KANDY Magazine: Photo Stories app analytics for December 5

A Note From Our Founder and Editor in Chief, Hello! Welcome to Kandy Magazine. First, thank you to the 1% who clicked ...more. When I founded Kandy 14 years ago, I had a simple mission - deliver a new kind of men's magazine. A magazine which was more visual than words. Our first 2012 iPad issue delivered. A year later our first iPhone issue raised the bar. We told stories visually more than textually. We were a hit! In our early years, we kept to this vision, consistently publishing pictorials which told the story. A photo and a cute blurb or brief caption. As we grew in popularity - yes it is true that in 2014 we were the most popular magazine in the app store, more popular than People, Cosmo, Men's Health and GQ - higher profile celebrities desired the exposure Kandy delivered. To accommodate, we moved away from our fun, creative visual magazine towards your traditional, boring editorial magazine. That was our first mistake. Shortly thereafter, the new layout caught the attention of potential ad reps who advised we tone down the sexy and increase the text in articles. That was our second mistake. It did not take long for our readership to drop and our global audience as well. To be fair, our decline was not all self-induced. In our rocket ship rise to the top of the app store rankings, we maximized Apple's newsstand app exposure. It was where you went to discover magazines, much in the way when you would walk into a bookstore or by a street vendor magazine newsstand. It showed the current cover of the most recent issue and with our magazine covers who would not be intrigued to check out Kandy. However, in a perfect storm of events outside our influence, big publishers sold their private newsstand app to Apple which led to what you know today as News+. Only in News+ can you see magazine covers without having to download. It is why News+ has taken over the magazine business on Apple devices. Hey, it is their playground. They get to set the rules. We are not in News+. Starting now, we are returning to our photo story issues. More girls, more photos, less words. What you wanted in the beginning and what you want today. We are not an adult magazine, there is no nudity. Our photos are classic glamour, bikini swimsuit and lingerie. I hope you enjoy Kandy. Kandy is for men who enjoy Live Sports events, fitness and exercise programs combined with men's fashion and style. Get Kandy magazine and join as a subscriber to the magazine app digital content. Oh, if you are only fans of NFL football or enjoy MLB, NHL and NBA games and scores as well, Kandy magazine has all your live sporting interests covered. A Kandy man enjoys a wide range of topics and Kandy delivers what you need. We cover current trends for men's fashion and the hottest Rolex, Omega, Tag Heuer, Patek Philippe watches men are buying. Are you a men's magazine reader who loved Maxim magazine, FHM, Esquire, Men's Health and GQ? Kandy rolls all that good Stuff into its digital issues optimized for both iPads and iPhones. Follow us social media Instagram @kandymazine Facebook @kandymagazine X @kandy_magazine YouTube @kandymagazine PRIVACY POLICY https://kandymag.com/privacy/ TERMS OF USE https://kandymag.com/app-terms-of-use/ ABOUT IN-APP PURCHASES In App, you can purchase subscriptions & single issues through your Apple ID account. When purchasing through Apple ID, your account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. Magazine Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your Account Settings after purchase Your magazine subscription will auto-renew unless you turn this off 24-hours before the subscription ends. No cancellation of the current magazine subscription is allowed during an active subscription period. Subscriptions managed by app user from their mobile device or computer's Apple ID Account & auto renewal may be turned off by going to the Account Settings any time after purchase.