Consumer Reports: Ratings App

Consumer Reports

About this app

Get expert buying guides and unbiased, trusted ratings and reviews for the products and services you use every day - from cars and major appliances to must-have tech gadgets, to home and garden necessities. Nonprofit and independent, at Consumer Reports, we buy everything we test and don't accept advertising. Our scientists and engineers test products in our labs so you have the unbiased information you need to buy with confidence.

This app is free to download and users get immediate access to buying guides. Product ratings and reviews are only available to those with a Digital or All Access membership to Consumer Reports.

• Get ratings for 8,500+ products and services
• Search or browse by product or brand
• See scores for chosen models plus the best and worst in category
• Find recommended models at a glance
• Review highs and lows plus specs for each model
• Read CR’s take for a quick overview or read our more in-depth buying guides
• Compare products side by side
• Save products you’re researching
• Shop for the best deals of the month with the Best Time to Buy calendar
• See prices and shop with our online shopping partners
• Access our ratings offline for convenience



Car Specific Features:

• Get ratings and reviews for hundreds of cars and trucks
• Identify best in class models using Consumer Reports’ Overall Score system which includes road-test performance, reliability, owner satisfaction, and safety
• Browse cars by type or brand
• Watch Consumer Reports road test video summaries
• Read survey information based on 300,000 vehicles covering Owner Satisfaction and Reliability

Ratings and reviews

I installed the app thinking the search capability would be better than the browser. I was wrong. There are so few filters on appliances such as refrigerators to make it almost useless. For instance, on the browser, I could filter for counter depth. In the app I could not (the browser filters though cut off at too low a max price with no way to change it). I'm pretty disappointed. If I can't figure it a way to get what I need not easily, I will cancel my membership and demand a refund.

App does not appear to allow me to copy any text -- which makes it sort of tricky when trying to search for a product with a really long model number. Of course, the "shop" button totally works fine. However, some of us believe strongly in keeping a clear separation between CR and retail profit. 🤷‍♂️

I pay for the subscription to have digital access to consumer reports research as I value and trust them. Sadly the app is pretty bad. It is not indexed well overall appears that little effort was played into it. Batteries for example..there are not dates listed and a very limited number of brands shown. One thing that troubled me the greatest is how there is an affiliate "buy here" all to Amazon. Sadly they don't even review other top selling brands. This is when people depend on CR the most.

What's new

As part of our ongoing mission to serve our users, we have made significant updates to the design and experience.

• Improved design and ease of use
• Enhanced search experience
• Better performance
• Secure upgrade or manage your membership using in-app purchases

We have also removed offline mode and Saved products. The ability to save products will return in a future release with improved organization. We value our members' feedback, so please let us know what you think of these changes.