# BBC Music Magazine — Classical Interviews & News

> Digital classical music magazine with interviews, news, reviews, and audio. (iPhone/iPad app by Our Media Limited.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bbc-music-magazine/id484554156 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Our Media Limited](https://appshunter.io/developer/1702229453)
- Category: Music, Magazines & Newspapers
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.30/5 from 74 App Store ratings · 105 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.0 · 57 MB
- Languages: American English, German (Germany)
- Released: 2011-12-23
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bbc-music-magazine/id484554156/reviews.md

## What is BBC Music Magazine?

Every single page of the world's best-selling classical music magazine is included in our app.

BBC Music Magazine is a must-read for anyone with a passion for classical music. Every issue brings the world of classical music to life, from interviews with the greatest artists and features on fascinating subjects, to all the latest news and opinions from around the music world. 

Plus, listen to a selection of complete works performed by BBC ensembles, BBC New Generations Artists and other internationally acclaimed musicians each month. They play in the app for a seamless listening experience. 

There are also reviews of over 100 recordings, from symphonies and operas to big concertos by great composers from Bach to Vivaldi, each one rated by the finest writers in the business. BBC Music Magazine is the ultimate choice for classical music connoisseurs and new enthusiasts alike. 

Now available on your iPad, there’s never been a better time to read BBC Music Magazine!

Subscriptions and Single Issues

Customers can buy single issues and subscriptions using In App Purchase
 
Subscriptions are available on monthly or annual terms.
 
• Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period 
• You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for that product 
• You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase 
• No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. This does not affect your statutory rights
• Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription
• The app may offer a free trial. At the end of the free trial period, the full price of the subscription will be charged thereafter. Cancellations must occur 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information.

The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. 

If you would like more information or support please visit our App support page https://www.ourmediaapps.co.uk/apps-faqs/ 

Our Media Ltd Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: 
https://policies.ourmedia.co.uk/privacy-policy/
https://policies.ourmedia.co.uk/website-terms-and-conditions/

## Key features

- Full magazine content
- Artist interviews
- Classical music news
- Audio recordings
- Record reviews
- Subscription options

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6-Month Subscription | $25.99 | per 6 months |
| Discounted Annual Subscription | $45.99 | per year |
| 12-Month Subscription Bundle | $54.99 | per year |
| 12-Month Subscription | $54.99 | per year |
| 1-Month Subscription | $6.99 | per month |
| BBC Music Magazine | $4.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| February 2013 | $4.99 | one-time |
| June 2013 | $4.99 | one-time |
| September 2013 | $4.99 | one-time |
| Issue 401 | $6.99 | one-time |
| Complete Your Collection | $69.99 | one-time |
| September 2025 | $6.99 | one-time |
| February 2025 | $6.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of BBC Music Magazine?

Overall sentiment: negative

**Pros**

- 📚 Excellent magazine content and articles
- 🎵 Integrated music samples and CD content
- 🔗 Hyperlinked articles with web resources
- 📖 Comprehensive classical music reviews
- 💡 Educational and discovery-focused features
- 📱 Access to back issues on device

**Cons**

- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and instability
- 🔄 Poor redesign from magazine to web-like format
- ⏱️ Extremely slow download times
- 🧭 Difficult navigation and poor UI/UX
- 📵 Inconsistent subscription access and authentication issues
- 🎵 CD music doesn't play continuously or automatically
- ❌ Missing accessibility features (dark mode, VoiceOver support)
- 🔐 Inadequate customer support and communication
- 📱 Compatibility issues with iOS updates
- 🔍 No search functionality for articles
- 📄 Text too small on mobile devices
- 🌐 Regional restrictions (US access limitations)

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App crashes on page turns
- Pages fail to load properly
- Swipe navigation not working
- Password reset emails not received
- Login authentication failures
- Restore purchases not functioning
- App crashes after iOS updates
- Issues with back issue access on iPad
- Cover CD music files missing from older editions
- App freezes when accessing screen saver mode
- Download stuck at 0%
- App crashes when new issues become available
- Blank screen with VoiceOver enabled
- Pages reload every 10 seconds
- Inconsistent subscription recognition

