Consumer Reports App Reviews

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Great mattress. We have had our Tuft and Needle mattresses , twin XL, for a little over a year. My wife and I both love them. We are using them on Silvana adjustable bases. I particularly liked the idea that we were able try the mattress out in the T & N store in Seattle before we bought something. The mattresses were purchased in the showroom and delivered by FedEx. Delivery was quick. The mattresses are firm but the top layer is soft enough to cushion my hips while on my side( large overweight man) sleeping. I do find that elevating the foot section of the bed puts more weight on my thighs and less on my hips. We highly recommend Tuft & Needle mattresses.

Login garbage. Suddenly cannot login bc “wrong password “, despite the fact that it’s being filled in by my password manager. Uninstall/reinstall does not fix. The same manager logs me in on my pc using the same password. On my MacBook, it’ll log me in but I get a message the site is unavailable- this problem is fixed by turning off my VPN. Great problem to have when you are shopping at a big box & want to check a rating on CR using the store Wi-Fi! The iOS error message says “call us”, so I did- “we don’t have any tech support, and we know about the vpn problem and maybe it’ll be looked at some time”. This is not what I’m used to w/ CR.

CR fan, but disappointed in this... I’ll explain.... I’ve been a big fan of Consumer Reports over a few decades. I had been a magazine subscriber forever, but have been away for a couple of years. So the app: (with online paid subscription) I’ve been researching used cars and the app has limited information compared to the website. The big disappointment comes from the lack of continuity between the two, there is no connection between them - if I want more details I have to start my search over on the website - nothing I have found in the car sectioned the app is hyper-linked to the website. So i don’t even bother with the app, it’s a waste of time - I just use the website. CR used car reviews: also disappointed. When they make a reliability statement, they don’t break models down by engine and transmission options. Many cars/trucks have multiple drivetrain options but they don’t subcategorize them so it’s hard to know which sub model to consider/avoid. CR - if your listening, you’ll need to do better if I’m gonna renew when my annual subscription is up.

Search function is flawed. March 2024 hard copy issue of CR Magazine mentions 2022 testing of chocolate bars for heavy metals. But search in the CR app for “chocolate bar” and you get one result (and oddly labeled “model”); and search just for “chocolate” and you get about 30 results, most of which contain the words “chocolate “ and “bar.” But no mention of any article about testing for heavy metals. This is just a list of tested snack bars, with no link to main article, which only shows up if you search for “snack bars.” I could never find the article about the 2022 testing for metals. Search function is flawed and incomplete, and you have to know the precise wording of testing categories to get them to show up; and apparently, not all the articles or tests are included in the app.

Not Current Info. The app data regarding cars is less current (2018) than the website data (2019) available online. Makes me wonder what other ratings and reviews are outdated when I’m using the app. Kinda makes the app less than useful. I’m also not thrilled with the regular info available on the website. What I mean is this example. I'm looking at a side-by-side comparison between the 2019 Honda Pilot and Jeep Grand Cherokee (gas) and cannot for the life of me understand why the Pilot (73) scored higher than the GC (65), nor why the Honda is "Recommended" and the Jeep is not. Road Test, Reliability, Owner Satisfaction, Accel, Tranny, Handling, Ride, Noise, Driving Position, Climate Sys are identical. GC has better Braking, Headlights, Front Seat Comfort, Controls/Display, Interior Fit/Finish. Very similar NHTSA star scores, Warranties. Better safety features on Pilot. But nowhere do they explain why the GC scored a full 8 points lower than the Pilot, nor why they can’t “Recommend” the GC. All of this compromises CR’s reliability and integrity, IMO.

Good info, if you can find it. Two issues: If you try to find reviews that are not in the main menu, good luck. I am an online member and get CR emails with new reviews, such as on hdtv antennas. But if you search for hdtv in the app, it says no results. Second, when I open the CR emails, and click on an article it does not ask “would you like to open this in the app” . Instead it asks me to log in. Guys, why have the app if I have to log in, every other organization recognizes its own app and either automatically opens it or asks. So bad app, but I live CR

Limited viewing. 1. When researching cars there is no option to select new or used. You have to go into each model to see. 2. When clicking into a a car then you can choose “used”. It takes you to a screen of years but the rating grid doesn’t display. 3. When clicking into a used car year they only show “reliability” and “satisfaction”. Gone is their every point tested ratings. 4. Sadly, the unbiased CR seems to be struggling as there are very few items they review anymore so not a lot of information on everyday purchases 5. There is not a way to provide feedback or requests on the app. Perhaps this is for keeping things unbiased. I would really like CR to review a Hair/blow dryer as many of them are too loud, controls are cumbersome and unreliable

Access to information provided in magazine. I recently trying to look up information on water heaters. It might’ve been some thing else it doesn’t matter. I neither got no information or very little information online. Trying to find the same information. There is an extensive article online now I’m at your site I assume for the general public they provided all this information. I find it annoying that when I go to the site and paying for my only good part of the Contant, where is I can go to the Internet and get all the Contant when I’m not paying I would think you would want me to pay for the Contant, but I guess more specifically people online who are doing general searches

Where is the rest of it. I am a long-time consumer reports magazine subscriber. And I mean a long time. And now I am a digital subscriber also. I went into the app looking for information about air-conditioning units and only two options were shown (window and room )not the main house air-conditioning. So I went to the Internet for reviews and one of the reviews had a link to consumer reports for home air-conditioning. Now why is that not available to me as a digital subscriber. I even tried the Consumer Reports online site through the browser on my iPhone. And still did not see it. So I first thought the consumer reports had not done any analysis on home air conditioning but now I find it they did and I can’t access it. It’s a little frustrating no it’s a lot frustrating. I’ll see if I can find the magazine.

Disappointed. Growing up with Consumer Report magazine in our home and having it always be part of the decision for my parents when buying any appliance or new grown up toy i was really excited to rediscover this in the 2022 era of online everything. Review videos and organizations seem a dime a dozen these days. SO, rediscovering Consumer Reports I was so excited…to be quite terribly let down. Clunky app, come on man. From what i remember Consumer Reports is THE product research place that connects to customers. Such a cool magazine. Apps have been around for a LONG time. What is this ancient app experience that I am experiencing?? Very small product testing and product type testing. What is this? I remember going to the once-per-year magazine that would show product type and direct you to the magazine that had your product. with this well established of a company, and the market for reviews seemingly flourishing like never before…what happened?? Very, very disappointed.

