Comparison

Prospect Magazine vs Púlsinn

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

Head to head
About

Prospect Magazine

Access intelligent perspectives on politics, culture, and world news with in-depth analysis and expert commentary. Enjoy digital-only stories, podcasts, and narrated articles. Stay informed with notifications and estimated read times.

Highlights
  • Thought-provoking articles
  • In-depth analysis
  • Expert commentary
  • Digital-only stories
  • Agenda-setting podcasts
  • Narrated articles
  • Full digital archive
Features
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Get thought-provoking articles on politics, current affairs and world news Explore the world of ideas with Prospect magazine, your go-to source for intelligent perspectives on politics, culture, current affairs and world news. Engage with thought-provoking articles, in-depth analysis and expert commentary from leading voices across the globe. By downloading the app, you’re carrying with you a commitment to independent journalism and a dedication to staying informed. The Prospect app offers a wide variety of fantastic features, including: - Easy access to Prospect’s journalism on-the-go - Regular digital-only stories - Agenda-setting podcasts - Ability to play and queue narrated articles - Notifications on your home screen/straight to your device?, so that you never miss newly published content - Estimated story read times—you can decide what to read now and what to save for later - The full digital archive Subscribe to the Prospect of a better future and access our journalism on your device anywhere and at any time. Download the app today! HOW TO ACCESS: To gain full access to our journalism, please sign in using your Prospect account. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ “Essential for anyone who wants to understand what’s happening, rather than having their prejudices confirmed. Prospect has all the important debates.” - Diane Coyle, economist “Prospect boasts some of the finest long-form writers in journalism today. It is not merely the breadth of its stories or the quality of its analysis, but the space it allows for thought that sets it apart from so much else.” - Emily Maitlis, journalist and broadcaster ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Prospect Magazine – Pricing: - Subscription 1 month: GBP 6.99* - Subscription 1 year: GBP 49* * For non-UK app stores, the equivalent currency charges will apply. Additional Subscription Information: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 240hours before the end of the current period. - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeit when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Please read our Privacy Policy: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/privacy-policy And our Terms of Use: https://www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/terms-of-use

About

Púlsinn

Aggregates all Icelandic news into one place, categorized for easy browsing. Customize the appearance and choose preferred news sources. It tracks read articles and loads new content in real-time.

Highlights
  • All Icelandic news in one place
  • Categorized news feeds
  • Customizable appearance
  • Selectable news sources
  • Real-time content updates
  • Read history tracking
Features
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Púlsinn er íslenskur samfélagsmiðill fyrir raunverulegt fólk þar sem þú getur lesið fréttir, hlustað á hlaðvörp og tekið þátt í umræðu undir eigin nafni. Fréttir, hlaðvörp, myndbönd og samfélag á einum stað. Við trúum því að umræðan geti verið betri þegar fólk kemur fram undir nafni, þess vegna eru allir í Púlsinum auðkenndir með rafrænum skilríkjum. Engin nafnleynd, engin gervimenni og engin froða. Bara alvöru fólk í alvöru samtali. ALLAR ÍSLENSKAR FRÉTTIR Á EINUM STAÐ Púlsinn safnar saman fréttum, myndböndum og hlaðvörpum frá íslenskum miðlum og flokkar í sex flokka: - FRÉTTIR: innlendar og erlendar fréttir - VIÐSKIPTI: viðskiptafréttir og pistlar - SENAN: bíó, tónlist, menning, fólk, matur, heilsa, tíska, heimili og hönnun - SPORTIÐ: allar íþróttafréttir á einum stað - PISTLAR: Ýmsir pistlar TAKTU ÞÁTT Í UMRÆÐUNNI Skrifaðu færslur, settu inn athugasemdir og svaraðu öðrum. Líkaðu við efni, deildu skoðunum þínum og fylgstu með því sem samfélagið er að ræða. FYLGSTU MEÐ ÞVÍ SEM SKIPTIR ÞIG MÁLI Fylgdu öðrum notendum, fréttamiðlum, hlaðvörpum og hópum. Púlsinn raðar efni í þinn eigin straum (Púlsinn) eftir því sem þú fylgir. HLAÐVÖRP Hlustaðu á uppáhalds hlaðvörpin þín beint í appinu, fylgstu með nýjum þáttum og deildu því sem þér finnst áhugavert. STOFNAÐU HÓPA Búðu til opna eða lokaða hópa um það sem sameinar þig og aðra. Áhugamál, hverfið þitt, vinnustaðurinn eða hvað sem er. Þú ræður hverjir eru með. GERÐU PÚLSINN AÐ ÞÍNUM - Dökkt eða ljóst útlit - Stillanlegar leturstærðir - Veldu hvaða miðlar birtast í fréttalistanum ÖRUGGT OG ÁBYRGT Púlsinn er fyrir 18 ára og eldri. Öll gögn eru hýst innan EES og við seljum aldrei persónuupplýsingar. Þú getur tilkynnt efni beint í appinu og við tökum á málum á gagnsæjan og sanngjarnan hátt. Sæktu Púlsinn og taktu þátt í umræðunni. Raunverulegt fólk. Raunverulegar skoðanir.

Screenshots

Prospect Magazine4 screens
Púlsinn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Púlsinn at none against Prospect Magazine's 10. Púlsinn also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (73% vs 51%). Prospect Magazine's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Prospect Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Púlsinn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Prospect Magazine holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 43 and 16 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 51% of Prospect Magazine's written reviews are positive against 73% of Púlsinn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prospect Magazine ships an update every 6 months, Púlsinn every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Prospect Magazine versus Púlsinn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterProspect MagazinePúlsinn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (43 ratings) — better4.2 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews50.7% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings43 — better16
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB80 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperProspect Publishing LtdSocial ehf.

