Newsweek vs The Week Junior US
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newsweek
Access trustworthy, high-quality journalism with live coverage, in-depth analysis, podcasts, and videos. Enjoy the weekly magazine and subscribe to newsletters for daily briefings. Stay informed with breaking news notifications.
- Live and breaking news coverage
- In-depth analysis of trending topics
- Podcasts on various subjects
- Daily briefing newsletter
- Curated video content
- Weekly magazine access
- Customizable newsletter subscriptions
- Breaking news notifications
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Newsweek gives independent-minded readers the context, clarity and perspective they need to understand the world. The Newsweek app offers a premium, personalized, ad-free reading experience built for how readers follow the news today. Read trusted reporting, analysis and member-only journalism across politics, world affairs, business, culture, health, science and more — all in one cleaner, faster mobile experience. With the Newsweek app, you can: Discover the latest reporting and analysis from Newsweek Access member-only journalism in one dedicated place Personalize your experience around the topics you care about Search Newsweek coverage by topic, story or area of interest Read in a focused, ad-free experience built for members Existing Newsweek subscribers can sign in with their current credentials. New readers can start with a 14-day free trial. Download the Newsweek app and experience a new home for independent journalism. Terms & Conditions: https://www.newsweek.com/terms-service Privacy Policy: https://www.newsweek.com/privacy-policy
The Week Junior US
This app delivers award-winning content for 8-14 year olds, sparking curiosity with science, nature, and global topics. It offers interactive puzzles, videos, and access to past and current issues, encouraging reading and critical thinking.
- Expert-written articles
- Interactive puzzles
- Exclusive videos
- Access to past issues
- Current issue before print
- Family sharing
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Week Junior US at 80% against Newsweek's 24%. The Week Junior US also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Newsweek's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months) and chart position (#137 vs unranked). 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
Both are free to download. Newsweek sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and The Week Junior US sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Week Junior US holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Newsweek has 1.6K ratings behind it against 208, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Newsweek's written reviews are positive against 80% of The Week Junior US's.
Newsweek ships an update every 4 months, The Week Junior US every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newsweek | The Week Junior US |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) | 4.8 (208 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.8% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 208 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #137 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Newsweek Publishing LLC | Future plc |
Customer experience
Newsweek
The Week Junior US
Bugs and requests
Newsweek
Reported bugs
4 issues- App not recognizing active subscriptions
- Inability to download/access latest issues
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Outdated content remaining stuck in the app
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to change font size
- Landscape mode support
- Offline reading mode
- Search functionality
- Improved navigation and issue management
The Week Junior US
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Newsweek
- Newsweek - 1 month1 Month trial$2.991 Month
- Newsweek$3.991 Month
- Newsweek - 1 year1 Month trial$24.991 Year
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- Newsweek1 Month trial$39.991 Year
- June 28 & July 5, 2010$0.99
- August 23 & 30, 2010$0.99
- Sept 27, 2010$0.99
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- September 5, 2011$0.99
- Newsweek January 23, 2012 issue$1.99
- Newsweek August 27, 2012 issue$4.99
The Week Junior US
- Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
- 6 Monthly Subscription$37.996 Months
- The Week Junior - issue 116$5.99
- The Week Junior – 133$5.99
- The Week Junior - issue 138$5.99
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- The Week Junior - issue 141$5.99
- The Week Junior - issue 147$5.99
- The Week Junior - issue 173$5.99
- The Week Junior - issue 278$5.99
- The Week Junior - issue 336$7.99
Questions
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