New Humanist vs Pagan Dawn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
New Humanist
This app offers a quarterly journal of ideas, science, and culture from a skeptical perspective. It provides witty, incisive commentary and argument, featuring contemporary writing from notable contributors. Access selected pages or subscribe for full access to every issue and a searchable archive.
- Witty and incisive commentary
- Quarterly journal of ideas
- Features contemporary writing
- Searchable archive of issues
- Offline reading of back issues
- Zoom and page navigation
- Link to external websites
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At a time of rising religious extremism and irrational nonsense New Humanist magazine provides the antidote: witty, incisive and original comment and argument from a sceptical perspective. Relaunched as a quarterly journal of ideas, science and culture in 2013, New Humanist is elegant, independent-minded and provocative. Drawing on a freethinking tradition stretching back more than 120 years but dedicated to the best contemporary writing, New Humanist is a lively and compelling guide to contemporary thought and culture, and an essential voice of reason. Contributors include Suzanne Moore, Philip Pullman, Will Self, Natalie Haynes, Jonathan Rée, Claire Tomalin, Stewart Lee, Stephen Fry, Ricky Gervais, Stephanie Merritt, Martin Rowson, Brenda Maddox, Robin Ince, AL Kennedy, Stuart Hall, Francis Wheen, Laurie Taylor and Christopher Hitchens. New Humanist is published by the Rationalist Association, a 125-year-old charity devoted to reason, science and secularism. To visit our website go here: http://rationalist.org.uk/ The iPad/iPhone edition brings you selected pages from the latest issue as soon as it is published. You can subscribe within the application for full access, which brings you every page of the issue and a searchable archive back to 1884. Issues are not sold individually - for the duration of your subscription you have access to every issue in this archive. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically via Newsstand. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: £3.99 Quarterly £12.99 Annually In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: exacteditions.com/about/tos
Pagan Dawn
This publication explores nature-based spirituality, esoteric arts, history, and environmental topics. It features articles, reviews, and research, including historical content and profiles of activists. Subscribers can sync issues for offline reading and access exclusive content.
- Nature-based spirituality coverage
- Esoteric arts and history articles
- Environmental topics
- Exclusive historical content
- Offline reading of synced issues
- Searchable archives
- Interactive page navigation
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Pagan Dawn is a quarterly magazine covering nature-based spirituality, esoteric arts, history and the environment. It features articles, reviews and research, ranging from cutting-edge academic thought to people profiles of activists and volunteers. Originally a newsletter entitled “The Wiccan”, Pagan Dawn has published continually since 1968, making it the longest running esoteric periodical in the world. It was later retitled, reflecting its coverage of all Pagan faiths. Pagan Dawn is the journal of the Pagan Federation and reflects its aims in supporting all Pagans to ensure they have the same rights as the followers of other beliefs. Exclusive to this online edition is “We Emerge”, a history of the Pagan Federation and features a reproduction of the very first “The Wiccan” newsletter. Exclusive content will be added to each new issue, in addition to “Green Pages”, the directory of Pagan groups and meetings. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. • Bookmark favourite pages or search results to read later. • Social Media sharing feature allowing you to share pages with friends via Twitter or Facebook etc • If your institution has a magazine subscription, you can access it directly from within your registered IP range. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically via Newsstand. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: Quarterly £4.99 Annually £15.99 In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable iTunes subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings in iTunes after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: http://www.exacteditions.com/about/tos
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Verdict
New Humanist and Pagan Dawn both sit at 3.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Pagan Dawn's written reviews are positive against 33% of New Humanist's. Pagan Dawn also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. New Humanist sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months and Pagan Dawn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for New Humanist against 3.4 for Pagan Dawn. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 5 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 33% of New Humanist's written reviews are positive against 75% of Pagan Dawn's.
New Humanist ships an update every 5 months, Pagan Dawn every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | New Humanist | Pagan Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.3 (4 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Rationalist Association | Exact Editions Ltd |
Customer experience
New Humanist
Pagan Dawn
In-app purchases
New Humanist
- New Humanist$5.993 Months
- New Humanist$24.991 Year
Pagan Dawn
- Pagan Dawn$5.993 Months
- Pagan Dawn$18.491 Year
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