Science News Magazine

Name: Science News Magazine
Rating: 4.1 (21 reviews)
Author: Society for Science & the Public

By: Society for Science & the Public

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Features & Capabilities

Stay up to date on the latest scientific advances with Science News Magazine.

The Science News Magazine app includes the magazine and real-time news updates from all disciplines of science — from astronomy and physics to biomedicine, neuroscience, genetics, early humans, climate, ecology, animals, environment and more.

MAGAZINE FEATURES: – Dark mode and adjustable font – Read full articles covering the latest discoveries in your field – Search the archive for past articles – Current and past issues of Science News Magazine – Subscribe at sciencenews.org for full access

User Growth & Download Statistics

App

By:

Society for Science & the Public

Rating:

4.10

(21)

Version:

106.0.1 Last updated: 2026-02-02

Version code:

881785745

Creation date:

2011-06-16

Compatible devices:

Size:

71.48MB

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-14

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 290,462 ▼ 1,429

Other rankings

#29 in environment keyword 16 ▼ 9

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Developed by:

Society for Science & the Public

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/science-news-magazine/id439705977

Website:

https://www.sciencenews.org

User Reviews

Reviews consistently praise the Science News Magazine app for its clean, modern UI, intuitive navigation, and access to high-quality science content. Users also appreciate features added in updates, like dark mode, adjustable text, and a built-in PDF reader, plus a well-arranged category/search experience. However, multiple reviewers report serious reliability issues: subscription/login recognition and sign-in prompts, frequent crashes/white screens, and articles that don’t fully load. A common frustration is the app not remembering reading position or losing place. Overall, content quality is strong, but stability and authentication problems undermine the reading experience.

Pros

Beautiful, modern UI with easy navigation
High-quality science content that subscribers value
Helpful updates: dark mode, customizable text, and built-in PDF reader
Well-organized categories/top navigation and search
App is easy to use and widely used daily

Cons

Login/subscription recognition issues; frequent prompts to sign in or not recognizing Apple subscriptions
Crashes, freezes, and white-screen loading problems
Inconsistent article viewing where full article content doesn’t load
Reading position is not remembered, causing you to lose your place

Recent reviews

Overall easy to use and much preferred to reading the physical magazine. If the app doesn’t recognize your subscription, you may have to sign into the website (not sure if it has to be on the same device as the app or not, I happened to) and view/download a pdf of any issue then the app may begin to work. The app could use a bookmark feature or something to save my place. If I stop reading for a couple days or a week the app closes the issue I’m in and I have to find my place again.

by St*****, 2026-02-01

I can no longer use the app since IOS 26.2 upgrade UPDATE: The issue has been resolved.

by Da*****, 2026-01-27

The latest update fixed the problem that it was impossible to open an article owing to the fact that clicking on an article thumbnail caused an instant jump back to the Apple Operating system. However, in this update, the article seems to open, but only the title, lead graphic (and caption), author, and date are visible. The article itself is not viewable. Please fix the app so that we can read the articles. Thank you.