Comparison

The Week Junior vs FT Digital Edition

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

The Week Junior

This app delivers a weekly digital magazine for children aged 8-14, packed with engaging content on science, nature, animals, and role models. It aims to spark curiosity, encourage critical thinking, and boost reading comprehension through interactive puzzles and videos.

Highlights
  • Weekly digital magazine content
  • Interactive puzzles and videos
  • Access to past and latest issues
  • Content on science, nature, animals
  • Focus on role models and places
  • Encourages reading and critical thinking
Features
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The Week Junior is a multi-award-winning magazine for 8 to 14-year olds written and designed by experts to ignite your child’s curiosity and get them reading and thinking. It’s packed full of science, nature, animals to discover, role models to meet, amazing places, and ideas for things to make and do. It's a brilliant way to: • Spark their natural curiosity in the world around them • Help them see different viewpoints - and form opinions of their own • Boost their confidence as they grow their understanding • Get them reading, talking and thinking - and passionate about sharing what they learn! The Week Junior app contains all of the amazing articles from the print magazine as well as interactive puzzles and videos, in a format that's easy to read anywhere and share with all the family. You can also access past issues and the latest issue before it hits the shops every week.

About

FT Digital Edition

Access the daily Financial Times newspaper delivered to your device. Enjoy exclusive digital magazines, translated articles, and a decade of archives. Listen to audio versions of top stories and read offline.

Highlights
  • Daily newspaper delivered to device
  • Exclusive digital magazines
  • Translated articles in 30+ languages
  • Browse 10 years of previous editions
  • Audio versions of top stories
  • Download for offline reading
  • Global editions and classic layout
Features
Currently charting
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Your daily Financial Times newspaper, delivered to your device when it goes to print. Now with search to quickly find and save articles across editions. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT FROM THE FT APP • View global print editions editions in 3 reading modes • Editor-curated news in a classic newspaper layout • Exclusive digital access to FT magazines normally available only in print • Translate articles into 30+ languages • Access previous editions of the newspaper dating back 15 years APP FEATURES: • Search for and save articles across editions • Listen to articles with AI audio • Download editions to read offline • Set alerts to stay ahead of the day's news • Change the font size for easier reading EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINES INCLUDE: • HTSI (formerly ‘How To Spend It’): The FT's weekly, multi-award-winning luxury lifestyle magazine covering fashion, design, and the arts • FT Weekend Magazine: A supplement to the weekend edition of the Financial Times, featuring long-form journalism, investigations, photography, and international reporting • FT Wealth: Insights into wealth management and luxury living • The Art of Fashion: A special edition exploring the intersection of art and fashion • Business Education: Insights into executive education, MBA programs, and leadership development READING MODES • Headline view for quick browsing • Article view optimized for reading • Replica view to enjoy the full newspaper layout IS FT DIGITAL EDITION FOR YOU? Whether you're navigating global markets, exploring culture, or seeking fresh perspectives, the FT Digital Edition delivers expert, independent journalism you can trust. From Wall Street to Hong Kong, FT covers markets, politics, technology, climate policy, and industry-leading social research. Track economic shifts, follow business trends, and explore cultural movements with FT’s analysis and expertise. With reporting from over 50 countries, translation available in 30+ languages, and exclusive magazine content—including HTSI, FT Weekend Magazine, and FT Wealth—the FT Digital Edition is for those who think critically about the world. Whether you're planning your next trip to a cultural capital, deepening your understanding of global finance, or seeking fresh literary and lifestyle insights, stay engaged, informed, and inspired with FT. FINANCIAL TIMES ADVANTAGE: • Accurate, independent, and insightful journalism since 1888 • Unbiased reporting: expert commentary and analysis on business, politics, economics, finance, and more • Coverage across arts, real estate, fashion, food, books, technology, and beyond WHAT DOES IT COST? The FT Digital Edition offers comprehensive coverage and great value. Monthly pricing starts from $12.99, with discounts available for longer terms. Subscribe via the app or at https://www.ft.com/todaysnewspaper Terms and conditions apply. Read them at ft.com/terms We respect your privacy. Read our privacy policy at ft.com/privacy

