Artist's Back to Basic vs Sunset Magazine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artist's Back to Basic
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Artist's Back to Basic is the perfect magazine for the aspiring and accomplished artist alike. Provides insights on, as well as step-by-step demonstrations from, Australian and international artists. Featuring the latest in news, reviews and products from the art world as well as exhibition previews and reviews. Artist's Back to Basic is sure to stimulate your artistic sense. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/privacy-policy for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/terms-and-conditions for our Terms & Conditions
Sunset Magazine
Explore the modern American West with curated content on destinations, home, gardening, and recipes. Access the latest articles, download issues for offline reading, and save favorites. Discover inspiration for living in the West.
- Latest headlines and articles
- Offline magazine reading
- Recipe database search
- Share articles easily
- Save favorite articles
- New issue alerts
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SUNSET is the definitive guide to living an inspired life in the modern American West — stretching from Alaska to Mexico, and California to Texas. Each issue is filled with epic destinations and adventures, home and gardening tips from celebrated writers, and fresh recipes shared by some of the West’s most creative chefs. From boutique hotels to camping and road trips, Baja fish tacos to backyard edible gardens, we translate the iconic elements of the West directly to your everyday life. With the new-and-improved Sunset app, you get: • LATEST HEADLINES: Easily find and glance through the most recent articles published to our website, at the click of a button. • OFFLINE READING: Download and flip through entire Sunset magazines to your device to read them whenever and wherever you want, even without an internet connection. • RECIPE SEARCH: A new app section takes you to Sunset's growing database of recipes, where you can easily search through our thousands of entries, from dinners to desserts and so much more. • SHARE ARTICLES: Easily share articles with friends, colleagues or on social media with the tap of a button. • SELECT AND SAVE: “Favorite” interesting articles to your own special section — curated by you — so you can revisit them later. • NEW ISSUE ALERTS: Be the first to read the latest issues of your favorite magazines with new issue reminders. Sunset's print magazine is published 6 times a year. Subscribers get free, unlimited access to the Sunset app and website, plus a free digital edition of the Sunset Western Garden Book (a $34.95 value), first look at the Best of Sunset and Sunset Wine Awards series, exclusive Idea House event access and more. IN APP SUBSCRIPTIONS: • Single-issue: $4.99 • 1-month subscription: $1.99, automatically renewed until canceled • 1-year subscription: $19.99, automatically renewed until canceled AUTOMATIC-RENEWAL FEATURE: Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal, as stated above, within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Current subscriptions may not be canceled during the active subscription period, but you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase. GIVE THE GIFT OF SUNSET: https://www.sunset.com/subscribe CONTACT US: Have a thought, comment or suggestion about Sunset? Here’s how to reach out. • Magazine customer service: https://www.sunset.com/customerservice • Reader letters: Email readerletters@sunset.com • Advertising: https://www.sunset.com/advertising PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.sunset.com/marketplace/sunset-publishing-corporation-privacy-policy TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.sunset.com/marketplace/sunset-publishing-corporation-terms-of-use CHECK OUT OUR NEWSLETTERS: https://www.sunset.com/newsletters
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Sunset Magazine at every 2 months against Artist's Back to Basic's every 64 months. Artist's Back to Basic's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Artist's Back to Basic sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Sunset Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Artist's Back to Basic ships an update every 64 months, Sunset Magazine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Artist's Back to Basic | Sunset Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 29.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 64 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | Sunset Publishing Corporation |
Bugs and requests
Artist's Back to Basic
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Sunset Magazine
Reported bugs
8 issues- selling Special Magazines...but not honoring Subscribes
- Sunset didn't bother to tell subscribers they were no longer doing print.
- Not receiving my magazines
- Every time the app updates I lose access to older issues.
- This is not the Sunset We Knew & Loved
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- I miss the paper copy of Sunset.
- Why didn't they inform us about the new app?
- The app just hangs——nothing happens.
Requested features
6 requests- Want the print edition back
- Print magazine ?
- I miss the actual magazine.
- Why?
- Is the print edition done?
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- I want my magazine back!!!!
In-app purchases
Artist's Back to Basic
- Artist's Back to Basic$4.993 Months
- Artist's Back to Basic$7.996 Months
- Artist's Back to Basic$14.991 Year
- Artist's Back to Basic5 variants$4.99
- Volume 15 Issue 04$4.99
- Artist's Back to Basic - Issue 5 No 2$4.99
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- Artist's Back to Basic - Issue 5 No 1$4.99
- Artist's Back to Basic - Issue 5 No 4$4.99
- Artist's Back to Basic – Issue 6 No 2$4.99
- Artist's Back to Basic – Issue 6 No 4$4.99
- Volume 15 Issue 02$4.99
Sunset Magazine
- Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
- Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
- August 2018$4.99
- September 2018$4.99
- October 2018$4.99
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- November 2018$4.99
- Mar-19$4.99
- May-19$4.99
- Aug-19$4.99
- Sep-19$4.99
Questions
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