good start. Thanks.
2021-07-26
Lovely app
This is exactly what writing should be. People get to express themselves and their ideas freely, and theres hardly a hierarchy involved. If your stuff is good, people will notice it and give it claps. That’s it. And thats how it should be. There are so many talented people on here. I do wish there were less “top 10 ways to sit on a couch” type of articles, and more posts focused on creative writing. Maybe I just haven’t stumbled upon the right accounts yet?
There are also quite a few glitches I’ve been having while using the app. For one thing, it crashes nearly every time I use it. I don’t know if this is just a problem with my phone, but no other apps on my phone crash nearly as frequently as this one does. It could also use some design updates but it’s nothing major. There is a “poetry” section, but not much freedom when it comes to the ways in which we can format our poetry. Anyway, I’m just picking on some of the negatives. This is a great community and I can’t wait to really become a part of it!
2021-07-15
Worthless if you don’t follow specific authors.
I used to open the Medium app most every day and I’d see some interesting article to skim or read. Now I open the app to a blank screen because I don’t follow specific authors, nor do I care to. I follow topics. I want a wide range of views, not only views from specific people.
So my Home tab is blank. I then go to the Search tab. What do you know? It gives me a _very_ few random selections from the topics I’m interested in, then it fills most of the rest of the page with WHO I should follow. Worse still, it pushes on me articles “we’re” reading. What do I care what you’re reading? And worst of all, it wraps up pushing topic suggestions on me I have absolutely NO interest to follow.
I still want to read and reference the articles I know are buried in there, the articles that caught my interest enough to pay for the subscription, but if the app continues down this UI/UX path I’m just going to cancel the membership or maybe I can find an alternative UI/app to the Medium content.
2021-06-13
Good Blogs, iPad App Needs Work
There is some really good and interesting writing on the site itself, and you can subscribe to what you like and mostly ignore what you don’t.
There is definitely a political bent here, hard left. There are conservative viewpoints but you have to go looking for them and they seem to draw the most fire, by far. Just be aware of it. I mute a lot of the “Trump is Satan” authors but they still manage to show up in my weekly email, which is irritating. No way to customize that.
The app itself is weak and I’ve now deleted it because navigation is so bad. You can read article and responses well enough, but if someone responds to something you say, you’re hard-pressed to go back to your original comment or the original article because there just is no navigation for it. On the website you can always go upward in the thread; on the app you can only go downward. I comment a lot so that’s a deal-breaker for me. Also Dark Mode when commenting gives you a black background with no change in the text color, i.e. you can’t read what you’re typing. Come on guys, this is not even a QA failure, this is just a total lack of dev testing.
2021-05-29
Not a fan of the new UI
I’ve been a user for about 4 months. I was very accustomed to swiping an article left or right to save or delete it, a very common UX experience in iOS apps. To my unpleasant surprise and confusion, the new update drops you in a new UX experience, one that is decidedly unintuitive.
Feedback #1: UX design 101, when changing an applications UX, make it clear to the user, e.g. small pop up that announces the new UX, and a description of what changed. I for one was confused (bad) because my first thought after opening the app was that I must have done something to cause the UX I was now seeing (accidentally swiped up, or swiped with two fingers with knowing). I also quickly learned that the ability to swipe was gone.
Feedback #2: The settings link. Do not burry behind a “…” link. After clicking on the profile icon, I mistakenly thought that all I could do were actions associated with story creation. It wasn’t until I clicked on the “…” did I find the settings link.
Bug #1: while in settings, there is an option “Application controls”. Finally I thought to myself, this is where I can change the UX to the view that allows swiping. Nope. Clicking on the link doesn’t do anything. Dead link?
According to the pics on the App Store, there is an “Investigate” page view which looks like the view that might allow swiping. But for the life of me I could not figure out how to get to that view.
2021-03-18
William T Johnson, JD, MA, LL.M, and CEO, Telemedicine Centers USA
This is an awesome array of knowledge and scholarly information and often forgotten history with respect to the struggles of oppressed black and POC peoples, and the inspirational saga of the overcoming of such horrific violence and unequal treatment demonstrating God is watching and chooses His vindication in time and involving chosen individuals, including even Einstein to act and speak out.
