Comparison

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.

Head to head
About

Artist's Back to Basic

Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • Latest headlines and articles
  • Offline magazine reading
  • Recipe database search
  • Share articles easily
  • Save favorite articles
  • New issue alerts
Features
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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

Screenshots

Artist's Back to Basic4 screens
Sunset Magazine4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Artist's Back to Basic versus Sunset Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArtist's Back to BasicSunset Magazine
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.6 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews—29.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—2.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB18 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMagzter 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

11 purchases

Artist's Back to Basic

Subscriptions3
  • Artist's Back to Basic$4.993 Months
  • Artist's Back to Basic$7.996 Months
  • Artist's Back to Basic$14.991 Year
One-time8
  • 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
10 purchases

Sunset Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$19.991 Year
One-time8
  • 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

Is Artist's Back to Basic free?
Artist's Back to Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunset Magazine free?
Sunset Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Artist's Back to Basic or Sunset Magazine have ads?
Neither Artist's Back to Basic nor Sunset Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Artist's Back to Basic or Sunset Magazine?
Artist's Back to Basic ships an update every 64 months, and Sunset Magazine every 2 months. Most recently, Artist's Back to Basic was updated on September 15, 2026 and Sunset Magazine on October 1, 2026.

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