Comparison

Gun World vs Gun Digest

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

Head to head
About

Gun World

This digital magazine app delivers comprehensive content on firearms, ammunition, and shooting sports. It features reviews of handguns and rifles, hunting advice, personal defense tips, and is a buyer's guide for the latest gun products. Content caters to enthusiasts of hunting, target shooting, and personal defense.

Highlights
  • Firearms and ammunition reviews
  • Shooting tips and tactics
  • Hunting and personal defense advice
  • Buyer's guide for gun products
  • Content on reloading and gunsmithing
  • Coverage of specialized shooting sports
Features
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Gun World magazine is one of the oldest and respected names in guns and ammunition journalism. And the digital magazine app brings you all the new and exciting information from the world of weapons and firearms in an easy format. Loaded with reviews of the best guns--including handguns and rifles--and shooting tips, tactics, hunting advice, personal defense, women’s self-defense, the Gun World app arms you with knowledge. It is also the perfect buyer’s guide for the latest gun products. The app delivers full-spectrum firearms content that caters to a broad range of gun enthusiasts. Topics covered regularly include firearms and related gear for hunting, handloading, target and other recreational shooting and personal defense. The concerns and needs of reloading and gunsmithing enthusiasts are addressed in special columns each month. More specialized aspects of the shooting sports such as muzzleloading and replica firearms, cowboy action shooting, competition firearms, optics and more are often covered as well. ---------------------------------------------- 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

About

Gun Digest

Features
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The World's Foremost Gun Authority. Gun Digest is your source for firearms news, pricing and classifieds. Our in-depth editorial, exclusive price guide and new product features bring valuable information to your hobby. ---SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTO-RENEW--- The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during your active subscription period. Privacy Policy URL: https://gundigest.com/privacy Terms of Use URL: https://gundigest.com/termsofuse

Screenshots

Gun World1 screens
Gun Digest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Gun Digest at fortnightly against Gun World's every 4 months. Gun World's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gun World sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Gun Digest sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gun World ships an update every 4 months, Gun Digest fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Gun World versus Gun Digest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGun WorldGun Digest
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (41 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings41 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size75 MB96 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperEngaged Media Inc.CMG West, LLC

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Gun World

Subscriptions4
  • Gun World Auto-Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$2.991 Month
  • Gun World Renewable Subscription$9.996 Months
  • Gun World Auto-Renewable Subscription3 Days trial$14.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Gun World Renewable Subscription3 Days trial$15.991 Year
One-time6
  • Buyer Guide 2013$3.99
  • April 2014$3.99
  • Buyer's Guide 2014$4.99
Show 3 more
  • Gun World Buyer's Guide 2015$4.99
  • Pocket Guns Spring 2015$4.99
  • Gun World Buyer's Guide Wi...$7.99
10 purchases

Gun Digest

Subscriptions1
  • Subscription 1 year$14.991 Year
One-time9
  • Sep-09-13$6.99
  • Concealed Carry-13$6.99
  • Nov-04-13$6.99
Show 6 more
  • Oct-07-13$6.99
  • Aug-12-13$6.99
  • May-20-13$6.99
  • Shooters Guide-13$6.99
  • Jun-03-13$6.99
  • May 2026$6.99

Questions

Is Gun World free?
Gun World is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gun Digest free?
Gun Digest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Gun World or Gun Digest have ads?
Neither Gun World nor Gun Digest shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gun World or Gun Digest?
Gun World ships an update every 4 months, and Gun Digest fortnightly. Most recently, Gun World was updated on November 1, 2026 and Gun Digest on October 19, 2026.

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