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DISCOVER Magazine

by Discover Magazine Inc.

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 6 Aug 2026

Quick verdict

What it is
Store information collected; independent summary not yet available.
At a glance
  • Free to download
  • In-app purchases

Categories and search queries

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Key functions

Function Availability Access Scope Evidence
Free app Yes Free Store published
In-app purchases Yes Limited free Store published

Screens

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19 store screenshots

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Pricing & paywalls

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  • December 2012 — $5.99
  • DISCOVER Magazine — $2.49
  • DISCOVER Magazine — $19.99
  • January 2013 — $5.99
  • January 2014 — $5.99
  • March 2013 — $5.99
  • May 2013 — $5.99
  • November 2012 — $5.99
  • October 2012 — $5.99
  • September 2012 — $5.99

Ratings & reviews

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1.5 47 ratings · App Store

  1. 1/5Active Subscription; Unable to access issues!

    I have an active digital subscription that ends August of 2021. For some reason I cannot access any issue, nor can I **Restore Purchases** as per the disclaimer here. I contacted Apple Support and they referred me to the “App Support” link that is found on this app review page. I did that and the link is either broken or inactive because it does not provide a means of asking for assistance. So I drilled down to the *Contact Us* link in the customer service section of the magazine’s web site and sent an email request. This was 4 business days ago and no response. So, I contacted Apple Support and requested a refund, which was not provided. So, this makes me upset at both Discover Magazine and Apple itself because I am not the only customer who seems to have to recourse to this problem. If services and products are not rendered AFTER payment has been provided, there is a problem. I don’t care if it’s over $30 or $3 or $300. Lousy Customer Service all around here. Keep this in mind if you are considering subscribing.

    DelveN2 · 6 Aug 2026

  2. 1/5Absolutely terrible, and Apple is no help either,

    I have had the same issue that many have had here. I have paid for the subscription through my iTunes account and have no access to the content. Inquiry to both Apple and Kalmbach publishing, resulting only in incredible frustration. This seems to have been a known issue for the past year or more, and Apple has done nothing to help its devoted customers from being ripped off by paying money, albeit, be at to a third-party, but not receiving content that was promised and paid for. To me, this is equivalent to theft. After a discussion with Apple, my only recourse was to cancel my subscription and ask for a full refund. This experience diminishes my trust in Apple and will think about this the next time faced with paying their higher prices, which is only justified by higher quality of products, services, and customer service, all of which were seriously lacking in this experience. The publisher, Kalmbach publishing, should be in someway, held accountable for this!

    skyhawk363ma · 6 Aug 2026

  3. 1/5Fall 2019 update is garbage

    ETA: the updated app also requires you to have an active internet connection to read the magazine, making it even more useless. This app deserves 0 stars, and the developers should all be fired. I am a longtime subscriber to Discover magazine, first in print but for the last 4 or so years through the app. The updated app is useless - you can't tell which issues you have downloaded, and even worse the app does not remember what page you are on, so if you don't finish the issue in a single sitting, it brings you back to page 1 the next time you use it. Don't waste your money on a digital subscription until they fix this worthless app.

    Unhappy customer31415 · 6 Aug 2026

  4. 1/5Canceled my subscription

    It is impossible to read Discover magazine with this app. It constantly forgets my subscription and locks me out of issues I’ve subscribed to. When I try to restore purchases, it won’t recognize my Apple ID or it freezes up. I finally just canceled my subscription, which is too bad, because I like the magazine content. I’m considering subscribing to the print magazine, which seems like an insane thing to do in this day and age, but I’m at my wits’ end. I see lots of other reviewers here who’ve had the same experience as me, and I find it shocking that Discover has done nothing to fix the problem. They’re losing customers and readers.

    Scifi Fangirl · 6 Aug 2026

  5. 1/5Discover app doesn’t work

    Worst app I have come across. For a number of years every time my subscription renews I have had to delete the app and reload the app and tell it to restore purchases. Now that doesn’t happen. After my latest renewal I can’t open any issues. Apple tells me to contact the magazine. The magazine tells me they don’t know who I am and to contact the people who designed the app. The app doesnt reply. So now I spent $20 for a magazine I can’t read. Obviously the publishers of Discover don’t care about their app. They just take the money. Laughing all the way to the bank. DO NOT BUY THIS APP! Waste of money.

    112233##@@4455 · 6 Aug 2026

Privacy & accessibility

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Privacy

  • Data Not Collected Developer declared

Accessibility

No accessibility labels collected yet.

Versions

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  • 2.1

    - Subscription History Tab Included - Rate this app fix

  • 2.1.1

    - Minor Enhancements

  • 2.1.2

    - Fixed 'App Crashing' item

  • 3.0

    - iOS8 Compatibility

  • 3.1

    iOS8 Push Notifications Compatibility

  • 3.1.1

    Miscellaneous fixes and improvements

  • 3.1.2

    Fix for plain text display setting menu.

  • 3.1.3

    Optimised for iOS9

  • 3.2

    Minor updates.

  • 3.3

    Minor bug fixes and performance enhancements

  • 3.4

    - Fix to Registration Feature

  • 4.0

    iOS 11 Compatibility

  • 7.0.3

    - New design to unify the desktop and mobile experience. - All previously downloaded issues will need to be re-downloaded with this major update. - Native iPhone X family compatibility. - New Menu: Allows quick access to all views in the app from top left toolbar Menu. - Bug fixes and optimizations for the latest versions of iOS.

  • 7.10

    - Fixes crashes when changing to text view. - Hide the product mask when changing pages. - Fix crashes on iOS 6 when letting fullscreen videos play to completion. - Add setting for the maximum zoom level. - Fix bug in the proofing app on iPhone. - Added the account creation view - Fix movie ordering in movies view - Simplify complex double page mode and landscape zoom settings. - Added entire page sharing button to product mask view - Add rounded corners to product sharing mask - Hide product code overlays when showing product sharing mask - Automatically share whole page in advanced sharing mode if no products on current spread

  • 7.10.2

    - Fixes broken link in the email sharing feature.

  • 7.10.3

    - Performance Enhancements

  • 7.1.2

    Bug fixes and optimizations for the latest version of iOS.

  • 7.2.1

    Bug fixes and optimizations for the latest version of iOS.

  • 7.2.2 · 13 Apr 2026

    Bug fixes and optimizations for the latest version of iOS.

  • 7.7

    - iOS 6 compatibility - Twitter sharing - App performance improvements

  • 7.8

    - iOS6 Fixes - iPhone 5 Compatibility - Facebook/Twitter Sharing - Categories Feature - Stability Fixes

  • 7.9

    - iOS6 Fixes - iPhone 5 Compatibility - Facebook/Twitter Sharing - Categories Feature - Stability Fixes

  • 9.0

    - Tidy up resyncing - Subscription style tweaks - Other Bug fix - Performance Enhancement

  • 9.0.1

    - Re-instated the 'Restore Purchase' button on the welcome page - Re-instated the 'Subscription History' feature

  • 9.1.1

    - Minor changes for iOS 7 compatibility

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