Essence Magazine

Name: Essence Magazine
Rating: 4.5 (973 reviews)
Author: Essence Communications Inc

By: Essence Communications Inc App

Magazines & Newspapers

Overview

Version:

3.9

Last updated: 2025-07-10

Ranking

#60,605 ▼ 1,568

Overall

Features & Capabilities

ESSENCE is the premier lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine for African-American women. This Essence Magazine app delivers digital issues of the publication, bringing its bold, stylish stories to your device with offline reading so you can enjoy content anywhere.

Subscriptions are available through iTunes, with options for 1-month and 1-year subscriptions, or single issues. Subscriptions auto-renew unless turned off, and you can manage renewals in your iTunes account settings. Privacy policy and terms of use are available at https://www.essence.com/privacy-policy and https://www.essence.com/terms-of-use.

User Growth & Download Statistics

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By:

Essence Communications Inc

Rating:

4.50

(973) 1 new ratings

Version:

3.9 Last updated: 2025-07-10

Version code:

876249682

Creation date:

2018-09-14

Compatible devices:

Size:

22.56MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-19

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 60,605 ▼ 1,568

Other platforms

ESSENCE Magazine (v3.9)

7,311 4.29

(60)

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Developed by:

Essence Communications Inc

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/essence-magazine/id1428985622

User Reviews

Essence Magazine's iOS app is valued for its format, visuals, and empowering content, and many users are loyal subscribers. However, recurrent issues—loading and downloading latest issues, sign-in/account access problems, and general instability—make the app frustrating and unreliable. Support responses are often slow. Addressing access reliability and login workflows would greatly improve the user experience while preserving the content's strengths.

Pros

Great digital format/layout with high-quality photographs/images
Insightful, empowering content with strong representation of Black women
Longstanding brand with loyal, multi-generational readership

Cons

Cannot download or access the latest issues despite subscription; loading/downloading failures are common
Frequent sign-in and account access problems (login failures, mismatched account numbers)
App instability and loading issues on iOS (does not work well on iPhone/iPad)
Poor or unresponsive customer support and refund handling

Recent reviews

NEVER loads the latest issue in a timely manner. It’s almost October… Where’s the September / October 2025 issue?? I’ve tried everything, including restoring past purchases and. Nothing. Ever. Works. So over this app!!!

by fr*****, 2025-09-25

I love the format of the magazine! Whether it’s online or in print, the photographs and images of people, places and events. I grew up reading this magazine from a young age. And when I became an adult I too became a fan and now a subscriber! Keep up the great work! Happy Holidays!