Magzter GOLD
7 days free · $9.99/mo after
Exit grade D: No easy self-serve cancel: expect a retention gauntlet or a phone call to close the account.
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The Magzter GOLD free trial runs 7 days, then bills $9.99/month for the Magzter GOLD (unlimited digital magazines & newspapers) plan. A credit card is required to start. Cancelling is hard - about 10 minutes. Our take: For the price of a couple of print issues, GOLD hands you a whole newsstand - 10,000+ magazines and newspapers, over 100,000 back issues, National Geographic to The Economist to Vogue, readable offline across your phone, tablet, and the web.
Last verified: July 22, 2026
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Our take
For the price of a couple of print issues, GOLD hands you a whole newsstand - 10,000+ magazines and newspapers, over 100,000 back issues, National Geographic to The Economist to Vogue, readable offline across your phone, tablet, and the web. If you read broadly, the value is real. The honest thing to plan around isn't the reading, it's the renewal: the 7-day free trial takes a card up front and rolls into a paid plan automatically, auto-renew stays on by default afterward, and the most common complaint we found is people who meant to cancel and got charged first. Where you subscribed also decides how you leave - a trial you start inside the iPhone or Android app is cancelled in Apple's or Google's settings, not on Magzter's site. None of that is a reason to skip it; it's a reason to set a reminder for day six. Do that, and it's an easy one to try.
Magzter GOLD plans at a glance
| Monthly | Annual | |
|---|---|---|
| List price | $9.99/mo | $99.99/yr |
| Typical promo | as low as about $4.99/mo | about $59.99 to $74.99/yr |
| 7-day free trial | Yes, card required | Yes, card required |
| Full newsstand (9,000+ titles) | Yes | Yes |
Verified 2026-07-17. Promo rates rotate almost constantly and renew toward list, so confirm the price on the checkout screen.
What you get
The Magzter GOLD Magzter GOLD (unlimited digital magazines & newspapers) plan
Included · 6
Unlimited access to 10,000+ digital magazines and newspapers across 40+ categories, plus 100,000+ back issues
Marquee titles included in the one membership - National Geographic, Forbes, Vogue, The Economist, Time, Cosmopolitan, Popular Science, Rolling Stone, and thousands more
Magzter's curated 'premium stories' - long-form articles pulled from across the catalog
Download issues to read offline, and pick up where you left off across iOS, Android, web, Mac, and Windows
A 7-day free trial to browse the full catalog before your first charge
One account covers the whole library - no separate purchase for each title inside GOLD
Worth knowing
Every magazine on Magzter - some individual and specialty titles sit outside GOLD and are sold separately; those show a short preview, then prompt a separate purchase
Every article or special section from the print edition - some publishers hold back certain pages or supplements from the digital version
An off-by-default renewal - auto-renew is on once the free trial converts, so the paid plan continues until you turn it off
A single cancel path - if you started the trial inside the iPhone/iPad or Android app, you cancel through Apple's or Google's subscription settings, not on magzter.com
A charge-free trial by default - a card is required up front, and day 7 renews into the paid plan unless you cancel before it ends
The honest data
By the numbers
- Trial length
- 7 days
- Price after
- $9.99 / mo
- Card required
- Yes
- Cancellation
- Hard
- Time to cancel
- ~10 min
Around the web
What others say about Magzter GOLD
Curated outside takes. We don't edit them, we just point at them.
At a glance
5 reviews from 5 sources
Topline: Mixed
1 positive2 mixed2 critical
Our read across dimensions
- Product quality
- Value
- Cancellation
- Honest billing
- Customer support
Community
ComplaintsBoard
Magzter reader complaints - auto-renew and cancellation are the throughline
“The most repeated grievances are auto-renew being on by default and needing to email support to actually stop a subscription.”
User-submitted complaints board; sentiment above is a summary of the recurring themes across posts.
Read on complaintsboard.comReviewer
Giftegy
Magzter GOLD Review 2026 - big catalog, strong value if you read widely
“Frames GOLD as worth it for broad readers - thousands of titles from about $4.99/mo, fast and comfortable reading - while flagging that some popular magazines are preview-only and that billing needs watching.”
Independent review; takeaway summarized from the piece.
Read on giftegy.com
Cancellation guide
How to cancel Magzter GOLD
Documented · ~10 min
- 01
First, check where you subscribed - the cancel path depends on it. If you started the trial inside the iPhone/iPad app, cancel in iOS Settings > your name > Subscriptions (Magzter uses Apple's renewal system); on Android, cancel in Google Play > Subscriptions
- 02
If you subscribed on the website, sign in at magzter.com, open your account, go to Manage Subscriptions, and turn off auto-renew
- 03
If you can't find the toggle, or the renewal doesn't stop, email help@magzter.com from your registered email address and ask them to cancel - keep the reply as confirmation
- 04
Do this before your 7-day free trial ends (or before your next renewal date) so you're not charged - auto-renew is on by default, so a plan you forget to turn off keeps billing
Magzter GOLD free trial - frequently asked
- Is the Magzter GOLD free trial really free?
- Yes - the Magzter GOLD free trial is free for 7 days. A credit card is required, so it renews at $9.99/month unless you cancel first.
- How much does Magzter GOLD cost after the trial?
- After the free trial, Magzter GOLD costs $9.99 per month for the Magzter GOLD (unlimited digital magazines & newspapers) plan.
- How do I cancel Magzter GOLD?
- To cancel Magzter GOLD: 1. First, check where you subscribed - the cancel path depends on it. If you started the trial inside the iPhone/iPad app, cancel in iOS Settings > your name > Subscriptions (Magzter uses Apple's renewal system); on Android, cancel in Google Play > Subscriptions; 2. If you subscribed on the website, sign in at magzter.com, open your account, go to Manage Subscriptions, and turn off auto-renew; 3. If you can't find the toggle, or the renewal doesn't stop, email help@magzter.com from your registered email address and ask them to cancel - keep the reply as confirmation; 4. Do this before your 7-day free trial ends (or before your next renewal date) so you're not charged - auto-renew is on by default, so a plan you forget to turn off keeps billing. It takes about 10 minutes and is rated hard to cancel.
- Do I need a credit card for the Magzter GOLD trial?
- Yes - Magzter GOLD requires a credit card to start the free trial, so note the renewal date - day 7 - if you only want the trial.
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