Not Acceptable Search Function. The CR app s arch function is useless. Put in a common product category such as “earbuds” where CR has published full ratings and you get no results for the category. Instead you get a list of reviewed products with “earbuds” in the name. This requires you to then read the reviews for each model separately. Worse, if the product does not have the search term in the formal name (eg Apple EarPods) you have to perform new searches to try to find them. It’s perplexing as some product categories are surfaced in searches, but many others using the same product category name used in the magazine cannot be found in the app.

Online nothing like paper mags and books. I LOVE Consumer Reports both monthly magazine and annual car guide book. No one comes close to their research, data and ease of use. Have been on/off member for decades and holding my breath hoping CR doesn’t go out of business. Online guide has 1/4 of the detail paper copies offer and nobody wants ALL those paper mags/books stacked up around the house. This could be an awesome App with a menu bar or side bar or drop down search. Click on Magazine and see the monthly reports in detail. Click on Auto see everything in the book. Charge extra for members to access the annual auto book link. PLEASE invest in online! People will come. P.S. I really believe in you guys and would love to come work for you and help you design the App. Success to you all!

Not many brands available to compare. I I am disappointed in the brand availability in consumer reports anymore. I used to use them to, along with a couple of other sites to compare with. Nowadays you can barely find the products and when you do find an item (ie - tires, there’s a lot of brands that I’ve never heard of, and apparently neither have the tire shops around me. I do know they have always only tested what was sent to them to test, so I don’t know if the problem is that they’re not reaching out enough to different companies and offer testing, or if it’s something else. I just know that they have gone so far downhill, that I regret my yearly subscription.

Go-To App Before Any Big Purchase. Consumer Reports is my go-to service before any major purchase — and sometimes minor purchases. I have used it for well over ten years to help understand a product before buying it. They are independent in their product reviews (they are not sponsored or receive free goods in exchange for a review) and have I found that they are usually spot on in their assessments. The app itself has less information than their website but for a quick check to get your research started it is an excellent resource. I highly recommend a subscription as it helps you understand pros/cons of a product and in the end save you time and most importantly money.

Don’t buy until you CR the product. Any major purchase I make is first checked with consumer reports. Just because something is on sale won’t mean it’s worth getting. CR tests products and provides accurate assessments of the pros and cons. While you may not be able to afford their highest rated product, you will be confident you’re getting the best item in your price range. Used it for dishwashers, fridges, washer dryers, vacuum's, oven ranges, power tools, BBQ, TVs and currently I’m evaluating a generator for backup power. They’re subscription is worth every penny. I check rankings here first and then search for stores and deals. I started using them from NZ, then here in the USA

Web site CR and this App are not congruent. Consumer Reports web based has under Product Reviews exactly 7 categories and this app has exactly 6, missing the key section of Money which in kind has under it 4 subsections: Airlines, Car Insurance, Homeowner Insurance and Luggage. I paid for the digital subscription basically to access all of the items under the Money category, specially Insurances , Airlines and Luggage. Luggage is not even accessible in this app. It is available under the website Of CR.

KitchenAid French door Refrigerator. I purchased all KitchenAid appliances for my new kitchen in 2017. About a year later, I started having condensation in the back so much so that I could not close the middle slide out tray. I had the extended warranty by Via and they have been out to repair over five times. They fix the condensation but then the ice maker doesn’t work. Via keeps coming out and replacing the control panel but it never fixes the problem. Now the refrigerator doesn’t even cool or maintain temps. When I call KitchenAid, they don’t even pick up the phone. It is frustrating but one thing for sure, I will NEVER buy KitchenAid products ever again.

Right Unbiased/Non-Sponsored Information. Looking for a dishwasher and the information found on CR is incredible. It (the info) provides you with the peace-of-mind that you are making the correct buying decision. No more guess work, no more “trusting” the sales person or even word of mouth. The data doesn’t lie! The best part is we actually went with a cheaper better performing model so we saved money and being that the dishwasher is energy and water efficient it will continue saving us money every month on our utilities. Impressed! Not sure I will make a buying decision without consulting the data contains herein at CR!

Cancellation Policy. Update 5/22: I was contacted by a developer and told my monthly subscription will run through the paid thru date. I logged back in and find it IS still active and good for another few days. I obviously misunderstood the terms...for like the third or fourth time. :-/ I have bumped my rating to 5 stars. Thank you for contacting me!! By the way, CR was a huge part of my decision to buy a Mazda CX5 and I love it!! Initial review: Why does my subscription term on the day I term with a message it will run through the end of the already paid period if only I wait to term on that date? I need to term before that date because I will be out of the country on that date and don’t want to have to mess with terming CR. You should just give me what I paid for without trying to get an extra monthly fee because I miss the date. I love CR and turn my subscription on and off as needed. I would give you 5 stars except for your cancellation policy.

I check see our first for everything. I make a habit of checking Consumer Reports before I buy almost everything. I’ve never gone wrong. I love the app. What I’m considering products this is my go to first for Consumer Report opinions. The last three cars I bought, I would do Consumer Reports and Garner bought the highest rated cars. Each one is lasted more than 10 years with almost no maintenance.

Cars section not loading.. It’s been almost a month since the Car section is not loading. I have restarted the app, and my phone many times, but no luck. I have an iPhone 7plus with the latest iOS 13.2.3. I use the app few times a week and I haven’t logged in or out since I installed the app. Also, the content gets updated pretty slow. Some items that are top of the lists are hard to find and replaced or discontinued (e.g. tires, toasters, monitors (Dell U2713H is a 2013 model!)), and some major products that have been around for a while are not there (Bose 700, etc.).

Helpful, could be better. The ratings are helpful when they are up to date, but some ratings are old and the top rated products are sometimes no longer available. Also, I wish more of the content that is available on the website could've accessed on the mobile app. The thing that I appreciate the most is that that ratings are objective. Every product in a given test is tested in exactly the same way.

I Love Consumer Reports. I subscribe to CR, and love the app. It makes comparison shopping easy, I have used it to to make intelligent purchases with unbiased reviews. I also highly recommend the buying guides, they make it easy to learn about products before you buy. I also use it to guide my family when they are deciding, everything from cars to toaster ovens! Love it, keep on being awesome Consumer Reports!

Not enough products. I really like Consumer Reports and their unbiased reviews. Having said that, I’m disappointed in the somewhat narrow scope of products that they cover, particularly when it comes to every day items. It seems like every time I go to enter a product type (toothpaste, for example), there aren’t any reviews for it. And yet, I know for a fact that Consumer Reports has published reviews on whitening toothpastes in the past, because I specifically bought their recommended brand for years and years after reading it! Either the app should allow us to read past reviews, or the current number of product reviews should be greatly expanded beyond big ticket items like appliances. I’ll enjoy having content access for a year, but I can’t justify renewing an annual membership to read about household purchases I might make every 5-10 years when so few of the things that I use daily aren’t going to be covered.

