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Stew S
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April 23, 2026
I paid for a basic subscription. I is not worth the money. I thought it would include some of the types of articles I wanted to read. No. Every time I hit an article it offers me an upgrade opportunity. That is misleading. Can't differentiate between a basic article and a premium article until I choose. Just offer one paid version and be upfront. I bought the Reuters app and will continue to use it after CNN basic expires.
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Lucas Gleber
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May 23, 2025
This used to be a great app but not anymore. Now everything is hidden behind a pay wall. And I mean everything. Not a single article for free. CNN is not worth paying for in my opinion, especially when they still serve ads with a subscription. Apparently advertisements as well as tracking and selling my data wasn't enough money for them. Now they want to do that plus charge money. 2 stars since the app itself is good if you want to pay.
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Dustin Hudson
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January 16, 2025
The app itself not to bad. Has plenty to read on. But when it comes to the listen feature. It's trash. About 3 mins of content and 10 mins of the same ads over and over. And almost everytime I use it(which is alot) sometimes the transmission just cuts out and straight to an adult. Or ad cuts out and straight to the middle of a broadcast. Very close to deleting. If I can find an alternative.
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