It’s incredible and outright ignorance that the US white supremacy crowd still haven’t by now generationally learned that Black Lives Matter in every stage of our civilization and survival. White increasing fears of both POC power and population dominance in the US is well founded—only it’s already occurring in over 60 percent of US cities and states. The POC Majority-Minority primary grade classes are starting middle school and will be voting at graduation from high school!
2020-08-29
I enjoy the articles, but the app itself...
Today, for the second time in as many days, my Medium app refuses to connect to the Medium server. I finally got frustrated enough to delete the app and discovered that my phone will reach the Medium website just fine using the browser; it’s just the app that won’t connect. I reinstall the app. It’s still won’t connect. and when I have the app installed, it is very hard to force my phone to open an article in the web browser. It tries to do it in the app, which isn’t working, so I just can’t read the article.
Please note that I am a Medium member who pays for a subscription. I’m going to delete the Medium app so that I can continue to read articles, and I hope they have this problem fixed very quickly. Why do they even have an app if it’s not going to work?
update: it was a problem with my phone, not the app. Rating updated.
2020-07-22
I love the material, but there are bugs in the app
I’ve spent more time on this app than any other recreational app on my phone as of late. Well worth a subscription.
However, the app is buggy and has many questionable design choices. Here’s a brief list:
You can’t follow a publication from the publication page. The app doesn’t seem to “remember” that I do this, and if you back out of the page or follow an article on the page, the publication will not be added to your subscribed list. There are some exceptions (I can’t figure out the situations where it is possible to do this), but the only dependable way to follow a publication is by searching for it after you know the name. This is very irritating, and by far the most troublesome bug.
You cannot “unsave” an article from anywhere by your reading list. This is annoying and nonsensical.
Once you’ve double tapped a picture to take a closer look, it is impossible to pan without backing out of the picture. This makes it impossible to more closely inspect a picture.
It is far to easy to highlight a sentence, and too difficult to “unhighlight.”
Periodically, when you try and swipe from left to right to go back, the page you’re on will remain on the page and the entire app will freeze, forcing a restart.
Frankly, the app feels fragile. There are many bugs that have only occurred once or twice, and for which I can’t provide a precise description. The development team has done impressive work in designing the app, but it requires a lot of polish.
2020-04-11
I’ve been a member since launch
For me Medium started as a platform to test out, as a data analyst, it’s what we do. At first I was skeptical and wondered why we needed yet another form or medium when so many were available. What I discovered is that as a writer in practice and in passion- Medium made it easy for me to write and ‘want’ to write, the more I used it. I found the tool easy with features that allowed me to write drafts and ponder on them until I was ready to publish them. It also began growing as a source with valuable insights and learnings, as well as a way for me to connect with other strong minded working women who are dedicated in one form or another to the values of good communication and the evolution of learning. Medium is an outlet to express a thought but also a medium in which to continue my search for higher learning.
#alwaysbelearning
Ginny Keegan
LinkedIn/In/GinnyKeegan
2020-04-02
Forum with Expansive Repertoire of Easy to Read Articles, good fodder for writers and readers!
This forum provides an avenue for writers to hone their skills, writing short, clear, articles on varied topics of interest to the reader. Writers benefit by gaining experience, developing their style, gaining some name recognition, etc. Readers benefit from learning new information on a wide range of topics or perhaps delving into a specific area of interest. You can tailor your feed to cater to preferred subjects or to branch out randomly, which is what I have done. I enjoy reading about concerns I might never take much time to consider otherwise. One problem I have had after reading one article on a topic, is my article feed becoming inundated with multiple similar articles on the same topic. They recently added a feature to help reduce this problem. It’s too soon for me to say whether it is a successful fix.
