# Flipboard: The Social Magazine

> Stories curated by enthusiasts

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id358801284](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id358801284)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id358801284`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Flipboard Inc.
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (328,840 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.3.67
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-02
- **First published:** 2010-07-21
- **Size:** 158 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/flipboard-the-social-magazine/id358801284)
- **Website:** [http://flipboard.com](http://flipboard.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://about.flipboard.com/privacy](https://about.flipboard.com/privacy)

## Description

**Flipboard** is a personalized social magazine app that helps you discover meaningful stories beyond the headlines. Follow topics such as technology, business, health, sports, cooking, travel, climate, photography, and more. Stay informed with content from leading publishers, local outlets, and a global community of enthusiasts.

Create your own Flipboard Magazines by saving and curating articles with the plus button, then share your collections with others. Follow cities for local news, weather, events, dining, sports, and commute updates. Notifications, widgets, and optional newsletters make it easy to keep up with the subjects you care about every day.

## Rankings

- #1,318 — Overall
- #9 — medium
- #10 — article
- #14 — blog
- #17 — news
- #29 — technology

## Review summary

Reviewers praise the magazine-style design and the centralized, topic-based feed with high-quality content. However, recurring complaints focus on intrusive ads and paywalls, subscription friction, perceived liberal bias, and a confusing navigation experience that can hinder easy reading.

### Pros

- Magazine-style reading experience with a page-turn feel
- All-in-one, personalized feed that centers on topics of interest
- Quality, diverse, engaging articles and content
- Healthier alternative to more sensational social feeds and anger-inducing content

### Cons

- Intrusive ads and full-screen ads disrupting reading
- Frequent paywalls and subscription prompts that block access to content
- Perceived political bias or skew toward liberal viewpoints with underrepresentation of conservatives
- Navigation and UX can be confusing or non-intuitive, making it hard to find or read content

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id358801284)