# Gramophone Magazine

> Digital classical music magazine archive with reviews, interviews, and interactive features. (iPhone/iPad app by MA Business & Leisure.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gramophone-magazine/id443913826 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MA Business & Leisure](https://appshunter.io/developer/531388396)
- Category: Magazines & Newspapers, Music
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 2.90/5 from 16 App Store ratings · 61 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 16.6 · 4 MB
- Languages: European Spanish, American English, French (France)
- Released: 2011-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-09-02
- Monetization: subscription
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gramophone-magazine/id443913826/reviews.md

## What is Gramophone Magazine?

*30-DAY FREE TRIAL*

Get access to over 1,000 issues of the comprehensive monthly guide to the best of classical music on your iPad and iPhone for just £6.99 per month.

If you want to read interviews with the leading figures of classical music and find out which are the latest must-buy classical releases, then Gramophone is the magazine for you. With its unrivalled 90 years of experience, Gramophone gives its readers the world’s most in-depth and knowledgeable analysis of classical music, past and present. 

The iPad/iPhone edition brings you selected pages from the latest issue as soon as it is published. You can subscribe within the application for full access, which will give you the latest issue along with every edition from our 90 year history. With over access to over 1,000 since our launch in 1923 you will then be able to explore one of the most comprehensive and detailed guides to classical music any enthusiast could ever want.

During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription.

The digital magazine has fully interactive navigation and search functionality to make using the digital edition simple. Features include:

• Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page.
• Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages.
• Latest issues come with links to Apple Music so you can hear samples of the recordings
• Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom.
• Switch between single or double-page view.
• Search the current issue or the archive.
• Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps.
• Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article.
• Sync issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi).
• Network connection required otherwise.

We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically.

Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices:

£6.99 per month
£79.99 per year

In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions:

• Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase.
• Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period.
• Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period.
• You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase.
• No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period.

You can find our privacy policy here:

https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy

and our terms of service here:

https://exacteditions.com/about/tos

## Key features

- 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

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gramophone | $4.99 | per month |
| Gramophone | $49.99 | per year |
| Gramophone | $6.99 | per month |
| Gramophone | $64.99 | per year |
| Gramophone | $6.99 | per month |
| Gramophone | $79.99 | per year |
| Gramophone | $93.99 | per year |
| Gramophone | $6.99 | per month |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 61)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gramophone-magazine/id443913826/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Gramophone is Great, and this app makes it more accessible

*2026-06-28*

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.

### 2/5 — Worse than a PDF

*2025-10-03*

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.

### 1/5 — Very disappointing

*2025-04-25*

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.

### 5/5 — Excellent App

*2024-04-09*

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.

### 5/5 — Contact support is very thorough

*2024-04-08*

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

### 5/5 — Beautiful

*2024-01-14*

Beautiful picture-perfect rendition of a top-notch magazine, with a phenomenal archive going back to 1923. The search function is useful and helpful.

### 1/5 — Impossible to start sub on App

*2023-12-03*

It appears to be completely impossible to start a subscription to Gramophone on this app. There is no “subscribe” button anywhere. Why is the App available for download if you can’t subscribe from it?

### 1/5 — Dreadful Search Engine

*2023-11-19*

I don’t think I’ve ever come across anything with such a chronically dreadful search engine. Try searching Vivaldi Gloria, for instance.  Everything you search yields such poor results it is a completely worthless app. It finds nothing you want and everything you don’t. Navigation is also poor failing to remember what you’re looking for. AWFUL.

### 5/5 — December 1940

*2020-06-18*

This issue is missing in your back library, it’s replaced by a repeat of the January 1940 issue.

### 5/5 — Perfect companion

*2020-04-25*

With embedded links to Apple Music, this is the perfect companion for perusing reviews and listening.

## Frequently asked questions about Gramophone Magazine

### 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.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 15.0.5 — 2026-01-20

• Updated presentation
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 14.0.8 — 2022-12-10

• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 13.0.0 — 2019-10-21

• Added support for Dark Mode
• Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 12.0.0 — 2018-10-02

• Added support for iOS 12 Password AutoFill, so if you have an Exact Editions account you can log in with a couple of taps.
• Added a Siri Shortcut which allows you to go directly to the latest issues.
• Added keyboard shortcuts for easy navigation within an issue.
• Bug fixes and performance improvements.

### 11.4.5 — 2018-02-19

• Bug fixes and performance improvements

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