# History Extra: Unlock the past

> Historical features & podcasts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1608050088](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1608050088)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1608050088`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Immediate Media Company Limited
- **Category:** Magazines & Newspapers
- **Rating:** 4.80 / 5 (376 ratings)
- **Version:** 510.0.2
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-22
- **First published:** 2022-07-20
- **Size:** 92 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-23
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/history-extra-unlock-the-past/id1608050088)
- **Website:** [https://www.historyextra.com/the-historyextra-app/](https://www.historyextra.com/the-historyextra-app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://policies.immediate.co.uk/privacy/](https://policies.immediate.co.uk/privacy/)

## Description

Explore history with History Extra: Unlock the Past. This extension gives you thousands of expert‑written features and daily content—from podcasts to masterclasses—alongside trusted History Extra Magazine material.

Save favourites in an archive, listen to podcasts, and watch expert video lectures. Dive into big topics from ancient history to the Cold War and enjoy a reading, listening, and viewing experience you can revisit anytime. For support, email support@historyextra.com.

## Rankings

- #80,771 — Overall
- #6 — auto history wipe

## Review summary

History Extra is praised for high-quality, well-researched history content across articles, podcasts, and videos, plus a user library and ad-free option for subscribers. However, users frequently complain about a clunky UI and weak cross-format navigation, missing playback controls (resume, queue, autoplay, speed, sleep timer), and content/access friction due to subscriptions and ads. Occasional performance issues like crashes or slow loading also appear. Overall, strong content hampered by navigation, playback, and access friction.

### Pros

- High-quality, well-researched, engaging historical content (written and spoken).
- Formats across articles, podcasts, and videos with a discoverable library that lets you access content anytime and organize it by interests.
- Ad-free listening option for subscribers.
- Valuable resource that broadens understanding and sparks curiosity about history.

### Cons

- Clunky, cluttered UI with poor navigation and limited cross-format search/filters; difficult to browse between podcasts, videos, and articles.
- Playback features missing or limited: no resume/where left off, no queue/autoplay, no speed control, no sleep timer.
- Content gating via subscriptions and ads; many items require subscription or exposure to ads.
- Performance issues such as crashes or slow loading on some devices.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1608050088)