Mechanical Engineering Mag vs ASTM News
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mechanical Engineering Mag
Access award-winning monthly engineering content in a digital format. Read current and past issues, with text-formatted articles optimized for mobile. Download content for offline access and search the archive.
- Current and past issues
- Brilliant replica format
- Text-formatted articles
- Offline reading
- Searchable archive
- Bookmark articles
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Mechanical Engineering magazine is the award-winning monthly flagship publication of ASME. Published since 1880, the magazine, and this app, deliver an interdisciplinary view of engineering trends and breakthroughs, giving readers a roadmap to understand today's technology and tomorrow's innovations. MAGAZINE FEATURES: – Current and past issues of Mechanical Engineering magazine. – Brilliant replica format, just like the print edition. – Text-formatted articles designed for maximum mobile readability. – Download each issue and return any time for offline reading. – Search the archive of available issues. – Bookmark your favorite articles. – Share your comments with other readers. Mechanical Engineering magazine is published by ASME, founded as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers in 1880. ASME promotes the art, science and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe. This app includes issues dating back to January 2012. New issues will be available for download monthly. ____________________ This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.
ASTM News
Access timely and compelling content on standards development, related products and services, and the global standards community. This award-winning magazine app brings key industry insights directly to your mobile device for easy access.
- Standards development insights
- Global standards community updates
- Standards-related products and services
- ASTM International staff and member work
- Award-winning magazine content
- Mobile accessibility
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ASTM International’s award-winning magazine, Standardization News, is one of the world’s leading print and online periodicals for timely and compelling content that highlights standards-related issues. This includes standards development, standards-related products and services, the global standards community, the work of ASTM International staff and members, and more. The app is designed for ease-of-use, putting the magazine in the palm of your hand. This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ASTM News at 5.0 against Mechanical Engineering Mag's 4.0. ASTM News also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ASTM News holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Mechanical Engineering Mag's written reviews are positive against 100% of ASTM News's.
Mechanical Engineering Mag ships an update every 7 months, ASTM News every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mechanical Engineering Mag | ASTM News |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 | 10.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 12+ |
| Developer | ASME | American Society for Testing and Materials |
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Mechanical Engineering Mag
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In-app purchases
Mechanical Engineering Mag
No in-app purchases
ASTM News
No in-app purchases
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