Apple News Plus: magazine list, cost, and release date

Update: The Apple News Plus magazine list is below, and we found 271 newspapers and magazine in the new app, meaning you can expect more publications soon to meet that 'more than 300' promise.

Apple News Plus is bringing magazines into the fold, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook during today's Apple TV Plus keynote, giving you access to over 300 high-quality digital magazines and premium newspapers in the Apple News app.

It launched on Monday, March 25 in the US and Canada, and while Apple's fancy, curated RSS news reader will remain free, the digital magazines and newspapers will cost money – luckily just one flat fee for access to all of the premium content.

Launching with iOS 12.2, Apple News Plus builds on the success of Apple News, which is already the No. 1 news app in the world, according to Cook. He cited its unique features like hand-picked stories, saying "it's critical that it's trusted."

The new magazine portion of the app take cues from Texture service, a small digital magazine subscription service Apple bought last year. It was called 'the Netflix of Magazine' and that seems to be what Apple is doing here in the News Plus app.

The addition of magazines is one of many services Apple has announced today. It's also releasing an Apple Credit Card, Apple Arcade bundled game app service, and Apple TV Plus.

Apple News Plus magazine list

We downloaded iOS 12.2 and scoured the Apple News Plus magazine list twice (first by category and then by A-M and N-Z) to determine which magazines and newspapers were part of launch day. So far, we've found 271 titles. We've listed them below and weeded out duplicates in Apple's various categories – there are several similarities in food and health, for example, so we chose one for each. Some Canadian publications are repeated at the very end to give you an idea of region-focused mags.

Women/Men's Lifestyle

O, The Oprah Magazine
Real Simple
Martha Stewart Living
Cosmopolitan
Better Homes & Gardens
Good Housekeeping
Essence
Town & Country
Out
Chatelaine
In the Moment
Woman's World
Women's Day
Working Mother
Heed Magazine
First for Women
GQ
Esquire
Men's Health
Men's Journal
Maxim
Heed Magazine

Entertainment

Rolling Stone
People
People en Espanol
Entertainment Weekly
The Hollywood Reporter
Us Weekly
W Magazine
OK!
STAR
In Touch Weekly
Life & Style Weekly
Closer Weekly
ABC Soaps In Depth
CBS Soaps In Depth
Total Film
SFX
Metal Hammer
Classic Rock
Billboard

News & Politics/Business & Finance

Time
Newsweek
The New Yorker
New York Magazine
Vanity Fair
The Atlantic
Bloomberg Businessweek
National Review
Mother Jones
Reader's Digest
The Week
The New Republic
Fast Company
Fortune
Money
Inc. Magazine
Forbes
Entrepreneur
ADWEEK

Science & Tech

Wired
National Geographic
Popular Science
Scientific American
Popular Mechanics
Macworld
PCMag
PCWorld
BCC Sky at Night
CNET
Make:
History
ID Magazine
T3
All About Space
How it Works
MacLife
MacFormat
Linux Format

Travel & Regional

Travel + Leisure
Condé Nast Traveler
National Geographic Traveler
Texas Monthly
Southern Living
Alta Magazine
AirBnB Magazine
Midwest Living
Country Living
Reminisce
The Walrus
Toronto Life
Ottawa
Zoomer
Cowboys & Indians
Sunset
Afar
American History
Cruising World
All About History
Who Do You Think You Are

Sports

Sports Illustrated
ESPN
Runner's World
Bicycle
Golf Digest
Golf
Bike Radar
Canadian Running
Canadian Cycling
Triathlon
Bike
Tennis
SKI
Surfer
Golf Tips
FourFourTwo
Sailing World
220 Triathlon

Outdoors

Outside
BBC Wildlife Magazine
Yachting
Field & Stream
Outdoor Photography
Outdoor Life
Backpacker Magazine
Boating
Marlin
Deer & Deer Hunting
Salt Water Sportsman
Cruising World
Sailing World
Sport Fishing
Mountain Biking UK
Gripped

Cars

Car and Driver
Road & Trucks
Racer Magazine
Hot Rod
Motortrend
Automobile
TruckTrend
Motorcyclist
Cycle World
Road Track

Health

Prevention
Health.com
Shape
Men's Health
Women's Health
Oxygen
Yoga Journal
Natural Danny Seo
Diabetic Living
Diabetes Self Management

Style & Beauty

Vogue
Elle
InStyle
Bazaar
Marie Claire
Allure
W Magazine
Brides
Weddingbells
Fashion
Ebony