2020-02-20
I love to read thanks to medium
I enjoy medium so much. I appreciate the arts deeply. As a youth I never liked to read. Thanks to the platform provided by medium. That has changed. It’s true I was reading for the wrong reasons at first. It was strictly looking for her good bye and to catch her communication with her new man. Then the concept of regular people writing articles started growing on me. Because my passion for independent underground hip hop. Is rooted in the same idealism. Regular people making art for the love it. No big record deals no promise of getting rich. Pure passion and maybe one day growing a fan base that allows these type of artist to quit their day jobs. Honestly I still look for a story,she being this women I fell in love with. may write directly to me giving me closure. Maybe a letter directly to me helping me gain control of my mental issues. From the hacker or whom ever saying, Questor this is some kind of intervention your not crazy. But the fact is even how ugly my reasons. Maybe paranoia maybe a kid that hated to read is reading. I don’t try to store the stuff I read fully just little bits. Cuz other things in my mind need to stay in the foreground. But I read and for that I thank you. I may not ever get who ever to stop hiding behind the keyboard. I may one day get serious and use this as the platform for my life story. Cuz the collectives little game won’t stop. So I can’t focus on my dreams or goals. Better yet I just don’t focus on them. Even when I read hints that say that’s what people want. Mean Need to reclaim my self through arts. Everything is on hold as far as those things go. Till people grow balls to easy my mind. I will keep reading and stay a fan
2020-02-05
I love it so far and still need to learn more
I love the format, I love that writers can have their space and love that others can follow writers they appreciate. I just finished reading one and I commented and then discovered a friend of mine wrote a piece and commented and saved, etc.... it am having a challenge of now where is it that I go to start writing another piece... and HOW can I paste an article that ought to be here... can’t figure that one out and even did a google search and nada... oh and did I add that writers can earn money and that’s a good thing and did I say that I love the typeface and the overall beauty of Medium.... Now I’m determined to find out how to start writing another piece... hahha you would think it would be easy but perhaps it’s because I may be an early dementia phase....
2019-10-29
Amazing reading app with unparalleled content- Subscribed & Happy I Did!
Medium covers the kind of content, written by the kind of writers that I find exceptionally interesting and relevant. I really like that you know how long an article is going to take to read before you start reading it. The contextual suggestions at the bottom of each article are spot-on. This is a vastly better experience than reading an article on the web, given the amount of link spam involved.I make every effort to follow the writers and topics that are most interesting to me, and to promote them as much as possible across social media. The relevance algorithms and noise-free reading experience led me to finally subscribe, and happy I did! Use Medium and improve your mind & your career!
2019-06-09
Articles & Authors Alike Publishing In MEDIUM are “Worth In Gold & Diamonds”
A General Comment about all the articles published by MEDIUM, that I will present here:
1: The articles are written under the concept of “Short & Sweet” and requiring only less than 10 Minutes to read & still be able to understand the main goal & objective of the article.
2: The wide diversity of the “subject material” and within which there are varieties of articles or author selections to choose from and thus making “Medium Published Articles Being abundantly & broad spectrum rich, with the latter no one will be disappointed by not able to find their area of interest reading material”.
3: For many years I have surfed around in search of finding and reading interesting articles and in the past they all have been few and are many pages written articles. Being in a very busy profession it is difficult to find time and alertness to read long articles.
4: And now “Medium Published” short & sweet articles which deliver the very precise information that the title of the article reads. The latter style was the first time ever that I had/have come across and I am very lucky person indeed.
Thank you for taking the time to read my general comment. My sincere gratitude held well wishes to all the authors and the Medium publisher.
Sincerely
Shashidhar Shettar
2019-04-28
Some great pieces, when I find them...
I love some of the thought-provoking pieces on this platform, and my access to them after upgrading to premium. I love how easy it is to publish as well. However, more and more I’m running into articles that are either click-bait, or geared toward building the author’s brand (usually a combination of some buzz words and fluff), or just really poorly written. The primary method of content discovery is very heavily machine based; I used to try to get around that by first checking whether an article was heavily applauded, commented on (engaging), before investing time to read it, but unfortunately, that was removed in the redesign. The emails I receive re-emphasize this, and the interface doesn’t make it so easy to explore other writings (again because the assumption is that all the exploration you’ll ever need to do is in the list of machine generated articles). I long for a day where I don’t have to waste my time finding good content.
2019-03-10
Taking Time for Medium
I’ve only been reading Medium for a short time, and the horrific news about our current President has become a drug-like lure. Gotta rush through it, get all the opinions, force myself to actually listen and try to relate to Fox Infotainment. It all takes time.
When I get off that spinning, nauseating ride to read more widely and think about what I believe truly matters, which is connection with others and the quest to learn to cooperate rather than tear apart, Medium is a good resource. I don’t always agree with opinions, and some of the writing offends my elderly lit major ears, but immersing myself in someone else’s worldview can be enlightening and fun. I find new ideas, a treat for one who reads a lot, and news first steps into other countries of the mind.
