Disclaimer: We were gifted an annual Readly app subscription for featuring this review post.
There is nothing quite like chilling on a sun lounger with a good read, such a fabulous way to recharge your batteries. However, if you are hoping to travel light this summer, you may well be torn on how to pack reading materials into valuable luggage space. This is why having access to a Readly app subscription is perfect for families travelling over the summer holidays!
With access to over 7,000 titles (current and backdated) and the ability to share subscription profiles over 5 devices, the whole family can sit back, relax and enjoy their favourite magazines, comics or newspapers wherever they are in the world.
Read on to find out more about the Readly app and what titles you can expect to find.
How does Readly work?
You can browse both new issues and back issues, download magazines for offline reading without an internet connection and share with family and friends on up to 5 devices.
The ability to download titles for reading when offline is super handy! You can still read via the app when on a flight and your device in on flight mode or if you are stuck in a airport due to a flight delay.
More importantly, you can still read your favourite magazines when you do not have access to WiFi, especially at the beach! With so many mobile phone operators now limiting mobile data use when away from the UK, this is a saviour if internet access is an issue.
Offline entertainment is only one part of making travel days easier. If you are heading overseas with children, this family trip abroad checklist can help you organise documents, medication, chargers, snacks and the essentials you need close to hand.
What is available on the Readly App?
With unlimited reading to over 7,000 titles, Readly has a magazine for all the family and is the perfect holiday app. A subscription to the app covers five profiles per household, so all the family can read their favourite titles. Deep dive into a thought-provoking feature or catch up on business, celebrity & gossip or news whilst the kids read their favourite comic or puzzles.
Here are just a few of the magazines, comics and newspapers you can expect to find on Readly.
Newspapers
- The Guardian
- The Independent
- Metro
- Evening Standard
- The Observer and many more!
Women’s Interests
- Women & Home
- Hello!
- Red
- Country Living
- OK!
- New York Magazine and so many more titles!
For Men
- T3
- AutoCar
- BBC Top Gear Magazine
- Macworld and many more!
For Kids
- National Geographic Kids
- The Beano
- GoGirl,
- Viz,
- Animal Planet Kids,
- Minecraft Secrets & Cheats,
- Animals and You,
- anorak
- Match! and so many more!
Visit Readly for more information about all the titles on offer and how to sign up to the app.
How much does Readly cost per month?
A monthly subscription to Readly costs £9.99, which covers you across 5 profiles for mobile, tablet and desktop use. This works out to around £2.50 which I find quite reasonable considering how much buying physical copies of magazines and newspapers costs these days!
You can cancel at anytime, with no commitment, meaning you are not tied in which is also very reassuring.
Always keep an eye out for offers across the internet. Readly are currently running their Summer offer of one free month when you sign up via their website. With many more offers run throughout the year too.
Why I like using the Readly app
The price of magazines today has totally shocked me and the only time I would pick any up is at the airport. The fact I can flip through titles when using my phone couldn’t be any handier and allows m to enjoy some downtime, even when notifications keep streaming through!
Having access to current and back copies of magazines is a big draw for me, I need a celebrity gossip fill every so often. Though it is so easy to flip through to other titles when you need to read a more hard-hitting piece.
The setup process is very easy and before you know it, your whole family can be reading their favourite titles in the blink of an eye!
Top Tips For Boosting Your Child’s Love Of Reading This Summer
The summer maybe a chance for children to down tools and enjoy themselves, but there are plenty of ways to make reading fun during the holidays. Below, Readly kindly share their top tips for encouraging children to read during the summer holidays that you may find handy!
- Don’t just read at bedtime: Reading before going to bed is a classic ritual but for some children, it can be associated with having to stop playing. Build a more positive association with reading by switching up times and locations. Parents can try reading under the table or at a picnic outside while eating snacks to make it fun.
- Don’t be afraid to embrace technology to encourage reading. Just because children are turning to devices doesn’t mean they have to switch off from reading. There’s a plethora of easily accessible content on the web and in apps to encourage our children’s literary growth.
- Comic books can be a great place to start. With an emphasis on reading being fun, easy and above all, essential to establishing a regular reading habit, embracing comic books is a simple way to help more children find reading pleasure. Comics are also an excellent, non-threatening reading option for children to start reading in a non-native language.
- Lead by example: Children imitate their parents and other adults around them. Set a good example by cultivating your own reading habits. Don’t forget to discuss the latest article, magazine or book you’ve read with your child any time the opportunity arises.
- Ask and answer questions together: Reading widely even if you think the material is too advanced for your child is a great way to introduce new words and concepts. Use this as a way to capitalise on children’s natural curiosity to explore and learn together.
My DAUGHTERS MADE ME SMILE TODAY
My parents! Having a laugh over dinner earlier today 🙂
my children
Seeing the pictures my sister me of our mother enjoying herself with her grandkids
I found an old friend on Facebook that I haven’t seen for 20 years!!
Seeing my family who I haven’t seen for a while has made me smile today.
I’m a huge Liverpool fan and today was their first Premier League game of the season. Luis Diaz scored our first goal and boy did it make me smile!
A song playing on the radio that was a favourite of a friend of mine who passed away yesterday. It made me smile when I remember her singing it.
