Comparison

Magzter vs Coding User

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Magzter

Access a vast digital newsstand with over 10,000 popular magazines and newspapers from around the world. Enjoy reading across diverse categories, download titles for offline access, and discover curated content. Offers a free trial for unlimited reading.

Highlights
  • Unlimited access to 10,000+ titles
  • Offline reading
  • Mobile-friendly premium stories
  • Bookmark favorite pages
  • Social community (Magzter Connect)
  • Free reading zones
Features
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Looking for the most popular magazines and newspapers from around the world? They’re all on Magzter, the world’s largest and most-loved digital newsstand. * Get 7-Day FREE unlimited access to 10,000+ leading magazines and newspapers including Time, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, ELLE, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Maxim, Men’s Health, Entrepreneur, Popular Mechanics, T3, India Today, The Guardian, Daily Mirror and The Independent * Voted the #1 digital reading destination by readers and top publishers from all over the world At Magzter, we're changing the way you read magazines and newspapers. From automotive, business, cooking, entertainment and fashion to lifestyle, news, sports, technology and travel, enjoy reading all your favorite magazines and newspapers across 40+ exciting categories on the Magzter app. Why you'll love Magzter? 1. Enjoy reading your favorite magazines and newspapers anytime and anywhere on the go. 2. Access mobile-friendly premium stories curated from best-selling magazines and newspapers. 3. Download your favorite titles and read them later even when you're offline. 4. Bookmark your favorite pages to quickly access them later. 5. Discover and share exciting content on Magzter Connect, an exciting social community within the app. 6. Get FREE unlimited reading access at Magzter Smart Reading Zones®. Top titles on Magzter

 Automotive - Autocar, Car and Driver, Road & Track, Top Gear, What Car? Business - Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Forbes, Fortune, Inc.

 Cooking - BBC Good Food UK, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Food Network Magazine, Taste of Home

Entertainment - Filmfare, OK!, TV Guide, Vanity Fair

Fashion - Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Harper's Bazaar, InStyle, Marie Claire, Vogue

Fitness - Men's Health, Runner’s World, Women’s Health, Yoga Magazine

Lifestyle - Esquire, GQ, Maxim, Girls’ Life

News - India Today, Newsweek, New York Magazine, Reader's Digest, The Atlantic, Time

Newspapers - Business Standard, Daily Mirror, Daily Star, Hindustan Times, The Guardian, The Independent, The Straits Times

Science & Technology - Macworld, PCWorld, Popular Mechanics, Stuff, T3, Wired

Sports - Bicycling, Cycling Plus UK, Golf Monthly, Mountain Biking UK

Travel - Business Traveller UK, Condé Nast Traveler, National Geographic Traveller (UK), Travel+Leisure. Magzter's premium unlimited reading subscription, Magzter GOLD, gives users unlimited access to 10,000+ magazines, newspapers and premium stories. You can get a 7-day free Magzter GOLD trial on the Magzter app. What are you waiting for? Download the Magzter app now and fall in love with unlimited reading! Magazine, Newspaper, and Magzter GOLD subscriptions are available for purchase inside the Magzter app. Please note that your subscription will automatically renew every month on your iTunes account until you cancel at least 24-hours before the end of the then current subscription period. Your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of each subscription period at the rate of your selected plan. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal anytime in your Account Settings. Connect With Us: Web: https://www.magzter.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/mobilemagzter Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mobilemagzter Privacy Policy: https://www.magzter.com/privacy-policy Terms & Conditions: https://www.magzter.com/terms-and-conditions