Not like a I remember it in print form. Disappointed.. I eagerly subscribed to a 1-year digital subscription via the App Store. I imagined interesting articles and product research. Instead, everything is reduced to a numeric scale, perhaps with a few sentences of subjective impressions. And a tiny image that can’t be zoomed… Even the breadth of products reviewed is not great. I looked at the vacuum cleaner category, specifically at upright models. Would you believe Miele isn’t represented at all? Plenty of Shark Vac junk, but the defacto king of vacuum cleaners didn’t rank or was somehow not tested. Hard to imagine either scenario, really… My review of Consumer Reports digital edition is poor—I do not recommend. This is quantity vs quality at work. I wish I’d had selected the one-month membership for $10 or—better yet—Consumer Reports were upfront enough to show samples of the format. I suspect many people would not part with the better part of $40 for it. I couldn’t cancel quickly enough.

Information Right at your fingertips!. Who knew that this app held more information than you ever thought you needed. Really simple to use, and being a member is very affordable with multiple options. If you are like most of us and you want to get the best product that you can afford, this app helps to figure out the choices and options you have. Wonderful app. Thank you for your decades of service Consumer Reports!

So helpful when making a purchase!. Consumer Reports rarely disappoints when it comes to helping you decide which item to buy. Their app is incredibly easy to navigate; you can compare multiple items at a time, filter by certain brands/sizes, etc. Before my subscription I would be scouring the Internet for hours, even days, trying to learn what constitutes a “good” product, but you don’t know who’s behind the scenes funding that “research,” and sometimes the data come up conflicting article to article. CR takes all of the guesswork out of this process by developing an objective way to compare products. They break down the nuances of what to look for and provide a non-biased rating of what’s in the market. Highly recommend!

I love consumer reports and the work they do this app does not reflect the grade of work they do. Unfortunately, this app does not reflect the great work. Consumer reports does. I rarely find what I need using this app and have to resort to the website which is no big deal really but the idea of an app is to be able to quickly pull up what you need and save preferences and things like that. I give this consumer app one star and don’t recommend getting it and wasting your time. However, I do recommend getting a subscription to consumer report and using their website whenever needed to look up information, reports, testing, etc.

The ONLY reviews I read before I buy.. Many don’t know that CR is only review company that is not at all funded by advertising and some don’t know how important this is to seeing reviews that are honest, accurate and produced for-the-consumer. In most cases, reviews are a form of advertising and not to be trusted. The CR app is a way to quickly check via category or brand before you pluck down that contactless “plastic.” I never buy electronics or any big investment product without checking with CR first.

Poor execution on a tablet. I am very disappointed with the functionality of the application running on an iPad because the user interface appears to be the same interface that is used on the iPhone. Some mobile application development suites make cross platform development easier, but the developer needs to think about the differences in how devices are used. You should start from scratch and build an application that takes full advantage of the screen size and offers the user some ability to alter the views. Look at other applications and see how they function, and look for the things that make them great. As it stands now, there is a lot of room for improvements to the user interface.

No longer worth a membership. Their reviews and recommendations are limited. They often do not include the cost as a factor of the review for a consumable product. They are missing many many product lines. I have been using consumer reports for decades. It seems as if the quality of their analysis is much worse than in the past, or I am just more aware of the inaccuracy of their data. Just look at paper towels. The highest rated product is the one with the Lowest square feet. If they compared by cost per square foot instead of the roll cost they tested, the data would be much more helpful. So they recommend a brand that is very expensive and very small. Compared to another roll they is 1.3 times larger and a fraction of the cost, their “strength when wet test” should use more than twice the paper towels to test against since you get twice as many AND the cost is MUCH LOWER. As of February 2024 Yes paper towels are boring but you know when you have finally just had enough with a company from seeing the same practices over and over; that’s where I am with the paper towels.

Where’s my CR viewer?. I’ve been wondering since February why I couldn’t load any newer issues into my iPad magazine viewer. I’m in good standing as a subscriber, and tonight I finally found time to log into CR website on my laptop and could see issues all the way to August. Still not getting it, I uninstalled my CR viewer, intending to reinstall it but got instead this “Ratings” app, renamed “Consumer Reports.” I don’t want to use my pad to read a website. The appeal of the apparently retired app was that I could download the issues when the pad was connected to WIFI and then read them in a stand-alone viewer. This thing on my iPad now is useless, and I guess my reading of Consumer Reports will continue to lapse, because my round-robin scheduling of iPad viewers to read the various periodicals they make available to me will not include anything from CR.

Broad set of categories acting as your purchasing advisor. It is rare that I find a category of purchases that consumer reports doesn’t have a strong perspective on “the good, the bad, and the ugly” products that make up the landscape of items available. I go here first and often to keep apprised of what products to seek out and what ones to avoid: across cars, tvs, refrigerators, laptops- all major purchases that you don’t want to mess up regularly.

Red copper nonstick. We purchased a red copper nonstick about two years ago. We’ve been careful to maintain it properly but despite our efforts the pan is now terrible at the nonstick function. This pan was made in China and we’re convinced China has little quality control and inferior materials which leads to premature failure. We’ve seen this on numerous products. As for the red copper pan, we noticed CR gave it a pretty high rating so we now question the type of longevity testing that’s done. We’ll continue to use CR recommendations but we’re disappointed in the red copper frying pan rating.

An app with no ambition to be more than a "product list". If you don't have a subscription then this app is nothing more than a product list. This isn't necessarily a bad thing. I can use the app to find a list of something I know nothing about, like water heaters, and then use the list to do my own research. But there are certain basic features I expect from an app before I hand over my money. First, I expect to be able to subscribe through Apple. This is non-negotiable for me as I have many subscriptions to manage and I need them to be in as few places as possible. Second, I should never have to leave an app to create an account unless it's an app requiring additional verification to protect my privacy, like a patient portal app. But this isn't a patient portal app; it's a product reference app. Third, if I must leave the app and use a web browser to create an account, the app should tell me where to go to create an account. Nowhere in the app does it say where or how to create an account. The only contact information provided is a phone number to call when having trouble logging in. So, I give this app 2-stars for having an awesome list of products and for having no ambition when it comes to attracting new subscribers.

