# This Old House - Magazine

> Lifestyle

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1154838091](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1154838091)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1154838091`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** This Old House Ventures LLC
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.40 / 5 (574 ratings)
- **Version:** 22.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-31
- **First published:** 2016-10-06
- **Size:** 23 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/this-old-house-magazine/id1154838091)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/privacy-policy](https://www.thisoldhouse.com/pages/privacy-policy)

## Description

**This Old House - Magazine** is a lifestyle app featuring content from the trusted home improvement and renovation publication. The app is scheduled to retire on November 1, 2026.

Favorite magazine issues will remain available through the searchable archive at [ThisOldHouse.com](https://www.thisoldhouse.com/insider/this-old-house-magazine). Review the app’s privacy policy, California privacy notice, and terms of use for additional information.

## Rankings

- #70,498 — Overall

## Review summary

The reviews overwhelmingly cite negative experiences around login/subscription access, issues downloading or viewing past issues, and general instability (crashes, black screens, streaming problems). Support is commonly reported as unresponsive. A smaller set of reviews praise the content and the clean reading experience when the app works. Overall, the app is valued for magazine content but plagued by access, billing, and reliability problems.

### Pros

- Valuable access to This Old House magazine content (stories and tips) via the iPad app.
- Clean, simple reading interface when the app functions well.

### Cons

- Persistent login/subscription recognition issues (subscription not recognized, emails not found, login failures) across many reviews.
- Inability to download or access past/new issues after updates (download icon not showing, downloads failing, back issues disappearing).
- App bugs and reliability problems (black screen, crashes, episodes freezing on Apple TV, playback issues).
- Poor or unresponsive customer support (scripted replies, slow or no responses).
- Update-related problems where the new version breaks access or billing (subscription not honored, need to re-login).
- Billing/charges for issues despite active subscription (being asked to pay per issue).

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