# The Atlantic pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $7.5/mo (Digital Annual). Among the 8 news subscriptions we track it is #5 cheapest of 8; median entry $7/mo.
**Domain:** theatlantic.com
**Free tier:** No
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Not published · GDPR Not published
**Integrations:** iOS 15.1+, iPadOS, Apple Vision, Android, web
**Best for:** Long-form readers who prefer in-depth essays and narrative journalism over daily news; Audio consumers who want narrated articles rather than podcast-only content; Budget-conscious subscribers: cheapest major news magazine at $7.50–$8.99/month
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Digital Monthly | $8.99 | — | flat | Unlimited digital access to The Atlantic's journalism, magazine and narrated audio, billed monthly. | apps.apple.com |
| Digital Annual | $7.5 | −17% | flat | Same unlimited digital access billed annually at $89.99/year (equiv. $7.50/month); ~17% cheaper than monthly. | apps.apple.com |

**Key features:** Narrated articles: professionally recorded audio versions of articles; In-app audio hub with narrated content and podcasts at varied lengths; Daily editor-curated story selection; Full archive access for subscribers; Games and puzzles section with daily challenges and archive; Offline reading / story downloads; Premium Plus tier: share subscription with up to 3 additional users; Dark mode and VoiceOver accessibility support; Long-form journalism covering politics, foreign affairs, science, technology, culture.

**Plan limits:** Free: access to select articles only; metered paywall shows first two paragraphs before subscription prompt; Full archive access requires paid subscription; Games/puzzle archive requires paid subscription; No free trial duration stated in App Store listing.

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- [The New York Times](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/new-york-times/) — from $4.99/mo
- [Financial Times](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/financial-times/) — from $4.99/mo
- [The Athletic](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/the-athletic/) — from $6/mo
- [The Economist](https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/the-economist/) — from $6.9/mo

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-13
Provenance: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/the-atlantic-magazine/id397599894 (official The Atlantic US App Store listing, In-App Purchases, accessed 2026-06-13)
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/the-atlantic/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, The Atlantic's entry plan was $7.5/mo as of 2026-06-13 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/news-subscriptions/the-atlantic/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl