Comparison

Mslexia vs Cinema Scope

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

Head to head
About

Mslexia

This app offers a quarterly masterclass for women writers, featuring advice, inspiration, news, and creative works. It provides access to selected pages from the latest issue and a searchable archive of past content for subscribers.

Highlights
  • Creative advice and inspiration
  • News, reviews, and interviews
  • Poetry and prose selections
  • Searchable archive of past issues
  • Offline reading of synced back issues
  • Interactive page navigation
Features
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Mslexia tells you all you need to know about exploring your creativity and getting into print. No other magazine provides Mslexia's unique mix of debate and analysis, advice and inspiration; news, reviews, interviews; competitions, events, courses, grants. All served up with a challenging selection of new poetry and prose. Mslexia is read by top authors and absolute beginners. A quarterly masterclass in the business and psychology of writing, it's the essential magazine for women who write. 'diverse and brilliant' Fay Weldon 'intelligent and creative' Time Out ‘inspired, inspiring, invaluable’ Sarah Waters 'my favourite women's magazine' Wendy Cope 'the best I've read on the subject' Independent The iPad/iPhone edition brings you selected pages from the latest issue as soon as it is available. You can subscribe within the application for full access, which brings you every page of the issue and a searchable archive back to Autumn 2007. 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: £1.99 per month £19.99 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

About

Cinema Scope

Features
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With unparalleled depth and breadth, Cinema Scope is one of the most respected English-language publications on film worldwide.  Cinema Scope unites experienced critics from across North America with up-and-coming writers. Packed with reviews, essays, festival reports, and interviews, we’re geared to cinephiles looking for an intelligent forum on world cinema.  “Advocates for a passionate, political​ and purist engagement with the movies”—The New York Times. There are 4 published issues per year. Pricing for subscriptions available: • Single issue: $5.99 • 1 year subscription: $19.99, automatically renewed until cancelled When purchasing through iTunes your account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will auto-renew unless you turn this off 24 hours before the subscription runs out. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. You can manage your subscription through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Privacy Policy URL : http://cinema-scope.com/?s=privacy Terms of service URL : http://cinema-scope.com/?s=privacy

Screenshots

Mslexia4 screens
Cinema Scope3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Cinema Scope at 13.0 against Mslexia's 16.6. 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. Mslexia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Cinema Scope sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mslexia ships an update every 4 months, Cinema Scope every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Mslexia versus Cinema Scope: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMslexiaCinema Scope
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB96 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMslexia Publications LtdZinio Pro

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mslexia

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.491 Month
  • Annual Subscription$23.491 Year
11 purchases

Cinema Scope

Subscriptions1
  • 1 Year1 Month trial$19.991 Year
One-time10
  • Issue 70 - Spring 2017$5.99
  • Issue 90 - Spring 2022$5.99
  • Issue 91 - Summer 2022$5.99
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  • Issue 92- Fall 2022$5.99
  • Issue 93 - Winter 2023$5.99
  • Issue 93 /Winter 2023$5.99
  • Issue 94 - Spring 2023$5.99
  • Issue 96 - Fall 2023$5.99
  • Issue 95 - Summer 2023$5.99
  • Issue 97 - Winter 2024$5.99

Questions

Is Mslexia free?
Mslexia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cinema Scope free?
Cinema Scope is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mslexia or Cinema Scope have ads?
Neither Mslexia nor Cinema Scope shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mslexia or Cinema Scope?
Mslexia ships an update every 4 months, and Cinema Scope every 7 months. Most recently, Mslexia was updated on October 18, 2026 and Cinema Scope on October 19, 2026.

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