Users repeatedly praise Readly’s large catalogue and the reading experience on tablets. Many say it offers better value than buying single issues. Several customers describe billing or cancellation problems that needed support to fix. Some find navigation clunky, and a few report certain content formats don’t work reliably.
Examples from available reviews (Dec 2021 – Feb 2026).
Wide range of publications, app works well especially on large tablets.
“Readly is incredibly good! Such a wide range of publications to dip into.”
Provides many interests and daily papers at excellent price; highly recommended.
“It allows me to read daily papers & weekly/monthly magazines for an amazing price.”
Cancellation did not process and payments continued being taken.
“When you cancel the subscription on the site it doesn’t go through”
Content is fine but they charged without reminder and refused refund.
“they charged me at the end of my free intro period without warning.”
Billing and cancellation issues show up in several reviews. One person reports a cancellation that didn’t go through and charges that continued. Another describes getting a quick refund after contacting support.
Reviewers often point to broad access to magazines and newspapers for one monthly fee. Many call it excellent value and say it saves money versus buying single copies. A minority feel the price is high if they mainly read regional or niche titles.
Readers frequently like the app on tablets and phones. Several mention family sharing and having favourite titles in one place. Some find the site navigation fiddly and say puzzle formats are unusable.
Few reviews focus on technical quality, but comments are mostly positive about the selection and readability. One reviewer reports no download problems after months of use. A small number mention missing mainstream newspapers or trouble with interactive formats.
Several users say they were charged when a free trial ended without warning and then struggled to get refunds. One reviewer says the company refused to share download data during a billing dispute. A small number describe clear, helpful replies from customer service.
Many reviews show strong satisfaction with the range of reading, app performance, and value. Several low ratings centre on billing problems and disputes over data disclosure. The reviews split between enthusiastic readers and customers hit by service or billing failures.
For each review, the core experience based on original source reviews.
Sources: Trustpilot (40) · Collected.reviews (1) · Quotes shortened · As of: February 2026
Wide range of publications, app works well especially on large tablets.
“Readly is incredibly good! Such a wide range of publications to dip into.”
Family shareable service allows international access to UK magazines.
“It allows more than one family member to share the convenience of accessing content”
Large selection presented like printed layout; some audio available.
“So many great reads in one place!”
Convenient multi-title access; suggests premium option for higher-cost titles.
“This is a great app to access several magazines and newspapers in one place”
Saved money by subscribing while exploring additional magazines.
“we've saved a lot on buying an actual copy.”
Provides many interests and daily papers at excellent price; highly recommended.
“It allows me to read daily papers & weekly/monthly magazines for an amazing price.”
Unauthorized charges were refunded promptly after contacting support.
“they took 2 x £12,99 when I did not consent to this.”
Wide choice and perceived great value; became a must-have.
“So much choice with Readly and personally I think great value for the offering.”
Smooth, easy-to-read app; missing some UK newspapers like The Times.
“Readly is the best online magazine, and especially newspaper app that I've used.”
Enjoys every aspect of the content selection.
“Enjoy everything about the selection of content”
Great selection and value, but some puzzle formats are unusable.
“some crossword /arrow word formats do not work properly”
Easy to use with a great selection of reading options.
“Easy to use, great selection of reading options,”
Outstanding value providing access to favourite magazines and newspapers anywhere.
“Readly provides outstanding value for money”
Exceptional value and broad range of magazines and newspapers; very positive.
“I have only good things to say about Readly. Exceptional value for money.”
Offers hundreds of magazines and back issues for one subscription, great value.
“One monthly subscription and so much stuff to read.”
Lots to read, but site format is fiddly to navigate.
“the format of the site makes it fiddly to navigate”
Great content but app functionality and navigation are lacking.
“Content is brilliant but functionality is nowhere near as good as, for example, The Times.”
Family has access to thousands of titles for the price of two magazines.
“For the price of two maga”
Wide choice of magazines across subjects, saves substantial money.
“I love that there’s such a wide choice of magazines to suit whatever genre I’m in the mood for.”
Recommends Readly for newspaper and magazine readers.
“If you like reading newspapers and magazines look no further!”
Reasonable price but lacks local daily papers in East of England.
“Reasonable price to have access to daily newspapers and magazines.”
Cancellation did not process and payments continued being taken.
“When you cancel the subscription on the site it doesn’t go through”
Enjoyed free trial but unsure it's worth continuing to pay.
“I have just completed my two months free trial and have enjoyed it”
Content is fine but they charged without reminder and refused refund.
“they charged me at the end of my free intro period without warning.”
User loves Readly and its extensive magazine categories.
“I absolutely love Readly it offers every magazine category I could ever need and then some.”
Claims company cannot provide download data and has billing disputes.
“A company that can not provide the data for the last time you downloaded a magazine”
Finds it good value and recommends it, wants more mainstream newspapers.
“Good value! I enjoy having the variety of reading material on my devices”
Loves it and finds the reads amazing.
“Love it! Amazing reads!”
Enjoys the reading experience and variety of magazines.
“Really good reading experience and a great choice of magazines thank you”
Pleased to have favourite magazines and news consolidated in one app.
“Amazing to have all my favourite magazines and news in one App”
Offers a huge range of publications and good value for money.
“Huge range of publications and great value for money.”
Excellent iPad reading experience, reads more for reasonable monthly fee.
“Excellent reading experience on an iPad, I’ve read so much more”
Subscription cost outweighs value for some regional publications.
“The cost is the main reason.”
Great for varied interests and accessing magazines anytime on mobile devices.
“This is a great app for anybody who has a variety of interests”
Offers a good range of magazines and newspapers and is easy to read.
“A good range of magazines and newspapers. Easy to read”
Value intro offer encourages eco-friendly reading and wider selection.
“Readly offers a full selection of online weekly & monthly magazines, plus local & national newspapers.”
No download issues; great selection and good value over five months.
“Been with Readly now for about 5 months”
User feels the subscription is expensive to maintain.
“I do think it’s expensive to subscribe”
Considers Readly fantastic with wide magazine choice and great value.
“Readly is a fantastic app!Just wonderful to have such a choice of magazines”
Finds app great value and helpful during maternity for light reading.
“Great value for money and extensive magazine options.”
This page combines submitted experiences with public reviews from platforms such as Google, Trustpilot, etc. Recurring points are summarised without changing the content of reviews.
Readly runs a digital subscription for magazines and newspapers. It offers thousands of local and international titles through web and mobile apps. Readers can view issues in their original layout on tablets and smartphones. Readly uses a monthly subscription and includes a searchable archive of back issues. The service supports individual and family accounts in multiple markets.