FreakReader (Freakonomics Reader) App Reviews

Terrible app. It doesnt even open and all the time a HTTP error pops up. I couldnt read even one single post. Dont waste you money!

... but disappointing. All Ive gotten from this so far is the spinning "thinking" icon every time I select a blog post. Nothing more. No post appears. Bit of a waste of 99c that.

This app doesnt work. Everytime I try to open an article it says Unable to connect.

Waist of money the app doesnt even work.

Great App, really runs smoothly.

A nice way to read the Freakonomics blog, glad to hear theres an update coming with faster internet!

This wouldnt be such a terrible app except it runs soooo slow, making it pretty useless. It takes at least 10 seconds to load each post, and since for the most part they are pretty short, more time is spent loading than reading. Wish I could get my money back.

Please update more often!!! Also add a post twitter option.. ;) thanks

Im not having any problems with speed, but it is interesting that some people have that problem...Runs well, easy to read, and something I can use everyday! I wish all blog apps were this easy!!!

Nice content reader, wish there were more apps like this!

They dont update info daily... Its an okay~~ app:/ Everything says error Annoying!!!

Update: v1.2 fixed my number one problem, speed, so I upped my rating from one to four stars, both because its now a nice app and because I was impressed with the developers responsiveness. Fix number three (flicking down) and Id give it a five--customizing would be icing on the cake. Problems with this app: 1. App runs so slowly as to be unusable--and I have snappy internet on Safari, Facebook, and other web-interface apps. 2. no way to customize the reading experience, even to adjust font size. 3. I wanted to read from the earliest entry forward, but there was no obvious way to scroll down quickly. Gave up after 2 minutes of flicking down. In sum: boy do I wish for my $0.99 cents back.

I liked this reader, but it hasnt loaded for me in weeks. Much better to follow them on Twitter.

With the new update, it works perfectly!

App does not function when I want to read a particular entry. As soon as I downloaded, I compared to the version on my macbook. All recent articles appeared, step in the right direction. When I selected an article, I got the message in the title. #FAIL.

Cant read any of the articles. I always get a message: "Error connecting to the internet."

Have had app for a few months and have not been able to read one article. Also getting "Error connecting to Internet" message. I have attempted to make contact with the company and did not get a response. DO NOT get this app or anything from this company! It is a shame that I cant give it the rating it deserves - 0!

Incredibly frustrating! Sometime loads podcast list, but never connects to play. Should be removed from store!

You pay for it and it does not work at all. Tried deleting and reinstalling and it still doesnt work...I want money back

Purchased this app wanting to read more about freakonomics and I get an "http" error message on startup. Do not buy unless you want to waste $.99.