Scientific American

6.7

Scientific American

4.81

1,494 reviews

100,000+
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Free

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About Scientific American

Scientific American is a news & magazines app developed by Scientific American.

How many times has Scientific American been downloaded?

Scientific American has been downloaded 170 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 690 times. It is ranked in the top 100 news & magazines apps.

What is the rating of Scientific American?

Scientific American is rated 4.81 out of 5 stars, based on 1.5 thousand ratings.

Is Scientific American free?

Scientific American is free to download. The APK download size is 15.66 MB. The latest version available is 6.7. The last update was on December 24, 2025.

What are the requirements for Scientific American?

Scientific American requires Android 8.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Low Maturity. The app has been available on Google Play September 2016.

Description

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.

More data about Scientific American

Price	Free to download
Total downloads	170 thousand
Recent downloads	690
Rating	4.81 based on 1.5 thousand ratings
Ranking	Highly ranked
Version	6.7
APK size	15.7 MB
Number of libraries	63
Designed for Android	8.0+
Maturity	Low Maturity
Ads	Contains ads

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Downloads over time

Scientific American has been downloaded 170 thousand times. Over the past 30 days, it averaged 23 downloads per day.

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Comments on Scientific American for Android

★★★★★ Jim Castagneri · May 25, 2025

I depend on Scientific American for making real science easier to understand. In a world with contrived information masquerading as fact, SciAm is a critical tool.

★★★★★ Bikajon Axmedova · Apr 8, 2024

It is such a useful app to read daily news or articles. It can be practical to boost reading comprehension

★★★★☆ akbar sayeed · Jul 28, 2024

Interesting article. Refreshing to know that the Uber puzzle of consciousness is getting scientific attention. In this case through the lens and practice of advanced meditation. Also an indirect angle on the relationship between science and traditional wisdom as in religions.

★★★★★ J Herbsty · Mar 1, 2026

Scientific American is always a keeper magazine. Although the paper edition of the magazine is gorgeous, the typeset is incredibly small and difficult on the eyes - even if you see well. The app allows you to more easily digest articles because the font size is adjustable. Even on a phone (IMO, tablet recommended) the important info from this awesome publication can be fully explored.

★★☆☆☆ Alex N · May 9, 2024

It's 2024 and your app doesn't have a dark mode? I'm just supposed to be blinded by a full white background every time I want to read something...

★★☆☆☆ Michael Maurer · Feb 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 Wi-Fi or cell service, start the app, let the menu load, and then I can read downloaded articles if I lose service. 🤔 Very poor design from a magazine that is supposed to be on the cutting edge of science.

★☆☆☆☆ johnny michiganian · Sep 17, 2024

Not interested in social science and partisan political feelings, just want factual, impartial hard science content. Scientific American is deviating from physical, fixed science to promoting their views on politics.

★★☆☆☆ Erick Michael Griffin · Nov 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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53	Canada	News & Magazines	Top Grossing

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Technologies used by Scientific American

Scientific American is requesting 16 permissions and is using 63 libraries.

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Network communication

view network connections, pair with Bluetooth devices, full network access, Google Play billing service, receive data from Internet

System tools

run at startup, prevent phone from sleeping

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android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID, android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION, android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_DATA_SYNC, android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK, android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS, com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE, com.nature.scientificamerican.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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