**Most requested features**

- Return to original magazine format/digitized print version
- Continuous CD music playback (auto-play all tracks)
- Search function for articles and reviews
- Dark mode support
- Improved VoiceOver and accessibility features
- Responsive design for different screen sizes
- Article view capability (like Condé Nast publications)
- Free access for print subscribers
- Offline music playback capability
- Better text scaling and zoom functionality
- Special edition releases

## Recent user reviews (10 of 105)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bbc-music-magazine/id484554156/reviews.md

### 1/5 — Customer service is completely MIA

*2024-02-17*

Having a problem with the app because it does not recognize me as a subscriber.  Tried to restore purchases, no luck.  Try to log into my account online- fails, even with stored password.  Try password reset, no email received.  I finally try to just cancel because I don’t need the hassle.  This magazine does not even appear in the drop down to select magazine.  Complete frustration and customer service FAIL.

### 2/5 — Going downhill

*2023-09-16*

This app used to be great but as usual someone had to ‘redesign’ it. (Read not any better, just different and worse than before) Don’t give me new and worse. Where are the links in the magazines, where is the music, where is any ‘ease of navigation’??? This it really terrible. The actual physical magazine and cd are fantastic and amazing. This is not.

**Developer response:** Thank you for getting in touch. Apologies you're having trouble using your App, if you would please get in touch via this form https://www.immediateapps.co.uk/digital-contact-form/ we will try and help you with this issue. Many thanks

### 4/5 — Supporting even larger fonts…?

*2022-12-23*

The maximum font size is still a bit small to presbyopic eyes. 
Can you provide an option to enlarge screen fonts than given ones?
I had no problem with the old conventional magazine type editions since it could be enlarged as much as I can see, but with the newly introduced web-like editions, I feel tired to read them. 
Other than that, I am enjoying the magazine.

### 1/5 — Pity you can’t give minus scores!

*2022-09-22*

I’m not a regular subscriber to the magazine but have used the app to download the magazine when the mood takes me. Last time was less than a year ago and the app worked perfectly.
     Downloaded the October issue and paid £6.99.
Utter waste of time and money. Pages don’t load properly, pages don’t turn when swiped, crashes, in short utterly useless.
      This appears to be a case of trying to fix something that was never broken in the first place and ending up with an app that is unusable.
Uninstalled and switching to another classical music mag.
Hope the Beeb are happy about losing revenue due to this truly appalling app.

### 1/5 — New(ish) format is awful

*2022-06-07, version 7.0.0*

I just can’t put up with this any more. I much prefer the “magazine experience” way of reading any magazine (others I subscribe to continue to provide that alongside the newer format). 

The ‘web’ like format might actually be bearable if it actually worked properly. I have a relatively new (2020) iPad Pro which I use to read 4 or 5 different magazines - only the BBC Music Magazine has such a flaky interface. Unable to scroll down some pages, skipping to next page for no good reason, doesn’t remember where in the magazine I have got to. 

I’m sorry but unless there is a significant improvement (and a return to the magazine format) my subscription will be cancelled.

### 1/5 — Loss of Digitised Print Version Disaapointing

*2022-05-18*

It’s a great shame that this new version of the app gives a clunky web-style version of the magazine rather than a digitised print version.  It’s not an enjoyable experience at all.  An outstanding magazine but this app really lets the world-class content down.

**Developer response:** Thank you for getting in touch. Apologies you're having trouble with your App. Please would you email us at appsupport@immediate.co.uk with details of where you made your purchase so we can see if we can help you with a better viewing experience. If you are able to include a screenshot and a subscription number with any further feedback that would be very helpful. Many thanks

### 1/5 — New format

*2022-03-16*

I really don’t like it at all. I find it very hard to navigate through it, and it’s nothing like reading the magazine. If I could go back to the old format, I would do so immediately.

**Developer response:** Thanks for getting in touch, we really appreciate all feedback and we're sorry to hear you're unhappy with the new layout. We have introduced this new format as it is optimised for mobile devices with smaller screens and allows us to deliver more features like search, dark mode, and text-to-speech to make reading the magazine via the app a more interactive, stable and personalised experience. For more information on how to use these features head to our App Guide in the hamburger menu on the left hand side of the App. If you have any further feedback, please email us at appsupport@immediate.co.uk. Many thanks.

