Texas Monthly vs ProtagonistLit
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Texas Monthly
This app chronicles life in contemporary Texas, reporting on vital issues and covering music, arts, travel, restaurants, and cultural events. It provides insightful and respected recommendations for exploring the Texas scene.
- Politics and environment reporting
- Industry and education coverage
- Music and arts features
- Travel and restaurant recommendations
- Museum and cultural event guides
- Insightful Texas scene coverage
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Texas Monthly Magazine has chronicled life in contemporary Texas since 1973, reporting on vital issues such as politics, the environment, industry, and education. It continues to be the indispensable authority on the Texas scene, covering music, the arts, travel, restaurants, museums, and cultural events with its insightful and respected recommendations. http://www.apple.com/legal/itunes/appstore/dev/stdeula
ProtagonistLit
Discover new short reads like stories, poems, and essays from independent publishers. Search by genre, writer, or publication, and explore curated lists. This app offers an easy-to-use interface for a community of readers, writers, and editors.
- Discover short stories, poems, and essays
- Search by genre, writer, and publication
- Explore curated reading lists
- Content curated by editors
- Community of readers, writers, and editors
- Independent publisher content
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We can’t read your mind but we can mind your read. Stories, poems, essays, interviews, and more—discover your new favorite short read right on your phone. Search by genre, writer, publication, and more. Flip through our curated lists. Easy to use and easy on the eyes. A community of readers, writers, and editors. Reading is for everyone. The best independent publishers in one place, Protagonist's content is 100% curated by editors. From the most celebrated creative magazines to the most current ones. Read into Protagonist. Change the way you read—change the way you see the world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Texas Monthly at 2.1K against ProtagonistLit's 2. Texas Monthly also leads on chart position (#138 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). ProtagonistLit's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, 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. Texas Monthly sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ProtagonistLit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
ProtagonistLit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Texas Monthly has 2.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Texas Monthly ships an update every 2 months, ProtagonistLit monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Texas Monthly | ProtagonistLit |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.1K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #138 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 12+ |
| Developer | Texas Monthly Magazine | Protagonist Lit, LLC |
Customer experience
Texas Monthly
ProtagonistLit
Bugs and requests
Texas Monthly
Reported bugs
3 issues- Login screen keeps reappearing
- Subscription not recognized
- Unable to access content
Requested features
3 requests- Download issues for offline access
- Retain login credentials
- Improve app stability and usability
ProtagonistLit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Texas Monthly
- Texas Monthly$1.991 Month
- Texas Monthly$19.991 Year
- Texas Monthly April 2013$4.99
- Texas Monthly May 2013$4.99
- Texas Monthly June 2013$4.99
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- Texas Monthly November 2013$4.99
- Texas Monthly June 2014$4.99
- Texas Monthly May 2015$4.99
- Texas Monthly February 2016$4.99
- October 2016$4.99
ProtagonistLit
- Super Reader Monthly$9.991 Month
- Super Reader Yearly$99.991 Year
Questions
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