Sunset Magazine
Best of the West since 1898
How much does Sunset Magazine cost?
Prices are current as of 30 Sept 2026.
2 subscriptions from $1.99
In the United States, Sunset Magazine has 2 subscriptions priced $1.99 – 19.99.
| Subscription | Period | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly Subscription | Monthly | $1.99 |
| Annual Subscription | Annual | $19.99 |
8 one-time purchases from $4.99
In the United States, Sunset Magazine has 8 one-time purchases priced $4.99.
| Product | Price |
|---|---|
| Aug-19 | $4.99 |
| August 2018 | $4.99 |
| Mar-19 | $4.99 |
| May-19 | $4.99 |
| November 2018 | $4.99 |
| October 2018 | $4.99 |
| Sep-19 | $4.99 |
| September 2018 | $4.99 |
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| Rating / 5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| Reviews | 2.3K | 6.5K | 3K | 2.2K | 1.8K | 1.3K | 1.1K | 319 | 259 | 148 | 83 |
| Released | 2018 | 2017 | 2011 | 2012 | 2015 | 2013 | 2012 | 2012 | 2013 | 2012 | 2017 |
| Monthly price | $1.99 | $7.99 | $2.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | $1.99 | $3.99 | $1.99 | $4.99 | — | — |
| Annual price | $19.99 | $79.99 | $10.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $19.99 | $34.99 | $19.99 | $35.99 | $49.99 | — |
| One-time price | $4.99 | $5.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $6.99 | $4.99 | $4.99 | $1.99 | $5.99 | — |
The going rate for each plan in United States, in its own currency, shaded from the cheapest price on the row to the dearest. Plans fewer than four in ten of the priced apps sell are left out.
Sunset Magazine reviews
4.6 out of 5, based on 2,267 reviews.
What people like
- Layout looks unique and visually beautiful
- Easy to save articles with bookmarks
- Clean interface without clutter or busy screens
- Great stories about food, travel, and gardens
What they complain about
- App is hard to use on iPad
- Customer service never actually responds to emails
- Updates make you lose access to old issues
- They canceled print without telling subscribers
Still my favorite “magazine” after ALL these years.
Your quaint article about the Grand Canyon speaks volumes to me, being one who “loves with a passion the Grand Canyon” and to share this fabulous alluring beauty with all my friends and travelers that visit our beautiful state. Thank you for putting to words how magnificent the Grand Canyon truly is. I am hopeful to hike rim to rim and havasupai in coming years.
Very disappointed with Sunset magazine!
I paid for a year subscription to both online and hardcopy. They have not mailed me one magazine yet and it’s been 10 months. I have called, and email at least 10 times with no reply. Terrible terrible magazine now Mark Agnello.
Print magazine ?
I thought I No
What a shame!
I am disappointed how the magazine handled existing subscribers (longtime subscribers) when COVID hit. I haven’t seen a physical copy of this magazine delivered to my home since 2019 and I specifically paid more to have the dual subscription. The app allows me to flip through the current issues, but after deciding not to renew this year, it’s glitchy when I try to access the issues I previously downloaded and paid for. Disappointing.
Love this magazine
I had subscribed to Sunset magazine for many years and then stopped for no good reason. Recently I was going through an old file folder and found all these wonderful articles I had torn out and saved over the years. I realized how much I miss reading about all the food, drink and travel in the west and renewed my subscription. Somehow when I read this magazine I just unwind and get lost in the great stories and pictures. Thank you for that.
selling Special Magazines...but not honoring Subsceibers
We’ve subscribed to Sunset prior to COVID-19 for at least 8 years. During Covid sunset decided not to send subscribing patrons their magazine but rather force those who have paid ahead of time to use an app to download. That’s great when you have a good Internet connection, but we don’t. How frustrating to recently see in the grocery store a special seasonal sunset magazines available for purchase. Why not honor a prior commitment to send US mail to paid subscribers? Ridiculous!
Buyer Beware
This company made it impossible for me to cancel. Easy to subscribe, wait on the phone forever to cancel business model.
Innovative graphic design layout each month
Each issue of the magazine’s layout is visually unique. The design enhances the text and photo presentation. It’s just another way the Sunset staffers show us that they are contemporary, not only in the content, but also in their medium.
Want the print edition back
I like to save recipes and the app only allows you to email a link. I want a PDF to save. I will not be renewing. I have no problem with digital newspapers, but I want my mags to be in print.
