iPhone Life vs AppleMagazine
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
AppleMagazine
Get daily tech news and weekly in-depth editorials covering Apple, consumer tech, and industry rumors. Explore hundreds of back issues from 2011 to date with a light and innovative reading experience.
- Daily tech news updates
- Weekly in-depth editorials
- Coverage of Apple products and rumors
- Exploration of back issues from 2011
- Innovative reading experience
- Stunning visuals
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Sign in for free to get daily news directly from our newsroom. Covering new product announcements from the biggest players in consumer tech, services, entertainment, apps, acquisitions, rumors, and more, we bring you the highlights of the digital world direct to your iPhone and iPad. Our light and innovative reading experience was meticulously designed, with stunning visuals in every issue to keep you turning the pages and ensure you get your technology news fix, wherever you are, anytime. AppleMagazine is your true digital companion - a must-have for technology fans worldwide, offering a comprehensive look at the latest innovations and announcements. Access the entire collection, with 100s of back issues to explore the history of Apple and all big-tech industry, from 2011 to date, and what we can expect from the most anticipated wonderings from its labs. The daily news complements more in-depth editorials which you’ll find as part of our weekly publication, offering a wide view of the consumer-tech landscape, lightly and consistently approached. Please read privacy policy & terms of use: Privacy policy: https://applemagazine.com/privacy-policy Terms of use: https://applemagazine.com/terms-conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: AppleMagazine at every 5 weeks against iPhone Life's every 3 months. AppleMagazine also leads on review sentiment (53% vs 43%). iPhone Life's advantage is chart position (#203 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 AppleMagazine sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
iPhone Life holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 102 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 43% of iPhone Life's written reviews are positive against 53% of AppleMagazine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
iPhone Life ships an update every 3 months, AppleMagazine every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPhone Life | AppleMagazine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (113 ratings) — better | 4.4 (102 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.2% of reviews | 53.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 102 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #203 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mango Life Media | PublishChannel LLC |
Customer experience
iPhone Life
AppleMagazine
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
AppleMagazine
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
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
AppleMagazine
- AppleMagazine monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
Questions
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