Iconic Brit kids comic The Beano has made its debut on the iOS App Store, with a hidden treat inside for kids: five free issues for the grabbing.
So if you’re a fan of Dennis the Menace, Minnie the Minx and the Bash Street Kids, you’ll be able to relive all your childhood reading-comics-under-the-sheets memories inside the comfort of your iPad.
The five free issues is a generous extra. Too many Newsstand publications offer very little, if anything at all, in the way of try-it-and-see content for people who may be considering a subscription. Five full issues is an excellent taster, though.
A nice Newsstand touch I spotted here that I’ve not seen elsewhere: during download, you’re given the choice of downloading storage-hungry video files or streaming them later on.
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Giles Turnbull is a freelance writer in England. He also writes for the Press Association and The Morning News. You can find out more at his website, and follow him on Twitter @gilest.
8 responses to “Gnash Gnash! The Beano’s On The App Store With Five Free Issues [Review]”
Ahh how I loved the Beano as an English child. I’ll have this one, if just for the five free issues.
Now I’d pay for an archive of classic 70’s issues…
My grandmother used to send me Bezzer Books from Scotland when I was a child. These look to be very similar. Might have to check it out for my children.
Ahhh, just moved house in the last few weeks and I unearthed my childhood collection of Beano’s. 2 large and rather too heavy boxes of childhood memories. Bash Street Kids anyone?