History Extra: Unlock the past

Immediate Media Company Limited

Free

In-App Purchases

Details

Released: July 20, 2022
Updated: November 2, 2026
Version: 519.2.1
Compatibility: iOS 16.4+
Age Rating: 12+
Monetization: free with in-app purchases
Size: 91.77MB
Devices: iPhone, iPad
Data updated: a day ago
Languages: American English

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Vision Pro support

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Access a vast library of historical features, podcasts, and video lectures from expert historians. Save articles to your archive and enjoy an accessible reading, watching, and listening experience covering diverse historical periods.

✓Expert historical features

✓Daily new content

✓Podcasts and masterclasses

✓Save articles to archive

✓Video lectures

✓Accessible experience

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What users say about History Extra

Reviews of History Extra are mostly negative: the Magazines & Newspapers app is rated 4.8/5 from 382 App Store ratings. What users like most: excellent content quality, informative and educational. Top complaints: app is buggy and crashes, difficult to navigate. Summarized from real user reviews.

Positive things

👍Excellent content quality
👍Informative and educational
👍Great for history enthusiasts
👍Reliable source for history
👍Engaging articles and podcasts
👍Good for learning history
👍Valuable resource
👍Brilliant concept
👍Bite-sized history overviews
👍Well-researched information
👍Uplifting and knowledge-rich

Negative things

🐛App is buggy and crashes
🐛Difficult to navigate
🐛Access issues for print subscribers
🐛Paywall for most content
🐛Subscription confusion
🐛Poor app functionality
🐛Unreliable access
🐛Counter-intuitive interface
🐛Clunky and jumbled interface
🐛Constant sign-in required
🐛Eurocentric content
🐛Sound cuts out on videos
🐛No subtitles/captions for Deaf users
🐛No memory of playback position
🐛Video subtitles incorrect
🐛No queuing or auto-play
🐛Confusing navigation
🐛App demands payment despite subscription
🐛Subscription linked to another user
🐛No free trial or preview of content
🐛App is a waste of space
🐛Signed up for unwanted subscriptions
🐛Too many purchase prompts
🐛Error 504
🐛No sign-in with Apple info
🐛Lack of support

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What's New in History Extra

519.2.1

November 2, 2026

Bug fixes and improvements.

Subscriptions & In-App Purchases

Monthly Subscription

HistoryExtra premium app subscription

$5.991 Month

14 Days trial

How to cancel History Extra subscription ⁉️

Charts

Top Grossing

📉 189-10

Magazines & Newspapers

This app dropped -10 positions in Magazines & Newspapers chart.

Last updated on November 4, 2026.

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User reviews

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An exceptional learning opportunity

There is so much here for history enthusiasts.

BBimBam@567

2 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the 5 stars! Great to hear there’s so much for history enthusiasts. Explore podcasts, articles, and quizzes in the app. Got ideas or requests? Go to Help > Contact support—we’d love to hear them.

Spam emails

If I had known they’d bombard you with daily emails from multiple email addresses, I wouldn’t have signed up! Even if you unsubscribe to one, they’ll email you from another. I’ve already had to unsubscribe 3 times and now resorting to blocking.

ZZstatisticort

3 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, and sorry for the email overload. Use the “Unsubscribe/Manage preferences” link in any email to opt out of all lists. If anything still comes through, open the app > Help > Contact support and we’ll suppress every mailing and fix duplicates.

SMS

(En,)tge Mahestis Tudorsarticle ;;;had to admitted ,to be humble !throughout reading it & coz this article makes me fell like to be uplifted :and :lessons to belearnt: ?so ?Tudor brings wells ; !knowledge and all you can wish for in this country the centuries in this land shows ,!high supremecy, giverment ship and wellness to the people who been suffering before ; High sciences,and, knowledge ;::seeking for uplifting ; people; for the future;bringing-the possibilities of the near future or :driving for the present to be hear ,in no circumstances and cut the roots all evil!Plant the seeds if good and nourish it

CCyrrril

5 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, Cyrrril! Great to hear the Tudors article uplifted you and offered lessons. For more, explore our Tudor podcasts, articles, and quizzes in the app. What could we improve to reach 5 stars? Go to Help > Contact support—keen to hear your ideas.

Still no digital after 5 months

I have a magazine + digital subscription paid by direct debit. I have telephoned support several times. Difficult to communicate Scottish accent v Chinese. No success. After 26 years with BBC History Magazine it may be time to give up completely. Abandon all!

TET. Edinburgh

6 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, and we’re sorry—especially after 26 years. Sorry the calls were hard to follow. With magazine + digital, sign in and tap “Already subscribed?” or “Restore purchases”. If that fails, open app > Help > Contact support and we’ll get you set up.

Access issues

My wife brought this as a gift but I can t access the app keeps wanting me to subscribe 2 phones call last one not helpful at all
I m on the point of giving up and not renewing

FFhfhrhgbdhe

7 months ago

Response from developer

Thanks for the review, and sorry for the hassle. If it’s a gift, please sign in to the gifted account and tap “Already subscribed?” or “Restore purchases” in the app. If that doesn’t work, go to in‑app Help > Contact support—we’ll get you set up.

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