MagCMS vs Madison TV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MagCMS
This app allows publishers to preview their digital magazines before publishing them on the Magzter platform. Ensure interactive content and functionality are exactly as intended for readers.
- Preview digital magazines
- Check interactive content
- Verify functionality
- Publish to Magzter platform
- Publisher registration required
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Magzter, the world’s largest and fastest growing global digital magazine newsstand, introduces the MagCMS app exclusively for publishers using the Magzter digital publishing platform. The new MagCMS app allows publishers to quickly and easily preview their digital magazines, including all interactive content and functionality, before publishing them to the Magzter platform. With the MagCMS app publishers can be completely confident that the experience they provide to their readers on Magzter will be exactly as they intend it to be. Use of the Magzter MagCMS app requires registration as a Publisher on Magzter.com.
Madison TV
Access local news, sports, entertainment, and events from Madison and Wisconsin. Stream original programs on demand and live. Your central hub for all local television content.
- Original Madison and Wisconsin programs
- On-demand viewing
- Livestreams
- Local news coverage
- Sports and entertainment content
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Watch Madison delivers original programs on Madison and Wisconsin news, sports, entertainment, events and more. Follow favorite programs on demand, plus livestreams. Get all your local TV in one place: There's always something on!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MagCMS at 5.0 against Madison TV's 1.0. MagCMS also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MagCMS holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
MagCMS ships an update every 10 months, Madison TV every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MagCMS | Madison TV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | Madison Newspapers Incorporated |
Customer experience
MagCMS
Madison TV
In-app purchases
MagCMS
No in-app purchases
Madison TV
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is MagCMS free?
Is Madison TV free?
Which has better reviews, MagCMS or Madison TV?
Do MagCMS or Madison TV have ads?
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