Scientific American

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4.7
1.24K reviews
100K+
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Content rating
Everyone 10+
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About this app

A subscription to Scientific American magazines is available through Google Play for $49.99 annually or $5.99 monthly and is renewed automatically at the end of the subscription term, until cancelled. Individual issues are $6.99 each. Payment for all purchases will be charged to your Google Play account. For more information, please visit Google Play Terms and Conditions: https://play.google.com/intl/en-us_us/about/play-terms/index.html



Founded in 1845, Scientific American provides expert insights on the most important and awe-inspiring advances in science and technology. With news and commentary about current events and in-depth features by experts, including more than 200 Nobel Prize-winning scientists, Scientific American is the essential guide to the modern world. Support Science Journalism. Become a Subscriber.



Scientific American Customer Service:

Email: help@sciam.com
Updated on
Jul 31, 2024

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Ratings and reviews

4.7
1K reviews
Michael M
February 29, 2024
Downloading issues has issues. I'm not sure why there's an option to download articles because you can't read them unless you're online. If I'm not online when I start the app the screen sits blank with the spinning wheel. If I want to read offline I have to go somewhere with wifi or cell service, start the app, let the menu load, and then I can read downloaded articles if I lose service. đŸ¤” Very poor design from a magazine that is supposed to be on the cutting edge of science.
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Janet Raschke
January 1, 2021
The content is great and easy to read. However, the app keeps forgetting me and tells me I don't have a current subscription and some of the previous issues I've downloaded now cost me $6.99. This happens about every couple of months. SA has helped but the only cure I've been given is to log out and then log in again. Of course most of my downloads are lost so I have to reload them all again. SA knows but has not fixed the problem.
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Erick Michael Griffin
November 29, 2023
The new version is better, but it still gets confused. I use VPNs always and I think it causes an issue for this app. Over time it forgets (expired or bad token in bg?), and once it does, you cannot access your online subscription or other functions. I have to reinstall it, very annoying. Still waited for a real fix and better QA with this app. 11/29 - Still broken, no digital magazine access.
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What’s new

Bug fixes and performance improvements