The Atlantic Magazine vs Hole Scroll
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Atlantic Magazine
Access in-depth reporting on politics, tech, and culture. Enjoy curated daily selections, narrated articles, and offline reading. Includes a daily crossword puzzle and accessibility features.
- Daily curated story selections
- Narrated articles and podcasts
- Offline reading capability
- Daily crossword puzzle
- Dark Mode reading
- VoiceOver and large text support
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Open the app, see where The Atlantic takes you. Every day, you’ll find new reporting, bold ideas, and writing to get lost in. Plus games, audio, and more. Unlock unlimited access to all of The Atlantic’s journalism with a subscription. HOME: Discover your next unexpected read. Our editors recommend articles on politics, the economy, technology, health, relationships, and more. LATEST: Find our most recent coverage across all topics including global affairs, business, books, fiction, science, and family. AUDIO: Listen to narrated articles and podcasts like Radio Atlantic, Galaxy Brain, and The Permanent Questions With David Brooks—directly in the app. GAMES: Take a smart break with daily word games like the crossword, Bracket City, and Rabbithole, and explore an archive with hundreds of past puzzles. DISCUSSIONS: Join our subscriber community in the comments. Encounter a new perspective, or share your own. OFFLINE READING: Enjoy all of your saved stories and every article in the Home feed once they’ve loaded in the app. PUSH NOTIFICATIONS: Don’t miss our picks for what to read, from breaking stories to ones that make you think, “I had no idea I was interested in that.” CUSTOMIZATION: Make the app your own with dark mode, adjustable text size, VoiceOver, and more accessibility features. Terms and conditions: https://www.theatlantic.com/terms-and-conditions/ If you have any questions, please contact The Atlantic's Customer Care team at support@theatlantic.com or (855) 940-0585.
Hole Scroll
Get local news as it happens with daily updates and notifications. Browse top stories, breaking news, events, photos, and videos. Customize your feed by category and save articles for later.
- Breaking news alerts
- Customizable news categories
- Save articles for later
- Submit news tips and media
- Weather forecast
- Share stories
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The Hole Scroll is Jackson Hole’s local news app with daily updates and notifications of news as it happens. Top and most popular stories, breaking and developing news briefs, things to do, stuff to see, photos, video, and more. Features: - Breaking news reported as it happens - A scrolling list of the latest news and developing briefs - Notifications of local news to know now - Preselect news categories of particular interest and scroll those first - Scan the weather forecast - Save articles to read later - Share stories with social networks and contacts within the app - Submit news tips, photos and videos - Free download from the Apple Appstore The Hole Scroll is curated by journalists with names, edited for reliability and updated on the fly to give Hole Scroll readers the latest news in Jackson Hole.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Atlantic Magazine at 4.9 against Hole Scroll's 4.2. The Atlantic Magazine also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (141K vs 15). Hole Scroll's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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 Atlantic Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Hole Scroll asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Atlantic Magazine holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Atlantic Magazine has 141K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of The Atlantic Magazine's written reviews are positive against 50% of Hole Scroll's.
The Atlantic Magazine ships an update weekly, Hole Scroll every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Atlantic Magazine | Hole Scroll |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (141K ratings) — better | 4.2 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 56.6% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 141K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #14 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC | Jackson Hole News&Guide |
Customer experience
The Atlantic Magazine
Hole Scroll
Bugs and requests
The Atlantic Magazine
Reported bugs
5 issues- Repeated sign-in issues
- Inability to access saved articles
- Blank screens and loading problems
- Incompatibility with certain devices
- Unreliable issue downloading
Requested features
5 requests- Add comprehensive search function
- Improve sync between app and website
- Provide better reading progress tracking
- Allow sharing of articles within the app
- Introduce customizable content feeds
Hole Scroll
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Atlantic Magazine
- The Atlantic Magazine14 Days trial$8.991 Month
- The Atlantic Magazine14 Days trial$89.991 Year
- December 2010 Issue$4.99
- January 2011 Issue$4.99
- The Atlantic March 2011$4.99
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- The Atlantic April 2011$4.99
- The Atlantic May 2011$4.99
- The Atlantic June 20111$4.99
- The Atlantic July/August 2011$4.99
- The Atlantic Civil War Memorial Issue$8.99
Hole Scroll
No in-app purchases
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