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AARP app review: the trusted source or lifestyle tips, news, and educational information for 50 and over 2021

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Introduction

No matter where you go, now you can bring along your AARP experience with to remain up-to-date on offers, articles, and all the content from the AARP website, at the convenience of your iPhone or iPad.

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This good concerts app for iPhone brings to you all the AARP content including the latest articles in a mobile-friendly format, video clips from the AARP video library, music streaming from the AARP stations, and your membership details.

Let's explore the features of this lifestyle app through our AARP app review.

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AARP Now

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Interface

Upon launching AARP for the first time, you will be taken to the first of five sections including Articles, TV, Benefits, MyAARP, and More. The articles section can be filtered by chronological order, by topics, or most popular first.

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This is a free app and so advertisements are expected, but this one has a few too many covering large sections of screens and scrolling lists. Some ads, funnily enough, were for apps that I already have on my iPhone.

This is a bit of a drawback because it makes an otherwise easy-to-use and smooth interface look rather cluttered.

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Videos & Membership Access

The TV section contains videos from the AARP database, all categorized within a list. Categories included Featured videos, Your Life-Calling, My Generation, and Inside E Street.

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It would be easier if each category could be skimmed through separately depending on the user's interest. Instead, one has to scroll through the entire list of videos to get to the last category, Inside E Street.

These videos and articles can be accessed from anywhere once you've downloaded this app, whether or not you are connected to the Internet.

Further to articles and videos, this app allows you full access to your AARP membership. By selecting the fourth icon in the bottom menu, you will be taken to the “My AARP” screen where you can call AARP, create a new membership, renew your old membership, as well as use your membership card.

There is also a Benefits section which enlists all the different discounts, deals, services, and tools that you're eligible for through your AARP membership. You will be able to access these benefits no matter where you are.

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AARP Now

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Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Read articles and watch videos from the AARP database
  • Access data on the go, even without an Internet connection
  • Gain full control of your AARP membership through your mobile device

Cons

  • The interface is a little cluttered with ads

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Final Words

AARP is a fantastic app to have handy if you are a member, particularly for the benefits of having access to your membership and your card to avail discounts directly from your iPhone or iPad. I would not, however, use it regularly for reading articles or watching videos.

AARP Now

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Neha Sinha

Neha has been writing and editing since 2010 and has been reviewing iOS apps since early 2014. She has lived in four different countries and loves having the world at her fingertips thanks to these awesome apps.