Open Source For You vs OutThere magazine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Source For You
This magazine offers in-depth articles on open-source software, Linux, and FOSS for enthusiasts and professionals. It aims to help organizations leverage open-source solutions for improved ROI. Subscriptions provide access to the latest content.
- Open source and Linux tech articles
- Content for beginners and experts
- Focus on organizational ROI
- Subscription options available
- Automatic renewal management
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Launched in January 2003, Open Source For You is a complete magazine on open source, and is today a big hit with those who love FOSS (Free and Open Source Software). The magazine carries tech articles on Linux and open source for newbies, administrators, developers and fans of open source. Its main objective, however, is to help organisations enhance their return on investment (RoI) by deploying Linux (or open source) solutions. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. Three months subscription - $2.49 (automatically renewed until canceled) Six months subscription - $4.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $9.99 (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
OutThere magazine
This luxury travel journal offers a global perspective on experiential journeys, celebrating diversity, discovery, and discernment. It features stories from passionate travelers, highlighting unique adventures, arts, fashion, and design with stunning photography and in-depth features.
- Experiential travel stories
- Inclusive and diverse perspectives
- Focus on arts, fashion, and design
- In-depth features and photography
- Personalized travel inspiration
- Minority voices in travel
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OutThere is a multi-award-winning luxury travel and experiential travel journal for what is a large, global audience of travellers who identify with our core values of diversity, discovery and discernment. We aim to be the leading voice of inclusivity in luxury and experiential travel, telling stories with an intersectional and inclusive lens, from the perspective of passionate and diverse storytellers (Experientialist®s) who represent the travellers who seek a heightened level of personalisation and belonging when they head out into the world: simply because of who they are, how they identify, who they’re travelling with and who they love. We also share the stories and vision of minorities in the travel space, who are creating unique adventures that celebrate and bring to life the history and richness of the communities that they are part of. We celebrate the many fascinating expressions of global travel, from amazing destinations to luxurious hotels and resorts to unique, one-of-a-kind experiences. Moreover, we look at journeys that extend beyond the act of travelling itself – featuring Arts, fashion, design, style and the people behind them – interspersed with strong personal stories, great photography, industry voices, inside tracks and in-depth features – that will inspire your next journey. Join us. Get OutThere. ---------------------------------------------- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: OutThere magazine at free with in-app purchases against Open Source For You's subscription. Open Source For You's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Open Source For You sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and OutThere magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $17.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Open Source For You ships an update every 4 months, OutThere magazine every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Source For You | OutThere magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | Out There Publishing Ltd |
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In-app purchases
Open Source For You
- Linux For You$1.991 Month
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- Open Source For You 30$2.991 Year
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- Linux For You$4.996 Months
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- Linux For You May 2012$1.99
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OutThere magazine
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- OUT THERE 5 back issue bundle$29.99
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