Comparison

App Developer Magazine vs Artscope Magazine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

App Developer Magazine

Stay informed about the mobile app business with daily stories, programming news, and monthly issues. Access tutorials, insider content, and industry insights on your tablet or phone. This app is essential for app developers and entrepreneurs.

Highlights
  • App development tutorials and guides
  • Daily software developer news
  • Monthly magazine issues (past and present)
  • Tablet and mobile optimized interfaces
  • Alerts for special issues and tips
  • Global industry leader insights
Features
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Learn to make apps and how the mobile app business works with App Developer Magazine! The App Developer Magazine app is the best way to get the latest app programming and development news, stories, and monthly issues on your tablet and phone. Stay ahead of the latest trends before others know about them, browse the latest App Developer Magazine headlines right from your mobile, and get notified with insider content you won't find anywhere else. If you are an app developer or an app entrepreneur this is a must-have app! The beautifully designed App Developer Magazine app brings you all the news from App Developer Magazine’s website and is fully integrated with our monthly publication for you to take with you online, or off! Key features • Learn how to make apps with our tutorials and guides • Access daily software developer news and stories • View monthly issues of App Developer Magazine, including all past issues • Custom designed interfaces for your tablet and mobile phone • Alerts for special issues and insider tips • Industry leader insight from all over the globe Additional Subscription Information: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://appdevelopermagazine.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://appdevelopermagazine.com/terms/

About

Artscope Magazine

This app provides previews and reviews of art exhibitions, galleries, and artists in the New England region. It aims to make art accessible and encourages community participation through interactive content and on-the-go formats.

Highlights
  • Previews and reviews of regional art exhibitions
  • Profiles of artists, galleries, and arts organizations
  • Interactive images and special elements
  • Dynamic, on-the-go tablet-optimized format
  • Instant delivery of new issues
  • Free 30-day trial with subscription
Features
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About As New England’s premier culture magazine, artscope brings you current previews and review of the region’s gallery and museum exhibitions plus artist, gallery and arts organization profiles in print, digital and online format, all brought together through our recently launched mobile formats, available for download in the Apple app store. Artscope strives to make art an accessible medium by which its readers can develop a comprehensive and interactive appreciation of the arts. Artscope covers artists, galleries and museums in the New England region, enthusiastically encouraging its readers to understand the work exhibited and to actively participate in the region’s arts community. Description Artscope aims to inform and entertain with a consistent standard for high quality content and production while working to increase the visibility of artists from New England, the nation and across nations at New England venues and beyond in the hope of expanding the New England arts community and its marketability, sales potential and visitor numbers. Our committed editorial team and talented group of writers, photographers, arts associates and graphic and web designers have set the bar high for artscope to serve its readers, advertisers and the arts community at large through performance and aesthetics. Artscope is available at hundreds of museum, gallery, college, university and educational locations throughout New England. In addition to regular features: - Explore interactive images and special elements - Read each edition especially designedfor the tablet in a dynamic, on-the-go format - Receive new issues instantly as they become available on the Newsstand and in circulation - Get a free 30-day trial with your subscription artscope subscription Annual 12 month subscription (6 issues): $15.99 Single Issue: $2.99 Payment for all purchases will be charged to your iTunes account at the confirmation of your purchase. Privacy policy and terms of use available here: http://artscope.wpengine.com/terms-of-use/

Screenshots

App Developer Magazine4 screens
Artscope Magazine2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Artscope Magazine at 3.8 against App Developer Magazine's 2.6. Artscope Magazine also leads on ratings volume (59 vs 8). App Developer Magazine's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 49 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. App Developer Magazine sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Artscope Magazine sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $15.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Artscope Magazine holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Artscope Magazine has 59 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of App Developer Magazine's written reviews are positive against 62% of Artscope Magazine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

App Developer Magazine ships an update every 2 months, Artscope Magazine every 49 months. The most recent releases landed on August 22, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
App Developer Magazine versus Artscope Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterApp Developer MagazineArtscope Magazine
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.6 (8 ratings)3.8 (59 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better61.5% of reviews
Number of ratings859 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 49 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMoonBeam DevelopmentBoston Publishing House LLC

Customer experience

App Developer Magazine

All ratings8 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative62.5%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Artscope Magazine

All ratings59 ratings
Positive72.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative23.7%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive61.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative38.5%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

App Developer Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • App Developer Magazine7 Days trial$1.991 Month
One-time8
  • June 2013$3.99
  • July 2013$3.99
  • August 2013$3.99
Show 5 more
  • September 2013$3.99
  • October 2013$3.99
  • December 20132 variants$3.99
  • February 2014$3.99
  • January 2014$5.99
20 purchases

Artscope Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • Subscription1 Month trial$15.991 Year
  • Artscope Yearly Subscription$15.991 Year
One-time18
  • March/April 2016$2.99
  • May/June 2016$2.99
  • March/April 2020$2.99
Show 15 more
  • May/June 2020$2.99
  • November/December 2020$2.99
  • January/February 2021$2.99
  • May/June 2022$2.99
  • March / April 2023$2.99
  • January/February 2024$2.99
  • March/April 2024$2.99
  • January/February 2016$2.99
  • January/February 2025$2.99
  • November/December 2024$2.99
  • September / October 2024$2.99
  • January/February 2022$2.99
  • March/April 2022$2.99
  • July/August 2024$2.99
  • May/June 2024$2.99

Questions

Is App Developer Magazine free?
App Developer Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Artscope Magazine free?
Artscope Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, App Developer Magazine or Artscope Magazine?
Artscope Magazine is rated higher. App Developer Magazine averages 2.6 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Artscope Magazine averages 3.8 from 59 ratings.
Do App Developer Magazine or Artscope Magazine have ads?
Neither App Developer Magazine nor Artscope Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, App Developer Magazine or Artscope Magazine?
App Developer Magazine ships an update every 2 months, and Artscope Magazine every 49 months. Most recently, App Developer Magazine was updated on August 22, 2026 and Artscope Magazine on June 6, 2026.

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