Comparison

iPhone Life vs Muscular Development

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • App reviews
  • Accessory reviews
  • How-to guides
  • User profiles
  • Business solutions
Features
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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

About

Muscular Development

This app delivers in-depth content on professional bodybuilding, featuring insights from top athletes and experts. It offers cutting-edge research and practical advice on muscle building, fat loss, fitness, and performance enhancement.

Highlights
  • Expert insights from champions and insiders
  • Cutting-edge research on muscle and fat loss
  • Fitness and performance enhancement advice
  • Reality-based editorial direction
  • Subscription options available
Features
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Muscular Development gives you the colorful, no-bull inside story about professional bodybuilding— from Mr. Olympia champions, Hall of Fame bodybuilders, doctors, researchers, industry experts and insiders who make it all happen. Muscular Development features cutting-edge research and authoritative information on building muscle, burning fat, improving fitness and enhancing sexual performance. Muscular Development educates its readers on how to improve performance, increase strength, improve health and build the best physique possible. Muscular Development distances itself the competition because of our reality-based, “no bull” editorial direction. We give readers the good, the bad and ugly— as long as it is scientifically sound. By pulling no punches, we generate a bold, unique stance in the industry by giving our readers the cold, hard truth. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. One month subscription - $6.49 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $13.99 (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

Screenshots

iPhone Life4 screens
Muscular Development4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: iPhone Life at free with in-app purchases against Muscular Development's subscription. iPhone Life also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (119 vs 24). Muscular Development's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. iPhone Life sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $49.99 per year and Muscular Development sells 27 in-app purchases, starting at $6.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iPhone Life holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of iPhone Life's written reviews are positive against 33% of Muscular Development's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iPhone Life ships an update every 4 months, Muscular Development every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
iPhone Life versus Muscular Development: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriPhone LifeMuscular Development
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (119 ratings) — better4.0 (24 ratings)
Positive reviews41.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings119 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size88 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMango Life MediaMagzter Inc.

Customer experience

iPhone Life

All ratings119 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral1.7%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews99 reviews
Positive41.4%
Neutral6.1%
Negative52.5%

Muscular Development

All ratings24 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral13.3%
Negative53.3%

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

Muscular Development

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

iPhone Life

Subscriptions1
  • iPhone Life magazine:$49.991 Year
One-time9
  • 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
27 purchases

Muscular Development

Subscriptions3
  • Muscular Development One Month$6.491 Month
  • Muscular Development 30$6.991 Year
  • 1 Year Digital Subscription7 Days trial$13.991 Year
One-time24
  • Muscular Development May 2014$6.99
  • Muscular Development November 2014$6.99
  • Muscular Development January 2015$6.99
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  • Muscular Development February 2015$6.99
  • Muscular Development May 2015$6.99
  • Muscular Development June 2015$6.99
  • Muscular Development December 2015$6.99
  • Muscular Development January 2016$6.99
  • Muscular Development June 2016$6.99
  • Muscular Development July 2021$6.99
  • Muscular Development July 2023$6.99
  • November 2023$6.99
  • Muscular Development April 2015$6.99
  • Muscular Development July 2014$6.99
  • Muscular Development August 2014$6.99
  • Muscular Development4 variants$6.99
  • Muscular Development Jun 2021$6.99
  • Muscular Development January 2014$6.99
  • Muscular Development June 2014$6.99
  • Muscular Development October 2014$6.99
  • Muscular Development May 2023$6.99
  • Muscular Development May 2022$6.99
  • Muscular Development April 2014$6.99
  • August 2023$6.99

Questions

Is iPhone Life free?
iPhone Life is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Muscular Development free?
Muscular Development is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iPhone Life or Muscular Development?
iPhone Life is rated higher. iPhone Life averages 4.5 out of 5 from 119 ratings, while Muscular Development averages 4.0 from 24 ratings.
Do iPhone Life or Muscular Development have ads?
Neither iPhone Life nor Muscular Development shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iPhone Life or Muscular Development?
iPhone Life ships an update every 4 months, and Muscular Development every 3 months. Most recently, iPhone Life was updated on October 12, 2026 and Muscular Development on October 6, 2026.

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