SOURCE Photographic Review vs Source Magazine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SOURCE Photographic Review
This publication offers in-depth discussions on contemporary photography, featuring news, artist portfolios, exhibition reviews, and specialist columns. Subscribers can sync back issues for offline reading and access content from their institution's subscription.
- In-depth photography articles
- Artist portfolios
- Exhibition and book reviews
- Specialist photography columns
- Offline reading of back issues
- Searchable archive
- Interactive page links
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Source is the essential magazine for intelligent and independent discussion of contemporary photography. Each issue brings you the latest news, portfolios by emerging and established photographers, well researched feature articles, reviews of the most important exhibitions and books, and specialist columns offering deep analysis on various photography related subjects. Published since 1992, Source is a quality quarterly magazine that provides readers with a critical discussion of photographic practice and an appreciation of the importance of photography in the wider culture. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. • Bookmark favourite pages or search results to read later. • If your institution has a magazine subscription, you can access it directly from within your registered IP range. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: Quarterly £6.99 Annually £26.99 In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically 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. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos
Source Magazine
Access a digital edition of a magazine dedicated to Scientologists, featuring stories about services, the spiritual headquarters, and community events. Enjoy exclusive videos and stay updated on the latest content.
- Digital magazine edition
- Exclusive videos
- IAS membership login
- Notifications for new content
- Bookmark articles and videos
- Explore spiritual headquarters
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A magazine for Scientologists from Flag, spiritual headquarters of the Scientology religion. Experience the magic of Flag at your fingertips with the Source magazine app. It’s the center of the universe for Scientologists, the pinnacle of technical perfection and the friendliest place on Earth. Now you can access all the stories about the services, the setting and the scene with a digital edition of Source magazine. Available in 17 languages. • Download and read anytime, anywhere. It’s Source magazine enhanced and optimized for viewing on your phone or tablet. • Log on with your IAS membership number to gain access to content. • Access exclusive videos. Exciting and inspiring videos take you inside Flag, giving you a glimpse into our delivery space and introducing you to people who share their life-changing wins. • Stay plugged in. As soon as a new issue or new video drops, you’ll be notified, so you’re always in the know. • Save your favorites. Bookmark any article or video for easy viewing anytime you open the app. • You are virtually there. Explore the Flag-only Rundowns, get a flavor of the restaurants, a look at the retreats, meet the community of Scientologists and stay up-to-date on all that’s happening at Flag with the Source magazine app. Tap into the inspiration Tap into the excitement Tap into Source
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Source Magazine at none against SOURCE Photographic Review's 2. Source Magazine also leads on ratings volume (363 vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. SOURCE Photographic Review sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per 3 months. Source Magazine asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for SOURCE Photographic Review against 4.9 for Source Magazine. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Source Magazine has 363 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SOURCE Photographic Review's written reviews are positive against 96% of Source Magazine's.
SOURCE Photographic Review ships an update every 5 months, Source Magazine every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SOURCE Photographic Review | Source Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (363 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 95.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 363 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 139 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Source Photographic Review | Church of Scientology International |
Customer experience
SOURCE Photographic Review
Source Magazine
Bugs and requests
SOURCE Photographic Review
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Source Magazine
Reported bugs
1 issue- Major rotation issues on iPad
Requested features
1 request- Ability to adjust font size in article reader
In-app purchases
SOURCE Photographic Review
- SOURCE Magazine$7.493 Months
- SOURCE Magazine$28.991 Year
Source Magazine
No in-app purchases
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