# Gray's Sporting Journal

> Leading periodical of sporting literature, art, and photography for hunters and anglers. (iPhone/iPad app by MCC Magazines.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grays-sporting-journal/id625889083 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [MCC Magazines](https://appshunter.io/developer/448326794)
- Category: Sports, Magazines & Newspapers
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 1.00/5 from 9 App Store ratings · 30 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 11.0 · 82 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-04-12
- Data updated: 2026-08-23
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grays-sporting-journal/id625889083/reviews.md

## What is Gray's Sporting Journal?

Welcome to Gray’s Sporting Journal, the world’s leading periodical of sporting literature, art and photography. Since 1975, Gray’s has featured the finest essays, travel writing, short stories, poetry, fine art, and photographic journals from around the world of hunting and fishing. Special emphasis is on fly fishing, wingshooting, big-game hunting, and sporting travel. Gray’s Sporting Journal is published (7) seven times annually.

Single Copies: $5:99
Annual Subscription: $29.99

## Key features

- Sporting literature
- Fine art and photography
- Essays and short stories
- Fly fishing coverage
- Wingshooting and big-game hunting
- Sporting travel features

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gray's Sporting Journal 1 Year | $19.99 | per year |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| March/April 2013 | $5.99 | one-time |
| August 2013 | $5.99 | one-time |
| March/April 2014 | $5.99 | one-time |
| August 2014 | $5.99 | one-time |
| March/April 2015 | $5.99 | one-time |
| August 2015 | $5.99 | one-time |
| March/April 2016 | $5.99 | one-time |
| August 2016 | $5.99 | one-time |
| March/April 2017 | $5.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 30)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/grays-sporting-journal/id625889083/reviews.md

### 1/5 — DO NOT BUY OR USE

*2025-08-21*

App has NO SUPPORT FROM MORRISON COMMUNICATIONS.  It appears as they do not care if all of us get our subscription.  These people are not at all helpful or available.  I am reporting. Them to apple to get this worthless app off of the store it is nothing but a take you money and disappear.  I have read grays since 1980 and digital since 2017 and have never had all these issues with them.  DO NOT BUY OR USE THIS IS A SCAM

### 1/5 — Barely Works as of May 2023

*2023-05-01*

RECOMMENDATION = DON’T BUY!!!
Very incompetent app for a big $ prestige publication. Sometimes it works. Sometimes it doesn’t. Almost cancelled and demanded a refund as it wasn’t working at all, then the telephone help center assisted me to reset the account & it came back up.
Pull down Header & footer menu is inconsistent & requires multiple attempts. Photo & text quality is excellent. I am able to access editions I subscribed to & even possibly prior years. However there is no easy & transparent way to get back out of an edition & back to the main list of available editions , so you get stuck in one edition. I am canceling my renewal.

### 1/5 — Buyer beware

*2023-03-15*

Boy do I wish I had read the reviews before subscribing to the digital issues. Using the instructions Gray’s sent me to access the content simply doesn’t work. I’ve emailed for support , but reading these reviews leaves me doubtful I’ll get any help. I will happily update this review if they do in fact help me.

### 1/5 — Dead App Why Are You Still Selling Subscriptions

*2020-05-11*

I have had this app for about 5 years. For the first two years it was wonderful.  Great content and great presentation.  Then problems started with the formatting not rendering correctly.  That lasted about a year before it was temporarily fixed with an update, then promptly broken again. 

Now I get download issues where it either clocks away (30-40 minutes before I just shut it down), or it I open while not on WiFi then get on WiFi once the app is opened it will download about a third of the issue and lock up. 

At other times it won’t recognize your subscription and not display your purchased issues. Calling the publisher is useless because the subscription is through iTunes, calling iTunes is useless because they say it is managed by the publisher.

This is clearly a dead app and should be removed from iTunes. Very disappointing for such a well respected publisher as Gray’s.

### 1/5 — Does Not Work

*2020-04-01*

Just got ripped off $24. Do not try to get digital edition. They were unable to refund my money, have to call back. It’s a shame, I’ve been reading Greys for years. App is flawed.

### 1/5 — Gray’s app

*2020-01-21*

Absolutely useless. Gray’s should be ashamed for even offering this for free. At best their digital subscription is deceptive. Impossible to read. If you have purchased a digital subscription I suggest you demand a refund.   I suggest Apple drop this app.

### 1/5 — Great Magazine, Dead App

*2020-01-11*

This app makes for a poor reading experience when you can access the magazine. It stopped updating a long time ago. I think this app is effectively dead.

### 1/5 — The worst

*2019-07-02, version 1.0.12*

The Publiser have Not update the magazines since November.

### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money

*2019-05-30, version 1.0.12*

No new magazine issues on the app since November!  Love Grays Sporting Journal. Terrible app.

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2019-05-10*

They have not updated issues since November. I called Morris Media support to ask why and they told me I had to call Apple since I bought subscription through App Store.  Of course App Store has no clue why they are not updating their app. I think they are well aware they have basically abandoned this app and their subscribers and simply trying to deflect the phone calls. Interestingly you can’t even request support through the app because you have to have an account...not an iTunes account. Some account through Morris media.

## Frequently asked questions about Gray's Sporting Journal

### What is Gray's Sporting Journal about?

Gray's Sporting Journal is a publication dedicated to sporting literature, art, and photography. It features essays, travel writing, short stories, poetry, fine art, and photographic journals focused on the world of hunting and fishing.

### What specific sports does the journal cover?

The journal places special emphasis on fly fishing, wingshooting, big-game hunting, and sporting travel. It aims to provide comprehensive coverage for enthusiasts of these activities.

### How often is Gray's Sporting Journal published?

Gray's Sporting Journal is published seven times annually, ensuring readers receive regular content throughout the year.

### What are the pricing options for Gray's Sporting Journal?

Single copies of the journal are available for $5.99. An annual subscription can be purchased for $29.99, offering a cost-effective way to receive all seven issues.

### Who would enjoy reading Gray's Sporting Journal?

This journal is ideal for anyone passionate about hunting and fishing, as well as those who appreciate high-quality sporting literature, art, and photography. It caters to enthusiasts of fly fishing, wingshooting, big-game hunting, and sporting travel.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 7.1.2 — 2024-02-06

Bug fixes and optimizations for the latest version of iOS.

### 7.0.31 — 2019-08-02

- Updated annual subscription pricing.

- Bug fixes and optimizations for the latest versions of iOS.

### 7.0.3 — 2019-07-17

7.0.3
- Improved restore purchase functioning.

- New design to unify the desktop and mobile experience.

- All previously downloaded issues will need to be re-downloaded with this major update.

- Native iPhone X family compatibility.

- New Menu: Allows quick access to all views in the app from top left toolbar Menu. This will also include social media links and publisher website links.

- Bug fixes and optimizations for the latest versions of iOS.

### 1.0.12 — 2017-11-02

minor bug fixes

### 1.0.11 — 2015-07-08

Enabled push notifications. Minor bug stomping.

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