Italia! vs Inside Italy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Italia!
Explore Italy through beautifully photographed articles covering travel, food, wine, and culture. This award-winning magazine app brings Italy closer to English-speaking readers worldwide. Access current and back issues, or subscribe for regular updates.
- Beautifully photographed articles
- Covers travel, holidays, property
- Features food, wine, and culture
- In-app purchase of issues
- Subscription options available
- Cross-platform purchase browsing
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Italia! is the award-winning magazine for everyone who has a passion for Italy. Each issue, you'll find a wide variety of beautifully photographed and intelligently written articles to inspire and inform you. Covering every aspect of Italian life, from travel, holidays and property to food, wine and culture, Italia! brings Italy closer to English-speaking readers across the world. ---------------------------------------------- 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
Inside Italy
Discover a curated selection of Italy's best restaurants, attractions, and hidden gems, with a special focus on Tuscany, Venice, and Venetia. This free app features an interactive map that automatically adjusts to your location, offering personalized recommendations for sightseeing, shopping, and family-friendly activities.
- Curated selection of Italy's best spots
- Interactive map with location-based zoom
- Focus on Tuscany, Venice, and Venetia
- Categorized points of interest
- Save favorite spots to 'my tips'
- Recommendations for dining, shopping, and activities
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What will you find in this app? A highly personal selection of restaurants and things to do and see in Italy, A map of Italy with pins to our favorite spots, with a focus on the countryside in Tuscany, Venice and Venetia. The map will automatically zoom into the region you are located in. This app is free and does not require any registration. We want to show you many different types of points of interest, from our favorite restaurants to beaches to cultural landmarks, from local artisans to shopping tips and what to do with children. Our aim is not to be a complete guide. You can explore all our favorite spots which have been divided into the following sections: • Sightseeing • Aperitivo spots • Restaurants • Kids • Shopping • Wineries • Tours&Classes • Beaches • Sports • Special Gems Events (exhibitions etc) When you find a listing that you like, simply hit the star at the top right of your screen. It will save the entry under “my tips” and always be at hand.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Italia! at 71% against Inside Italy's 0%. Italia! also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.5) and ads (none vs shown). Inside Italy's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Italia! sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Inside Italy asks for nothing beyond the download.
Italia! holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Italia! has 70 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Italia!'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Inside Italy's.
Italia! ships an update every 5 months, Inside Italy every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Italia! | Inside Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (70 ratings) — better | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 70 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Anthem Publishing Ltd | Trust & Travel Gmbh |
Customer experience
Italia!
Inside Italy
In-app purchases
Italia!
- Italia!$3.991 Month
- Italia! 2M Auto-Renewable Sub1 Month trial$4.492 Months
- Italia! 3M Auto-Renew Sub$10.993 Months
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- Italia! 6M Auto-Renewable Sub1 Month trial$12.996 Months
- Italia!$15.996 Months
- Italia! Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$24.991 Year
- Italia!$39.991 Year
- April 2012 The Re... (pp:1292)$5.99
- November 2012 Exq... (pp:2849)$5.99
- Taste Italia (pp:378251)$5.99
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- 6 back issue bundle$17.99
- 12 issue subscription$29.99
Inside Italy
No in-app purchases
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