Mechanical Engineering Mag vs New Scientist
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.
New Scientist
Access award-winning journalism on science and technology. Read daily news, watch videos, and listen to podcasts covering topics from AI to quantum physics. Log in with your subscription for full access.
- Daily news updates
- Latest issue access
- Science videos
- Weekly podcast
- Audio articles
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Discover award-winning journalism with the New Scientist app. From artificial intelligence to climate change, and the latest innovations in healthcare to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist is your trusted, impartial source of information about what is going on in the world. Read daily news updates and our latest issues Watch fascinating videos – from robotics to rare animal behaviour Listen to our weekly podcast and audio articles Download the app for free now. Already a subscriber? Log in with your newscientist.com account to unlock your full access. Need help? Visit newscientist.com/help Terms of Use: https://www.newscientist.com/terms/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: New Scientist at 4.8 against Mechanical Engineering Mag's 3.5. New Scientist also leads on ratings volume (5.6K vs 6) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). Mechanical Engineering Mag's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. New Scientist sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Mechanical Engineering Mag asks for nothing beyond the download.
New Scientist holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New Scientist has 5.6K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Mechanical Engineering Mag's written reviews are positive against 69% of New Scientist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mechanical Engineering Mag ships an update every 7 months, New Scientist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mechanical Engineering Mag | New Scientist |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (6 ratings) | 4.8 (5.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 68.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 5.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #94 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ASME | New Scientist Ltd |
Customer experience
Mechanical Engineering Mag
New Scientist
Bugs and requests
Mechanical Engineering Mag
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
New Scientist
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to recognize active subscriptions
- Downloading and accessing content is unreliable
- Frequent crashes and performance issues
- Inconsistent user experience across platforms
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve navigation and ability to resume reading
- Implement better syncing and cross-device access
- Provide more customization options for text size and font
In-app purchases
Mechanical Engineering Mag
No in-app purchases
New Scientist
- 1 Month Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- 3 Month Subscription$49.993 Months
- 1 Year Subscription$99.991 Year
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- 12 Month Subscription$179.991 Year
- August 30 2014$1.99
- October 04 2014$1.99
- July 16 2016$1.99
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- September 03 2016$1.99
- October 01 2016$1.99
- November 19 2016$1.99
- Essential Guide 10$9.99
Questions
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