Consumer Reports. I have used CR since I was in college in the 1960’s. I take the magazine as well as on line and I love both. The magazine is great to read because it has articles I probably would not have searched for on line. I read from cover to cover. Both are indispensable for doing a much better job of purchasing just about everything cars, used cars, yard equipment, even many smaller items like toilet paper. It is a big time saver. I hate buying something that after I get it home it doesn’t work. Some places make it a hassle to return except Costco who makes returning easy and pleasant. The subscription pays for its self in money and time. CR is the best publication and service and lessons how to shop and look for or to watch out for. Your organization gets my very top Recommendations !!! Thank you for years of help.

Useful, but has issues. I use the app primarily to look at reviews of products I plan to purchase. It usually works well, but today it insisted on updating its database before I could use it. No amount of hitting 'cancel' or restarting it had any effect. I ended up having to walk to the front of the large big box store (for a better signal/faster download), and, with a full strength cell signal it still took minutes to update. Totally not cool! It finally finished loading, then proceeded to tell me there were no results for 'crock pot' and 'slow cooker.' I then logged on to the website, and confirmed there are indeed results for both search terms. The app wasted too many minutes of my life to then fail at its basic function.

A must have app!. I base all of my big purchases on CR reviews and recommendations. I have never been steered wrong. From cars to TVs to coffee makers and stick vacuums their testing and reporting is right on the money. No advertisements. No sponsorships. No outside influence from the corporations they are reviewing nor annoying influencers who will shill anything if paid enough. Fair. Accurate. Unbiased. And it costs almost nothing. The money it will save you on one purchase will pay for your subscription! Worth every penny!!!

Great Ideas for 50+ years. I’ve trusted Consumers for almost 50 years and they’ve never steered me wrong! Unless the manufacturer changed something after CR tests it I’ve always been happy with appliances to TVs, to cars based on their recommendations. (One dishwasher changed to a “heatproof” plastic inside tub. It melted.) Their reports asks and answers the same questions I have and would be asking sales people, but with a lot more truth! And Having a price range let’s me know if the prices given in the store are high or low. The magazine covers many different topics, from big appliances, to cars, to Internet safety. And I always get a laugh at “selling lt.” on the last page, for some of the truly crazy things people do while selling something! I’ll be a CR subscriber for as long as I can!

Dates?. I’d really like to know what the report dates are for the ratings. Was it last month, last year?? At least the year would be helpful, year and month would be great. It would be useful to know if a set of ratings is very recent, or is older (and possibly going to be updated). Other than the above, the app is useful for quick comparisons while out on the go. It is no substitute for the full website at this time. But there is room for growth and inclusion of additional information and features thru future updates. The user interface is clear and intuitive. Easy to use. I hope that any future updates of the app will keep the no-nonsense design.

Shopping for Printers. Trying to use the on-line Consumer Reports app to shop for printers is a total waste of time and a useless effort. All of their listed printer evaluations are lumped together without any sorting as to laser, black and white, inkjet, all-in-one, etc. There are no features graphics as in their printed issues. Totally worthless!!! Thanks for your response. However, I did try to select the type printer and use the filters; got same list of 73 unsorted printers. Maybe I did not do it right, but were no instructions! As for the non-sense filters: Can select either CR Best-buy or CR recommended — but not both? Stupid! Do you have to select every brand listed to get complete results? Who knows! Would be so much simpler to just list printers by the major categories and ratings. But no, this CR site was created by programmers who abhor the KISS principles. My review stands: worthless!!!

Two suggestions. I really love Consumer Reports because I feel that they’re truly unbiased. This review is JUST for the iOS app. Why can’t I see any CR articles in the app? It seems that I can only view products. But CR published quite a lot of articles that I enjoy reading. I have to open it in the browser in order to view them. Please add the ability to view articles to the iOS app. One more suggestion — please add the date that the products were reviewed. For example, when I open the app, it has a “recently reviewed” section, but it doesn’t specify WHEN they were reviewed.

Horrible. Just horrible.. This app is a joke. I have had a CR subscription for decades. Both digital and print. Can’t log into this app and it just says to call a 800 number. I call, and get a bunch of high school drop outs who refuse to work and just end the call when I tell them I can’t log into the app. Or they make me feel like I’m 90 and that I can’t operate technology and ask me to restart my phone while I’m on the phone! Then they say that’s all they can do. I ask for a supervisor or another person, and they hang up. Who runs your customer service line?? It’s definitely NOT for servicing customers. I am seriously considering cancelling my entire CR memberships. As this company has been going down hill for years. Such a shame too.

Not time tested results. When you look at chainsaws and see Stihl saws rated lower than ANY other chainsaw, you know something is amiss. I can tell that the products are bought and tested over the course of a few hours, maybe days, and then the rating concludes. This is not helpful for what I bought the subscription for. It's also discouraging that the results are cookie cutter answers. They all use the same phrases. It's like somebody picked up the product, used it for about 2 minutes and clicked a couple buttons and that's what I'm paying money for. That's not what I expected. There could be a poll. You could send products to professionals in their field for free and let them give you feedback over time for their testing. This would be much better than what I can only assume is happening with the lack of dynamism in the results and lack of accuracy in things I know to be true.

Not iPad use friendly.. It’s too bad the app isn’t really set up to be viewed in a large screen. I was looking for a better experience in the app, but it’s small as if I was using a phone. As far as services and information is great, although sometimes I’m confused about the conflicting reviews of vehicles, their quiet but yet noisy? I know there are a lot of things that are taken into consideration when reviewing vehicles but that’s one point I’m sometimes confused on. I also wish there was an option to view the different types of models under the respective lines and what the different features are for instance the Toyota Highlander has like 15 different styles under their 5 lines, including the hybrid variations, where can I find it? Maybe is there somewhere and I just haven’t found it yet. Otherwise I’m very happy with the rest of the information that’s provided to help get a general idea of the year or model I’m looking into.

App is not perfect & it’s a letdown. Update: after contacting consumer reports via email and chat, I was told to contact Apple. Apple told me they will refund my $10. I wish the app was more robust. But the lackluster search function, and the lack of material on the app are a letdown for a company that has been absolutely fabulous in the past. ********* I subscribed to this app today and apparently absolutely wasted my $10.. I subscribed because the information on the mattress I was searching was hidden until I subscribed. But after I subscribed, they actually don’t have information on mattresses. It was very deceptive! I’m not able to search anything. I searched all of the appliances and gadgets in my home that I could think of just to test it. None of them were searchable. Maybe I should give them credit and think that their database is just in adequate. But either way, I wouldn’t suggest wasting any money on this app.

