BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine

Name: BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine
Rating: 4.8 (235 reviews)
Author: Immediate Media Company Limited

By: Immediate Media Company Limited

Gardening & Plant Advice

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Features & Capabilities

The BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine app delivers the digital edition of Britain’s best‑selling gardening publication. Access expert guidance, seasonal inspiration, and award‑winning plant imagery on your device, with tips and ideas from celebrated contributors such as Monty Don, Carol Klein, Joe Swift, Alan Titchmarsh, and Pippa Greenwood.

Inside each issue you’ll find monthly checklists, Gardeners’ Question Time problem‑solving, and step‑by‑step projects for flowers, patios, design, and Grow Your Own. Subscriptions are offered via in‑app purchases (monthly or annual) with auto‑renewal; manage settings in your account, view terms and privacy policy, and support options. Introductory offers may include a 2‑month trial for 99p.

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By:

Immediate Media Company Limited

Rating:

4.80

(235)

Version:

8.7 Last updated: 2024-01-30

Version code:

863143263

Creation date:

2012-04-05

Compatible devices:

Size:

48.67MB

URLs:

Full description:

Source:

Apple Apps Store

Data ingested on:

2026-06-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 105,387 ▲ 12

Other platforms

BBC Gardeners' World Magazine (v8.8)

107,186 3.71

(217)

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Developed by:

Immediate Media Company Limited

Apple Apps Store

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bbc-gardeners-world-magazine/id487737555

User Reviews

Users love the BBC Gardener’s World Magazine app for its high-quality photos and strong gardening content, plus easy access to new issues and the full archive, with a digital-reading experience that goes beyond a simple scan. However, recurring issues include unreliable access after payment, frequent crashes and slow/failed downloads, and laggy or unhelpful customer support. Some users report being charged incorrectly or needing to re-download or re-purchase issues. Overall, content is excellent, but performance and billing/support problems significantly undermine the experience.

Pros

High-quality images and photography throughout the magazine.
Rich, practical gardening content with useful tips.
Instant access to new issues and a complete back-issue archive.
Optimized digital reading experience, not just scanned print pages.
Embedded video and links provide additional reading and context.

Cons

Subscription purchases often don’t deliver accessible content; issues won’t open after payment.
App crashes, pages fail to load, and downloads are slow or freeze.
Responsive customer support is lacking or unhelpful (unanswered tickets, generic FAQ replies).
Downloaded issues disappear or require re-downloading or repurchasing.
Billing or content-mismatch concerns (packages/years charged incorrectly or unclear pricing).

Recent reviews

This is a shell to sell you issues of Gardeners World for $6.99 each month or a subscription. If you don’t plan to buy Gardeners World reading material then there’s nothing in this app for you. I gave it 2 stars because the images appear well done and professional. But. I’m deleting the app .

by Sa*****, 2025-11-15

I’ve been reading the magazine for years, and for the most part enjoy the content. The app can be frustrating at times and I’m being nice about it. Pages don’t load and I have to exit app, close app and reload and sometimes redownload app. Frustrating.

by Ma*****, 2023-02-25

Purchased subscription but so far two out of two issues unable to read. Just keeps wanting me to pay for the issue. Reinstall apps, signed out and back in, nothing works. Customer service is not responding. Great magazine if you can get it... Not getting what has been paid for. Appreciate the response but the link does not work. This is just in line with all the other issues. If this is the same link from with the app I have an open ticket. Still waiting on my help other than answers cut and pasted from the FAQs. So far I have paid and not getting what has been paid for.