What is The Economist? The Economist app is a global news app that offers distinctive insight and incisive analysis. It provides a daily selection of the best of journalism, along with the full weekly version of The Economist newspaper to read or listen to on the go. The app covers every region of the world, including the United States, Britain, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and excels at big topics, from climate change and sustainability to the future of work and globalization. The app is available for download on both iOS and Android devices.
- Top stories: the latest news analysis combined with highlights from the weekly issue
- Economist The World in Brief: a short morning briefing on the day’s global news
- The Economist weekly edition: full access to the weekly version of The Economist newspaper
- The audio version of the weekly edition to listen to on the go
- A selection of podcasts, including The Intelligence, a daily burst of illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents
- A morning briefing on the day ahead
- Timely analysis of the world’s biggest news stories, updated by the end of the day
- The weekly edition available from 9 pm every Thursday evening London time
- Audio versions of the weekly edition read by professional broadcasters
- Reading times highlighted on each article
- Bookmarks to save articles for later or create personal reading lists
- Subscribing in-app
- Subscribe in-app and take advantage of our introductory subscription offer
- Subscribe in-app and take advantage of our 7-day free trial
- At the end of the trial, the subscription will automatically renew onto a monthly subscription at the standard price. Annual and quarterly subscriptions are also available in some regions
- You will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange rate as defined by Apple. Payment is charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase
- All subscriptions automatically renew. Your account will be charged 24 hours before the renewal date, at a cost of £19.99/$19.99/€24.99 for a monthly subscription
- Full terms of use can be found at https://www.economist.com/legal/terms-of-use
- Our privacy policy can be found at https://www.economist.com/privacy
Our global coverage offers distinctive insight and incisive analysis. Start your 7-day free trial now.* Each week over 1.5m subscribers trust The Economist to help them make sense of the world and the news. Join them by downloading The Economist app. The app includes a daily selection of the best of our journalism, along with the full weekly version of The Economist newspaper to read or listen to on the go. Already a subscriber to The Economist? Simply install the app and sign in with your Economist login details. The Economist is an award-winning, trusted filter on global affairs, offering in-depth analysis of everything from business, finance and politics to science, technology and economics. It covers every region of the world including the United States, Britain, Europe, Asia and Latin America and it excels at big topics, from climate change and sustainability to the future of work and globalisation. The Economist is also available as a weekly magazine. App highlights: • Top stories: the latest news analysis combined with highlights from the weekly issue • Economist The World in Brief: a short morning briefing on the day’s global news • The Economist weekly edition: full access to the weekly version of The Economist newspaper • The audio version of the weekly edition to listen to on the go • A selection of our podcasts, including The Intelligence, a daily burst of illumination from The Economist’s worldwide network of correspondents App features: • A morning briefing on the day ahead • Timely analysis of the world’s biggest news stories, updated by the end of the day • The weekly edition available from 9 pm every Thursday evening London time • Audio versions of the weekly edition read by professional broadcasters • Reading times highlighted on each article • Bookmarks to save articles for later or create personal reading lists Subscribing in-app • Subscribe in-app and take advantage of our introductory subscription offer • Subscribe in-app and take advantage of our 7-day free trial • At the end of the trial, the subscription will automatically renew onto a monthly subscription at the standard price. Annual and quarterly subscriptions are also available in some regions • You will be charged in your local currency at the prevailing exchange rate as defined by Apple. Payment is charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase • All subscriptions automatically renew. Your account will be charges 24 hours before the renewal date, at a cost of £19.99/$19.99/€24.99 for a monthly subscription • Full terms of use can be found at https://www.economist.com/legal/terms-of-use • Our privacy policy can be found at https://www.economist.com/privacy
By Dom B L
SIR- The new app is simply excellent. The rewrite has succeeded in transforming the app from a digital version of the weekly newspaper into a full fledged source of news, catering not only to the times I feel like reading in-depth analysis from the issue’s front to back. The linked articles at the end of each article allow me to wander around and read based on topic even if the linked articles are from a previous issue. The in-built espresso function is also appreciated, creating another mode of news consumption that will again serve as a jumping off point to further reading. Dom Some Guy, Austin
By Heiva Kelley
I chose to use the app for promising features, most importantly for me, the ability to see which articles I’ve read. Despite many glitches, this feature has worked ok, until yesterday when I lost all check marks at the bottom of articles I’ve read. This is incredibly frustrating because I am always working off of several issues at once as I try to completely read past issues, keep up with daily read, and read the time-relevant updates from new issues. Please fix this and I’ll change my rating to 5-stars.
By Woody_15
(NB: I am and have long been a big fan of the content from the Economist. This review concerns only the apps from this publication, specifically on iPad) When the Economist recently (I think back in 2017) “updated” their app, moving from paginated articles to more trendy, endlessly scrolling articles, I thought it was a huge step in the wrong direction. It looked like a cheap, generic app, with many bugs and shoddy UI. For instance, there was no way to jump to another section in one week’s issue, and bookmarking was confusing. I still miss pagination on iPad (call me old fashioned but I think this is the best way to present magazine articles), but this new app version is a vast improvement. Better look, better UI, easy bookmarks that sync between iPad and iPhone. Jump to sections easily. Daily content in addition to the weekly issues. Easy audio downloads. With that said, I highly recommend this app.