12OnYourSide vs Magzter Library
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
12OnYourSide
Get local news and traffic updates for Richmond and central Virginia. Receive breaking news alerts, view live headlines, and access sports and video content. The app customizes content based on your location.
- Breaking news alerts
- Local traffic coverage
- School closings
- Live news headlines
- Sports updates
- Video content
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Download the power of the WWBT 12 News application right to your iPhone! WWBT 12 News provides you with local news, and traffic coverage for Richmond and the rest of central Virginia. Features include: - Breaking news alerts - First Warning Traffic - School closings - Live, local news headlines and stories - Sports - Video - And so much more! Also serving Chesterfield, Henrico, Hanover, Petersburg, Hopewell, Dinwiddie, Prince George, Charles City, Powhatan, Amelia, Cumberland, Sussex, King & Queen, Louisa, Hopewell, Chester, Goochland, Caroline, King William and New Kent. This app requests location to help customize content for you. We will provide location information and information about your use of the app to our advertising partners in order to customize the ads displayed in this app and other apps you use. Please review our privacy policy for more details and for your choices.
Magzter Library
This application provides libraries with access to a vast collection of digital magazines and newspapers. Readers can enjoy the latest and back issues, download content for offline access, and share articles on social media.
- Access latest and back issues
- Download titles for offline reading
- Share content on social media
- Thousands of magazines and newspapers
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Magzter, the world's largest digital newsstand with thousands of magazines and newspapers in its catalogue, launches an all-new app, Magzter Library, to cater to the needs of libraries. With this exciting new offering from Magzter, libraries can give their readers access to best-selling magazines and newspapers from any part of the world. Key Features * Get access to latest issues as well as back issues. * Download your favorite titles and access them offline. * Share your favorite content on social media. If you are a librarian or a corporate organization and would like to sign up for our services, please email library.support@magzter.com. If you are a reader and would like to try out Magzter Library, please contact your librarian or organization. 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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 12OnYourSide at 4.5 against Magzter Library's 2.9. 12OnYourSide also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 43). Magzter Library's advantage is review sentiment (52% vs 13%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
12OnYourSide holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 12OnYourSide has 6.3K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 13% of 12OnYourSide's written reviews are positive against 52% of Magzter Library's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
12OnYourSide ships an update monthly, Magzter Library every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 12OnYourSide | Magzter Library |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6.3K ratings) — better | 2.9 (43 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 13.5% of reviews | 52.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6.3K — better | 43 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gray Television Group, Inc. | Magzter Inc. |
Customer experience
12OnYourSide
Magzter Library
Bugs and requests
12OnYourSide
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes after recent updates
- Live stream frequently pauses or stops working
- Notifications don't link to updated stories
- Compatibility issues with certain devices and OS versions
Requested features
4 requests- Reduce ads and improve user experience
- Improve accessibility and readability
- Provide more timely updates, especially on weekends
- Offer an ad-free paid version
Magzter Library
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
12OnYourSide
No in-app purchases
Magzter Library
No in-app purchases
Questions
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