Drudge Report (free) app review: true mobility

Introduction

If you're a fan of the Drudge Report then this is the app made for you. The Drudge Report (free) app for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch is free for a limited time only and is meant to give you a mobile version of the popular Drudge Report website. The app has been designed so that you can easily and quickly read the Drudge Report even while on the go. There are no added bells and whistles here, and no embedded ads to slow the app down and create clutter; it's just clean and simple.

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What This App Isn't

I think with this app it's important to explain what it isn't. This isn't a fancy and splashy high-tech app that provides you with all kinds of colorful images, links, videos, and more. This is meant to be a very simplistic way of displaying the Drudge Report and cuts out all the extras. You will still be able to view the links and pictures from the official Drudge Report website but you'll get no random links. All too often it feels like the mobile version of websites are just filled with fluff and filler, which is not the case here.

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The app focuses heavily on speed. The developer gets that if you are wanting this kind of simplistic and uncomplicated approach then you are likely interested in getting your information as fast as possible. The goal is to load the report within one to two seconds. This is made possible because you're only getting the headlines/images. It’s perfect for people who are on the go and just want a quick glimpse that they can investigate further when they have more time.

 

Added Features

Yes this app is incredibly simplistic but that's not to say there are no added features; there are some to be found here. For instance you'll be able to bookmark links that you can view later on when you have the time, you can share links with your contacts, and you can save content for offline viewing. The app can be used in landscape and portrait mode and you can lock the orientation to your preferred view. The app also supports full-screen viewing, which can be very important with news-based apps.

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For me I really liked this bare-bones approach and I have to say just like they aim to do, the app loaded incredibly fast. The only thing I didn't like were the ads because they often interfered with the screen view.

 

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Very fast to load all content
• Provides you with links/images to stories
• User-friendly features and tools
• The ability to share links with contacts
• Save content for offline viewing
• Bookmark content for later viewing

 

Cons

• The user interface is incredibly simplistic and may feel too much so
• The placement of the ads along the bottom of the screen often gets in the way

 

Final Thoughts

The Drudge Report (free) app for your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch gives you a quick and easy to way to get a snapshot of what’s happening in the world.