e vs The Intercept Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
e
Access a comprehensive collection of art-related content, including journal issues, reviews, essays, and event announcements. Discover and save art events worldwide, read articles offline, and share content with others.
- Full journal issues
- Art reviews and essays
- Event and exhibition listings
- Offline reading
- Search exhibitions and artists
- Save favorite content
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The e-flux app for iPhone and iPad includes content from across our publishing network: full issues of the e-flux journal, art-agenda reviews, essays on architecture, podcasts, and carefully-selected announcements for key events at museums, biennials, galleries, and art schools worldwide (and near you). – Search exhibitions, museums, artists, and curators – View current and future exhibitions and events by location – Save your favorite announcements, reviews, and essays – Read content offline wherever you are – Share articles with friends – Listen to podcast episodes in your preferred podcast player Be sure to let us know of any bugs or issues you may encounter by sending us an email at app@e-flux.com !
The Intercept Reader
Access articles from The Intercept in English and Brazilian Portuguese. This community-maintained app offers a convenient reading experience on your iPhone. Submit feedback directly through the app's settings.
- Read articles from The Intercept
- Supports English and Brazilian Portuguese
- Convenient mobile reading experience
- Community maintained
- In-app feedback submission
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Unofficial, community maintained app for The Intercept. Read articles in English and Brazilian Portuguese in a convenient app on your iPhone. Submit feedback/questions through the Settings menu!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Intercept Reader at 4.2 against e's 2.7. The Intercept Reader also leads on review sentiment (50% vs 15%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 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.
The Intercept Reader holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 35 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of e's written reviews are positive against 50% of The Intercept Reader's.
e ships an update every 3 months, The Intercept Reader every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | e | The Intercept Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (35 ratings) | 4.2 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.7% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 35 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +4 |
| Developer | e-flux | Aaltan Ahmad |
Customer experience
e
The Intercept Reader
In-app purchases
e
No in-app purchases
The Intercept Reader
No in-app purchases
