iMonitor Releases List of Best Consumer Publication & News-Related Apps for iPad

Posted on: November 26th, 2012

McPheters & Company announced today the iMonitor™ list of Best Consumer Publication & News-Related Apps for iPad. The Best Apps were identified in the company’s newly released The State of the App 2012. iMonitor is the world’s leading source of information on media-related tablet apps, providing global tracking and detailed evaluation of over 9000 apps from nearly 8000 publications and news outlets. iMonitor collects detailed information on every app in its database and provides App Ratings for design, functionality and use of rich media enhancements based on consistent evaluation of over 100 criteria. Clients include media companies, ad agencies, and app developers in the US and abroad.According to company founder Rebecca McPheters, “The first five apps on the list are the only ones of the thousands we have evaluated to achieve perfect iMonitor App Ratings. All of the apps on this list are outstanding – falling in the top fraction of 1% of all those tracked. They are easy to navigate and appropriately leverage the iPad’s capabilities to both fully engage their users and to expand upon the service typically provided by more traditional media forms.”

App Name	Publisher	Developer	Country	Type	App Rating %ile
Martha Stewart Living Magazine for iPad	Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.9%
Newsweek for iPad	Newsweek, Inc.	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.9%
Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine	Cities West Publishing Inc.	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.9%
Reader’s Digest	Reader’s Digest Association	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.9%
Revista Época NEGÓCIOS	Editora Globo SA	Adobe	Brazil	Print Magazine	99.9%
Allure Magazine	Condé Nast	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
Bloomberg Businessweek+	BLOOMBERG L.P.	Bloomberg L.P.	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
Bloomberg for iPad	BLOOMBERG L.P.	Bloomberg L.P.	USA	Other News App	99.4%
CHIP	Hubert Burda Media	Adobe	Germany	Print Magazine	99.4%
Condé Nast Traveler	Condé Nast	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
EL PAÍS para iPad	PRISA	Unidentified	Spain	Newspaper	99.4%
FOOD & WINE	American Express Publishing Corporation	Woodwing	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
FORTUNE Magazine	Time Warner	Woodwing	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
Frankfurter Rundschau	Mediengruppe M. DuMont Schauberg GmbH & Co. KG	Woodwing	Germany	Newspaper	99.4%
Golf Digest Magazine	Condé Nast	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
GQ	Condé Nast	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
Herald Sun	News Corp.	Woodwing	Australia	Newspaper	99.4%
Houston Chronicle for iPad	Hearst	Unidentified	USA	Newspaper	99.4%
Intelligent Life	The Economist Group	Woodwing	USA	Digital Magazine	99.4%
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger	Mediengruppe M. DuMont Schauberg GmbH & Co. KG	Adobe	Germany	Newspaper	99.4%
Le Monde.fr	La Vie-Le Monde	Le Monde Interactif	France	Companion	99.4%
MailOnline for iPad	Daily Mail and General Trust	Daily Mail	UK	Newspaper	99.4%
Martha Stewart Everyday Food Magazine	Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc.	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
Men’s Health Mag	Rodale Inc.	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
National Geographic Magazine-International	National Geographic Society	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
Schweizer Illustrierte eMagazin	Ringier AG	Woodwing	Switzerland	Print Magazine	99.4%
The Age for iPad	Fairfax Media Publications	Unidentified	Australia	Newspaper	99.4%
The Courier-Mail/The Sunday Mail	News Corp.	News Digital Media	Australia	Newspaper	99.4%
The Daily	News Corp.	The Daily	USA	Newspaper	99.4%
The Philadelphia Inquirer	Philadelphia Media Network, Inc.	Unidentified	USA	Newspaper	99.4%
The SMH for iPad	Fairfax Media Publications	Unidentified	Australia	Newspaper	99.4%
Vanity Fair iPad Edition	Condé Nast	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
WIRED Magazine	Condé Nast	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%
WIRED Magazine (UK)	Condé Nast	Adobe	UK	Print Magazine	99.4%
Women’s Health Mag	Rodale Inc.	Adobe	USA	Print Magazine	99.4%

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