Comparison

GQ vs Nandan

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

Nandan

Features
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Nandan, HT Media’s monthly Children Magazine is more than 47 years old brand. The magazine was started in November 1964 in the memory of Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru, with its first issue being dedicated to the late Prime Minister. Over the years it has developed a strong bond with its readers and is extremely popular among children and their families in India and abroad. Taking an edge over other children magazines, Nandan provides a mix of traditional and modern stories, poems, interactive columns, interesting facts and many educative columns, leading to wholesome development of our children. It keeps our children abreast with our cultural ethos, exposes them to latest happenings in and around world and engages them into numerous fun activities, shaping their mind and behavior in a positive way. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. Three months subscription - $2.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Six months subscription - $5.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $11.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions

Screenshots

GQ4 screens
Nandan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: GQ at every 5 months against Nandan's every 12 months. Nandan's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 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 Nandan sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GQ ships an update every 5 months, Nandan every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
GQ versus Nandan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGQNandan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (161 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings161 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAdvance Magazine Publishers Inc.Magzter Inc.

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

Nandan

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
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  • August 2011$4.99
  • November 2011$4.99
  • April 2012$4.99
  • December 2013$4.99
  • GQ Style Manual 2011$6.99
10 purchases

Nandan

Subscriptions1
  • Nandan 30$3.991 Year
One-time9
  • Jul 2019$0.99
  • September 2020$0.99
  • November 2020$0.99
Show 6 more
  • December 2020$0.99
  • January 2021$0.99
  • February 2021$0.99
  • March 2021$0.99
  • April 2021$0.99
  • May 2021$0.99

Questions

Is GQ free?
GQ is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Nandan free?
Nandan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do GQ or Nandan have ads?
Neither GQ nor Nandan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GQ or Nandan?
GQ ships an update every 5 months, and Nandan every 12 months. Most recently, GQ was updated on October 17, 2026 and Nandan on October 2, 2026.

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