The most exciting lifestyle magazine of all time.

DOWNTOWN is urban mobility in its most beautiful form: exciting stories, honest reviews, interactive format. Download the free app now and access all issues for free.

Early Access

Read our latest tests and reviews before everyone else: most of our articles are first available exclusively on the app.

Read Offline

Download once, always carry it with you and read everywhere. You can even read offline.

Completely Free

Hard to believe: not only the app itself but also all of the content is completely free. No hidden costs. We promise.

Interactive Reading Experience

We'll leave half-heartedly digitalised print media to other apps. Our issues are designed exclusively for the digital format and are packed with interactive features and videos.

English and German

Experience DOWNTOWN in the language of your choice: we publish all issues in German and in English.

For Tablets & Smartphones

The magazine app works on tablets & smartphones.

Quality Reviews

Our experienced team tests the most exciting urban bikes and urban mobility products for each issue. We write honest and detailed reviews to help you make well-informed buying decisions.

Riding time is living time

The topic of future mobility is often reduced to a rational and functional topic. For us, it’s different. We combine hard facts with emotion: adventure, experience and fun as integral parts of your everyday life.

Inspiring Essays

Biking is so much more than riding your bicycle. We want to show you the sides of it that inspire you to head off into new adventures and perhaps get you to think.

You are DOWNTOWN

We have made it our aim to transform cities into something more livable. We want to clear up misconceptions and spread excitement and inspiration instead. We want to present you with solutions and alternatives. You have a central role in this.

Full of Surprises

We love variety as much as you do. That's why you want to continue surprising and inspiring you. Issue after issue, year after year. Are you ready?


How to get started

Want to find out more? You'll get access to your first issue of DOWNTOWN in just three easy steps.

1Download the DOWNTOWN app on your tablet or smartphone

Our app is available for iOS and Android devices and also works on Amazon Fire tablets. Click on the appropriate app store button or search the app store for "DOWNTOWN Magazin" to download our app.

When you start the app, you will see an overview of all back issues of DOWNTOWN in German and in English. You can take a look at the content via the "Preview" button. Select an issue and click on the "Download" button to download it.

Once an issue has been downloaded, you can open it via the "Read" button – no internet connection required. Swipe horizontally to scroll through the articles. Swipe vertically to read the selected article. Tap the screen twice to open the menu and return to the overview.

Do you have any questions? We're always happy to help, just get in touch via the contact form or via email.