Medium is definitely a First World Pleasure, but, as I live in the developed world and have time, it’s like exercising my body: an essential enhancement.
Highly recommended to people who are not afraid to wonder and think.
2019-01-19
Anti-gun lobby among scientists gets it wrong.
After study after study, much to the dismay of sociologists, anthropologist & another researchers, the lowest murder rates due to gun violence occur when everyone is armed-or could be armed with a weapon of self-defense.
Secondly, it’s also been found that within the demographics where there are abortion clinics and a high number of legal gun owners, these areas have the lowest crime rates in the US.
Ignored by scientists because of their political orientation is the fact that cities and communities that are “gun free“ zones have the highest murder rates. It is just common sense using basic “threat analysis psychology“ that even criminals do not want to risk being shot & potentially killed During the commission of a crime.
Why does abortion factor in to lowering crime? Because a higher percentage of women who get abortions are minorities living in a high crime areas whose children have five times higher rates of juvenile delinquency. And not only does abortion reduce the number of potential criminals, but a lower birthdate allows single mothers to work less hours and engage in more direct parenting, which affects the positive outcomes of their children’s development.
Thirdly, the majority of the American public will never give up it’s right to defend itself using guns. Furthermore, the United States Supreme Court has affirmed and confirmed the individual right to own weapons. And any political organization spouting Anti-gun law candidates are more often rejected at the ballot box.
Over the years myself & others have sadly watched science become politicized to the point that their research is no longer respected.
2019-01-07
Stefani
While I did enjoy the content on this site, I have to recommend ppl to not PAY for a membership. I bought the membership & the first month was fine- when it came time to renew then came the problem. First my membership disappeared & all of a sudden I was back to “free” status, limited to how much I could read. So I checked to make sure I was charged, sure was, charged TWICE actually. After attempting to contact someone three times through the app with no response, I went to the website & sent another help request. Finally I received a reply. I sent in everything they asked for, receipts, screenshots etc. still I cannot access the content I paid for & have not been given a refund, just another request for “the bottom portion of my membership email “ thank goodness I never delete my emails because that was sent way back in October!! So as much as I want to give them 5 stars for the reading content, their customer service is so terrible that I cannot recommend anything other than the free membership. Please do not give them any money or you will be facing a huge headache along with paying for the content everyone else gets for free!!!! BOO!!!!
2018-10-25
Clean app!
I recently discovered Medium. I started reading very interesting posts on this website and I decided to download this app and give it an opportunity, which is something that I almost never do.
Result: I like this app but one thing. I discovered that the option to play audio wasn’t incorporated on the app (I try to find it but I couldn’t), which is something that on the website it is available. There is the reason of why I give 4 out of 5 stars. I hope the developers read this review and incorporate the audio feature because I actually enjoy it especially when I am on the move, and I want to listen to something productive. Then I would change the review to 5 stars.
By the way, I’m glad that it doesn’t have adds, otherwise I’d have to uninstall it like I’ve done it with with many other apps.
2018-08-01
Medium DELIVERS the Message
If we are to stay in our lanes and pay homage to McLuhan’s witty “The medium is the message” meta criticism, we could dismiss the Medium platform as just another channel for the Internet’s amateur-izaton of media. But the proof is in the pudding. Spend twenty minutes scrolling Facebook or Twitter, then spend twenty minutes reading articles on Medium. There it is: content matters. And Medium delivers. And as far as UI and UX, we are dealing with next-level design with Medium. Sleek, intuitive and up to the task of allowing users to create the kind of quality online articles that make sharing nuanced thought possible in a world of distracted social media apps. You’ll open Medium to engage by reading, but you’ll find yourself starting and saving a draft for your own ideas. This is a writer’s app, disguised as a reader’s online magazine.
2018-05-29
History is necessary for accidental page close outs.
I must admit having been a medium member for the past few years I can tell you I’m never let down by quality. Writers on this app have their own unique way of connecting their audience. I can only hope that this corporation continues it’s journey of innovation for future of us writers.
One area in particular I would like Medium to consider looking into is allowing users to be able to have a history log of what they just read. I was reading a story this morning and accidentally backed out the article. I spent a good 25 minutes looking for it. Luckily I enjoyed the article so much I was able to remember the writer of the article and search him that way. Yes! I booked marked him. *So for those of you enjoying a read...”STOP” and bookmark it. I just recently purchased an iPad so still adjusting.
