# Wood Magazine

> Skill-Building Plans & Tips

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id839679527](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id839679527)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id839679527`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Meredith Corporation
- **Category:** Lifestyle
- **Rating:** 4.70 / 5 (133 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.3.7
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-02
- **First published:** 2014-05-01
- **Size:** 100 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wood-magazine/id839679527)
- **Website:** [http://woodmagazine.com/digitalfaqs](http://woodmagazine.com/digitalfaqs)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.dotdashmeredith.com/brands-privacy](https://www.dotdashmeredith.com/brands-privacy)

## Description

Wood Magazine helps woodworkers expand skills with trusted project plans, woodworking techniques, and product reviews. The extension offers a device-optimized reading experience with a traditional magazine layout or a text-focused mode for quick study.

Features include offline reading, bookmarking, sharing, and text-to-speech, plus new issue alerts. Subscriptions offer a free issue on sign-up and provide continued access to upcoming issues.

## Rankings

- #120,923 — Overall

## Review summary

Wood Magazine’s content is excellent and the app’s design is solid, but recurring issues with sign-in, restoration, and stability across devices harm the experience. Many reviews cite failed purchases/restores, lost libraries after updates, and inconsistent support. The content and reading experience are strong when it works, and some users eventually get fixes, but reliability and customer service need improvement.

### Pros

- High-quality woodworking content with top-notch writers.
- Well-designed, easy-to-use app interface that mirrors the print magazine.
- Account linking/restore can work via support (e.g., Zinio integration helped some users).
- Some users report responsive support that resolves access issues.

### Cons

- Sign-in and subscription restoration across devices frequently fail (e.g., iPhone vs iPad).
- App instability: spinning wheels, won’t open, and download failures.
- Loss of previously downloaded/purchased issues after updates; library not syncing.
- Support is slow or inconsistent in guidance and resolution.
- In-app search and purchasing options are limited or cumbersome.

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