Comparison

Aesthetica vs BluPrint Magazine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Aesthetica

This app delivers a visually stunning mix of contemporary art and visual culture through a bi-monthly digital magazine. It explores global art, film, music, and performance, offering critical debate and engaging content. Subscribers can sync back issues for offline reading and access content from registered IP ranges.

Highlights
  • Sync back issues for offline reading
  • Searchable archive
  • Interactive page navigation
  • Bookmark favorite pages
  • Share content via social media
  • Institutional IP access
Features
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Aesthetica is a visually stunning mix of photography, debate and stimulating features. It is an essential magazine for readers looking to keep up to date with contemporary art and visual culture. Published bi-monthly, Aesthetica engages with the arts both in the UK and internationally, combining dynamic content with compelling critical debate and exploring the best in visual art, film, music and performance. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. • Bookmark favourite pages or search results to read later. • Share links to pages via social media. • If your institution has a magazine subscription, you can access it directly from within your registered IP range. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: Two months £4.49 Annual £21.99 In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos

About

BluPrint Magazine

Features
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BluPrint is the local authority in architecture and design. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. One year subscription - $19.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews 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 within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/privacy-policy for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/terms-and-conditions for our Terms & Conditions

Screenshots

Aesthetica4 screens
BluPrint Magazine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aesthetica at none against BluPrint Magazine's 13. BluPrint Magazine's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 16.6). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BluPrint Magazine sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Aesthetica asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Aesthetica ships an update every 6 months, BluPrint Magazine every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Aesthetica versus BluPrint Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAestheticaBluPrint Magazine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.67.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB19 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAesthetica Magazine LtdMagzter Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Aesthetica

No in-app purchases

13 purchases

BluPrint Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • BluPrint 30$7.991 Year
  • BluPrint Magazine$14.991 Year
One-time11
  • Bluprint Protege to Peers Special$2.99
  • BluPrint - Volume 01, 2016$2.99
  • BluPrint Magazine Volume 5 2016$2.99
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  • BluPrint Volume 03, 2016$2.99
  • BluPrint Special Issue 1 2019$4.99
  • Vol 3 2019$4.99
  • BluPrint Volume 1 2023$4.99
  • BluPrint Issue 2, 2023$4.99
  • BluPrint Issue 3, 2023$4.99
  • BluPrint Volume 1 2024$4.99
  • BluPrint Volume 2 2024$4.99

Questions

Is Aesthetica free?
Aesthetica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BluPrint Magazine free?
BluPrint Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Aesthetica or BluPrint Magazine have ads?
Neither Aesthetica nor BluPrint Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Aesthetica or BluPrint Magazine?
Aesthetica ships an update every 6 months, and BluPrint Magazine every 8 months. Most recently, Aesthetica was updated on November 1, 2026 and BluPrint Magazine on October 24, 2026.

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