The Actuary vs travcal
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Actuary
This publication provides monthly updates on pensions, insurance, risk, and economics for actuarial professionals. It features news, research, and interviews written by experienced actuaries.
- Monthly actuarial news and features
- Covers pensions, insurance, risk, and economics
- Research and interviews
- Written by actuaries for actuaries
- Official publication of the UK actuarial profession
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The Actuary is the official publication of the actuarial profession in the United Kingdom, written by actuaries for actuaries and published by Redactive Media Group on behalf of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries (IFoA). It is distributed monthly to all members of the IFoA. The editorial team includes experienced working actuaries who volunteer their time and expertise, on a range of topics and specialisms within the magazine. This intrinsic participation is the very heart of The Actuary. The magazine covers a vast range of topics including pensions, insurance, risk and economics. It is a must read for current news, features, research and interviews.
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Travel Agents and DMCs mange your tours and bookings from anywhere anytime. Service Providers manage your inventory and rates in realtime and view all reservations by TA/DMC. Get instant notifications of new bookings and Rate requests. Approve/Reject rate requests from within the App itself.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: travcal at 13.4 against The Actuary's 15.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Actuary ships an update every 2 weeks, travcal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Actuary | travcal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 23 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Redactive Publishing Ltd | TRAVCAL GLOBAL (PRIVATE) LIMITED |
In-app purchases
The Actuary
No in-app purchases
travcal
No in-app purchases
