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McPheters & Company announced the iMonitor™ list of Top 10 Best Newspaper Apps. The company’s iMonitor service is currently providing detailed evaluation and global tracking of approximately 3500 media-related apps.
iMonitor™ Top 10 Newspaper Apps
| App Name | Country | Publisher |
| BILD HD | Germany | Axel Springer AG |
| El País | Spain | PRISA |
| Herald Sun | Australia | News Corp. |
| MailOnline for iPad | UK | Daily Mail and General Trust |
| San Francisco Chronicle for iPad | USA | Hearst Communications, Inc. |
| Sunday Times UK | UK | News Corp. |
| The Age for iPad | Australia | Fairfax Media Publications |
| The Courier-Mail/The Sunday Mail | Australia | News Corp. |
| The SMH for iPad | Australia | Fairfax Media Publications |
| The Wall Street Journal. | USA | News Corp. |
Source: McPheters & Company iMonitor™, 10/17/2011.
What Is Measured
iMonitor™ tracks U.S. and International publications distributed through dedicated tablet apps on more than 100 discrete variables. Publication Data
- Publication Title
- Media Type
- Print/Digital Magazine, Newspaper, Other News Source
- Country
- MRI Measured?
- Publisher
- Developer (where identified)
- Genre
- Auditor
- Publication Frequency
- Single-Issue and Annual Subscription Pricing
- Print, iPad, iPhone, Kindle, Nook, Blackberry, Coverleaf, Kobo, Nook, Pixelmags, Zinio, Windows Phones, and others.
- Date Added to Database
App Data
- Name & URL
- App Price
- Platform (iPad Only or iPhone+iPad)
- Comparison to iPhone App
- Same as iPad, Companion to publication, etc.
- App Store Category
- Date Updated
- # and Average of User Ratings
- Average Daily Download Rankings
- Overall and by Category
- Paid, Free, Highest Grossing
- App Description
App Ratings
- Design Rating
- 5-point scale based on navigation and enhancements to print experience
- Functionality Rating
- 5-point scale based on download speed, navigation guide, glitches, etc.
- Media Rating
- 5-point scale based on web links, video, interactivity, etc.
- App Rating
- 15-point scale, sum of Design/Functionality/Media Ratings
- Ad Rating
- 5-point scale, based on presence of enhanced and dynamic advertising
App Evaluation
- Issue Purchase
- In-App, App Store, Web-Based
- # of Available Issues
- Registration Required?
- Download Speed (5-point scale)
- Advertising
- Print-like, Linked to web, Enhanced with multimedia or interactivity, Premium/Sponsored ad model, etc.
- Replica of Print Version?
- App Navigation
- Navigation guide, Issue library, etc.
- Issue Navigation
- Page-by-page, Scrolling thumbnails, Linked contents, etc.
- Section Navigation (News apps only)
- Article Navigation
- Zoom to read, Scroll through text, Dynamic sidebars, etc.
- Portrait/Landscape Differences (In layout or content, if any)
- Rich Media
- Videos, Slideshows, Web links, Interactivity, etc.
- Social media versatility and implementation
- Transactional capabilities
- Glitches
- Unique Features
- Other Notes
Top publications apps
| Publication Title | Country | Publisher | AppPercentile | App Rating |
| El País | Spain | Ediciones El Pais | 100% | 14.5 |
| Focus Magazine | UK | BBC Worldwide | 100% | 14.5 |
| CHIP | Germany | Hubert Burda Media | 99% | 14 |
| Project Magazine | UK | Virgin Group | 99% | 14 |
| Story Magazin | Hungary | Sanoma Magazines | 99% | 14 |
| Sunday Times of London | UK | News Corp. | 99% | 14 |
| T3 | UK | Future Publishing Ltd | 99% | 14 |
| USA TODAY for iPad | USA | Gannett Company | 99% | 14 |
| Andaman 365º | Thailand | Sirimedia Co., Ltd | 98% | 13.5 |
| FOOD & WINE | USA | American Express Publishing Corporation | 98% | 13.5 |
| Frankfurter Rundschau | Germany | Mediengruppe M. DuMont Schauberg GmbH & Co. KG | 98% | 13.5 |
| Golf Digest Magazine | USA | Condé Nast | 98% | 13.5 |
| Gourmet Traveller | Australia | ACP Magazines Limited | 98% | 13.5 |
| iMAG | Spain | iMAG | 98% | 13.5 |
| Intelligent Life | USA | The Economist Group | 98% | 13.5 |
| Popular Mechanics Magazine | USA | Hearst Communications, Inc. | 98% | 13.5 |
| Runner’s World Magazine | USA | Rodale Inc. | 98% | 13.5 |
| Schweizer Illustrierte | Switzerland | Ringier AG | 98% | 13.5 |
| The Wall Street Journal | USA | News Corp. | 98% | 13.5 |
| The Washington Post for iPad | USA | The Washington Post Company | 98% | 13.5 |
| Weekend Magazin | Austria | Mediengruppe Lengauer + Partner | 98% | 13.5 |
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