Comparison

UnHerd vs The Blizzard

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

Head to head
About

UnHerd

Access a curated collection of articles, videos, and podcasts from a leading publication. Save content for offline reading and receive timely notifications for new editions and must-read pieces. Customize your feed with UK or US editions.

Highlights
  • Offline article reading
  • Content notifications
  • All content in one place
  • UK or US edition feeds
  • Save favorite articles
Features
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The brand new UnHerd app offers readers the best app experience, wherever you are, with the ability to store up your favourite articles to be read later. Key Features: • The best experience - read UnHerd wherever you are • Notifications we’ll make sure to notify you of the new daily edition, or a piece we really think you shouldn’t miss • All our content in one place from videos, podcasts to the latest articles, the app brings you all of UnHerd’s content in one place • Read articles while you're offline • Choose between the UK or US edition timeline to get the most relevant stories in your feed Please note: Watching video may incur additional mobile network and/or WiFi charges.

About

The Blizzard

Features
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The Blizzard is a quarterly football magazine edited by Jonathan Wilson. The Blizzard took its name from an eclectic Victorian Sunderland – based newspaper set up by Sidney Duncan, which ran for 12 issues and was established in 1893. Wilson, who also comes from Sunderland, wanted to replicate the eclectic nature of this publication. The Editor’s Note, which began Issue Zero, set out the magazine’s ethos as an alternative to that which was currently available in football media. The Blizzard accommodates longer articles than a typical football magazine, with pieces up to 8000 words long. Topics are often more obscure and esoteric than other magazines, aiming to either cover little-explored components of football culture, or to take new perspectives on previously well explored issues. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

Screenshots

UnHerd4 screens
The Blizzard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: The Blizzard at 13.0 against UnHerd's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. UnHerd sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and The Blizzard sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $24.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
UnHerd versus The Blizzard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnHerdThe Blizzard
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (860 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings860 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperUnHerdTriNorth

Bugs and requests

UnHerd

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App frequently logs users out
  • Inconsistent content availability between app and website
  • Recaptcha issues preventing commenting

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add audio/podcast option for articles
  • Improve app stability and login experience
  • Provide better content discoverability
  • Enhance subscription management features

The Blizzard

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

UnHerd

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly membership1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Yearly membership$69.001 Year
10 purchases

The Blizzard

Subscriptions1
  • The Blizzard$24.991 Year
One-time9
  • Issue 55 (pp:1088086)$6.99
  • Issue 54 (pp:1088087)$6.99
  • Issue 57 (pp:1088084)$6.99
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  • Issue 58 (pp:1088083)$6.99
  • Issue 59 (pp:1088082)$6.99
  • Issue 63 (pp:1133349)$6.99
  • Issue 61 (pp:1133395)$6.99
  • Issue 62 (pp:1133375)$6.99
  • Issue 60 (pp:1133393)$6.99

Questions

Is UnHerd free?
UnHerd is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Blizzard free?
The Blizzard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UnHerd or The Blizzard have ads?
Neither UnHerd nor The Blizzard shows ads.

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