Medium

A Medium Corporation

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About this app

Medium is the internet’s encyclopedia of expertise. Read millions of long-form stories from insiders and thought leaders, deepen your knowledge of the subjects that matter most to you, and harness the power of the written word to spark new ideas, answer big questions, and fuel bold ambitions.

+ Explore millions of ad-free stories from a global community of expert writers and independent voices.

+ Highlight passages, bookmark stories, and create lists to build your personal knowledge base.

+ Follow your favorite writers and publications, and get personalized recommendations based on your interests.

+ Connect with an intelligent community of readers and writers, clap for stories you love, and join thought-provoking conversations in the comments.

+ Listen to audio versions of any story while you commute, exercise, or multitask.

+ Opt in to get exclusive newsletters delivered to your inbox.

+ Enjoy a minimal, distraction-free reading experience that keeps the focus on quality writing.

+ Easily switch between light and dark modes.

+ Access seamlessly across your smartphone, tablet, and desktop.

+ Publish your own stories, grow your audience, and join the Medium Partner Program to earn money from your writing.

+ Become a member for unlimited access to everything on Medium and directly support the writers you read most with your subscription.

If you become a Medium member, payment of $4.99 (monthly) or $49.99 (annual) will be charged to your Google Play account. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage and cancel your subscription using the Google Play Subscription Center. See Membership Terms of Service for more information: https://policy.medium.com/paid-terms-of-service-cc7f8e165178.

Medium Terms of Service: https://policy.medium.com/medium-terms-of-service-9db0094a1e0f
Privacy Policy: https://policy.medium.com/medium-privacy-policy-f03bf92035c9
Support: https://help.medium.com

Ratings and reviews

I love this app for a few reasons. First, it's minimalist so the reader doesn't have all the distractions that a browser gives us by it's nature. Second, the layout and the menu make it easy to select exactly what you want to see, again, without distractions. And third, I just enjoy Medium, period. No matter your interest or niche of the day, you can find it, easily, on Medium. The low price of $5/month is affordable for most and the benefits are worth more than that.

This app has been very frustrating to use so far. There's very little that it has to get right, mainly just saving articles, archiving articles, and removing articles. But since I started using the paid version of the app, I've continued to have problems with saved articles coming back to my list after being deleted, or not showing up in my archive when I choose to archive the article. I really hope that the developers could sort out these syncing issues.

I find this to be a somewhat tedious app to work with. The biggest issue is the pop-the-stack mentality, meaning that if I pursue a series of interesting articles, I can find myself 5 or 10 layers down and there's no home button - just the back button moving me one step at a time. Why? Sometimes it's faster to simply quit the app to get to the home page. Similarly, in spite of the endless scroll model, there is no "top" button to let me go to the top of the page.