Average Consumer. The average consumer needs a consumer advocate like Consumer Reports; otherwise we are flying blind when it comes to making purchases, large and small. Consumer Reports takes the ‘guess’ out guesswork. They do rigorous testing, research, and thousands of surveys for you. All one has to do is read over the literature to make an informed and objective decision; with great confidence. The is no worse feeling than being taken advantage of and being duped by corporate malfeasance. This is no longer the case for me as an avid CR reader. I buy all of my friends and family subscriptions to the magazine and to the online services as holiday gifts. It is the greatest gift of all, I am told, and is used all year around. CR now covers the entire gamut of every conceivable purchasing decision: from food to health care plans, to stores and services to automobiles. Knowledge is indeed power and CR, rightly, empowers the consumer. They cut through all of the clutter and go directly to aiding one in making the right decision every time; to me this is priceless! CR subscribers becomes discerning consumers and come to recognize the brands which deliver the highest quality and at the best prices. They are also the first to tell you when things change in the wrong direction. They have changed my life and I will never be able to say enough nice things about them.

(Still) Needs more features. I’m a subscriber and I appreciate the hard work behind the ratings and objective reviews, but the app needs more features. I get the CR newsletter with all sorts of intriguing consumer rights, protections, tips, and tricks, but generally avoid clicking links in emails out of an abundance of security caution and don’t want to browse to a site on a phone. I want to be able to interact with all that great content after authenticating as a part of a more secure experience. Please expand functionality of app for a more complete and secure member experience. (Update) I would also be much more likely to participate in the surveys if I could click through the app to do so. The segmentation of the review component from the broader CR content is disjointed and very counterintuitive. Please bring both sides under same umbrella. (Update 2, 31 Mar 20) Segmentation behind the reviews in the app and all the consumer facing advice still persists; please combine the two CR sides.

Search is poor. I’m a longtime CR subscriber, both print and digital. I’d rather use this app all the time but the search feature only works about 50% of he time. For instance, I just tried to find the reliability ratings for different brand home heating and cooling systems. I searched for “heating”, “HVAC”, “Air conditioner”, and by brand names “Carrier” and “Bryant”. No useful results. But I’ve seen that information in the magazine so I know they have it. The other issue is that the ratings pages only show a summary off the products they are rating. More detailed discussions about the test results and the overview discussions about the product category being reviewed are also missing.

Horrible horrible horrible. Almost useless. What are you all doing? I have a digital subscription and have a reasonable expectation that most, if not all that shows up on my desktop iMac would show up on my iPad. Not the case at all. Why not? I am sick with a fever in bed and had hoped to use my iPad to do research on hearing aids. Nothing here. You have made changes to what you offer and how it is offered. This has to be made clear and grandfathered in for those of us who have older subscriptions. Exactly what information is now available with a digital subscription and how and where is it offered? You are the organization that is supposed to protect us, not scam us. I had a print subscription since the 60’s and my parents had it from the 40’s. I chose not to renew as the information soon got old and was insufficient. Took a digital subscription instead. Love this organization and hope the relatively new management will not run it into the ground by giving up your core values.

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Basic function and info. Website has way more info than the app. Very disappointed in its simplicity, Altho it works well enough. I’d like more comparison and sorting features in the ratings like in your magazine. I don’t mind scrolling around to see the comparison.

Not good for Canadians. Many products are not available or not listed.

Canadian products. Great advice but Many of your links to Canadian websites bring us to the US sites and the cost is sadly never Canadian. Sometimes the product is not even available in Canada.

Déçu. Ne répond pas aux normes du iPad quand à s’ajuster à la grandeur de l’affichage ...

Use CR all the time. The only downside is some products and codes aren’t available in Canada All prices are in US dollars

Terrible. Terrible, can’t log in, won’t give me access to reviews after I paid for it.

The critics need more criticism. For a company that spends all of his time judging other peoples products. They should really spend some time studying their app. This app doesn’t even work on the iPad ,it’s just the iPhone version resized won’t even do landscape mode. And there’s no handling of the subscription through Apple services. So I have to log onto their website and create an account and then log in through the lame app. Really dumb

CR Magazine is in Apple News app.. CR Magazine is now in Apple News app w/o a the CR subscription fee.

Unbiased reviews. Trusted source. Don’t have to rely on so called star reviews on sites which are often paid or subject to negative troll attacks

Can’t login. Starting in May 2022, can’t login into the app anymore. Keeps telling me the password/user name is wrong even though I can still log into their website. Multiple attempts at changing password made no difference. Plus support hours are limited to their standard business hours. Damn poor customer service solution and not customer centric. Read another review with the same problem. The only solution they offered was to reset the password. Great, because of course, that doesn’t work 🙄🤬.

iPad app needs a refresh. Also could use more info such as washing machine water usage(ex 120L of heavy). BETTER/BEST is too bleak.

Car buying guide. Miss the detail and hindsight of the car buying guide. Most people are not in a position to buy brand new cars and the info on used cars would be much more useful for them than the new cars. Also not as much useful info now that it’s been rolled into the main ratings app. Please bring back the previous years models ratings.

Okay if you can find anything. Maybe it is because I live in Canada, but I am rarely able to find products that are available to me rated by CR. I bought a year subscription, but won’t be renewing.

Avoid wasting money on junk. They don’t test all products, but the ones they do I have had good luck with, I care about quality and CR helps me avoid paying for junk

My go to for before buying. While I don’t always completely agree with all their ratings, I always look up their opinions and ratings on things I’m in the market to buy. They are very good at weeding out the stuff NOT to buy and then their reviews give me a range to compare and compromise on. Love the objectivity and unbiased reports

iPad. Does not take advantage of IPad screen. Is made for phone.

Excellent. Love the CR app!!

Always have the review!!. Thanks

Blenders. Using the phone app Looking for ratings. All I get is individual Blenders.

Pretty useless in Canada. I guess having 33 million people doesn’t warrant any Canada specific data? Really? Its 2019. I can get pretty decent reviews from free websites. We deserve something better for $70 a year

Useless. Website has tons of great info and using the app there is a single screen of standard info you could find anywhere.

Useless used vehicle info. Let’s just say that this app is NOT for the research nerd. Here’s an example of why. I use Consumer Reports almost entirely for used vehicle research. Back in the day, I used their Annual Auto Issue in magazine format and now I’m subscribed to them online and used only their desktop/laptop version before downloading this app. I was used to finding reliability ratings for each major component of a make/model/year of vehicle (assuming enough user data) and assumed that this app would have the same level of detail. Instead, this app only gives a summary, like “Far above average” and an owner satisfaction in percent, like “77%”. On my recent search for a used vehicle, I actually not only had to go through the hassle of bringing my laptop along, but also the hassle of connecting to a wifi hotspot to look up info that actually matters to me, like trouble spots for engine, transmission, electric and climate systems, etc. instead of being able to find them in this app. In other words, this app is completely useless to me in terms of detailed vehicle research. As a paid subscriber, there should be a version of this app that has such details. If I had to pay for this version, you can be sure that I’d be using whatever means possible to tell people that it’s absolutely not worth their money – but it’s not even worth the time I took to download it and try it out in the first place.

