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DISCOVERCreate an architecture magazine app
Architecture magazine app: your projects told in illustrated articles, for subscribers
Each building becomes an article, with the architect's intent, the photos and the drawings; your readers subscribe in the app to read the full feature.
For the architecture review, the urban design magazine or the critic writing solo: a native iOS and Android app, no code involved, where each project becomes an illustrated article, with locked PDF drawings and each issue announced by push, no GoodBarber commission.
Free 30-day trial - No credit card required
One project, one illustrated article
The project's images, in the locked part that follows the preview
Open the article with the facade shot, the brief and the name of the practice: that is the preview everyone sees. Then come, for subscribers, the full feature, the interior views and the construction details, placed in the locked paragraphs. A photo gallery section cannot be locked: the article is what carries the project's images.
Plans, sections and technical sheets as PDFs
Attached to the article, invisible to anyone not subscribed
Add to the feature the plans and sections the practice sent you, or the materials' technical sheet, as an attached PDF. In a locked article, the file stays hidden from visitors without a subscription; your subscribers open it from the article, on their phone as on the web app.
The map of buildings, for visits
Every published project has its pin on the map
A Map section locates the buildings you write about: the student or enthusiast passing through a city sees what there is to discover nearby, then finds the matching feature. The map stays open to everyone and makes people want to read on.
Pioneers of no-code
15 years of experience building native apps for businesses and content publishers. And the numbers to prove it.
25 000+
Daily downloads for apps built with GoodBarber*
30 000+
Clients have brought their app projects to life with GoodBarber
2011
The year GoodBarber was born: no-code, before anyone else
* Source: internal download tracking, App Store and Google Play, April 2026.
AI working for the editorial team
Three concrete uses, and their cost.
To produce
The feature, prepared from Claude
Connect the app to Claude or ChatGPT with the MCP server: the assistant prepares the project article and schedules the announcement of its release; you proofread, you confirm, it publishes.
Included
To search
Readers question your archive
“Which timber-frame projects have you published?” The Chatbot searches your articles and can point back to the original feature; without a subscription, it only draws on the free articles.
29€/month
To explore
A timeline of architectural styles
Describe the section you want, for instance a timeline from Romanesque to contemporary architecture with one building per period; the AI Extension Builder produces it as a new section of the app.
Free
Print review, paywalled website or app: what changes
Three media for the same architecture magazine.
| Your app with GoodBarber | Print review | Website with a paywall | |
|---|---|---|---|
| A new issue arrives | push notification on the phone | at newsstands or by mail | newsletter, depending on your tool |
| Paying for the subscription | in the app, through the store account | subscription form or coupon | online payment form |
| Photos and drawings | in color, attached PDFs hidden from non-subscribers | on paper, fixed at printing | depending on your site |
| Distribution cost | included in the plan | printing and mailing each issue | hosting and tools to put together |
| Commission | zero for GoodBarber; Apple and Google take their cut | distribution fees | payment provider fees |
Ads from building product manufacturers
A second revenue stream, alongside subscribers
Makers of windows, concrete or lighting want to reach architects: offer them your placements through the app's internal ad server, as banners, the way a print review would. Subscription and advertising combine, much like in a newspaper's app.
The architecture review
The print issue carries on; the app publishes features as they come and keeps the archive for subscribers.
The independent critic
One guided building visit a week, for subscribers, announced by a notification on Monday morning.
The architecture practice
To show your own projects and receive appointment requests, the app for architects is a better fit.
App for architectsExtension Store
In this issue's extensions: Memberships (optional on Premium, included on Pro), articles, Map, push, MCP server, Chatbot, internal ad server and bookmarks.
What an architecture magazine app costs
A paid architecture review needs the native apps: Premium with the subscription extension, or Pro, where everything is already bundled. The Map, push notifications, the internal ad server and the MCP server are included; the Chatbot is a paid option.
| Premium · store apps and web app | 55€ /month, billed yearly |
| Memberships option, for Premium | 49€ /month |
| Pro · Memberships built in | 105€ /month, billed yearly |
Outside your GoodBarber plan: the developer accounts, paid to Apple and Google.
What GoodBarber customers say
GoodBarber customer reviews, all lines of work mixed together.
GoodBarber is a powerful app builder.
GoodBarber is a powerful app builder. If you want to build your app using a pre-built template, GoodBarber is ideal for you. At Global Academy, we almost completed the 5th year using their easy-to-use pre-built platforms to build premium Apps for our customers. Also, Goodbarber's customer support is excellent. Highly recommended.
Great support and always very helpful answers.
Great support and always very helpful answers. Nothing is too trivial for the team to answer.
Responsive support and usually quick.
Responsive support and usually quick. Software is by far the best in the market, with tremendous capabilities for configurations.
Architecture magazine app: frequently asked questions
Can a photo gallery be locked for subscribers?
No, a gallery section cannot be locked. Publish each project as an article and slip its photos into the locked part that follows the preview: only subscribers see them.
Will my print subscribers get access to the app?
Not automatically: the app only knows subscriptions taken out in the stores. You can, however, open access by hand, one subscriber at a time, from the back office.
Is a single issue for sale?
No: single issues are not sold. The subscription opens the whole locked magazine, at the same level for everyone, and you can offer a monthly and a yearly plan.
Do the stores take a commission?
Yes: Apple and Google keep 15% for most publishers; Apple moves to 30% over the first year of each subscription for those not registered in its small business program. GoodBarber takes nothing.
Can my readers subscribe from the website?
The subscription is taken in the iOS and Android apps; the web app points visitors to the download. After subscribing, readers find their articles on the web app by logging in.
What conditions apply before selling subscriptions?
Around ten locked items at least, the web app switched on under a domain name that belongs to you, then the green light from Apple and Google; locked articles then become readable for subscribers.
Your architecture magazine, project by project, in a subscription app
Illustrated features, locked PDF drawings, a map of buildings, an archive the Chatbot can search, manufacturer advertising on the side.