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do you read mumsnet on the website or on an app?

35 replies

smashedinductionhob · 16/03/2017 17:28

which is better?

I use my desktop and tablet and access the website.

does this mean I am old?

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Gamtanner · 18/03/2017 00:32

I browse using the mobile site on my phone. I loved the app but it was a huge drain on the battery so I got rid.

Dontactlikeyouknowme · 18/03/2017 00:35

I use the mobile site on my phone and netbook

MountainDweller · 21/03/2017 23:36

I like the app because it's clean looking and loads quickly. I got fed up using the mobile site on my iPad because the pages took for-ev-er to load with all the ads (I now have a newer, bigger, faster iPad so less of a problem). The thing I miss most on the app is the ability to scroll back through the thread when replying, so I can mention previous posters by name (just hit 50 and my memory is going downhill!).

MountainDweller · 21/03/2017 23:39

Oh and one other problem with the app - active threads is sometimes not updated and I have to quit the app and reload to refresh.

dollarstodonuts · 21/03/2017 23:59

I like the app but often have issues logging in if I've logged out. And that fairy ad gives me the rage as I've accidentally tapped it a million times and have resolved to never buy fairy again because I'm rational like that!

PinkBuffalo · 24/03/2017 20:24

I use the website. I'm not a fan of any apps, and don't really use apps at all.

NotCitrus · 24/03/2017 21:01

I don't like apps - they keep clogging up my phone as when they update they move back from the data card, and the website works fine - except not being able to hide AIBU threads recently.

Owlish · 24/03/2017 21:11

iOS app every time. The website is clunky and I find threads I'm watching hard to follow, I can never find where I'm up to on the list. On the app I can go straight to where I left off, I don't have reset anything and I don't have to faff around waiting for everything to load.

Owlish · 24/03/2017 21:12

iOS app every time. The website is clunky and I find threads I'm watching hard to follow, I can never find where I'm up to on the list. On the app I can go straight to where I left off, I don't have reset anything and I don't have to faff around waiting for everything to load. Plus I can upload photos straight from my camera roll, which I can't on the website.

Owlish · 24/03/2017 21:14

Unfortunately, sometimes the app post twice, because the first time it tells you there's a problem and hasn't posted. Ffs Hmm

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