Seeing dolphins swimming in Newquay harbour in West Wales
My cat always brightens my day
The film No Hard Feeling made me smile (and laugh)
The sunshine… I’m on holiday
Playing board games with my children, its been a rainy day but we’ve shared so many laughs and I’m sure it will a day that will be remembered.
Spending the day at the airshow with my 5 year old
My lovely little niece
A custard doughnut
A comedy i was watching on TV
My life was complete when I recently adopted a stray cat I named Phoebe.. but last night she didn’t come home and this morning, she strolled in, climbed on my head and snuggled for morning cuddles…….. my smile was a mile wide…. x
My dog and his mannerisms.
my grandchildren
Binge-watching Never mind the buzzcocks all afternoon.
My children made me smile.
My breakfast in bed
My husband made me smile today by bringing me breakfast in bed.
speaking to my granddaughter
My dog rolling around and scratching his back on the grass!
My partner offering to make us all sausage sandwiches has made me smile today!
My pumpkin plants flowering.
My dogs always make me smile.
My kitten.
my dogs have made me smile
A morning stroll along the beach at 5:00 AM this morning. Beautiful views and I was able to clear my head whilst getting some exercise.
My dog
I woke up to sunshine. That put a smile on my face! Sadly raining again now.
Going for a walk in the breezy sunshine
Seeing my 1 year old great niece – she’s always happy
Waking up, You tend to smile at age 78 nowing that’s another night you got through alive.
Surprisingly enough the rain.
Seeing some holiday pics of my granddaughters
I’ve wanted a cherry tree for my garden for ages and today I finally bought and planted it
Having the day off work.
My family and pet have made me smile, just like everyday.
My family and the joy they bring me
My cat as always, despite him being not in a good mood in the morning
Reading a book in the sunshine.
The lovely sunshine with a G&T & losing myself in my book
Seeing my best friend for the first time in a long time.
Getting up when the house is quiet and having an hour to myself before everyone else gets up
My partner taking some surprise flowers home after finishing work
Spending the day at the park with my niece today, put a huge smile on my face and in my heart!
My son (3), who is poorly with chicken pox, today told me he loves his spot pattern and doesn’t want them to get better and leave him
My son, 3, who is poorly with chicken pox at the moment, told me he doesn’t want his spots to get better as he likes them
My dog dancing on the newly polished floor
The moment when I hear my partner’s keys in the door.
We are always so happy to get back to one another after our days at work – I can’t believe we can still be so excited by it – but we are
Making smoothies with my daughter.
A great app for those who read this way, but I prefer a physical book and despite limited luggage with our trip to Australia, I’ve still found space and weight allowance to take 4 books with me. Thanks for joining in with #pocolo
My daughter as she ready to go back to school.
My 11month old son
Booking to take my teens to Legoland and Thorpe Park at the weekend 🙂
Knowing that when my Niece and her family come to visit the forecast is sunshine
won a £100 pound go ape voucher that made me smile
My wife and son.
My son has just got a new job
My teenage son and his trange habbits
Seeing my 1 year old trying to make friends with another baby!
My children and my garden!
I went to see Barbie and a meal with my daughter, mum, sister and nieces. We had so much fun and laughed a lot
Spending the day with my family
Enjoying a big cuppa and doing a bit of reading knowing I don’t have to rush around doing anything today!
my grandsons, they never fail to make me smile with the things they come out with
Being able to worship on-line with our church despite being ill
My breakfast porridge and coffee
My cat Tigger cuddling up to my little girl xx
A message from my daughter telling me she’s bought a house , so pleased for her my kids always make me smile
The view from my bedroom window – the beautiful Malvern hills
My grandchildren
My dog trying to catch a fly
seeing the delivery guy with a parcel for me!!
my cat make me laugh
A picture of a friend who is 60 today.
Having my 2 great neices for a few hours – they are so busy
Facetiming my niece made me smile today. This looks so good!
My daily picture of my new grandson has made me smile today
Celebrating my daughter’s 50th birthday . I can’t believe I have a 50 year old daughter, it only seems like yesterday that I was 50!
Planning our small getaway next week
zooming with grandson Mac, going to spend real face to face time with him in August really looking forward to it
Fantastic Prize ……………………WOW
the fact that we are going to visit our grandson today
Seeing my dog enjoying being at the beach
We went walking and climbed Arnside Knott in Cumbria. The views were sensational at the top and I had to smile with how lovely it all was & well worth the climb.
Seeing my grandaughter who is 7 days old
Someone complementing me on a cake I made, made me smile today
Getting a pair of trainers that I have had my eye on for months at less than a third of the original price.
My partner. I had a bad day and he made me smile as soon as I got back
My daughter always makes me smile
Watching my son smile
Having fun and making my baby daughter laugh
My dog Woogling in the grass
Watching our rescue dogs having fun on their walk.
My grandson asking endless questions about human history, he is getting very interested in evolution at age 6
Finally getting my block paved path looking great
My cat and his silly antics. He has spent a lot of the day at the window making funny noises at the birds.
My bestie, arriving back home tonight after a week away x
The mirror
The sun finally coming out and drying my washing!
thinking ahead about my September Majorca holiday – cant wait!
Sitting in the sunshine enjoying some music