TIME Magazine vs ScrollAI
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TIME Magazine
Access award-winning articles and photography covering global issues, politics, health, and technology. Stay informed with breaking news and in-depth analysis from experts. Experience news events through personal accounts and inspiring features.
- Award-winning articles
- Eye-opening photography
- Global issue coverage
- Health breakthroughs
- Political analysis
- Tech advances
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Stay up-to-date with the latest news from around the world with TIME Magazine! Stay informed with award-winning articles and eye-opening photography. Learn about global issues from the experts and get the breaking new details. Meet the people who are changing the world and shaping social change. Experience news events firsthand through personal accounts and inspiring features. Plus discover new health breakthroughs, political analyses, the latest tech advances – and so much more! Download the app and receive a FREE ISSUE when you say yes to a monthly or annual subscription. TIME publishes 50 issues per year, including 16 double issues. TIME® Magazine Subscriptions Available: 1 month and 1 year SUBSCRIBERS’ AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal, as stated above, within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscriptions may not be cancelled during the active subscription period, but you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. NOTE: WHEN PURCHASING A SUBSCRIPTION OR SINGLE-COPY OF THIS TITLE, YOU AGREE TO THE PRIVACY POLICY AND TERMS OF SERVICE WHICH CAN BE VIEWED BY GOING TO: Privacy Policy US: https://time.com/privacy/generic_privacy_new.html Privacy Policy US (California): https://time.com/privacy/generic_privacy_new.html#california EU Privacy Policy: http://time.com/privacy/generic_privacy_new_eu.html Terms of Service: https://time.com/privacy/privacy_terms_service.html
ScrollAI
Stay informed about artificial intelligence with AI agents that scan, summarize, and rank news from various sources. Features include a personalized feed, a swipeable highlight deck, and a comprehensive AI curriculum with quizzes. Users can also contribute news and receive daily reminders.
- Personalized, ranked AI news feed
- Swipeable highlight deck
- AI curriculum with quizzes
- Contribute breaking AI news
- Daily news and learning reminders
- Customizable interface themes
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ScrollAI is the fastest way to stay on top of artificial intelligence. Our AI agents scan hundreds of sources — labs, journals, GitHub, and the press — then dedupe, summarize, and rank the stories that matter for you. No hype, no doomscrolling. Just what's actually happening in AI, in seconds. • FEED — a personalized, ranked stream of the latest AI launches, papers, and deals, each summarized in our own words with a link to the original. • SCROLL — a swipeable, TikTok-style deck to breeze through the day's highlights. • HERO — the big story, front and center. • LEARN — a complete AI curriculum: 80+ bite-size concepts across 12 sections (Foundations, LLMs, Prompting, RAG, Agents, Multimodal, Safety and more), each a ~2-minute read with a quick quiz. Master AI one card at a time. • CONTRIBUTE — spotted breaking AI news? Share the link; our agents verify it's recent, real, and on-topic, then publish it to everyone. • REMINDERS — a gentle daily nudge to catch up on news or continue learning. • Five themes, five palettes, and a beautiful Liquid Glass interface. Free, and made for anyone who wants to understand AI — developers, founders, designers, marketers, and the curious.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ScrollAI at 100% against TIME Magazine's 38%. ScrollAI also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 months). TIME Magazine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#148 vs unranked). On price 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
Both are free to download. TIME Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. ScrollAI asks for nothing beyond the download.
TIME Magazine ships an update every 3 months, ScrollAI every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TIME Magazine | ScrollAI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.5K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 37.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #148 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | TIME | Bhanu Mahesh |
Customer experience
TIME Magazine
ScrollAI
Bugs and requests
TIME Magazine
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes on startup
- Subscription not recognized
- Unable to download latest issues
- Login issues and account problems
- Compatibility problems with iOS updates
Requested features
5 requests- Add audio playback for articles
- Implement bookmarking and note-taking
- Improve syncing and offline access
- Provide better customization options
- Integrate social sharing features
ScrollAI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
TIME Magazine
- 1 Month Subscription7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- 1 Month Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- 1 Year Subscription7 Days trial$29.991 Year
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- 1 Year Subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Year
- April 12, 2010$4.99
- TIME 100, 2010$4.99
- December 27, 2010$4.99
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- May 20, 2011$4.99
- October 17, 2011$4.99
- March 04, 2013$4.99
ScrollAI
No in-app purchases









