Comparison

GQ vs MLI Plus

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

Head to head
About

GQ

Explore the forefront of men's fashion, style, and culture. This app offers curated content on photography, design, reporting, and writing, fostering a community for inspiration and idea exchange.

Highlights
  • Men's fashion and style content
  • Photography and design showcases
  • Reporting and writing features
  • Community for inspiration and ideas
  • Digital, social, and video content
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Look Sharp. Live Smart. Right Now. GQ is the flagship of men's fashion and style in America. To be GQ is to be forward-looking, progressive and cutting-edge. For over 60 years, GQ has been the home to the most elevated and respected photography, design, reporting and writing in the men's space. Today, GQ is also a digital, social, video and experience powerhouse—a community where readers gather to be inspired and exchange ideas around style, creativity and culture. As masculinity evolves and men's fashion has moved to the center of the global pop-culture conversation, GQ's authority has never been broader or stronger. The GQ digital edition app is free to download. Subscribers receive unlimited access. Non-subscribers may access a selection of complimentary articles each month. AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL: Your payment method will be automatically charged at the frequency and price noted in the subscription offer you select, until you cancel. To cancel, you must update your App Store Subscriptions settings at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription term. No refunds once payment is made.

About

MLI Plus

Features
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Brought to you by Key Publishing Ltd, Europe’s Leading Transport Publisher. MLI Plus is a bi-monthly modern traction magazine, dedicated to recording the development, operation and disposal of the UK diesel and electric fleets. First published in June 2008, Modern Locomotives Illustrated covers all modern traction classes of locomotive and multiple unit trains. With the technical follower in mind each issue has a very thorough technical review of the design and the equipment used, with large technical detail lists of measurements, weights and capacities. In addition full numeric detailed illustrations of the class under review are included showing the items of equipment and equipment positions, with specially selected material to show as many differences as possible. Regular features include: • Fleet lists - Detailed rolling stock listings • Technical data - Technology and design behind today’s locomotives • Cab drawings - Driver’s-eye view of our leading modern locomotives • Operational routes - In-depth examination of the routes chosen by the major passeger operators • Preservation - The steps taken to maintain today’s rolling stock. And much more! Please note: Posters, calendars or wall planners, plans, decals etc. may not necessarily be included with this digital issue. Please check the specific issue’s description within the app. Published by Key Publishing Ltd. The entire contents of this title is © copyright. All rights reserved. ---------------------------------------------- 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

GQ4 screens
MLI Plus1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GQ at every 5 months against MLI Plus's every 15 months. GQ also leads on chart position (#171 vs unranked). MLI Plus's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. GQ sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and MLI Plus sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 2 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GQ ships an update every 5 months, MLI Plus every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
GQ versus MLI Plus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGQMLI Plus
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (161 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings161 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 15 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#171 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.Key Publishing

Bugs and requests

GQ

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Issues not downloading properly
  • Subscription not recognized despite valid account
  • Repeated crashes and freezes
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Background downloads
  • Offline reading mode
  • Improved bookmark and reading progress features
  • Customizable font and layout options

MLI Plus

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

GQ

Subscriptions2
  • One Month Subscription$1.991 Month
  • One Year Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • May 2011$4.99
  • June 2011$4.99
  • July 2011$4.99
Show 5 more
  • August 2011$4.99
  • November 2011$4.99
  • April 2012$4.99
  • December 2013$4.99
  • GQ Style Manual 2011$6.99
12 purchases

MLI Plus

Subscriptions3
  • MLI Plus Subscription7 Days trial$7.992 Months
  • MLI Plus Subscription14 Days trial$17.496 Months
  • MLI Plus Subscription1 Month trial$29.991 Year
One-time9
  • Issue 207 (id:744204)$4.99
  • Issue 205 (id:740539)$4.99
  • Issue 204 (id:740981)$4.99
Show 6 more
  • Issue 200 (id:739647)$4.99
  • Issue 185 (id:741496)$4.99
  • Issue 171 (id:740540)$4.99
  • Issue 219 (id:740541)$4.99
  • Issue 214 (id:741397)$4.99
  • Issue 178 (id:739650)$4.99

Questions

Is GQ free?
GQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MLI Plus free?
MLI Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GQ or MLI Plus have ads?
Neither GQ nor MLI Plus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GQ or MLI Plus?
GQ ships an update every 5 months, and MLI Plus every 15 months. Most recently, GQ was updated on October 17, 2026 and MLI Plus on October 9, 2026.

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