App version of Sunset just doesn’t cut it
The abrupt cessation of a long-time, much enjoyed paper subscription was, in my opinion very poorly handled; communication was practically nil. I am sympathetic to the financial burdens of publishing a magazine in today’s electronic culture and truly tried to adapt to an app. But the app just doesn’t have the substance and content I enjoyed for so many years. The occasional email indicating a new “issue” is a sad reminder of the subscription I miss so much.
Vintage magazines
Like the vintage magazines far better than the ones nowadays. They are far too trendy! Not enough practical garden or decorating advice.
The e version of sunset is awful
It’s bad enough that they canceled the print version for subscribers without informing us, but at least they could create an interesting electronic version. This is just the print version online, difficult to read and navigate. This magazine has really declined with the new owners
App
The digital app is not user friendly
Pretty slick App!
Well thought out. The GUI is complete enough without being cluttered or busy. This is how an App should be, the big boys I.e. Amazon should take a lesson from these guys!
Disappointed with Sunset
It’s too bad I paid for a two year subscription in 2019 and failed to get a hardcopy as advertised that I should have had. But I understand due to Covid they’re not processing hardcopies. But now moving on they now want to charge me a premium fee to continue getting a hardcopy. Shame on sunset not honoring their renewal subscription from 2019 the 2022. With adding a premium charge to continue something that you already paid four. I will not be renewing my subscription that I had for many years. Poor customer service.
Staceysgm
I want my magazine back!!!! I like to clip, fold corners, etc. Not on-line.
Sunset - How I lost my way, and regained my foundation
As a native Californian, Sunset is as iconic as baseball and apple pie (without politics) and very Americana. I grew up withSu set magazine around the house as a kid in San Francisco, then I grew up and wondered what was missing in my bubble. After visiting Sunsets experimental grounds in Sonoma, I realized as an adult home owner, how I cherished those wonderful ideals of nature and the accompanying good California cuisine you can cook at home and recognize we live in a slice of Heaven. My wife has subscribed to Sunset Magazine and that comforting feeling of place and people and of being secure has returned. Thank you Sunset you have “nourished my roots”.
Review
Would like the magazine in hand
Functionality
The app to read the new Sunset issue is frustrating in an IPad. Every time you move to the next page, the “options” bar reappears instead of just showing the full page. It’s also not easy to navigate around. It needs some fine tuning.
Digital is not my thing
I miss the magazine. I miss being off a device and being able to take this magazine anywhere. This app is not user friendly. Unsubscribing after 10 years. Sad.
Rip Off
Bought the print plus digital just when pandemic hit. Print version was cancelled supposedly because of COVID ...as if we didn’t go shopping and bring home all that stuff. No refund given because I still have digital version. I don’t try to read magazines on an iPad mini with my eyes.
Keep going please!
Love this mag. I’m hoping it keeps going even as dire the circumstances seem
Out of touch.
Is the print edition done?
Loving the Newness
I admit it, years I was a hold-out. I didn’t know ant to give up my good ‘ole paper magazine that allowed me to “save the articles”. But over the years (and I’ve been reading Sunset for over 40 years) I have no cataloging system and items of interest were lost. Besides the clutter was getting to me! Enter Sunset’s electronic version where I can scan each month’s issue at my leisure, save interesting articles, and eliminated the clutter (and the guilt) of recycling those beautiful magazines. I am an electronic convert! Also, loving the return of color to decorating trends, and the bountiful and richly photographed gardening articles. I couldn’t be happier with the “new” Sunset. Thank you!!!
Disappointing
You can’t tell what the latest magazine is. Some of the magazines seem to be unavailable. It’s hard to read on a phone.
Wow!
This is super easy to use. I like the bookmark option to save pages I especially like.
Negative 5 stars
Every time the app updates I lose access to older issues. Then it takes a few months for customer service to respond. I’ve been subscriber for years. But the customer service has been atrocious for the last couple years. Adios sunset.
Sunset Magazine price by country
A one-time purchase costs $4.70 in Pakistan and $7.40 in Colombia — 1.6× more for the same thing. Below is the going rate for each plan in every country that sells it — the middle price of what the app charges there, in the country's own currency with the dollar equivalent beneath it.