About

Coding User

Access comprehensive guides and tutorials on coding and programming. Learn about Linux, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi, and more with illustrated content from a leading tech publisher. Carry your coding knowledge with you anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step coding guides
  • Latest tech build publications
  • Illustrated content
  • Linux, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi tutorials
  • Pocketmags account integration
  • Offline access recommended via Wi-Fi download
Features
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Coding and programming are skills that are in great demand. Being able to show that you have learnt and now understand a programming language is going to look great on a CV. Even more than that, learning to code is fun and rewarding, and will help you feel smarter and more creative. This app is designed to take you directly into the world of coding, giving you the skills to become an expert in the making. Step-by-step guides and tutorials to help you gain all the coding knowledge you need. Featuring unique and original publications on all the latest builds of key coding tools. Easy-to-understand, fully illustrated content, written with the info hungry reader in mind. Quickly improve your understanding of Linux, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi and much more. From one of the leading publishers in tech bookazines, you can now carry Papercut’s Coding User guides to coding and programming with you at all times! ---------------------------------------------- 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

Screenshots

Magzter4 screens
Coding User4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Magzter at 48% against Coding User's 0%. Magzter also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Magzter sells 21 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Coding User sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Magzter holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Magzter has 5.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Magzter's written reviews are positive against 0% of Coding User's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Magzter ships an update every 2 weeks, Coding User every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Magzter versus Coding User: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMagzterCoding User
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (5.7K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews47.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.7K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 25 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#87 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB43 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMagzter Inc.Papercut

Customer experience

Magzter

All ratings5,690 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral1.7%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews922 reviews
Positive47.5%
Neutral6.0%
Negative46.5%

Coding User

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Magzter

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Magazines failing to download or disappearing
  • Subscription status not recognized by the app
  • Crashes and freezes when navigating the app
  • Inconsistent behavior across iOS and Android
  • Outdated content and missing new magazine issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to organize and manage magazines
  • Offline reading mode with automatic downloads
  • Improved search and filtering capabilities
  • Syncing progress across devices
  • Customizable notification settings

Coding User

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

21 purchases

Magzter

Subscriptions14
  • Ananda Vikatan$0.991 Month
  • Ananda Vikatan$2.993 Months
  • India Today$4.991 Month
Show 11 more
  • thai magazine$4.991 Month
  • Chitralekha Gujarathi$4.993 Months
  • Magzter GOLD7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Magzter Gold$9.991 Month
  • Gold 1 month - Family access7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Magzter 1 month subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • India Today$15.993 Months
  • Chitralekha Gujarathi$15.991 Year
  • thai magazine$20.991 Year
  • India Today$64.991 Year
  • Magzter Gold$99.991 Year
One-time7
  • Galatta april issue$0.99
  • Digital Magazine Issue from Magzter$0.99
  • Digital Magazine Issue from Magzter$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Digital Magazine Issue from Magzter$2.99
  • Digital Magazine Issue from Magzter$3.99
  • Digital Magazine Issue from Magzter$4.99
  • Digital Magazine Issue from Magzter$5.99
13 purchases

Coding User

Subscriptions1
  • Coding User$9.991 Year
One-time12
  • Spring 2023 (id:704054)$3.99
  • Raspberry Pi Ma... (id:763560)$4.99
  • The Python Manual (id:763563)$4.99
Show 9 more
  • Linux Open Sour... (id:763562)$4.99
  • Linux, Tips, Ha... (id:764418)$4.99
  • Coding for Begi... (id:764659)$4.99
  • Raspberry Pi – ... (id:764715)$4.99
  • The Ubuntu Manual (id:763561)$4.99
  • Python Manual (id:805973)$7.99
  • Linux Manual (id:805910)$7.99
  • Complete Raspbe... (id:805908)$7.99
  • Raspberry Pi Tr... (id:809261)$9.99

Questions

Is Magzter free?
Magzter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Coding User free?
Coding User is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Magzter or Coding User?
Magzter is rated higher. Magzter averages 4.5 out of 5 from 5.7K ratings, while Coding User averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Magzter or Coding User have ads?
Coding User shows ads; Magzter does not.
Which is updated more often, Magzter or Coding User?
Magzter ships an update every 2 weeks, and Coding User every 25 months. Most recently, Magzter was updated on October 15, 2026 and Coding User on October 2, 2026.

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