The Tablet vs Advance! LA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Tablet
This weekly Catholic journal offers in-depth coverage of religion, politics, arts, and current affairs with global contributors. Access selected pages from the latest issue or subscribe for full access to every page and a searchable archive dating back to 2011.
- International religious and political coverage
- In-depth articles and balanced reporting
- Global contributor network
- Searchable archive of past issues
- Offline reading of synced issues
- Interactive page navigation and zoom
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Unique in its international coverage of religion, current affairs, politics, social issues and the arts, The Tablet is a weekly Catholic journal which has been reporting on events of significance for over 170 years. Every week The Tablet provides in-depth and balanced coverage on a wide range of subjects and its contribution to topical issues is strengthened by its contributors: each issue contains the work of writers drawn from all over the world, whose names are familiar in their particular field of experience. The Church in the World section reports on events within the Church internationally, covering Europe, Rome, Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Americas. The Home News section reports on news within UK churches, both Catholic and other Christian. In addition the latest church documents are analysed and discussed The Notebook section gives a light-hearted round-up of recent events, often with a humorous tone and the Letters section offers lively and intelligent debate from readers worldwide. No mention of The Tablet would be complete without reference to the widely respected Books section. Its detailed reviews are comprehensive, across a wide variety of subjects from philosophy to film appreciation and Christian apologetics to crime fiction. And the Arts section includes reviews of galleries and exhibitions, theatre, cinema, television, radio, music and opera. 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 26 November 2011. 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. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: £8.49 per month £80.99 per year 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: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos
Advance! LA
Access exclusive content from the Advanced Organization Los Angeles, including success stories and spiritual insights. This digital magazine is optimized for mobile devices and provides notifications for new issues and videos.
- Exclusive content from AOLA
- Digital magazine optimized for mobile
- Save favorite articles and videos
- Exclusive video access
- Notifications for new issues
- Access with IAS membership number
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A magazine for Scientologists from the Advanced Organization Los Angeles. The Advance! magazine app is accessible to anyone with an IAS membership number. It’s time to enter the gateway to spiritual freedom, where abilities are heightened and a world of wins awaits. From the City of Angels in the US, the exclusive services and the soaring success stories are at your fingertips with the Advance! magazine app. Tap into OT power with the Advance! magazine app The backdrop: famed Sunset Boulevard and the hills of Hollywood. The setting: a series of iconic blue buildings on L. Ron Hubbard Way. The story: ascending to new spiritual heights in the City of Angels. At AOLA, you are the star, shining as you soar to OT. Now you can tap into all the excitement, the news and the stories from AOLA with a digital edition of Advance! magazine. Download and read anytime, anywhere It’s Advance! magazine enhanced and optimized for viewing on your phone or tablet. Save your favorites Bookmark any article or video for easy viewing anytime you open the app. You are there The Advance! app is your backstage pass, granting you access with exclusive videos that let you take in the sights and share the adventure of those moving to the upper spans of the Bridge. Stay up-to-date As soon as a new issue or new video drops, you’ll be notified, so you’re always plugged into AOLA. AOLA at your fingertips Connect to AOLA anytime, from any device. L. Ron Hubbard Way is just a tap away with the Advance! magazine app. It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3 1. Download the app 2. Log on with your IAS membership number to gain access to content 3. Tap into OT power at AOLA Swipe to Advance! Get the Advance! magazine app today
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Advance! LA at 100% against The Tablet's 53%. Advance! LA also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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. The Tablet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. Advance! LA asks for nothing beyond the download.
Advance! LA holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Advance! LA has 41 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 53% of The Tablet's written reviews are positive against 100% of Advance! LA's.
The Tablet ships an update every 4 months, Advance! LA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Tablet | Advance! LA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (41 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 41 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Tablet Publishing Company Limited | Church of Scientology International |
Customer experience
The Tablet
Advance! LA
In-app purchases
The Tablet
- The Tablet$9.491 Month
- The Tablet$99.991 Year
Advance! LA
No in-app purchases









