Al Jazeera English Magazine app review: a free monthly news magazine by the Al Jazeera Network

Introduction

Each month the Al Jazeera Network releases a free magazine called the Al Jazeera English magazine and can be downloaded to your device for free. These free magazines always seem to be compatible with both iPad and iPhone and this one is no exception on that matter. The app weighs in at just under 10 MB, though each magazine will take in more space than that.

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What it Offers

So why should you bother with that magazine if you could easily just visit the website or watch their TV channel every day? Well, you will be happy to hear that this magazine is specifically designed for the devices you will be reading it on, including all kinds of cool interactivity when the magazine is loading and on article headers. The magazine is laid out quite cool as well, as you will be able to flip pages moving from article to article, while scrolling down simply shows you the entire content as well. The articles aren’t short, and every month there will be enough to read about.

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Design and Media

As mentioned in the last paragraph, the app is really easy to use. The photos used in each article are very high-quality and are all available full screen for zooming in and saving to your device. All kinds of interactive graphics are also available to you, while some are animated and some are interactive as well. My best surprise is when I opened the latest issue and go to play a simple penalty shooting game, showing all kinds of football fields around the world, detailing the difference between countries and wealth of football in those countries.

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Pros and Cons

Pros

• A free magazine every month
• In-depth coverage on several subjects
• Really well-designed and easy to use

Cons

• So far only a few issues available

 

Conclusion

As far as free interesting magazines go on the App Store, AL Jazeera English Magazine is by far the best. I didn’t even expect this app to be free, simply as it offers so much content every month and in such high quality that they could’ve easily asked for money. There are only a few magazines available at the moment, but with these filling up every month there will be enough reading material for anyone who downloads the app. The app is designed for both iPad and iPhone and is just under 10 MB without any downloaded magazines.