| Country | Monthly | Annual | One-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | — | — | $5.99 |
| Algeria | — | — | $4.99 |
| Angola | — | — | $4.99 |
| Anguilla | — | — | $4.99 |
| Antigua And Barbuda | — | — | $4.99 |
| Argentina | — | — | $4.99 |
| Armenia | — | — | $5.99 |
| Australia | A$2.99$2.09 | A$28.99$20.27 | A$7.99$5.59 |
| Austria | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Azerbaijan | — | — | $5.99 |
| Bahamas | — | — | $4.99 |
| Bahrain | — | — | $4.99 |
| Barbados | — | — | $5.99 |
| Belarus | — | — | $5.99 |
| Belgium | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Belize | — | — | $4.99 |
| Benin | — | — | $5.99 |
| Bermuda | — | — | $4.99 |
| Bhutan | — | — | $4.99 |
| Bolivia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Botswana | — | — | $4.99 |
| Brazil | R$6.50$1.25 | — | R$29.90$5.73 |
| British Virgin Islands | — | — | $4.99 |
| Brunei Darussalam | — | — | $4.99 |
| Bulgaria | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Burkina Faso | — | — | $4.99 |
| Cambodia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Cameroon | — | — | $5.99 |
| Canada | CA$2.49$1.75 | CA$25.99$18.30 | CA$6.99$4.92 |
| Cape Verde | — | — | $4.99 |
| Cayman Islands | — | — | $4.99 |
| Chad | — | — | $4.99 |
| Chile | — | — | CLP 5,990$6.19 |
| Colombia | — | — | COP 24,900$7.40 |
| Congo | — | — | $5.99 |
| Congo, Democratic Republic | — | — | $4.99 |
| Costa Rica | — | — | $4.99 |
| Cote Divoire | — | — | $5.99 |
| Croatia | €1.99$2.26 | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Cyprus | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Czech Republic | — | — | CZK 129.00$5.99 |
| Denmark | — | — | DKK 39.00$5.92 |
| Dominica | — | — | $4.99 |
| Dominican Republic | — | — | $4.99 |
| Ecuador | — | — | $4.99 |
| Egypt | — | — | EGP 249.99$4.80 |
| El Salvador | — | — | $4.99 |
| Estonia | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Fiji | — | — | $4.99 |
| Finland | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| France | €1.99$2.26 | €19.49$22.10 | €5.99$6.79 |
| Gabon | — | — | $4.99 |
| Gambia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Georgia | — | — | $5.99 |
| Germany | €1.99$2.26 | €19.49$22.10 | €5.99$6.79 |
| Ghana | — | — | $5.99 |
| Greece | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Grenada | — | — | $4.99 |
| Guatemala | — | — | $4.99 |
| Guinea-bissau | — | — | $4.99 |
| Guyana | — | — | $4.99 |
| Honduras | — | — | $4.99 |
| Hungary | — | — | HUF 1,990$6.15 |
| Iceland | — | — | $5.99 |
| India | ₹149.00$1.55 | — | ₹499.00$5.19 |
| Indonesia | — | — | IDR 99,000$5.52 |
| Iraq | — | — | $4.99 |
| Ireland | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Israel | — | — | ₪14.90$4.85 |
| Italy | — | €19.49$22.10 | €5.99$6.79 |
| Jamaica | — | — | $4.99 |
| Japan | ¥200$1.27 | ¥2,100$13.34 | ¥800$5.08 |
| Jordan | — | — | $4.99 |
| Kazakhstan | — | — | KZT 2,990.00$6.80 |
| Kenya | — | — | $5.99 |
| Kosovo | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Kuwait | — | — | $4.99 |
| Kyrgyzstan | — | — | $4.99 |
| Lao Peoples Democratic Republic | — | — | $4.99 |
| Latvia | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Lebanon | — | — | $4.99 |
| Liberia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Libya | — | — | $4.99 |
| Lithuania | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Luxembourg | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Macao | — | — | $4.99 |
| Macedonia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Madagascar | — | — | $4.99 |
| Malawi | — | — | $4.99 |
| Malaysia | — | — | MYR 22.90$5.61 |
| Maldives | — | — | $4.99 |
| Mali | — | — | $4.99 |
| Malta | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Mauritania | — | — | $4.99 |
| Mauritius | — | — | $5.99 |
| Mexico | MX$35.00$1.94 | — | MX$99.00$5.49 |
| Micronesia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Moldova | — | — | $5.99 |
| Mongolia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Montenegro | — | — | €4.99$5.66 |
| Montserrat | — | — | $4.99 |
| Morocco | — | — | $5.99 |
| Mozambique | — | — | $4.99 |