Way too expensive for my needs.. Would like to be able to access this once in a blue moon. Might subscribe for $10/yr but not $10/month. I guess if you buy a lot of items it would be worth it. I’m just going to find someone who subscribes to the Magazine & borrow it. App looks great though.

No iPad app and seems CR doesn’t take the subscribers of the digital version seriously. It only provide Dated buying guides some of them are dated 2016!!!

Usually great. Usually great, but the car section is blank now - nothing loads in the app...

Couldn’t do general search for beds. Bhhhjj

Can’t log in. I can log into this app but can’t log in to their website. It always tells me “unavailable “. When I approached CR about this I couldn’t believe their sour attitude. I’m not renewing.

Smart watches. Could not find a review on them

Useful Information. I sell appliances and Consumer Reports is a great way to show my customers some tangible information and ratings of the best buys. Thank you

Not worth it. Most of the brands are not reviewed

Reviews. Don’t like being locked in to a review after giving star rating

Great source of information. Great source of information and recommendations only wish they have more departments

Saves time and is trustworthy. Would love if everything on desktop version was available

Independent Reviews & Expert Advice. Consumer reports is my go to for Independent Reviews & Expert Advice with articles which inform on factors worth considering before making a purchase.

Terrible even search won’t work. what I search for you can’t find it.

4 Stars for One Reason. And that reason is their outdated app, very inefficient navigation and search bar needs lots of work to come up to a modern standard. Also, you can’t copy text from the app, if you want to check prices on other stores. Apart from that, CR is my go to for product reviews and testing.

Go To Source. This is my prime source of info before I order anything. Well worth the cost of subscription.

Not impressed with the app. Very limited in product choice and information. I also do not like the forced viewing in portrait mode. I find that accessing via my browser is much more informative and easier to navigate. I see no value in the app and will remove it as it is consuming cpu resources.

I use it for everything. There are lots of products on the market, claiming to be the best… it’s important to do your research, and it only takes a minute with the app… from blenders to sound bars.. and recently my pillow It’s worth every penny

Dummies can’t make an iPad version? Seriously??. See title. Says it all.

Not enough products. I thought there would be more products reviewed. Seems like they take advantage of people on the internet. Should review their on product. Will come back as bad and not recommend.

Not for profit company but not a free app. As mentioned in the title the company is non profit but the app still requires monthly or yearly subscriptions in order to gain any information. If you purchase an item through one of their links they receive commission from the seller. You’d think this would cover costs of their simple business, but it doesn’t. I’d rather see some advertisements than pay monthly fees. Unfortunately I’m more of a try before you but kind of guy, not vise versa. App deleted.

Username / Password work on site but not app. My UN/PW work on the website, but won’t work in the app. Tech support asked me to log into both. One worked the other didn’t. Their only solution was to reset the PW. I actually did that earlier, but of course it didn’t work.

Best advice you can get. I am a long-time member of CU going back to the print-only days. We consult their advice before making any important purchase. They have never let us down. My only wish is that the Canadian content would be restored.

CR. Keep manufacturers honest - good work CR!

CR is corrupt af. It’s clear as heck thst the companies that they’ve given their highest honours to paid for their reviews, like Subaru they have one of the most well documented engine problems in the auto industry but somehow won every aspect with CR what a freaking joke

Not an iPad app anymore.. Only a iPhone app.

Me. I make sure I check with consumer reports before I buy anything

Disappointing on iPad. Display doesn’t fit the iPad screen. Very disappointing... Better if you use the app on your phone, or when you consult the website on your computer.

CR app. Love it!

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More samples or less consumers. We need more product diversity in options and in ratings. Some ratings begin in the 70s and that shows that we need better products in that area. CR needs to be more extensive in product, service, and consumer interests to keep current with economic trends, interest fluctuations, and consumer spending. Consumers are becoming more selective in prioritizing needs and wants, to include this service. Ratings that are unavailable here, are available online for FREE.

Consumer Reports ...WHY NOT. Consumer reports, PLEASE PLEASE I have been a Consumer Reports reader for a long time. I have A iPad and a iPhone. The iPhone HAS the CR app that generally works Ok and it is supposed to work on the I watch, which I don’t have. Why, why, why would’nt you want that same app to also work on an iPad?? Is the programming that difficult? This is 2017 please FIX!!!

Reliable and Consistent. I got the app about a year ago. I have used it on a lot of items from healthy breakfast sandwiches, wireless routers, vehicle batteries, tires and tv’s. Each time it has done exactly what it says on items reviewed. That DOES NOT exist with anyone else. I would recommend this to anyone who is willing to do a little research before spending there hard earned money.

Convenient App that can get better!. I think the app is nicely made. There are some quirks though. - App loading time is not so great, and the app keeps refreshing and then stabilizes after a time. This is a solvable problem which I’m not too worried about. - My biggest issue is the content. For ex, the website has a section for Cell Phone Services but the app does not. There may be other examples as well which I may not have come across. This defeats the purpose of having an app. Can we include all categories in the app please? - If we publish articles on the website, can the app also have them too? I dont want to read a buying guide from Oct 2018 when it is Oct 2022. All in all though, I’m happy that I’m supporting CR because they do phenomenal work! ☺️

Good app, with a few improvements needed. It’s nice to have CR’s updated information instantly available. But, getting into a corner after drilling down on a particular item is a common problem. Need to have a reliable, graceful way to back out one or two levels, without restarting the app.

Consumer reports is very helpful in judging products. I have been reading there reviews my whole life. It helps one best choose products by giving the reader a comprehensive review of each item. I feel this has been invaluable.

App randomly logs my account out when reopening the app. I like the app. However, there is a bug that almost every time I open the app after some time of not using it, I have to login into my consumer reports account. Also, this happens everytime the app is updated which is inconvenient and annoying. This issue that keeps logging me out of my consumer reports account needs to be investigated and fixed.

Used car reliability not available?. I’ve been a long time subscriber but never tried the app. I am looking for a used car and wanted to use this to see detailed reliability, which is probably THE most important thing but it isn’t available in this app. All it shows is one little colored dot for the overall reliability. This isn’t sufficient as anyone who’s browsed the detailed used car info on the website will tell you. It’s a 5 star app if it matches the website in terms of detail.

