# Smithsonian Magazine

> Entertainment

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id484193368](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id484193368)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id484193368`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Smithsonian Institution
- **Category:** Entertainment
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (423 ratings)
- **Version:** 7.4.10
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-20
- **First published:** 2012-02-08
- **Size:** 62 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/smithsonian-magazine/id484193368)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.smithsonianmag.com/privacy](https://www.smithsonianmag.com/privacy)

## Description

Smithsonian Magazine brings a complete iOS-compatible issue experience to your device. Read every story, department, and photo, with subscriptions and single issues available for purchase within the app. The magazine delivers trusted reporting on history, science, nature, culture, and travel.

From ancient civilizations and archaeology to current discoveries, explore a wide range of topics through immersive reporting and virtual travel from Petra to Prague. Subscriptions auto-renew and can be managed from Account Settings; privacy and terms apply.

## Rankings

- #77,632 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, reviewers praise Smithsonian Magazine's content but report a consistently problematic app experience. Content quality is high and reading is straightforward for some, but digital access is not integrated, requiring separate purchases and causing double-billing confusion. The app is unstable, with crashes and lost progress across updates. Essential features like bookmarks, progress tracking, and easy preview of back issues are missing. Customer support and policy communication are frequently cited as unsatisfactory.

### Pros

- High-quality, engaging magazine content.
- App is generally easy to read and navigate.
- Some reviewers note improvements in the updated app and the reading experience.

### Cons

- Digital access is not integrated with the print subscription; many users must pay for digital separately or cannot link accounts.
- Frequent stability issues: crashes, failing to download new issues, and loss of saved content or progress after updates.
- Missing essential reading features and poor navigation: bookmarks disappear, last-read position isn't saved, and back-issue previews/TOCs are not accessible.
- Poor customer support and unclear policy about digital access; responses are inconsistent and frustrating for subscribers.

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