Comparison

Whispering Wind 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

Whispering Wind

This publication, established in 1967, is the longest-running magazine dedicated to American Indian crafts, material culture, and history. Each issue offers peer-reviewed articles, historical photo analysis, auction previews, museum exhibition features, and book/music reviews.

Highlights
  • Focus on American Indian crafts
  • Material culture and history articles
  • Peer-reviewed content
  • Historical photo analysis
  • Auction previews and results
  • Museum exhibition features
  • Book and music reviews
Features
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Established in 1967, Whispering Wind is the longest lived publication on American Indian crafts, material culture, history, and now the ONLY magazine on the market that focuses on these topics. Each issue, 48-56 pages, features peer-reviewed articles on Native American material culture, crafts, history and historical images. Each issue includes historical photo analysis as well Native American auction previews and results. Also featured are museum exhibitions, book and music reviews. A great resource for stores that sell American Indian related crafts and interests. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html 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

Whispering Wind4 screens
Sunset Magazine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Whispering Wind at 5.0 against Sunset Magazine's 4.6. Whispering Wind also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Sunset Magazine's advantage is ratings volume (2.2K vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Whispering Wind sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Whispering Wind holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sunset Magazine has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Whispering Wind ships an update every 10 months, Sunset Magazine every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Whispering Wind versus Sunset Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWhispering WindSunset Magazine
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (2.2K ratings)
Positive reviews—29.2% of reviews
Number of ratings12.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree 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

Customer experience

Whispering Wind

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sunset Magazine

All ratings2,211 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive29.2%
Neutral1.5%
Negative69.2%

Bugs and requests

Whispering Wind

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

Whispering Wind

Subscriptions1
  • Whispering Wind$19.991 Year
One-time10
  • Whispering Wind Issue 314$4.99
  • Whispering Wind Volume 43 -1 Issue 293$4.99
  • Whispering Wind - Vol 43 - 3 issue 295$4.99
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  • Whispering Wind - issue 296$4.99
  • Whispering Wind - issue 301$4.99
  • Whispering Wind - issue 305$4.99
  • Whispering Wind - issue 307$4.99
  • Whispering Wind - issue 308$4.99
  • Whispering Wind Issue 336$4.99
  • Whispering Wind$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 Whispering Wind free?
Whispering Wind is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sunset Magazine free?
Sunset Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Whispering Wind or Sunset Magazine?
Whispering Wind is rated higher. Whispering Wind averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Sunset Magazine averages 4.6 from 2.2K ratings.
Do Whispering Wind or Sunset Magazine have ads?
Neither Whispering Wind nor Sunset Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Whispering Wind or Sunset Magazine?
Whispering Wind ships an update every 10 months, and Sunset Magazine every 2 months. Most recently, Whispering Wind was updated on October 10, 2026 and Sunset Magazine on October 21, 2026.

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