Readly vs Performance BMW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Readly
Access over 8,000 top magazines digitally with unlimited reading for a fixed monthly fee. Download issues for offline reading, share with family on multiple devices, and enjoy features like smart search and crosswords.
- Unlimited magazine access
- Over 8,000 titles
- Offline reading
- Family sharing (up to 5 devices)
- Smart search functionality
- Crosswords and puzzles
- Back issue access
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If you love magazines, you’ll love Readly! Download Readly now and enjoy all of your favorites and over 8,000 top magazines - all you can read, all in one easy-to-use app. It’s like having a newsstand in your pocket! Winner of “Best Consumer App” – Apps World Winner of “Newsstand of the Year” – Digital Magazine Awards “Readly is fantastic value for money” – TechRadar “This is like Spotify for magazines, and that’s pretty much as brilliant as it sounds” – Stuff Get unlimited all-you-can-read magazines for a small fixed monthly fee. Over 8,000 US & International magazines, including back issues Share with the family on up to 5 devices – keep the kids happy and safe with our Parental Control feature No wi-fi? No problem. Just download magazines and read offline anywhere, anytime! Never miss an issue – we’ll remind you when new issues of your favorite magazines are available Unique Smart Search – search any keyword or title across all magazines to find you the perfect articles or magazines Favorite, Bookmark and Share – Favorite and bookmark to save magazines for later or share with your friends! Crosswords – Brain train with crosswords, puzzles and sudoku without leaving the app! Optimised for mobile reading - NEW! 5 reasons why we think you’ll love Readly: 1. Readly makes commutes bearable again. Enjoy a good read and keep boredom at bay! Magazines are now mobile friendly and can be downloaded to read when there’s no Wi-Fi. 2. Do more with Readly. Reading magazines has never been more fun! Bookmark and share articles with friends, play crosswords and follow external links all without a paper cut in sight… 3. Take home comforts on holiday. Catch up on the latest gossip magazines over a drink. Don’t worry about lugging hundreds of glossies to the beach, just take your phone or tablet! 4. Best value for money. Get all of your favorites and over 8,000 magazines in one subscription. Did we mention you can share Readly on up to 5 devices AND access all the back issues? 5. Be at the start of the magazine revolution. Excited? You should be! Don’t take our word for it, download the award-winning Readly app and try it now! What are you waiting for? A Readly subscription gives you full access to all magazines available in your region. It will automatically renew every month on your iTunes account until you decide to cancel. You can change your subscription at anytime in your Account Settings. Any changes to your subscription need 24 hours to come into effect. Terms and Conditions of Use and Privacy Policy: https://www.readly.com/legal
Performance BMW
This app delivers exclusive content on performance-oriented BMW vehicles, featuring show cars, daily drivers, and technical articles. It offers the latest BMW news, product reviews, and global show reports.
- Exclusive BMW performance vehicle content
- Latest BMW news and products
- Road tests and technical articles
- Global show reports
- Digital issue purchases
- Subscription options
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Crammed from cover-to-cover with the world's most exclusive show, daily driven and balls-out performance orientated machines, if it's from the Munich stable and got something unique about it, you will be sure to find it within our pages. As well as informative, interesting and entertaining features, you'll also find the latest BMW news and products, road tests, extensive global show reports and in-depth technical articles. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Readly at 4.8 against Performance BMW's 4.0. Readly also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). Performance BMW's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Performance BMW sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. Readly asks for nothing beyond the download.
Readly holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 4 respectively.
Readly ships an update every 5 weeks, Performance BMW every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Readly | Performance BMW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 58.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 31 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Readly | Kelsey Publishing Group |
Customer experience
Readly
Performance BMW
Bugs and requests
Readly
Reported bugs
5 issues- Magazines disappearing from library
- Automatic downloads not working
- Frequent crashes and freezes
- Incorrect screen ratios for magazines
- Login and subscription issues
Requested features
6 requests- Sort/filter by category
- Improved offline functionality
- Ability to annotate/take notes
- Easier account management
- Expanded international content
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- Improved search and discovery
Performance BMW
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Readly
No in-app purchases
Performance BMW
- Performance BMW$5.491 Month
- Performance BMW$21.996 Months
- Performance BMW1 Month trial$23.491 Year
- February 18 (id:696333)$4.99
- January 2019 (id:696370)$4.99
- June 2019 (id:696385)$4.99
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- February 2020 (id:696412)$4.99
- Summer 2020 (id:696427)$4.99
- October/Novembe... (id:696475)$4.99
- Performance BMW CYC 50$54.99