Stale Content!!. This App appears to just contain material from the magazine which is never updated and may be a few years out of date. And there is no indication when the review was conducted! Bought it for stroller reviews. One of the top strollers was no longer for sale. Fine. But then, for the one I bought and just received, one of the features specifically mentioned as a "pro" (the fact it stands folded) is incorrect! The stroller must have been redesigned. If the reviews are not monitored for updates, tell us when you did them!

CR (Consumer Reports App). I really like it; as long as you have a subscription through their website, you can use it as much as you want, and it comes in handy before making purchases. The only thing I don’t like is it doesn’t have everything that is rated on the website, and the search isn't always the easiest to find things you are trying to lookup.

Unusable for reading car reviews. The current app version is borderline unusable for reading car reviews. Opening a drop down scrolls all the way to the bottom of that section? Attempting to scroll through a drop down section results in the section collapsing and losing your place in the section. Reopening the section puts you back down at the bottom. Not a very good look for a company who judges the quality and user experience of products.

Much less comprehensive than it used to be—Such a letdown.. Have subscribed to both the print and online versions of CR at different times in the last 30 years. The print version has always been good but has its obvious limitations when you’re in a store and want to get product information. The website USED to be perfect for this, and for being able to quickly search back issues, etc. Now, it only seems to cover about 20% of the ground that it used to and it does that inadequately—covering say 6 product examples in a category now when it used to 30. Sad... CR should review its own website.

Membership doesn’t give access to app. So paid membership doesn’t grant access to app? What a complete scam from a company whose struggling to find a place in a world of free information. What a mistake. I’ve been a buyer of CR for over 20yrs and the attempt to go digital was met with disappointment. CR was one of the only things I didn’t have an app for and when I realized they made one I was thrilled. I figured, I pay for membership so I definitely have credentials for the app. Imagine my disappointment when they had their hands out for more. GOODBYE!!!

Trust. Before any major purchase I always review your ratings and write up. Have never been sorry and have been using your reviews and service for at least 25 years. 98% of the time I would say I make your recommended buy. Occasionally I may not agree and make a more independent decision. Thank you for your work.

Is this a joke?. I was a member several years ago and decided to rejoin because I need to make several appliance purchases. However, I CAN’T rejoin no matter what I do. I’m stuck in a never ending loop of resetting my password. I reset it and then it won’t take the new password. I did this 3 times and gave up. I guess CR doesn’t want my money. I work in IT security and it’s not user error. I’m not about to waste my time calling your help desk lol. Oh well, there are plenty of other places to read reviews…for free.

An app that hates fingers?. I love the convenience of having this app with me when I’m shopping. But guys, please, do something about the touchiness. If you leave your finger on the screen longer than 1-2 seconds when scrolling, it closes the window you are trying to read. Why in the world would you program it this way? Please, fix it. My wife is getting tired of the F-bombs I yell at you every time you close my window.

Trust. I've googled reviews for products and you just don't know which are ads and which are fake and which are legit but with CR you know you can trust their reviews. They aren't trying to sell me anything and they aren't emboldened to any one brand so it's objective and concise. I trust CR and I suspect many others do as well.

Ratings Anywhere. I have taken to using this app all the time while shopping in physical stores. From laundry detergent to washers and dryers, you can check CR's ratings on all kinds of products. I never have to take a chance on buying something that won't do the job. Note that you have to have a CR subscription to make use of the ratings through the app.

THE source for consumer information. My father subscribed to CR as long as I can remember. I picked up my own subscription once I had my own home. We’ve never been steered wrong and they provide insights into things people might not consider. Electronic version is similar to the print edition except the e-version can pull from a wider range of products and tests than a standalone print edition.

CR Ratings very useful for shopping; specific models sometimes lacking. Consumer Reports always provides very useful information to get the best product for a good value. Unfortunately, sometimes the models they review are no longer available in stores or online and that can make the buying process frustrating. Of course, some manufacturers (mattresses are the worst offenders) purposely use many different model numbers to confuse buyers.

Waste of time and money.. I purchased an annual membership and within a couple hours I realized the product reviews were nothing special (vague and often inaccurate). Requesting a refund the same day, I was not able to get a refund for the whole amount. They call it a pro-rated refund however there is no grace period to cancel from the purchasing date. There are hundreds of reports online detailing other complaints against this company which I wish I saw earlier (one example is a 1/5 on ConsumerAffairs). I suspect many iOS app reviewers are not paying members or are planted. Use Google and don’t bother with these people.

My Verdict for CR Rating. It couldn’t be stressed enough to say how convenient fair-and-unbiased information makes for searching “decent” products is. The Hype Cycle can notoriously make it harder, especially if you’re all too familiar with what exactly marketing “puffery” is, let alone its (annoyingly) ‘true purpose.’

Reliable, Independent Recommendations. You can’t trust any product recommendations you find on the internet, except for Consumer Reports. This app makes finding the latest recommendations easy. I use it at least once a week, sometimes for myself and sometimes to help friends. I highly recommend this excellent app.

Requires a second subscription. I have a subscription to CR, which works well for receiving the magazine and on their website for finding and reviewing previous magazines and ratings. Thought the app would be a great extension of that access. Looks like a great app, but when I entered my email and password, I was informed that access to the app requires a digital subscription, which apparently isn’t the same as a regular subscription. Too bad that they have an up charge to use the app.

Not sure what to say. I downloaded the app and signed in but almost nothing I looked for showed up at all, despite every item it searched on their website come up replete with trustworthy reviews and ratings. Perhaps I’m doing something or the Consumer Reports app doesn’t have the same function as the website. If I can’t find reviews and ratings, I don’t know why the app exists.

Reviews I Can Trust. I’m always a little suspicious of the reviews I read online. I’m never sure if they’re real or not. With CR I feel like I can put faith in what I’m seeing and ultimately it’s going to save me so much money. It was well worth the membership and I feel I’ve gotten my money back already!

Love it. I don’t think it’s as in-depth as the book or online but it is great and convenient to have on your phone. I love it. It’s also very user-friendly. I don’t like that you can’t get much history on it like if you were looking up a car you can only see one year but what are you gonna do. I love this. My mom turned me onto consumer reports when I was a kid and now as an adult I love it.

Where are the USED car ratings?. I was disappointed to see that the app has ZERO information on used cars!! It also appears that the app has very limited information across the board compared to the website. I pay for an annual online membership and was hoping the app would give me a better mobile experience. If I am missing something, please let me know.

