Sporting News features big full-spread photos and pulls in the articles from AOL’s Sporting News website reformatted in a professional magazine manner (think Flipboard except with more color). Once downloaded, the issue can be read offline. It doesn’t offer automatic downloads, but it is available for a daily manual download that’s entirely free. That’s why I love the Sporting News iPad magazine ( free). One of my biggest complaints about the App Store is that there aren’t many great sports news apps.

For a complete list, check out our forum post. Below is a list of what I consider to be the top 5 6 free Newstand magazine apps for iPad. However, there are a handful of Newstand magazines that offer everything for free.

What you get: A special iPad edition of the Times’ monthly science magazine.Most of the magazines available in Apple’s Newstand app cost money (in some cases, a lot of money) for subscriptions. Top three fully paid-for apps (newspapers and magazines) What you get: The iPad version of the men’s e-magazine includes videos, games and music previews. What you get: The full FT every day, including exclusive video and interactive features. Price: Free to download, but you must be an FT.com subscriber for full access. What you get: The 'best of the Telegraph', including breaking news, sport, business and a daily cartoon. Price: Free for a limited time, due to sponsorship by Audi. What you get: The December issue with exclusive interactive content. Price: Free to download the library, then £2.39 for the issue. Content includes exclusive photography and videos and will soon include interactive crosswords. What you get: The entire paper Monday to Saturday. The iPad app is also available as part of a digital-only subscription (£2 per week/£8.66 per month) and is complimentary (as are the websites) to readers with a seven-day subscription to the print paper. Price: Free for the first 30 days, then £9.99 per month (if bought via Apple). Top five free/part-free iPad apps (newspapers and magazines)

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