Texture is described as 'The only app that gives you unlimited access to over 200 top magazines. Enjoy full issues of People, Time, GQ, Glamour, The New Yorker, Bon Appétit, Newsweek, ESPN, National Geographic, InStyle, Allrecipes, Shape, Men's Health, and many other great titles' and is an app in the news & books category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Texture for a variety of platforms, including iPad, Web-based, Android, iPhone and Android Tablet apps. The best Texture alternative is Flipboard, which is free. Other great apps like Texture are Amazon Kindle, Google News, News as Facts and GeoBarta.