Customer experience

Prospect Magazine

All ratings43 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive50.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative44.8%

Púlsinn

All ratings16 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative26.7%

Bugs and requests

Prospect Magazine

Reported bugs

117 issues
  • Login page is glitchy
  • Unable to access content
  • Tried to log-in for the past two days
  • App is a catastrophe
  • PDF copy of the magazine with a terrible viewer
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  • Splices ads into articles
  • Glitchy, won't open, pops up and closes
  • Downloads article fine, but unreliable
  • App should not try to replicate hard copy
  • Makes navigation more difficult
  • App is terrible
  • Cannot log in
  • Clunky, difficult to navigate
  • White screen on launch
  • App abandoned by developer?
  • Wants to login every time, doesn't remember status
  • Login lets me login but still wants payment
  • Customer Service is no help
  • Endless run around between magazine and pocketmags
  • Worst access ever experienced
  • Endless loop between app and Pocketmags
  • Unable to access magazine issues
  • Subscription service always failing
  • App slow and clunky
  • Constantly contact customer support
  • App is an absolute clunker on iPad
  • Subscription living on borrowed time
  • Doesn't support native resolution for anything larger than iPhone
  • Writing not sharp on larger devices
  • Layout is appalling
  • Text confined to a scrolling box
  • Navigation bar occupies huge left column
  • All space should be given to article
  • App makes it annoying to read
  • App is shoddy and not worth the effort
  • App works well on iPhone and iPad
  • Unusable on iPad
  • Third party app Pocketmags for iPad access
  • Wouldn't work on iPad
  • Calls to helpline unhelpful
  • Cancelled subscription
  • Well designed app
  • Clever 2D design
  • Adverts occupy own pages
  • Never interrupt reading flow
  • Needs reasonably large screen
  • Terrible app
  • Several logins on different sites
  • Password reset takes time
  • Difference between posts and magazine content unclear
  • Navigation is a muddle
  • Infuriating
  • Annoying
  • Keep downloading same issue
  • Lose issue when offline
  • Cannot copy magazine apps that work
  • App keeps crashing on trying to open
  • Would like to read mag, app is useless
  • App too slow, takes long to download
  • Tried on multiple Wi-Fi & 4G pathways
  • Unintuitive and unhelpful
  • Defaults to barely half iPad Air's screen
  • Parts of pages missing
  • App crashes on launch on iOS9
  • Latest Update Broken
  • Horrendously slow to download
  • No longer in Newsstand
  • On the verge of cancelling
  • What's happened???
  • Worked perfectly
  • Updated it today and it doesn't cover whole screen
  • Looks like it's not designed to work with iPhone 6 plus
  • Very poor for digital version
  • Good magazine. Poor app.
  • Doesn't display properly on iPhone 6
  • Displays articles as images to zoom
  • WARNING: Not suitable for iPad mini
  • Still not readable on iPad mini
  • Content unreadable on mini iPads
  • Font does not render correctly
  • Kerning is off
  • No ability to resolve with custom font size
  • No simple zoom mechanism
  • Totally devalues the brand
  • Emailed for cancel and refund but was ignored
  • iPad mini owners take out subscription at own peril
  • Good content, bad layout
  • Content not easy to read on iPhone 6
  • Pages with single column layout difficult
  • Scanned version of print edition
  • Hard to keep reading content
  • App freezes under iOS8
  • Does not accept login details
  • Not impressed
  • Loses link to subscription
  • Cannot download paid for subscription copies
  • App is demanding these be purchased separately
  • Wants me to pay again
  • Latest issue demanding payment
  • Subscription runs for another four months
  • No good on iPhone
  • Hopeless on iPhone app
  • Too difficult to read
  • Interface needs improvement
  • App needs work
  • Impossible to enlarge font size on iPad2
  • Text is so small as to be uncomfortable to read
  • Fairly poorly designed app all round
  • Essentially a glorified PDF reader
  • Reader has to fit screen to text
  • Text automatically fitting the screen is missing
  • Lots of horizontal scrolling
  • Stuck with text that is overly small
  • Have to zoom and maneuver between columns
  • Download speed is poor
  • Magazine is still readable, but a bit of a chore
  • Detracts from editorial content

Requested features

10 requests
  • Dark mode support
  • Access to separate articles on the app as per the website
  • Feature to favorite articles or flag specific points
  • Enable reading in landscape mode
  • Copying text for clipping
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  • Linked table of contents
  • Improved interface for iPhone
  • Automatic text fitting to screen
  • Zoom mechanism for text
  • Device-specific design for illustrators and designers

Púlsinn

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Prospect Magazine

Subscriptions4
  • Prospect Magazine$3.991 Month
  • Prospect Auto-Renewable Subscriptions$6.991 Month
  • Prospect Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$49.001 Year
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  • Prospect Magazine1 Month trial$49.991 Year
One-time6
  • issue241$3.99
  • issue240$3.99
  • 195. June 2012 (id:370119)$5.99
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  • 196. July 2012 (id:374276)$5.99
  • 197. August 2012 (id:372574)$5.99
  • 201. December 2012 (id:374063)$5.99
None

Púlsinn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prospect Magazine free?
Prospect Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Púlsinn free?
Púlsinn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Prospect Magazine or Púlsinn?
Prospect Magazine is rated higher. Prospect Magazine averages 4.6 out of 5 from 43 ratings, while Púlsinn averages 4.2 from 16 ratings.
Do Prospect Magazine or Púlsinn have ads?
Neither Prospect Magazine nor Púlsinn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prospect Magazine or Púlsinn?
Prospect Magazine ships an update every 6 months, and Púlsinn every 2 weeks. Most recently, Prospect Magazine was updated on November 6, 2026 and Púlsinn on November 1, 2026.

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