The Wire vs The Juggernaut
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Wire
Access a monthly music magazine covering progressive and non-mainstream genres. Enjoy selected pages from the latest issue or upgrade for full access to every page and a searchable archive dating back to 1982. Read offline and navigate with ease.
- Monthly music magazine coverage
- Searchable archive from 1982
- Offline reading of synced issues
- Interactive page navigation
- Zoom and multi-page views
- Web link integration
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The Wire is an independent, monthly music magazine dedicated to informed, intelligent coverage of a wide range of progressive, adventurous and non-mainstream musics. Although The Wire is a London based publication, it serves an international readership. The iPad/iPhone edition brings you selected pages from the latest issue as soon as it is published. Within the application you can upgrade to full access, which brings you every page of the issue and a searchable archive of every issue of The Wire published since issue one from summer 1982. Issues are not sold individually - for the duration of your subscription you have access to every issue in this archive. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync the latest issue to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Sync additional back issues by tapping the stars beside their names (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: £5.49 per month £54.99 per year In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos
The Juggernaut
Access in-depth journalism and community events focused on South Asian stories. Read daily articles, explore a vast archive, and save your favorites. Enjoy ad-free, quality content that responsibly supports creators.
- Daily insightful stories on South Asians
- Archive of over 1,250 articles
- Save favorite articles
- Searchable content archive
- Ad-free reading experience
- Community event information
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The Juggernaut is a media tech company that tells powerful South Asian stories and convenes the community for high-quality events. What you’ll get We publish one story a day and have an archive of over 1,250 articles across multiple categories: profiles, culture, film & TV, politics, business & technology, and more. Access smart, quality journalism on South Asia(ns) with in-depth storytelling you can’t get anywhere else — with no ads or clickbait. We are thoughtful in everything we do — from choosing fonts created by South Asians to paying our writers and illustrators responsibly — and have been featured in The Guardian, TechCrunch, Axios, Forbes, CNBC, Harvard Business School, Yale, and others. Download our app to read new stories, search through content, and find and save your favorite reads. • Stay up-to-date with timely, insightful stories on South Asia(ns) • Save your favorite articles to easily come back to them • Share articles with your friends for free to discuss and debate the most insightful analyses you’ll find • Search through more than 1,100+ articles to build your knowledge base on the world’s fastest growing demographic Why we have a paywall Media is difficult. People like free. But free, ad-supported content often leads to clickbait articles that are low quality. Ad revenue doesn’t responsibly support the costs associated with publishing an article (not even The New York Times survives on ad revenue alone). We launched a paywall because it allows us to pay our writers, editors, photographers, engineers, and artists responsibly. It also allows us to invest in better journalism. If you have additional questions about this, please don’t hesitate to email support@thejuggernaut.com. We’d love to hear from you. Privacy Policy: https://www.thejuggernaut.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Juggernaut at 4.9 against The Wire's 4.0. The Juggernaut also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). 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
Both are free to download. The Wire sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and The Juggernaut sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $16.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Juggernaut holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Juggernaut has 333 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of The Wire's written reviews are positive against 55% of The Juggernaut's.
The Wire ships an update every 4 months, The Juggernaut every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Wire | The Juggernaut |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (7 ratings) | 4.9 (333 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 54.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 333 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | The Wire | The Juggernaut |
Customer experience
The Wire
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Bugs and requests
The Wire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Juggernaut
Reported bugs
8 issues- Search bar glitches
- Notifications cannot be turned off
- App hangs/freezes
- Articles not loading
- Login screen bug
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- White screen on launch
- Saved articles do not open
- Instagram story links broken
Requested features
5 requests- Button to save articles
- Redirect to top of new article
- More articles on Hinduphobia
- Social media sharing button
- Share link for articles
In-app purchases
The Wire
- The Wire$5.991 Month
- The Wire$59.991 Year
- 30-day access$5.99
The Juggernaut
- The Juggernaut Monthly Plan$16.991 Month
- The Juggernaut Annual Plan$99.001 Year
Questions
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