Favorite magazine, but app is weak.

Its my favorite magazine, but the app is weak.

It doesnt return to where you left it so you have to remember exactly where you were, find the article and scroll down to the right spot... Each and every time, even if you leave it for a second to check an email or text.

It doesnt track reading history so there is no way to see what you have already read. Therefore, obviously, it doesnt sync reading history across devices.

Font size is not adjustable.
The fantastic images and photos are not zoomable. there is no way to get a closer look, even when they are central to a story. The app is locked to portrait orientation. So, For example, a recent article about train travel had a map of the USA with train routes. It was illegible because Its size was limited to the width of an iPhone screen - no zooming, no landscape view.

Scrolling slider is too finicky to use reliably.

There is no bookmarking, highlighting or searching.

Even If the goal was to keep it like the paper version and ignore all the digital possibilities, they failed. At least with paper, you can mark the page you were reading and pickup where you left off.

The app developers would do well to look at other news and magazine apps, like the NYT which have already solved all these issues.

polanerlamonte about Harper's Magazine