New Scientist vs Technology.Org
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
New Scientist
Access award-winning journalism on science and technology. Read daily news, watch videos, and listen to podcasts covering topics from AI to quantum physics. Log in with your subscription for full access.
- Daily news updates
- Latest issue access
- Science videos
- Weekly podcast
- Audio articles
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Discover award-winning journalism with the New Scientist app. From artificial intelligence to climate change, and the latest innovations in healthcare to the mysteries of quantum physics and the human mind, New Scientist is your trusted, impartial source of information about what is going on in the world. Read daily news updates and our latest issues Watch fascinating videos – from robotics to rare animal behaviour Listen to our weekly podcast and audio articles Download the app for free now. Already a subscriber? Log in with your newscientist.com account to unlock your full access. Need help? Visit newscientist.com/help Terms of Use: https://www.newscientist.com/terms/
Technology.Org
Access science and technology news conveniently. Personalize your feed to see articles on topics you care about, from technical disciplines to natural and social sciences.
- Latest science and technology news
- Personalized news feed
- Articles from diverse sources
- Covers technical, natural, and social sciences
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The TECHNOLOGY.ORG app helps you to reach and read science and technology articles and news from www.technology.org in a very convenient way. It brings you the latest news from different fields of technology and science with personalization according to your own interests. Technology.org website and its own app concentrates on providing news from different sources, covering information ranging from pure technical disciplines to natural and social sciences. Main Features: Spotlight science and technology news: brings you the latest, most important and popular news articles. My News: provides you a way to personalize your favorite news articles.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Technology.Org at none against New Scientist's 10. Technology.Org also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 17.0). New Scientist's advantage is ratings volume (5.7K vs 1) and chart position (#82 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. New Scientist sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Technology.Org asks for nothing beyond the download.
Technology.Org holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New Scientist has 5.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of New Scientist's written reviews are positive against 100% of Technology.Org's.
New Scientist ships an update every 2 months, Technology.Org every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | New Scientist | Technology.Org |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 69.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #82 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 10.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Scientist Ltd | NEUROTECHNOLOGY UAB |
Customer experience
New Scientist
Technology.Org
Bugs and requests
New Scientist
Reported bugs
4 issues- App fails to recognize active subscriptions
- Downloading and accessing content is unreliable
- Frequent crashes and performance issues
- Inconsistent user experience across platforms
Requested features
4 requests- Add dark mode option
- Improve navigation and ability to resume reading
- Implement better syncing and cross-device access
- Provide more customization options for text size and font
Technology.Org
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
New Scientist
- 1 Month Subscription1 Month trial$9.991 Month
- 3 Month Subscription$49.993 Months
- 1 Year Subscription$99.991 Year
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- 12 Month Subscription$179.991 Year
- August 30 2014$1.99
- October 04 2014$1.99
- July 16 2016$1.99
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- September 03 2016$1.99
- October 01 2016$1.99
- November 19 2016$1.99
Technology.Org
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is New Scientist free?
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