### 1/5 — A shocking mess

*2022-03-03*

I wanted to be fair before I cancelled my subscription as I gave loved the magazine on my IPad. So I looked at the ‘new’ redesigned version again. It’s truly ugly and a shocker. It looks like it was put together on an old Amstrad. How could someone have let this happen?

**Developer response:** Thanks for getting in touch, we really appreciate all feedback and we're sorry to hear you're unhappy with the new layout. We have introduced this new format as it is optimised for mobile devices with smaller screens and allows us to deliver more features like search, dark mode, and text-to-speech to make reading the magazine via the app a more interactive, stable and personalised experience. If you have any further feedback, please email us at appsupport@immediate.co.uk. Many thanks.

### 2/5 — Unhappy with the new format

*2022-02-18*

As others have mentioned, the changes indeed really ruin the user experience. I recently switched to a digital sub and I’m disappointed that reading the issues feels much like scrolling through a clunky website. The app before wasn’t perfect, but I’m sure most readers would prefer a user experience similar to reading the physical magazine, as it used to be pre-change. Please consider reverting back to the more readable older version.

**Developer response:** We really appreciate all feedback and will be reviewing this with development to continue to deliver the best user experience. If you have any further feedback, please email us at appsupport@immediate.co.uk

### 2/5 — Change not good

*2022-02-15*

The latest update is poor in comparison to the previous version of the application: the interface provides more a series of individual and rather ‘clunky’ website-like pages rather than the excellent electronic but genuine magazine feel previously experienced.

As with the previous version of the app., the so-called ‘Cover CD’ is a misnomer as playback does not provide a CD experience: the tracks do not play one-after-the-other, as per a CD, they each need starting separately; and playback stops when the iPad goes into screen saver mode or if one accesses another page in the magazine.

Correcting this issue is, technically, simple to achieve.

I’ve noticed that the August 2021 and earlier editions in my library do, indeed, display in the previous and much better magazine format but, the so-called ‘Cover CD’ has disappeared from each of these earlier editions. This is a serious problem as all these ‘Cover CDs’ are supposedly included as part of my subscription payment and, therefore, should remain accessible contractually.

LJK - subscriber

**Developer response:** Hi, we’re sorry to hear you’re unhappy with the new app and really appreciate all feedback. We can confirm we have received your email and will be in touch today. Many thanks.

## Frequently asked questions about BBC Music Magazine

### What is BBC Music Magazine?

BBC Music Magazine is a digital publication that provides comprehensive coverage of the classical music world. It includes interviews with prominent artists, features on various musical subjects, the latest news and opinions, and in-depth reviews of over 100 recordings.

### What kind of content can I find in the app?

The app features every page of the magazine, offering interviews with artists, articles on classical music topics, news from the music world, and reviews of symphonies, operas, and concertos. You can also listen to selected complete musical works performed by various ensembles and musicians.

### How can I purchase content from the app?

You can purchase single issues or subscribe to the magazine directly within the app using In App Purchase. Subscriptions are available on monthly or annual terms, and the app may offer a free trial period.

### What devices is BBC Music Magazine available on?

The app is currently available on iPad, offering a seamless reading and listening experience for its users.

### How do I manage my subscription?

You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase. Auto-renewal can be turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period to avoid being charged for the next term.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 8.8 — 2025-07-16

This update includes bugfixes and necessary compatibility improvements. Please download to ensure your app remains fully functional

### 8.7 — 2023-08-02

We are always making improvements to our app, so keep updating to make sure you're on the latest version. This new update includes general bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 8.2 — 2022-12-22

Our latest update contains a log in bug fix to make your app experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible. We are always making improvements to our app, so keep updating to make sure you're on the latest version.

### 8.0 — 2022-11-14

Thanks for using our app! In our latest update you’ll find notable performance improvements to make our app run faster and give you a more reliable reading experience.

### 7.0.1 — 2022-10-13

Thanks for using our app! In our latest update you'll find some general bug fixes to make your reading experience more reliable.

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