Screenshots

The Week Junior4 screens
FT Digital Edition4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: FT Digital Edition at every 3 weeks against The Week Junior's every 13 months. FT Digital Edition also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (3K vs 76). The Week Junior's advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 63%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. The Week Junior sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and FT Digital Edition sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FT Digital Edition holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FT Digital Edition has 3K ratings behind it against 76, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 84% of The Week Junior's written reviews are positive against 63% of FT Digital Edition's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Week Junior ships an update every 13 months, FT Digital Edition every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
The Week Junior versus FT Digital Edition: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Week JuniorFT Digital Edition
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (76 ratings)4.8 (3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews — better63.4% of reviews
Number of ratings763K — better
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#183 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture plcFinancial Times Ltd.

Customer experience

The Week Junior

All ratings74 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral2.7%
Negative8.1%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral4.4%
Negative11.1%

FT Digital Edition

All ratings2,876 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative2.6%
Written reviews93 reviews
Positive63.4%
Neutral7.5%
Negative29.0%

User reviews

The Week Junior

From 76 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Handy digital access
  • 👍 Up-to-date information
  • 👍 Fun activities
  • 👍 Exciting delivery
  • 👍 Interesting content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Incredibly laggy on older devices
  • 🐛 Needs a free to read option
  • 🐛 Hard to move between pages
  • 🐛 Confusing interface
  • 🐛 Swipe to switch pages doesn't work

FT Digital Edition

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth, savvy, and clean interface
  • 👍 Streamlined and intuitive app experience
  • 👍 Excellent for offline reading
  • 👍 Automatic downloads of the latest edition
  • 👍 Ability to access different regional editions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Connectivity issues, app unable to connect at times
  • 🐛 Struggles with unfamiliar IP addresses when traveling
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes, especially on the cookie page
  • 🐛 Counterintuitive and clunky user interface
  • 🐛 Formatting issues, with text and images not rendering properly

Bugs and requests

The Week Junior

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Incredibly laggy on older devices
  • Swipe to switch pages doesn't work
  • Screen freezes
  • Hold down shapes not working on iPad
  • Cannot find puzzle page
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  • Subscription cancellation issues
  • Stuck downloading issues

Requested features

6 requests
  • Free to read option
  • Zoom function
  • Update app for better iPad functionality
  • Improve layout/interface
  • Include puzzle page
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  • Include all issues in the app

FT Digital Edition

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to log in and access the subscription
  • Rendering issues with hyphens and other special characters
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between online and offline modes

Requested features

5 requests
  • Implement a full-screen mode for better reading experience
  • Add a dark mode option for comfortable reading
  • Improve the text-to-speech (audio) functionality to handle non-text elements better
  • Introduce a search feature to easily find articles and content
  • Enhance the offline reading capabilities to ensure consistent availability

In-app purchases

15 purchases

The Week Junior

Subscriptions4
  • 1 Month Subscription$9.991 Month
  • 3 Month Subscription$29.993 Months
  • 6 month subscription$48.996 Months
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  • 1 Year subscription$119.991 Year
One-time11
  • TWJ 271$1.99
  • TWJ 310$1.99
  • TWJ 317$1.99
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  • TWJ 325$2.99
  • TWJ 329$2.99
  • TWJ 332$2.99
  • TWJ 449$2.99
  • TWJ 411$3.99
  • TWJ 546$3.99
  • TWJ 486$3.99
  • TWJ 487$3.99
2 purchases

FT Digital Edition

Subscriptions2
  • FT Digital Edition Monthly$16.991 Month
  • FT Digital Edition$45.003 Months

Questions

Is The Week Junior free?
The Week Junior is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FT Digital Edition free?
FT Digital Edition is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Week Junior or FT Digital Edition?
FT Digital Edition is rated higher. The Week Junior averages 4.5 out of 5 from 76 ratings, while FT Digital Edition averages 4.8 from 3K ratings.
Do The Week Junior or FT Digital Edition have ads?
Neither The Week Junior nor FT Digital Edition shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Week Junior or FT Digital Edition?
The Week Junior ships an update every 13 months, and FT Digital Edition every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Week Junior was updated on October 27, 2026 and FT Digital Edition on October 27, 2026.

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