ARRL magazines vs Best Self Experience
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ARRL magazines
Access the monthly ARRL membership journal, QST, on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch. This publication offers news, construction projects, and tutorials for Amateur Radio enthusiasts. The digital version includes exclusive content not found in print.
- Monthly QST digital delivery
- News and updates
- Construction projects
- Tutorials and guides
- Exclusive digital content
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If you're a member of ARRL, the national association for Amateur Radio, install this app and have QST, the ARRL membership journal, delivered to your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch every month! QST entertains and informs with news, construction projects, tutorials and much more. That's why it is the most widely read Amateur Radio publication in the world. The digital version of QST goes even further with content not found in the printed journal. Privacy & Terms of Conditions: http://www.arrl.org/online-privacy-policy
Best Self Experience
This educational app helps users explore their potential and personal growth. It offers tools and insights designed for self-discovery and development. The application focuses on empowering individuals to understand themselves better.
- Personal growth tools
- Self-discovery insights
- Empowerment focused
- Educational content
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Best Self Experience at 5.0 against ARRL magazines's 1.8. Best Self Experience also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 months). ARRL magazines's advantage is ratings volume (266 vs 5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Best Self Experience holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ARRL magazines has 266 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
ARRL magazines ships an update every 8 months, Best Self Experience every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ARRL magazines | Best Self Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.8 (266 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 12.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 266 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 137 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARRL, American Radio Relay League, Inc. | Lisa Prior |
Customer experience
ARRL magazines
Best Self Experience
Bugs and requests
ARRL magazines
Reported bugs
3 issues- Downloading issues causes app to freeze
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
- Disappearing downloaded content
Requested features
3 requests- Seamless integration with ARRL account
- Ability to resume reading from last page
- PDF export option
Best Self Experience
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ARRL magazines
No in-app purchases
Best Self Experience
No in-app purchases
Questions
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