The Spectator Magazine

The Spectator Magazine

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About this app

The Spectator app is a subscriber exclusive that gives you the best of news, comment and culture from the world’s oldest magazine.

Simply download the app and sign in.

*NEW* in the 'more' section:
• Dark mode
• Search
• Tailor your feed with specific topics and featured writers

App highlights:
• A daily mixture of political commentary, cultural criticism and humour
• Each issue of the weekly magazine published every Thursday at 4 a.m.
• Receive alerts on breaking news – and the latest from Spectator writers
• Listen to all Spectator podcasts and narrated articles
• Read articles when you’re offline
• Keep track of the articles you’ve already read

Download today and get the latest from the oldest weekly magazine in the world.

Ratings and reviews

This new update is disappointing. Reading the articles from Coffee House on my mobile means the text is either too big or too small, there is no in-between. The previous version did not need improving, it worked just fine for me. I prefer reading the magazine on 'The Spectator - Legacy' app, it is easier to navigate by swiping left and right. One more thing, all my saved articles have disappeared, not very helpful.

Keeps closing. I can't get past page 3 of the magazine. App just stops. I've uninstalled, reinstalled, rebooted, recycled, given it a good talking to and even threatened to send it to bed with no supper but no change. If I can't use the app, then there is no point to the subscription and I will have to cancel it. If lots of people are having this problem, that could cost the Spectator a lot of subscriptions.

This is yet another app designed by people that don't read magazines. If my reading is interrupted, I don't want the app to reset to the home page when I come back to finish my article. I'd also like to be able to read the articles on the homepage, rather than it constantly updating. Give us a button to update when done. This is like having an unread magazine torn from your hands. No comments allowed either, so I'll read on Chrome, which does all I need.

What's new

Bug fixes and performance improvements.