Hobbies

Flying
Wood
Popular Woodworking
Edge
Xbox 360 Magazine
PlayStation Magazine
Outdoor Photography
Sound & Vision
Stereophile
Sky & Telescope
Family Tree
Web Designer
Total Guitar
Retro Gamer
PhotoPlus
PC Gamer
Net Magazine
N-Photo
Guitarist
ImagineFX
Guitar World
Guitar Player
Future Music
Digital Camera World
Digital Photographer
3D World
3D Artist
Computer Arts
Computer Music

Kids & Parents

Parents
Family Circle
Parents Latina
Today's Parent
Sports Illustrated for Kids
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Little Kids
Cricket Magazine
Working Mother
Girls' Life
Boys' Life
J-14
Girls' World
Animal Tales
Faces Magazine
Ask Magazine
Cobblestone Magazine
Babybug Magazine
Click Magazine
Ladybug Magazine
Muse Magazine
Spider Magazine

Food

Bon Appétit
Food & Wine
Eating Well
Food Network Magazine
Rachael Ray Everyday
Allrecipes
The Pioneer Woman Magazine
Taste of Home
Saveur
Clean Eating
Wine Enthusiast
Gluten-Free Living
Chatelaine

Home & Garden

Architectural Digest
Real Simple
Martha Stewart Living
This Old House
Elle Decor
Garden & Gun
House Beautiful
HGTV Magazine
Veranda
Traditional Home
The Family Handyman
Luxe Interiors + Design
Country Gardens
Do-It-Yourself Magazine
Birds and Blooms
Successful Farming
Consumer Reports
Cottage Life
House & Home
The Magnolia Journal
Domino
BBC Countryfile Magazine
BBC Gardeners' World Magazine
Period Living
Real Homes
Gardens Illustrated
Home & Antiques
Dwell

Select newspapers

The Los Angeles Times
The Wall Street Journal
The Star (Canadian newspaper)

Premium Digital Subscriptions

The Skimm
The Highlight by Vox
Vulture
Grub Street
The Cut
TechCrunch

Canadian newspaper and magazines

Star
Our Canada
5-15 (5 ingredients in 15 minutes)
Sélection
Gripped
Cottage Life
Triathlon
Running
Best Health
The Walrus
Hello
Fashion
Zoomer
Ricardo
L'actualité
Véro
Toronto Life
Best Health
Canadian Cycling
Moi Parent
Mieux Etre
Today's Parent
Reader's Digest Canada
Maclean's
Hockey News
Je Cuisine

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Publications like National Geographic were demoed to have Live Covers, or animated photos of what's usually on magazine covers. It's a preview of the interactive nature of the platform. There's potential here for a lot of fun, moving magazine parts.

The National Geographic cover was followed by a table of contents (clicking on article titles whisked you to a specific page), and then to photo-filled articles. It's filled with text and infographics, and looks rather smooth when scrolling through the pages.

Apple News Plus cost and how it works

Apple News Plus is about personalization, yet your privacy will remain intact – meaning advertisers can't track you. That was the first perk Apple touted (and it's championing privacy more and more in its product announcements). The all-you-can-read aspect was the next highlight. You're not going to have to pay for the 300 magazines individually.

"I love the feeling of being at the newsstand," said Cook at Apple's keynote, noting that you're usually only able to buy one or two publications. Apple News Plus changes up the usual limitation with an all-read-you-read plan.

The basic version of the news app will remain free, however, there'll be a News Plus tab that consists of magazine like Rolling Stone, Popular Science, Vogue and Outside. Like the old Apple News app, Apple News Plus magazines will be curated for human editors and then personalized to you from your device.

New issues and featured articles will help you break out news content you'll want to read. Think of it as the hit single of a record. It'll let you bypass cover stories to find articles deep inside a magazine that are of interest to you.

Premium digital subscriptions like Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wired and National Geographic are included in Apple News Plus, and this means there's a fee of $9.99 a month. Yes, you'll have to pay for written content (and actually support journalism), but all of the subscriptions would cost you over $8,000 a year.

The value of Apple News Plus went up when Cook mentioned that, at no extra charge, it's available to an entire family through Family Sharing. Each person in your family gets full access to the entire catalogue on their devices and has their own personalization preferences. In this way, Apple News Plus takes cues from Apple Music. It's also free for the first month.

Apple News Plus release date

Apple News Plus is now available with the iOS 12.2 update starting today. So far, though, it's limited to the US and Canada (in English and French), with 30 Canadian magazines and newspapers (we've named 27 of the 30 so far). Next up will be Australia and the UK later in 2019.

Apple promises this will be the best mobile magazine experience ever. With the prevalence of 'fake news' and bots, that's a tall, but nobile order.