Login Required but no Sign Up Option?. I was very confused when I opened the app to find a login page with no sign up option. It was as if I had to be subscribed to consumer reports before I could even use the app. I downloaded the app because of the reputation of CR and would be willing to sign up for the information. However there was only a phone number to call or recovery links. It’s incredibly disappointing that this simple design concept is missing. It renders the app completely useless to anyone who doesn’t already have access.

Consumer Report. You can’t go wrong using CR as a major item purchase advisor. Manufacturers almost always lean towards their products and advertisers make money by saying only good things about their customers or sponsors. CR presents the true value. Definitely worth the subscription price.

Very surprised and disappointed. I’ve always admired consumer reports there magazine is very helpful and informative. However, this app is virtually useless. It seems like it’s mainly a tool for them to link you to products without providing really any information at all about the products just seems like they’re trying to sell us stuff. For an organization as respected as this one to put out this product and then charge $39 annually is embarrassing. I tried to cancel my subscription within the first couple of hours, but wasn’t allowed to.

Great Money Saver. One of the best investments for saving money with quality purchases in an age where multiple businesses work within the planned opulence model. Thank you for helping people, I appreciate it! model. Thank you for helping people, I appreciate it! which are trash. In this business society of planned obsolescence I appreciate your service.

Top Review Reliability. CR’s is still the top organization for product and service reviews “hands down”. If you want to know what, when, and where to buy CR is the place to find out. The opposite is also true. If you want to know what, when, and where “NOT” to buy then look to CR

Very limited. I have a digital subscription but really only look at the cars. The info given out for each one is incredibly limited for each. For example, going into the used cars only shows the rating and some other basic stats like fuel economy, engine options, etc. On mobile, just going to the website offers far more info and includes the owner reviews. This is critical for me because I want to know what potential issues I will deal with when buying my next car, and not just a number.

Love Consumers!. Since it’s really difficult now to trust user reviews anywhere these days it’s great to have an independent tester and review to add to consumer research on the things we spend our precious dollars on. I’ve been a user and member for many years and they have maintained a high degree of independence and reliability in their research in so many areas of consumption.

Credible! Trusted!. If have been using Consumer Reports for about 35 years. It has saved me more money and heartaches on products that don’t work or are not quality. I have listened to friends, but learned to always re-check with Consumer Reports everything from cars, mattresses, air fryers to smartphones. Thank you, CR!!!

Doesnt work on ipad. The old consumer reports app worked on my ipad. Now it comes up as a bitty box for iphone only. Furthermore, it has been simplified for iphone so much that all the valuable information has been lost. Also, the ratings are impossible to find.I can only get their basic recommendations and a link tothe place to buy them. Consumerreports has sold out to the manufacturers in order to make a buck. Will now use other ratings. Disgusted with my longtime ratings friend and helper. 😢

Total mess of an app. Any simple search results in usually not finding reviews of products or categories that I’m researching. I kept thinking they would improve it but I finally gave up and canceled my subscription after years of frustration. It’s totally unintuitive, I wasted lots of time trying to get the info that I was looking for. This goes for the website version as well. I’ll occasionally still buy the print version as they seem to want you to do that even after paying for digital subscription.

Well done and easy to use. The app is very well written, and laid out. It is easy to find information. And this is what consumer reports is all about. I only wish all apps were this well designed and easy to use as it would make things easy for all.

Product Reviews. Whereas I appreciate all the time, money & funding that goes into the product testing, I would REALLY appreciate it if CR would please also include some homemade & or homemade products and natural products. For example, laundry detergents. There are many “natural” or non-petroleum based products & many home-made “recipes “, if you will. Please consider the less mainstream products. Thank you.

Lack luster. The app doesn’t give the same features available on the web interface. Even as I type this review the body section is pure white and I can’t see what I’m typing. I can see the title though. Weird. I’m relying on auto-incorrect to help. Consumer reports seems to be more of a buying service than an actual review site. The descriptions are lack information I thought would be readily available instead there are number with minimal information. I’m very disappointed and will not be renewing my subscription.

Won’t rotate. This is a review only of the app itself, not the content. I never give an app over a 3-star review if it doesn’t rotate when using my iPad in landscape view. Any app which doesn’t rotate is a pain to use with the iPad with a keyboard, as I nearly always use mine, since the keyboard requires landscape view. I’d love to see an iPad app, but the iPhone app would be perfectly acceptable if I could easily read it without tipping my device on its side.

Data can be old & completely missing. Often the tests are run on models no longer available so it’s not relevant. Too that off with blank pages. Currently it’s impacting my headphone ratings. It’s completely blank but CR - who reportedly protects consumers - has no way to get support on the app you must pay for. Great irony in that. Additionally they’ve removed some old information as far as other attributes of products. Ex would be steam cleaners ability on solid floors.

The best resource before buying most anything. I really love the fact that Consumer Reports has impartial reviews- they receive NO ad money and buy review products with their own money. It’s the opposite of these fake YouTubers who get free products and so their reviews are tainted. The app is a great. Highly recommended!!!

Great reviews, needs a section for news. I enjoy using CR for reviews on products. The content itself is worthy of 5 stars. The app is missing a section dedicated to the news articles that CR releases daily. It’s frustrating that I can’t access those within the app and I have to use google chrome to read the articles on mobile. I would change the rating to 5 stars if this feature was added.

Filter is not consistent with testing. Individual items listed do not have details behind ratings. Some items like sheets that are rated by height of mattress fit, you cannot filter based on that fit to find ones expected to fit your mattered. You also cannot filter by softness so what is the point of having the ratings and filter if the filter does not let you narrow down what you are looking for.

Consistent advice. I have followed CR for 40 years and have found their reviews and ratings correlate with a variety of products large and small I have purchased. I am never disappointed when making decisions based on their findings.

Auto renew anti consumer. Magazine and digital is great. As an older person, auto renew is absurd and obvious contrary to consumer justice. You allow canceling the auto renew only if cancel the service immediately! Consumer friendly would allow me to stop renewal now and keep service I paid for for the year! Addendum; they clarified that one can cancel the automatic renewal and continue the redt of the year subscription. They should however allow one to opt out of auto renew at the time one subscribes. Others who do this hope you forget to cancel. Bad consumerism!

Excellent features. So glad I subscribed to CR for their unbiased and objective reviews and ratings. There’s so many places to find reviews but it’s difficult to know how objective they are. CR’s reporting takes away the unknowns. There’s tons of information to help make the decision to buy or not.

Easy to use and lots of ratings. I like the app overall, it is easy to use and has more ratings than I can even think of. The only thing I wish was easier is comparing more than three products, but it has more to do with limited screen size.