iPhone Life vs Texas Monthly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPhone Life
This magazine provides in-depth content for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users. Discover app reviews, accessory evaluations, and practical tips. Explore business solutions and user profiles.
- App reviews
- Accessory reviews
- How-to guides
- User profiles
- Business solutions
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Apple’s macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS are constantly evolving—and iPhone Life’s Core Guides help you stay ahead with practical, easy-to-follow tips and instructions. Each issue is packed with step-by-step tutorials, hands-on tips, hidden features, practical recommendations, and important security and privacy settings designed for everyday users who love technology. By downloading the iPhone Life app, you can purchase individual issues or subscribe to the offers below: Single issue: US$19.99 1 year subscription (3 issues per year): US$49.99 (Automatically renewed until canceled) Payment will be charged to your Apple account upon confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. You can manage your subscription in your Apple account settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. Apple, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, macOS, watchOS, and iPadOS are trademarks of Apple Inc. SINGLE ISSUE PRICE: $19.99 SUBSCRIPTION PRICE: $49.99 for new subscribers Existing subscribers keep $19.99 Terms of Service: https://www.iphonelife.com/privacy Privacy Policy: https://www.iphonelife.com/privacy
Texas Monthly
This app chronicles life in contemporary Texas, reporting on vital issues and covering music, arts, travel, restaurants, and cultural events. It provides insightful and respected recommendations for exploring the Texas scene.
- Politics and environment reporting
- Industry and education coverage
- Music and arts features
- Travel and restaurant recommendations
- Museum and cultural event guides
- Insightful Texas scene coverage
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Texas Monthly Magazine has chronicled life in contemporary Texas since 1973, reporting on vital issues such as politics, the environment, industry, and education. It continues to be the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering music, the arts, travel, restaurants, museums, and cultural events with its insightful and respected recommendations. http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: iPhone Life at none against Texas Monthly's shown. iPhone Life also leads on review sentiment (41% vs 16%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Texas Monthly's advantage is ratings volume (2.1K vs 119) and chart position (#159 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. iPhone Life sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and Texas Monthly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for iPhone Life against 4.7 for Texas Monthly. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Texas Monthly has 2.1K ratings behind it against 119, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 41% of iPhone Life's written reviews are positive against 16% of Texas Monthly's.
iPhone Life ships an update every 4 months, Texas Monthly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPhone Life | Texas Monthly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (119 ratings) | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.4% of reviews — better | 16.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 119 | 2.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #159 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 88 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +12 |
| Developer | Mango Life Media | Texas Monthly Magazine |
Customer experience
iPhone Life
Texas Monthly
User reviews
iPhone Life
From 119 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📚 Comprehensive Apple product information and tips
- 👍 Helpful how-to guides and tutorials
- 🎯 Useful app recommendations and reviews
- 📱 Accessible on multiple Apple devices
- 🎨 Well-designed magazine layout and format
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive subscription pricing
- 🔐 Difficult unsubscribe process
- 📵 Requires paid subscription for content
- 🚫 Pushes expensive third-party apps
- ⚠️ Poor customer service responsiveness
Texas Monthly
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Great reading experience
- 🌟 Wonderful magazine content
Room to improve
- 🔒 Login issues
- 📥 No offline reading
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🤯 Unintuitive user interface
Bugs and requests
iPhone Life
Reported bugs
12 issues- App crashes when opening news section
- Login failures with valid credentials
- Subscription restoration not working
- Magazine won't load after subscription renewal
- Blurry and pixelated display
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- Hyperlinks disappear after highlighting
- Service unavailable errors
- Incompatibility with older iOS versions
- App crashes on older iPhone models
- Freezing when zooming or loading ads
- Text too small to read on iPhone
- Double-tap zoom expands beyond screen
Requested features
8 requests- Offline reading capability
- Page position memory between sessions
- Retina display support
- iPhone 5 screen optimization
- iPad-specific formatting
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- Free trial issue
- Improved navigation interface
- Better text resizing functionality
Texas Monthly
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen keeps reappearing
- Subscription not recognized
- Unable to access content
Requested features
3 requests- Download issues for offline access
- Retain login credentials
- Improve app stability and usability
In-app purchases
iPhone Life
- iPhone Life magazine:$49.991 Year
- Special Report: iPhoneography, by PixelMags$1.99
- iPhone Life magazine: Mar/Apr 2013$5.99
- iPhone Life magazine: Jan/Feb 2013$5.99
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- iPhone Life magazine: Nov/Dec 2012$5.99
- iPhone Life magazine: Sept/Oct 2012$5.99
- iPhone Life magazine: Jul/Aug 2012$5.99
- iPhone Life magazine: May/Jun 2012$5.99
- July Special Report, by PixelMags$5.99
- Jul/Aug 2013, by PixelMags$5.99
Texas Monthly
- Texas Monthly$1.991 Month
- Texas Monthly$19.991 Year
- Texas Monthly April 2013$4.99
- Texas Monthly May 2013$4.99
- Texas Monthly June 2013$4.99
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- Texas Monthly November 2013$4.99
- Texas Monthly June 2014$4.99
- Texas Monthly May 2015$4.99
- Texas Monthly February 2016$4.99
- October 2016$4.99







