Up-to-the-minute Evening Standard in top five mobile and iPad newspaper apps

 
Maxine Frith21 January 2013

The Evening Standard’s iPhone, iPad and Android versions are among the country’s top-rated newspaper apps, according to an audit.

Users praised the free downloads, high-quality design and mobile-friendly website, the report for the industry newspaper the Press Gazette found.

The Standard was rated above the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday, The Times and Sunday Times, the Daily and Sunday Telegraph as well as The Sun and the Daily Express .

Only the Daily Mirror and Guardian group newspapers received higher marks .

Press Gazette based their ratings on the scores given by people using the Apple store and Google Play to download apps.

Unlike many other newspapers which charge for their online versions, the Standard’s apps are all free .

Our iPad version was particularly highly-rated by users, scoring 3.5 out of 5 compared with Telegraph group’s rating of 2.5.

The Standard also scored a bonus point for having a website which automatically resizes for mobile users.

More than half of Britons now own an iPad or tablet device and the Standard’s iPad edition was launched almost a year ago.

The blogger iPad Insight has praised the way the online version is constantly updated and singled out the sports and technology sections for particular praise.

The Know Your Apps website said the Standard “truly shines on the iPad thanks to good design and layout and very easy-to-read text... a handy app for up-to-the-minute news”.

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