AI Magazine vs acmqueue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
AI Magazine
This quarterly publication keeps AI professionals informed about the latest research and literature in artificial intelligence. It features clear, in-depth articles accessible to specialists across different AI subfields. Access is a benefit of AAAI membership.
- Latest AI research and literature
- Feature-length articles
- Accessible to AI specialists
- Quarterly publication schedule
- Benefit of AAAI membership
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Called the “journal of record for the AI community,” AI Magazine helps AAAI members stay abreast of significant new research and literature across the entire field of artificial intelligence. This quarterly publication features timely, feature-length articles, consistently crafted to be clear enough to permit specialists to review work outside their particular area of expertise. AI Magazine is published quarterly in March, June, September, and December by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). The Magazine is a direct benefit of membership in the AAAI. This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications and mobile magazine apps.
acmqueue
This publication offers in-depth technical articles and case studies for software engineers, focusing on emerging technologies and challenges. It provides critical insights to guide better engineering and design choices, keeping practitioners informed about the future of the field.
- In-depth technical articles
- Case studies on emerging technologies
- Focus on future challenges
- Guidance for engineering and design
- Bimonthly issues
- Content for practitioners
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acmqueue is the ACM's magazine for practicing software engineers. Written by software practitioners and developers for software practitioners and developers, acmqueue focuses on the technical problems and challenges that loom ahead, helping readers to sharpen their own thinking and pursue innovative solutions. acmqueue does not focus on either industry news or the latest "solutions." Rather, the technical articles, columns and case studies take a critical look at current and emerging technologies, highlighting challenges and hurdles that are likely to arise and posing questions that software engineers should be thinking about. acmqueue is the best way for practicing software engineers to keep up with the field. Each bimonthly issue comes packed with solid, well-grounded content developed with an eye to keeping readers informed and guiding better engineering and design choices. Free for ACM members. Single issue subscription for non-members is $6.99 Free for ACM members. A yearly subscription for non-members is $19.99 Terms of Use: https://libraries.acm.org/digital-library/policies Privacy policy: https://queue.acm.org/privacypolicy.cfm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: acmqueue at 1.6 against AI Magazine's 1.0. acmqueue also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). AI Magazine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 23). On price, update cadence, ads 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. acmqueue sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. AI Magazine asks for nothing beyond the download.
acmqueue holds the better App Store score, 1.6 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: acmqueue has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
AI Magazine ships an update every 18 months, acmqueue every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on June 25, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | AI Magazine | acmqueue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 1.6 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 9.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence | Association for Computing Machinery |
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AI Magazine
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In-app purchases
AI Magazine
No in-app purchases
acmqueue
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