Scientific American for PC

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Software Features and Description

1. 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.

2. Founded in 1845, Scientific American provides expert insights on the most important and awe-inspiring advances in science and technology.

3. A subscription to Scientific American magazines is available through iTunes for $49.99 annually or $5.99 monthly and is renewed automatically at the end of the subscription term, until cancelled.

4. Payment for all purchases will be charged to your iTunes account.

5. Support Science Journalism.

6. Individual issues are $6.99 each.

7. Become a Subscriber.

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Download and install Scientific American on your computer

GET Compatible PC App

App	Download	Rating	Maker
Scientific American	Get App ↲	8,276 4.75	Nature Publishing Group

Or follow the guide below to use on PC:

Select Windows version:

Windows 10
Windows 11

Install Scientific American app on your Windows in 4 steps below:

Download an Android emulator for PC:
Get either Bluestacks or the Nox App >> . We recommend Bluestacks because you can easily find solutions online if you run into problems while using it. Download Bluestacks PC software Here >> .

Install the emulator:
On your computer, goto the Downloads folder » click to install Bluestacks.exe or Nox.exe » Accept the License Agreements » Follow the on-screen prompts to complete installation.

Using Scientific American on PC [Windows 10/ 11]:

Open the Emulator app you installed » goto its search bar and search "Scientific American"
The search will reveal the Scientific American app icon. Open, then click "Install".
Once Scientific American is downloaded inside the emulator, locate/click the "All apps" icon to access a page containing all your installed applications including Scientific American.
Now enjoy Scientific American on PC.

Download a Compatible APK for PC

Download	Developer	Rating	Current version
Get APK for PC →	Nature Publishing Group	4.75	6.3

Download on Windows 11

For Windows 11, check if there's a native Scientific American Windows app here » ». If none, follow the steps below:

To get started, Download the OpenPC software »
- Upon installation, open OpenPC app » goto "Playstore on PC" » click "Configure_Download" button. This will auto-download and install PlayStore on your computer.

To use Scientific American,
- Login to the PlayStore we just installed
- Search for "Scientific American" » then Click "Install".
- Scientific American will now be available on your Windows start-menu.

Minimum requirements	Recommended
8GB RAM SSD Storage Processor: Intel Core i3, AMD Ryzen 3000 Architecture: x64 or ARM64	16GB RAM HDD Storage

Get Scientific American on Apple macOS

Download	Developer	Reviews	Rating
Get Free on Mac	Nature Publishing Group	8276	4.75

Download on Android: Download Android

✔ Pros:

- Contains articles written by both researchers and journalists

- Considered the best general circulation science magazine in America

☹ Cons:

- App and website have had unresolved problems for years

- Subscription information is not retained

- App often does not recognize subscription and tries to charge for issues

- Log in process is difficult and time-consuming

- Magazine content has become more superficial over the years

- Incompetent customer service

Top Pcmac Reviews

App is quirky

By profmiket (Pcmac user)

Below is a review I wrote about 2 years ago. I still have problems with the app not retaining my subscription information. -— Seems like both the website and the iPad app have had problems for a couple of years that have not been addressed. I got an e-mail verifying my renewal today that contained a link to my subscription. Using that link, I got a page that said, "We have moved," and gave another link to get to the magazine. Since SciAm just sent me that link, why haven't they updated it to take me to the address that they've move to? Additionally, on the iPad app, I have to re-registered my subscription if I have accessed it for a few weeks. After I do that, I have access to the digital issues, but I don't understand why I have to keep re-registering. This annoying problem has been true for previous versions of the iPad app. Despite these problems, I think the SciAm content is great and it has kept me as a long-term subscriber.
Worse Again

By S in Austin (Pcmac user)

Review September 2019. Password lost again. Cannnot restore. These guys are true incompetent morons. They are able to charge my credit card but not actually able to deliver what I paid for. They seem to have fixed the disappearing password problem. After a week or two and several tries I eas able to get back in. The interface still seems less smooth than it could be. Even Newer Review Restore does not work. They should change the name to “Incompetent American” New review: They supposedly made it better. Not really. It worked for a few months and then lost my subscription. It still won’t hold the password and won’t restore. Some of the issues I can read and others want me to subscribe. The way you view the content when it does work is strange and irritating. They will not respond to requests for help. They have my $99 and I have an app that does not work. I do at least get the paper version. Old review: Irritating and unusable. If it was free it would be a waste of time. Get the paper version. Hard to believe how bad it is.
Good content, terrible app

By DavidIra (Pcmac user)

Over the decades this magazine has gradually dumbed down its content and become a lot glitzier. 30 years ago the articles were written by the researchers. They were long and often impenetrable. Today many articles are written by journalists and the ones by researchers have clearly been heavily edited. Some are excellent while others are very superficial. Still it’s far and away the best general circulation science magazine in America. As for the app, I have the same subscription problem as everybody else. People have been complaining about this for years. But this app seems uninterested in trying to do anything about it.
How many subscriptions do you need

By ASN13 (Pcmac user)

Review of reviews reveals that most of the time the app does not recognize your subscription and tries to charge for issues. Even when you "successfully" restore subscription ( where did it go to néed to be "restored" ) it tries to charge anew. Thank goodness I kept print issue active as well as these do show up. The log in conundrum just completely destroys the joy of reading SA. by making it impossible to do so without wasting hours fighting to get what you paid for. S.A. Clearly not versed in computer science