KANDY Magazine vs Coding User
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
KANDY Magazine
This app delivers a visually driven men's magazine experience, focusing on photo stories with classic glamour, bikini, and lingerie photography. It covers men's fashion, luxury watches, and live sports events.
- Visual photo stories
- Classic glamour photography
- Men's fashion trends
- Luxury watch reviews
- Live sports coverage
- Bikini and lingerie features
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A Note From Our Founder and Editor in Chief, Hello! Welcome to Kandy Magazine. First, thank you to the 1% who clicked ...more. When I founded Kandy 14 years ago, I had a simple mission - deliver a new kind of men's magazine. A magazine which was more visual than words. Our first 2012 iPad issue delivered. A year later our first iPhone issue raised the bar. We told stories visually more than textually. We were a hit! In our early years, we kept to this vision, consistently publishing pictorials which told the story. A photo and a cute blurb or brief caption. As we grew in popularity - yes it is true that in 2014 we were the most popular magazine in the app store, more popular than People, Cosmo, Men's Health and GQ - higher profile celebrities desired the exposure Kandy delivered. To accommodate, we moved away from our fun, creative visual magazine towards your traditional, boring editorial magazine. That was our first mistake. Shortly thereafter, the new layout caught the attention of potential ad reps who advised we tone down the sexy and increase the text in articles. That was our second mistake. It did not take long for our readership to drop and our global audience as well. To be fair, our decline was not all self-induced. In our rocket ship rise to the top of the app store rankings, we maximized Apple's newsstand app exposure. It was where you went to discover magazines, much in the way when you would walk into a bookstore or by a street vendor magazine newsstand. It showed the current cover of the most recent issue and with our magazine covers who would not be intrigued to check out Kandy. However, in a perfect storm of events outside our influence, big publishers sold their private newsstand app to Apple which led to what you know today as News+. Only in News+ can you see magazine covers without having to download. It is why News+ has taken over the magazine business on Apple devices. Hey, it is their playground. They get to set the rules. We are not in News+. Starting now, we are returning to our photo story issues. More girls, more photos, less words. What you wanted in the beginning and what you want today. We are not an adult magazine, there is no nudity. Our photos are classic glamour, bikini swimsuit and lingerie. I hope you enjoy Kandy. Kandy is for men who enjoy Live Sports events, fitness and exercise programs combined with men's fashion and style. Get Kandy magazine and join as a subscriber to the magazine app digital content. Oh, if you are only fans of NFL football or enjoy MLB, NHL and NBA games and scores as well, Kandy magazine has all your live sporting interests covered. A Kandy man enjoys a wide range of topics and Kandy delivers what you need. We cover current trends for men's fashion and the hottest Rolex, Omega, Tag Heuer, Patek Philippe watches men are buying. Are you a men's magazine reader who loved Maxim magazine, FHM, Esquire, Men's Health and GQ? Kandy rolls all that good Stuff into its digital issues optimized for both iPads and iPhones. Follow us social media Instagram @kandymazine Facebook @kandymagazine X @kandy_magazine YouTube @kandymagazine PRIVACY POLICY https://kandymag.com/privacy/ TERMS OF USE https://kandymag.com/app-terms-of-use/ ABOUT IN-APP PURCHASES In App, you can purchase subscriptions & single issues through your Apple ID account. When purchasing through Apple ID, your account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. Magazine Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase Your magazine subscription will auto-renew unless you turn this off 24-hours before the subscription ends. No cancellation of the current magazine subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. Subscriptions managed by app user from their mobile device or computer's Apple ID Account & auto renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings any time after purchase.
Coding User
Access comprehensive guides and tutorials on coding and programming. Learn about Linux, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi, and more with illustrated content from a leading tech publisher. Carry your coding knowledge with you anytime, anywhere.
- Step-by-step coding guides
- Latest tech build publications
- Illustrated content
- Linux, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi tutorials
- Pocketmags account integration
- Offline access recommended via Wi-Fi download
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Coding and programming are skills that are in great demand. Being able to show that you have learnt and now understand a programming language is going to look great on a CV. Even more than that, learning to code is fun and rewarding, and will help you feel smarter and more creative. This app is designed to take you directly into the world of coding, giving you the skills to become an expert in the making. Step-by-step guides and tutorials to help you gain all the coding knowledge you need. Featuring unique and original publications on all the latest builds of key coding tools. Easy-to-understand, fully illustrated content, written with the info hungry reader in mind. Quickly improve your understanding of Linux, Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi and much more. From one of the leading publishers in tech bookazines, you can now carry Papercut’s Coding User guides to coding and programming with you at all times! ---------------------------------------------- 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 review sentiment: KANDY Magazine at 74% against Coding User's 0%. KANDY Magazine also leads on rating (4.4 vs 1.0) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 25 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. KANDY Magazine sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and Coding User sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
KANDY Magazine holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: KANDY Magazine has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of KANDY Magazine's written reviews are positive against 0% of Coding User's.
KANDY Magazine ships an update every 6 weeks, Coding User every 25 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | KANDY Magazine | Coding User |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 25 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #196 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kandy Enterprises LLC | Papercut |
Customer experience
KANDY Magazine
Coding User
Bugs and requests
KANDY Magazine
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues
- Incompatibility with older devices
Requested features
3 requests- More nude/revealing content
- Expanded sports and tech coverage
- Offline reading mode
Coding User
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
KANDY Magazine
- Weekly Subscription$0.997 Days
- Kandy Magazine Monthly$1.991 Month
- Kandy Magazine Bi Monthly$1.992 Months
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- Kandy Magazine All Access$5.991 Month
- Kandy Magazine for iPhone$9.991 Year
- Kandy Magazine Annual1 Year trial$14.991 Year
- Kandy Magazine All Access$19.991 Year
- November 2014 for iPhone$3.99
- October 2013 Special Edition$4.99
- November 2013 Special Edition$5.99
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- August 2014$6.99
Coding User
- Coding User$9.991 Year
- Spring 2023 (id:704054)$3.99
- Raspberry Pi Ma... (id:763560)$4.99
- The Python Manual (id:763563)$4.99
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- Linux Open Sour... (id:763562)$4.99
- Linux, Tips, Ha... (id:764418)$4.99
- Coding for Begi... (id:764659)$4.99
- Raspberry Pi – ... (id:764715)$4.99
- The Ubuntu Manual (id:763561)$4.99
- Python Manual (id:805973)$7.99
- Linux Manual (id:805910)$7.99
- Complete Raspbe... (id:805908)$7.99
- Raspberry Pi Tr... (id:809261)$9.99
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