Thank you again for the quality of reading material you allow the world to enjoy and here is too many more decades of advancement. Not only have you impacted my life personally, it’s allowed me to grow through others experiences. You can learn a lot of valuable life lessons on Medium.
2018-05-28
Conservative libertarian
The platform works well until you realize that a lot of what is going is Progressives speaking to themselves in an nacho chamber on the paying side of the site with articles from other publications and authors who primarily represent the hardcore Progressive agenda, which is why many of us stay on the fringes or the unpaid side, since there is little balance on the paying side of the Fence. Medium has some very good authors on the Pay side, but they also have some down right bigots who do not deserve house room in that their logical and objective skills would get them a D at best in a College essay class since their research and background is abysmal, as well as their conclusions. But that might be said of a lot of journalists these days as well. So I refuse to pay to hear the same old same old, as much as I would like to participate in meaningful discussion, I see it seeping away on this site.
2018-03-23
Accessible as Facebook, but not as stupid
There is a lot of time fragmentation in the modern world. Prior to downloading the medium app, I would often fill this time by reading Facebook. There is one major difference between Medium and Facebook, however. Reading medium makes me smarter. Reading Facebook makes me want to fight all my friends, family, and co-workers over often esoteric, ideological differences that truly have no bearing on reality or the ways that I interact with these people. In the end, I rather learn something I can use than learn that my favorite college math professor believes in trickle down economics.
Download the medium app. Read it on the toilet or the train; read it at breakfast or lunch or whenever you feel the need to take a 5-7 minute break from the crushing weight of your day. Try it; you'll like it.
2018-03-05
The app asked for a review so here it is:
First off I love what Medium is doing here. From a consumer of interesting writing, this is exactly what I want; no ads and very often articles that are interesting to me. The articles surfaced are improving as I use the service which is a good sign that what these people are doing with my usage is working.
The app on the other hand has some nagging issues for those who use an iPad in landscape or simply prefer landscape mode regardless of device. This app is clearly designed to be used in portrait mode... yes it works in landscape but the layout doesn't really fit the screen most of the time, and has huge white margins on both sides. It's as if the designers decided rather than reflow the text, we'll just keep the same text width and add huge margins on the sides. Large pictures that are embedded within articles tend to be cut off when in landscape, but are sized nicely to fit within the screen in portrait. Even worse, as of the last update the app shows a blank white screen when switching from portrait to landscape. I know that this may come off as a bit of a quibble, and it is, but a large iPad Pro just isn't very comfortable in portrait, and anything with videos really should be in landscape anyway. Besides, the app did pester me for a review, so here you go...
All in all, a great service and an app that is more than usable, just not 5 starts great... yet.
2017-12-29
Truly inspiring, and practically useful
I use Medium every day. Usually I just click on my personal suggestion notifications! And I go from there. Sometimes I have a specific topic in mind, and search & browse until I inevitably find something useful and thoughtful(quick experience!). There are so many dedicated and bright minds writing on medium about what they know best, and I couldn't be happier or more pleased to have found a place they like to congregate for the benefit of anyone who wants to be a part of it. Topics upon topics, minds upon minds, growth upon growth. If you want to use it to your best, personalize your experience as much as you can, learn as quickly as you can(easily done!), and be open to the luck of your life experience to find what you need. Thank you Medium!
Edit: I do feel I need to also mention that while I do admire the platform, I do have an issue with app restarting after being held in the background for a short time. I've missed out on several articles because of this, and it's sucky. Stars down from 5 to 4. Still pretty cool
2017-12-29
Like learning? Enjoy great writing? Lack free time or impatient?
You'll love Medium. Medium collects and consolidates top news articles covering every conceivable subject from breaking headline news to myriad categorically specific topics, e.g, latest news in behavioral psychology, tech, science, astronomy, computer coding, etc.
Choose whatever topics you're interested in and Medium will list every related article for you. Short on time? No sweat, Medium lets you know how long it takes to read each article. Create reading lists, follow your favorite authors, and upvote articles you like. The app's platform is super user friendly too. Stop reading this review and download Medium, you won't regret it!!
(NOTE: Medium had 22k five star ratings when I downloaded it three years ago — why only 500 reviews in Dec 2017?!)