The newsweekly joins Sports Illustrated and Time in its multi-platform subscription offering, which enables readers to access all versions of The Economist, including its print, smartphone, tablet, audio and web editions, for a single rate. (Prices vary by region).
A digital-only option is also available for $29 per quarter, or $110 per year. Single issues on iPad and Android tablets can be purchased for $5.99, £3.99, or €5.40, depending on your region. Access to the editor's weekly selection of six "must-read" articles is available for free.
"We want our readers to be able to read us wherever and however they want, and we will continue to develop for platforms and mobile devices capable of delivering the unique Economist weekly reading experience, free from distractions," says Oscar Grut, managing director of digital editions at The Economist.
We haven't yet tried out the Android version, which runs on small and medium-sized Android tablets running OS 2.x, but the app has received mostly positive reviews in the Android Market thus far.