The Economist on Windows

I really like this app and enjoy being able to read The Economist on my Surface Pro. The one big problem is that, even when I have downloaded an issue prior to being without a Wi-Fi connection, I am not able to access the content in the app. I get error messages instead. And now I'm also having issues with downloading issues in the first place.

Considering how much I'm paying for the subscription to the economist I don't think it's unreasonable to expect an app that actually works. This app doesn't download the latest version and now I have to go out to their website to read it - not what I paid for!

Content is great. App is decent. There's a dealbraker recurring issue: you can download an issue for "offline reading " and then when you're on a plane or train with no internet connection, the issue fails to load because there's no internet connection and then the app resets.

This application desperately needs an update to resolve problems downloading issues from their servers. Frequently cannot finish entire issues, or even subsections. On the same network, an iPhone version has no issues. Playback of audio is suspended when screen times out; not useable unless battery life is of no concern to you. Additionally, it doesn't have a mechanism to play all, or even have the next section automatically queue up. (have to go through the menu to choose audio again.) Also, I don't understand how the ability to draw in a 'notebook' was prioritized over network connectivity or audio edition support. What is the point of the drawing feature?!? Still gets a star for content quality.... when you can get it on your device. *update- after being unable to reliably download the last three editions, it lost its star for content as I can't get said content through this app.