# Science News Magazine

> News

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id439705977](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id439705977)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id439705977`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Society for Science & the Public
- **Category:** News
- **Rating:** 4.10 / 5 (25 ratings)
- **Version:** 108.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-29
- **First published:** 2011-06-16
- **Size:** 74 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/science-news-magazine/id439705977)
- **Website:** [https://www.sciencenews.org](https://www.sciencenews.org/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.societyforscience.org/privacy-policy](https://www.societyforscience.org/privacy-policy)

## Description

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

## Rankings

- #238,470 — Overall
- #10 — environment
- #83 — article

## Review summary

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

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