Variety

Name: Variety
Rating: 4.5 (1717 reviews)
Author: PMC

by PMC

iPhone · iPad

Active Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: Free to download
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Categories and search queries

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News
Magazines & Newspapers

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News & magazines

Key functions

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

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Free to download
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Last verified 31 Jul 2026

Ratings & reviews

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4.5 1717 ratings · App Store

5/5Much Improved - fast and user friendly
Variety is my go-to for entertainment news. This update is a big improvement, it’s faster, easier and has new features. I love that I can customize my newsfeed.

Rachel Lee 1999 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5MISSING: Real Time Alerts Feature
The app states there are real-time new alert push notifications you can turn on via the settings menu. This is 100% false. There is absolutely no way to do this. There is actual absolutely no alert feature at all. I’ve emailed support 5 times with no response, so I’ve decided to leave a review to inform others that are expecting this feature. If I’m incorrect, please reply to this review with instructions on how this can be done & I will revise the content. Below is what they state, but the feature is completely nonexistent. “REAL-TIME NEWS ALERTS: Keep up with breaking stories as they happen with push notifications, easily toggled on or off in the app settings menu. “ In fact the screenshots show a “bell” icon next to the “gear” icon, which does not exist in the actual app. Please respond with how to active the real-time news alerts. Please. Thank you.

Doren Sean Michael · 31 Jul 2026
1/5Redesign removed any and all usefulness
I simply can’t understand why the app would be redesigned to just have one general feed without any option to read by topic (TV, Film, Digital, Business, etc.). As someone who works in the media industry and reads Variety daily, it’s incredibly sad and I have deleted this app from my phone. Instead, I have to use my mobile browser to read articles from the web page. This is literally the first app review I have ever written but this UI/UX is so poor that I felt compelled to do so. Whoever is the CTO should immediately implement changes - I would imagine app engagement has totally collapsed. This is digital media 101 and calls into question Variety as a leading player in media itself.

Kuo1430 · 31 Jul 2026
1/5An infinite variety of awfulness
Just upgraded from the not very good older version. Endless scrolling to get to all the headlines. No longer able to look for news in a particular section — look at all the news or none. The articles used to be more readable in old app than on the awful website, but this is now web based in app reading experience with slow load times and an all around awful reading experience. The Variety app has long been awful, and this is just a new variety of bad. Wish I could go back to the older version for pre-iOS 10 that was a wee bit less bad than this.

sunnyside down · 31 Jul 2026
3/5It works for reading the articles. That’s about it.
The main attraction of the Variety app is to be able to read Variety. And that works just fine. But nothing else works. You can’t share, videos never work, photos rarely load, and the galleries tab has never worked. Every time I click it..the apps crashes and goes back to my home screen. Also...they should bring back comment sections.

bryanwilson · 31 Jul 2026

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Versions

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12.0
Now with full iOS 12 support
12.5
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
12.6
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
13.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
20.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
2.1.0
21.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements
23.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements.
23.1
We've added in some accessibility label changes and updated the font resize tool to increase text to a larger size.
23.2
We are adding Yappa as a commenting tool!
24.1
Global Search, Comscore, Inline Image Resize update, Accessibility Enhancements
24.2
Commenting system enhancements
24.5
Flurry to firebase migration
24.6
Bugs and feature updates
25.0.0
Enhanced app stability, performance, and accessibility to deliver a better overall experience.
25.1.0
Bug fixes
25.1.1 · 18 Jun 2026
Age rating raised
3.0
Completely new App built from the ground up to compliment the new Variety.com. Read Variety's full coverage in App. Key features Include Featured Stories carousel, improved navigation, reorganized Sections, commenting, Social sharing, Photo Galleries, Videos and more.
3.0.3
+ Bug fixes and performance improvements
3.0.5
+Bug fixes and performance improvements
4.0
This release includes bug fixes and general stability improvements

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Alternatives

TIME Magazine — Same category + similar ratings
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Last verified: 31 Jul 2026
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