| Myanmar | — | — | $4.99 |
| Namibia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Nauru | — | — | $4.99 |
| Nepal | — | — | $5.99 |
| Netherlands | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| New Zealand | NZ$2.99$1.69 | NZ$31.99$18.07 | NZ$9.99$5.64 |
| Nicaragua | — | — | $4.99 |
| Niger | — | — | $4.99 |
| Nigeria | — | — | NGN 7,900.00$5.95 |
| Norway | — | NOK 199.00$20.73 | NOK 59.00$6.15 |
| Oman | — | — | $4.99 |
| Pakistan | — | — | PKR 1,300$4.70 |
| Palau | — | — | $4.99 |
| Panama | — | — | $4.99 |
| Papua New Guinea | — | — | $4.99 |
| Paraguay | — | — | $4.99 |
| Peru | — | — | PEN 22.90$6.66 |
| Philippines | — | — | ₱299.00$4.78 |
| Poland | — | — | PLN 24.99$6.49 |
| Portugal | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Qatar | — | — | QAR 19.99$5.49 |
| Romania | — | — | RON 29.99$6.45 |
| Russia | — | — | RUB 449.00$5.34 |
| Rwanda | — | — | $4.99 |
| Sao Tome & Principe | — | — | $4.99 |
| Saudi Arabia | — | — | SAR 19.99$5.33 |
| Senegal | — | — | $5.99 |
| Serbia | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Seychelles | — | — | $4.99 |
| Sierra Leone | — | — | $4.99 |
| Singapore | SGD 2.48$1.94 | — | SGD 6.98$5.45 |
| Slovakia | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Slovenia | — | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Solomon Islands | — | — | $4.99 |
| South Africa | — | — | ZAR 99.99$6.09 |
| South Korea | ₩2,000$1.48 | — | ₩7,700$5.69 |
| Spain | €1.99$2.26 | — | €5.99$6.79 |
| Sri Lanka | — | — | $4.99 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | — | — | $4.99 |
| St. Lucia | — | — | $4.99 |
| St. Vincent & The Grenadines | — | — | $4.99 |
| Suriname | — | — | $4.99 |
| Swaziland | — | — | $4.99 |
| Sweden | — | — | SEK 69.00$6.91 |
| Switzerland | — | CHF 21.00$25.18 | CHF 4.00$4.80 |
| Taiwan | — | — | NT$150.00$4.71 |
| Tajikistan | — | — | $4.99 |
| Tanzania | — | — | TZS 14,900.00$5.70 |
| Thailand | — | — | THB 199.00$5.93 |
| Tonga | — | — | $4.99 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | — | — | $4.99 |
| Tunisia | — | — | $4.99 |
| Turkey | — | — | TRY 249.99$5.10 |
| Turkmenistan | — | — | $4.99 |
| Turks and Caicos | — | — | $4.99 |
| Uganda | — | — | $5.99 |
| Ukraine | — | — | $5.99 |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 7.99$2.18 | — | AED 19.99$5.45 |
| United Kingdom | £1.79$2.37 | £16.99$22.47 | £4.99$6.60 |
| United States | $1.99 | $19.99 | $4.99 |
| Uruguay | — | — | $4.99 |
| Uzbekistan | — | — | $4.99 |
| Vanuatu | — | — | $4.99 |
| Venezuela | — | — | $4.99 |
| Vietnam | — | — | ₫149,000$5.75 |
| Yemen | — | — | $4.99 |
| Zambia | — | — | $5.99 |
| Zimbabwe | — | — | $5.99 |
Sunset Magazine FAQ
- Is Sunset Magazine free?
- Yes. The app and its basic features are free, in all 172 countries it sells in. Premium features are paid: they start from $1.99 (US), across 2 subscriptions and 8 one-time purchases.
- How much does Sunset Magazine cost per month?
- Monthly Subscription is $1.99 (US). The annual plan works out cheaper per month: $19.99 a year.
- Does Sunset Magazine have a free trial?
- No. None of its offers (US) come with a free trial.
- Where is Sunset Magazine cheapest?
- A one-time purchase costs PKR 1,300 (≈$4.70) in Pakistan and COP 24,900 (≈$7.40) in Colombia, its cheapest and dearest countries.
- What are the best alternatives to Sunset Magazine?
- The New York Review of Books (4.8 from 6,473 reviews, premium from $5.99), New Republic (4.7 from 3,008 reviews, premium from $0.99) and Texas Monthly (4.7 from 2,176 reviews, premium from $1.99).
Sunset Magazine download
Last updated 1 year ago.
Sunset Magazine sells in 172 countries. It was released 8 years and 6 months ago, on 10 Apr 2018. It holds a 4.6 rating from 2,267 reviews.
Supports 1 language: English.
How much does Sunset Magazine make?
Third-party estimates for the last 30 days, worldwide — not the store's own figures, which Apple publishes for nobody.
Revenue by plan
- One-time 48%
- Monthly 30%
- Annual 23%
Revenue by country
- United States 98%
- Canada 1%
- France 0%
- United Kingdom 0%