Magazines app review: offering easy access to your favorite lifestyle magazines

Introduction

The Magazines app by Bill Core is a content aggregator that focuses on lifestyle publications and celebrity journals. It allows quick and easy access to more than 50 magazines. Some of the popular magazines that can be found in this app include National Geographic, People, Country Living, Cosmopolitan, GQ, and Men’s Journal. The app is compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

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Enjoy Easy Access to Your Favorite Magazines

If there is Flipboard for online content, then there is Bill Core’s Magazines for your iOS device. Just like other content aggregators, this app offers a comprehensive list of digital publications organized in searchable format. It is like your trusty old newsstand but this time, your magazine source is now accessible on your mobile device.

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The Magazines app is available on the App Store for 99 cents. It has no in-app purchase option and you get a full version when you install it in your device. The app is pretty straightforward with good workflow and simple interface.

After completing the installation, the app automatically downloads header content in your device. It gets most of its data directly from the online site of listed publications. So you have to connect your device to the internet in order to access the available magazines.

The app displays its content in a simple format. When you open the home screen, it shows the latest editions of featured publications. It also lists featured articles or columns. You can browse the content by swiping the screen to the left. And if you want to read a magazine, just tap its cover and you will be redirected to its online version. This app integrates with the native Safari browser so you can access content from the Internet.

To get a full list of available magazines, just tap the triple bar icon on upper left corner of the home screen. The main menu will slide open and you will see an alphabetical listing of aggregated publications. You can scroll down the screen in order to browse all magazines.

Best Features of Magazines

Bill Core’s Magazines app offers quick access to more than 50 lifestyle publications, journals, and digital magazines. It allows you to read some of the most popular publications including National Geographic, People, GQ, iVillage, Maxim, Ok Magazine, Perez Hilton, Life, and more.

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The app offers an intuitive design with simple layout. It allows you to browse content titles and magazine covers on the home screen. It supports touch control so you can quickly browse the content through simple swipe and tap.

And lastly, this app offers regular updates. It adds more titles and publications to its list. It keeps you updated about the latest celebrity news by offering easy access to different publications.

Pros and Cons

Pros

• Offers more than 50 popular magazines
• Allows you to view cover pages and headlines
• Offers user-friendly design with intuitive layout
• Offers regular updates

Cons

• Suffers from occasional crash
• Some listed magazines require subscription

Final Thoughts

Bill Core’s Magazines app offers an easy way for readers to access top-selling online magazines. It offers a wide selection of mainly U.S.-based lifestyle publications.