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Medium

A Medium Corporation · 503,826 ratings · ★ 4.7

4.7
★★★★★
503,826 ratings
5 ★
420,948 (84%)
4 ★
54,600 (11%)
3 ★
12,448 (2%)
2 ★
4,285 (1%)
1 ★
11,519 (2%)
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Top complaints - extracted from 21 negative reviews

Recurring phrases mined from 1-2★ reviews. The bigger the percentage, the more users have the same problem. Fix the top 2-3 in your version and you have product-market fit on day one.

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"free"
4 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★ "as long as it is free it is useful." - Sushant Shekhar
2
"read"
4 negative reviews mention this · 19% of all complaints
★★★★★ "i miss the old medium where it is free and you can read lots of stories without paying anything. medium became one my comfort apps before when i cope to my problems." - Kayzel Nicole Lopez
3
"paid"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★★ "very helpful but most aretical are paid" - Aqsa Gul
4
"page"
3 negative reviews mention this · 14% of all complaints
★★★★ "Everytime I open your app you always show me paid articles but you don't show any free articles which makes my experience bad. If you will not improve your app and website I will not visit it again . Please look into this matter as I believ…" - Raj Kariya

📋 All 21 negative reviews

Every 1-2★ review we fetched. Use the copy button to grab them all for your own analysis (paste into ChatGPT/Claude with a prompt like "summarize core user problems, group by theme, ignore bugs, focus on missing features").

★★★★ Mukesh Pokhrel 5/7/2026
not available partner program in Nepal. Make it available
★★★★ Sushant Shekhar 5/7/2026 v4.5.1300305
as long as it is free it is useful.
★★★★ Edikama Lexy 5/5/2026
scammers
★★★★ Miha Toporovsky 5/3/2026 v4.5.1301752
I just came from web site,where u sad for writing I need app....but in APP NO INTERFACE FOR NEW STORY! how I can add my story?
★★★★ Raj Kariya 5/1/2026 v4.5.1301752
Everytime I open your app you always show me paid articles but you don't show any free articles which makes my experience bad. If you will not improve your app and website I will not visit it again . Please look into this matter as I believe you should show free and paid articles in starting page to make user experience good .
★★★★ Ali Murad 4/30/2026
disgusting app
★★★★ Rahul Kumar 4/30/2026 v4.5.1301752
App not working. it says connection failed.
★★★★ C T 4/29/2026 v4.5.1301752
AI slopfest. Articles that go nowhere. A bunch of unproven conclusions and hype about nothing.I used to enjoy Medium but I am not doing this to myself.
★★★★ AJT INC. 4/27/2026
definitely degraded down to the level of feeling like less of a human being then I've ever felt in my life...what is the point of this all
★★★★ James spargo 4/26/2026 v4.5.1301638
I found an article through a browser that I liked. Wanted to leave a comment, but the page said I can only comment using the app. so I installed the app, but can't find it in the app. I tapped the "open in app" link on the article and it took me to the play store, not the article in the app. I searched by article title: nothing. I searched by author: bupkis. I searched for every combination, and nothing. I'm done. the app stinks. I'll stick with the browser anonymously
★★★★ Mike Pate 4/25/2026 v4.5.1225377
Don't download this unless you want to pay. Personally I will never pay for an app, any app that doesn't tell you up front that they require a paid subscription. As far as I'm concerned telling you the app is free, then you download it and create a membership only to be told you have to have a paid subscription to read the article your interested in and not telling you up front that a paid subscription is required is a flat out lie. It's a scam used to pad their download numbers.
★★★★ Gowtham Dharmapal 4/23/2026 v4.5.1301638
App is not loading any feed most of the sessions, its always shows the try again error page. Tried clear data and relaunch, still it fails in login or home page. Not able to use the app at all.. please check and fix the issue.
★★★★ Mubarik Mhebub 4/20/2026
how can I earn and how can I start I don't know
★★★★ Ischaq Bagas Widayat 4/20/2026 v4.5.1301638
Now it's getting annoying. There are limits to writing and reading. Plus, the draft time doesn't follow the original draft anymore; it just follows the last update. OMG, just shut down your service. what a useless
★★★★ Neeta Sanctis 4/17/2026 v4.5.1301638
The app does not work well.
★★★★ Kelly Knutson 4/11/2026 v4.5.1301614
can't find subjects I want to read about
★★★★★ Aqsa Gul 5/7/2026 v4.5.1301811
very helpful but most aretical are paid
★★★★★ الدبعي علي احمد 5/6/2026 v4.5.1301752
يصعب مشاهدة معظم المقالات فى مجالات عديدة ،فى صفحات قليلة ،ياحبذا لو صممتم قوائم لعناوين المقالات فى كل المجالات ،تظهر لكل المشتركين
★★★★★ Kayzel Nicole Lopez 4/27/2026
i miss the old medium where it is free and you can read lots of stories without paying anything. medium became one my comfort apps before when i cope to my problems.
★★★★★ Creative Creature 4/17/2026 v4.5.1301521
if u try ti scroll through your draft it automatically takes u to the bottom of the screen. It's so annoying to edit in this app
★★★★★ Ryan Darbe 4/13/2026 v4.5.1301614
I think its great but apparently you have to pay to read anything. disappointing...

Sentiment summary

94%
Positive (4-5★)
2%
Neutral (3★)
3%
Negative (1-2★)

✓ Strong positive sentiment - clone path is harder, users like the existing app.