Kiplinger vs Muscular Development
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kiplinger
Access expert advice on investing, saving, tax cutting, and wealth building. Plan for retirement, major purchases like homes and education, and achieve financial security with comprehensive personal finance guidance.
- Investing and saving insights
- Tax cutting strategies
- Wealth building guidance
- Retirement planning
- Major purchase planning
- Financial security advice
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With so much financial information online, how do you know who to trust? For more than 100 years, Kiplinger has helped millions of readers build wealth, spend wisely, cut taxes and retire rich. We are a trusted source of advice and guidance on investing and tax planning, savings, cutting taxes, building wealth, understanding how annuities and estate planning can ensure you have a financially secure retirement, making major purchases such as a home, college education or car, and much more. Our expert Letters team delivers weekly forecasts on what you can expect in the economy and analysis of what trends in business, technology, global markets, politics and investing could mean for your money. Our tax and retirement writers give readers proven strategies to slash taxes, claim all the benefits they can, build and preserve retirement wealth and stop overpaying on their taxes. Find comprehensive commentary on the stock market, the latest earnings data, what’s going on with the Fed, plus in-depth insights on investment performance and trends, all with actionable analysis of what this means for you. Whether you’re just starting out on your financial planning journey, growing your investment portfolio, saving for a new home or seeking to shelter your retirement nest egg from taxes and inflation, you can count on our expert financial insight and practical guidance to help you enjoy a richer life. ------------------- • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. • You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for that product. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by visiting your account settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. This does not affect your statutory rights. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. • We will collect information about your use of the app both online and offline. To find out more please see our privacy policy. The subscription will include the current issue if you don't already own it and subsequently published future issues for the duration of your subscription period. ------------------- By purchasing a subscription or downloading an app you agree that you have read and accept Future Publishing Ltd's Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: www.futureplc.com/privacy-policy/ www.futureplc.com/terms-conditions/
Muscular Development
This app delivers in-depth content on professional bodybuilding, featuring insights from top athletes and experts. It offers cutting-edge research and practical advice on muscle building, fat loss, fitness, and performance enhancement.
- Expert insights from champions and insiders
- Cutting-edge research on muscle and fat loss
- Fitness and performance enhancement advice
- Reality-based editorial direction
- Subscription options available
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Muscular Development gives you the colorful, no-bull inside story about professional bodybuilding— from Mr. Olympia champions, Hall of Fame bodybuilders, doctors, researchers, industry experts and insiders who make it all happen. Muscular Development features cutting-edge research and authoritative information on building muscle, burning fat, improving fitness and enhancing sexual performance. Muscular Development educates its readers on how to improve performance, increase strength, improve health and build the best physique possible. Muscular Development distances itself the competition because of our reality-based, “no bull” editorial direction. We give readers the good, the bad and ugly— as long as it is scientifically sound. By pulling no punches, we generate a bold, unique stance in the industry by giving our readers the cold, hard truth. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. One month subscription - $6.49 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $13.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Kiplinger at 4.7 against Muscular Development's 4.0. Kiplinger also leads on ratings volume (1.1K vs 24) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). Muscular Development's advantage is review sentiment (33% vs 12%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). 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. Kiplinger sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Muscular Development sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kiplinger holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kiplinger has 1.1K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 12% of Kiplinger's written reviews are positive against 33% of Muscular Development's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Kiplinger | Muscular Development |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) — better | 4.0 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 12.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Future plc | Magzter Inc. |
Customer experience
Kiplinger
Muscular Development
Bugs and requests
Kiplinger
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to restore purchases
- Login issues
- Subscription not recognized
Requested features
3 requests- Seamless integration between print and digital subscriptions
- Improved app stability and performance
- Better customer support channels
Muscular Development
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Kiplinger
- 1 Month Digital Subscription$3.991 Month
- 1 Year Digital Subscription$34.991 Year
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance October 2012$4.99
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance November 2012$4.99
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance December 2012$4.99
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- Kiplinger's Personal Finance January 2013$4.99
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Jan 2014$4.99
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance - Mar 2014$4.99
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance - January 2015$4.99
- Kiplinger's Personal Finance - January 2016$4.99
Muscular Development
- Muscular Development 30$6.991 Year
- Muscular Development May 2014$6.99
- Muscular Development January 2015$6.99
- Muscular Development February 2015$6.99
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- Muscular Development May 2015$6.99
- Muscular Development June 2015$6.99
- Muscular Development December 2015$6.99
- Muscular Development January 2016$6.99
- Muscular Development June 2016$6.99
- Muscular Development April 2015$6.99
Questions
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