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  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 17, 2011
  • January 20, 2026

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Access a vast archive of classical music reviews, interviews, and analysis. Explore 90 years of content with interactive features and audio samples. Sync issues for offline reading.

✓Access 1,000+ issues
✓Interviews with classical musicians
✓Reviews of new releases
✓90 years of archive content
✓Interactive navigation and search
✓Audio samples of recordings
✓Offline reading
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15.0.5

January 20, 2026

• Updated presentation • Bug fixes and performance improvements

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Access to the app edition of Gramophone, including the latest issue and complete archive to April 1923.

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User reviews

Gramophone is Great, and this app makes it more accessible

Gramophone keeps up with the classical music world. It introduces unfamiliar composers (women and people of color are some of the big finds) and unfamiliar music of known composers. It highlights performers—established and rising talent. Every month I pull up Gramophone and go on a journey of discovery, with music app in tow.
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Worse than a PDF

The app is a very basic reader. No functionality beyond what you'd get from a PDF of the issue. Actually less functionality--this app has limited zoom capability and won't even let you highlight or copy text. No single-article view capability. No ability to save individual articles or reviews to come back to. I can get better functionality by underlining and dog-earing the print edition.
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Very disappointing

The magazine is very good but the app does it a great disservice. It has an absolutely horrendous search facilities, poor indexing and I cannot understand why the user interface has such a poor design.

Excellent App

The coverage of recordings, with which one can always disagree, aside, the app itself is excellent. You can search the entire run of Gramophone and, best of all, most reviews link to recordings on Apple Music.

Contact support is very thorough

The problem was quickly resolved by Exact Editions contact support.

I suddenly couldn't read the magazine I subscribed to monthly online.

At first I thought it was the server. Even after changing my password three days later, I still can't log in.

Resolved by contact. ``Succeed'' by exchanging information three times, including screenshots.

The response to problem solving is quick and the advice is of good quality. If there was no Japan-UK time difference, the problem would have been resolved in a shorter time. I am very happy.

Advantages of subscription magazines

Contact support is very thorough

There is text data

Ability to read back issues

Convenient search function
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

47 issues

Limited zoom capability

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Won't highlight or copy text

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Horrendous search facilities

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Poor indexing

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Poor user interface design

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Impossible to start subscription on App

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Dreadful search engine

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Navigation fails to remember what you're looking for

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Issue missing (December 1940)

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Irritating problem with subscription activated message

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Subscription renewal difficulties

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Cannot regain access to content without calling

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Email and password not recognised

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No way to contact them via the app

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No reset password link

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Annoying random loud alert

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Limited search function functionality

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Cannot purchase individual back numbers

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Not working under iOS 11.3

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Difficulty finding specific reviews

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Typing specific info results in ads and reviews

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Doesn't allow text size modification

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Frustrated - lost access to my issues

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App not working at all

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Very fiddly and frustrating to use

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Touch screen unresponsive

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Syncing gives up partway through

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Non-renewal loses all issues

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Issues disappear after subscription expires

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New downloaded issue erases older issues

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Magazine rental, not ownership

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Bad upgrade, can't load/read back issues

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Constantly get 'stuck' on pages

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Screen becoming unresponsive

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Hanging, slow to flip pages, constantly loading

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Not sure if you can read offline

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Keeps crashing

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Cannot open latest issue for more than 5 seconds

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Very slow to load

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Wait for pages to load and come into focus

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Annoying that next issue loads and can't read previous without re-syncing

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Difficult to read, fonts look terrible

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Doesn't respond to finger movement well

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New issue replaces old issue

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Lousy interface

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Issues do not download easily

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January 2012 issue would download partway and hang

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Requested Features

16 requests

Ability to highlight or copy text

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Single-article view capability

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Ability to save individual articles

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Better navigation and website links

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Ability to turn over more than one page at a time

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Dark mode option

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Advanced search filters

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Ability to purchase single back issues

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Improved text size adjustment

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Option to keep issues after subscription expires

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Offline reading capability

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In-app contact or reset password link

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Link reviews to ordering discs

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Video material integration

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More intuitive page turning

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Offline listening for audio extracts

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FAQ

What is this app about?

This app provides digital access to Gramophone magazine, a comprehensive monthly guide to classical music. It features interviews with leading figures, reviews of new releases, and in-depth analysis of classical music from the past and present, with a 90-year archive available.

What are the key features of the app?

Key features include access to over 1,000 issues, interactive navigation with search functionality, swipe and tap page flipping, thumbnail view, pinch-to-zoom, single/double-page view options, links to external websites and content, and the ability to sync issues for offline reading.

How much does the app cost?

The app offers a 30-day free trial. After the trial, subscriptions are available at £6.99 per month or £79.99 per year. Payments are charged to your Apple Account and subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends.

What devices is this app compatible with?

The app is available for iPad and iPhone. It is recommended to run the app in a Wi-Fi area for the initial sync of the latest issue, after which it can be used anywhere.

Can I read issues offline?

Yes, you can sync issues to your device for offline reading, which requires a Wi-Fi connection. These synced issues will remain on your device even if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them due to low disk space. Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription.