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The Atlantic Magazine subscription: cost, reviews, how to cancel

The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC, News

Free on the App Store

The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC. 2 subscription plans from $8.99 per month. 29% of 298 recent reviews mention billing.

  • App Store rating4.9★ from 135,407 ratings
  • Cheapest subscription$8.99 per month
  • Reviews mentioning billing, last 12 months86 of 298 reviews

On this page: what it costs, how to cancel, what reviewers say.

What the data says

  • Billing complaints in reviews86 of 298 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (29%)
  • Free trial converts to a paid plan14 days free trial, then $8.99 per month
All signals behind this verdict
Reviews in the last 12 months298
Reviews mentioning billing86 (28.9%)
One- or two-star share, last 90 days27% of 63
App Store rating4.9 (135,407 ratings)
Developer's apps1, 0 removed from the store
Age5,800 days
Days since last update11
Subscription plans2
Subscription price changes, last 12 months12
Overall review sentimentneutral

Thresholds and definitions: how we rate apps.

What The Atlantic Magazine costs

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $8.99 per month.

  • The Atlantic Magazine14 days free trial, then renews every month$8.99
  • The Atlantic Magazine14 days free trial, then renews every year$89.99

How to cancel The Atlantic Magazine

  1. Open Settings on your iPhone and tap your name at the top.
  2. Tap Subscriptions.
  3. Select The Atlantic Magazine (listed under a plan name such as The Atlantic Magazine).
  4. Tap Cancel Subscription and confirm. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

If the app is not in that list, it was not billed through Apple. Cancel it with the developer instead: support page or website.

Charged after cancelling or during a trial? Request a refund at reportaproblem.apple.com within 90 days.

What reviewers say

Rating breakdown

  • 5★93% (127,264)
  • 4★4% (6,201)
  • 3★0% (832)
  • 2★0% (390)
  • 1★0% (720)

Recent updates

  • 7.8.7Aug 27, 2026
  • 7.8.6Aug 24, 2026
  • 7.8.5Aug 18, 2026
  • 7.8.4Aug 12, 2026
  • 7.8.3Aug 10, 2026

Praised

  • Excellent journalism
  • High-quality writing
  • Beautiful app design
  • Elegant dark mode
  • Useful audio features

Complained about

  • Frequent crashes and bugs
  • Lack of search functionality
  • Unintuitive navigation
  • Excessive ads for subscribers
  • Issues with offline access

Reported bugs

Repeated sign-in issues; Inability to access saved articles; Blank screens and loading problems; Incompatibility with certain devices; Unreliable issue downloading.

Recent one-star reviews

Skips around while you’re reading.This app is horrible. I’m trying to read a very long and interesting article but I’ve been moved around twice now. Once to the middle of the article and now again with a push to write a review! Thanks for ruining my reading experience. Here’s your review. Hope you like it. Now maybe I can finish rea…

leighcp533, Aug 27, 2026

Horrible on older iPhone!! UnusableThere should be a way to go back to much earlier version. Last several “improvements“ have caused nightmare stalls, freezes, sluggish, unresponsive unusable behavior. Horrible! Why should I be paying for an unusable app? Totally craptastic app now. Not all of us are rich.

SW1, Aug 20, 2026

The Atlantic is great, the app a disasterScrolling to read articles has become nearly impossible. It appears that scrolling to an advertisement sets off a process of data retrieval that lasts several seconds, during which the text appears and disappears. Sometimes at the end I'm not on the same page of the article but toward the end. Th…

ErMaTh2017, Aug 12, 2026

Recent five-star reviews

Well done!Excellent articles and very broad coverage, in a world where issues are increasingly intertwined. Thank you! Peter J Stavrakis, Ph.D.

1955Peter, Aug 28, 2026

TimelyThis is as thorough and thoughtful news at almost the level of taking a pulse! I enjoy it.

Liv4, Aug 23, 2026

Top flight reportingGreat source of news of the US and the world. Always well written and factual.

Louise, Aug 17, 2026

About the developer

The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC has published on the App Store since Oct 22, 2010: 1 app(s), 0 of them no longer in the store.

Alternatives to The Atlantic Magazine

Also similar: The Jerusalem Post (2.6★), AP News (4.6★), Reuters - Breaking World News (4.7★)

Questions people ask

How much does The Atlantic Magazine cost?

Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $8.99 per month.

How do I cancel The Atlantic Magazine?

On your iPhone open Settings, tap your name, tap Subscriptions, select The Atlantic Magazine and tap Cancel Subscription. You keep access until the end of the paid period.

Does The Atlantic Magazine have a free trial?

Yes: The Atlantic Magazine offers a 14 days free trial, then $8.99 per month.

How much does the app cost?

Unlimited access to all journalism, on any device, requires an annual or monthly subscription. Specific pricing details can be found within the app or on the terms and conditions page.

The Atlantic Magazine in one paragraph

The Atlantic Magazine by The Atlantic Monthly Group LLC is a News app for iPhone. Download: Free. Subscriptions start at $8.99 per month across 2 plan(s). App Store rating 4.9 from 135,407 ratings. 86 of 298 reviews in the last 12 months mention charges, subscriptions, refunds or cancelling (29%). The developer has 1 app(s) on the App Store, 0 no longer listed. Cancel through Settings › Subscriptions on the iPhone. Data verified Sep 8, 2026 by AppsLupa.

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