Analog Science Fiction andFact App Reviews

Purchased two one-year subscriptions through Magzter, this one and Asimovs. Both vanished when Magzter implemented their new system of requiring users to have a Magzter ID instead of the Apple ID as had been used before. After several exchanges with their tech support, and I was glad to at least get an answer, they were unable to retrieve my subscriptions and unable to explain what the problem was. Very disappointing as yearly subscriptions arent cheap. As with others I am moving my subs to Zinio where Ive never had any problems.

Good app, can preview magazines coming out each month. I got notification on special subscription price and have subscribed. A great magazine for hard science fiction lovers.

I was excited to see Analog in the Newsstand, but disappointed in the features. The table of contents isnt touch sensitive, you have to manually page all the way through to an article. But the biggest missing feature is any type of bookmarking or way for the app to remember where you were reading last. When you exit the app, all is cleared. Anxiously awaiting an update to make the app usable...

…I rated this app a 3 is because of the content - Analog. I first subscribed to Analog when I was 12 - some 50 years ago! Over the years - changing addresses and other factors sadly allowed the print subscription to expire. Now with this app and a yearly subscription I will again enjoy the content - the interface - not so much. A modicum of 21st century app development would enable this app to do more than passively display text - but thats all it does. No bookmark capability, no basic TOC interactivity - you get the idea. The app itself rates a .1 star. Geez folks, hire a competent app developer for a couple days and at least get this app into the basic usability stadium instead of standing out in the street and wondering why its getting savaged by users.

I have read Analog for years, ever since Ben Bova edited. It has always been a joy to read. But now, since so many magazine sellers have either gone belly up or gone for the sales of more large scale titles, it has been hard to find "in the wild" as it were. It was indeed a joy to find this and its sister pub Asimovs in Newstand. Well worth it. If you enjoy sci-fi as it has been meant to be, thoughtful, informative and entertaining, give these titles a try. And then subscribe. They deserve to thrive.

I bought my first issue this month, very fun and entertaining read. Good Sci-Fi and a few factual articles.

I have been a paper Analog subscriber for a year and my renewal just came in the mail. I decided to purchase the iPhone subscription instead, since the 1 year iphone subscription was on sale for 20.99. I was a little hesitant to do away with my hard copies of Analog but now that I downloaded and read through the first issue using the app, I think I will get used to this format and eventually like it better. The app itself is easy to use and doesnt get in the way of reading the stories. The use is smooth and easy to zoom and look at the cover and pictures, which look great on the retina display. I also like that the table of contents is hyperlinked and that I can now read analog in bed without my wife complaining about the light keeping her awake. Only thing i wish is that we could subscribe once and get both phone and printed copies, like I can with the Economist. I called to ask about it but the Analog person said the subscriptions are separate so youd have to pay the 20.99 for the iPhone subscription and another $35 for the print subscription...so I opted for iPhone only. I would even pay a little extra to get both bot not $55. Im really happy with this iPhone app though, and highly recommend Analog for those sci-Fi fans out there.

This is my first try at reading something in Newsstand and I have to say I much prefer reading this in the Kindle app. I quickly tired of the Magzter app (edition?) not keeping my place and having to locate where I left off. The Kindle app offers better viewing and formatting options. I dont know if it is Magzter or Newsstand I am disappointed with but for now at least I will be sticking with my Kindle app.

Analog publishes some great science fiction, but unfortunately it is very unpleasant to try to read any of it with their app. Like trying to read a photo of a magazine. Terrible, especially on the iPhone. Just get the paper version.

I love Analog but its horrendous on the ipad. As others have mentioned, you cant adjust light or size through the terrible bookstore app and worse , no book marks so you have to search for your page every time you read. Just terrible. Update: I migrated over to the Magzter app and now I can enjoy Analog properly.

It is very disappointing that you have to buy a second subscription. Hopefully Dell will fire magzter and make their own app some day.

Magzter provides an absolutely terrible platform PDF like, but at its worst. Font size is fixed, can just zoom in as in PDF Cannot look up definitions Lose you page every time you come back Unacceptable Stay with paper or kindle versions

This magazine has been around for ever, and is pretty awesome. Perhaps doesnt have the budget it used to have, but still has high standards for science fiction. The app is powered by Magzter however, and it it leaves something to be desired. My biggest beef: it wont remember what page I was on (or even what issue I was reading) if I havent visited the app in awhile! That drives me nuts!,

I changed my subscription from paper version to this app. The app is usable, but disappointing, because its far behind iBooks in usability. (1) Cant set font size. You can magnify by stretching with your fingers and pan around the page, but you have to do it every time you turn the page. Its hard to turn pages if you magnify: have to pan to the right margin, then catch and pull the little black border behind the margin. (3) There are no bookmarks. (4) One great feature of iBook is that you can select a word and look up its definition; this app doesnt let you select. The very first issue I got (Jan/Feb13) had a full-page ad covering what in the print edition is a half-page ad with a half page of text under it. The text was totally missing. Luckily, my print and online editions overlap by that issue, so I could read it on paper and go on.

I have been reading this mag for a LLONG time , and it is hard to find in print. Now I can carry it around and read when I want to

I have a subscription, and Im logged in to the app, but it wants me to buy the current issue again. I already read part of it on my other device.

I paid for a year subscription of asimovs and analog through magster and now I dont have access to any issues. It wants me to pay again. I tries contacting them twice but never heard back. Less than one star

The app isnt really set up for reading on the iPad. Its just a shrunk-down version of the magazine page itself, so you end up doing a lot of pinch-zoom and sliding-around gymnastics. Too bad.

Analog remains my favorite printed source for new sci-fi. I wish they could get the app out of Newsstand. Standalone apps are much easier to work with.

The bookmark function occasionally loses your bookmarks. Layout. Its okay. Same great content that it has always been.