DriveMag vs Speedcafe.com
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DriveMag
Explore the latest car and motorbike news, detailed specifications, and pricing. Compare models, configure your dream vehicle, and access a comprehensive buying guide. Daily updates ensure you have the most current information.
- Latest car and motorbike news
- Full vehicle specifications
- Up-to-date pricing information
- Car comparison tool
- Vehicle configurator
- Buying guides and reviews
- Saved car garage
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Keep your passion for cars close at hand. DriveMag brings automotive news, in-depth reviews, real-world test drives and practical guides into an iPhone reading experience built for exploring, saving and sharing. YOUR OWN READING LIST Spot a story you want to come back to? Bookmark it and find it again in your saved articles. Keep interesting reviews and useful guides together without creating an account. FIND YOUR NEXT READ Move between News, Reviews, Test Drives and How To with dedicated tabs. Search for a car or topic, or use the news filters to narrow your browsing. GET CLOSER TO THE DETAILS Open article photos full screen and zoom in for a closer look at the cars, cabins and design details that catch your eye. READ YOUR WAY Enjoy a focused article view with light and dark appearance. Privacy Policy: https://drivemag.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://drivemag.com/terms-and-conditions-of-use/
Speedcafe.com
Stay updated with the latest motorsport news, results, and exclusive features from a leading independent source. This app offers categorized news, push notifications for breaking stories, and access to results and in-depth content across various racing series.
- Categorized motorsport news
- Breaking news push notifications
- Exclusive feature content
- Results and updates
- Subscription to preferred news
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Get the latest motorsport news, results and exclusive features from the leading independent motorsport news website, Speedcafe.com. Speedcafe.com's award-winning coverage features Supercars, Formula 1, TCR Australia, MotoGP, IndyCar, NASCAR, Rally and much more. The easy to use Speedcafe.com mobile app includes the following features: • News sorted in individual categories so you can find the news you want with one click • Subscribe to the news you care about • Push notifications on the latest and biggest breaking news in world motorsport • Access to results, feature content and much more all within the app. Who we are? Speedcafe.com was established to provide a daily motorsport news service to the industry and fans in Australia and internationally. It is a free service driven by passionate people and an award-winning editorial team, who have the same appetite for accurate and timely news relating to their sport, hobby, industry or career. https://www.speedcafe.com/promise/ https://www.speedcafe.com/privacy-policy/ https://www.speedcafe.com/contact/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Speedcafe.com at 4.5 against DriveMag's 4.0. Speedcafe.com also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (13 vs 3). DriveMag's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 11 months) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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.
Speedcafe.com holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 67% of DriveMag's written reviews are positive against 50% of Speedcafe.com's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
DriveMag ships an update every 3 months, Speedcafe.com every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DriveMag | Speedcafe.com |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (3 ratings) | 4.5 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Last Gear Publishing | SPEED CAFE PTY LTD |
Customer experience
DriveMag
Speedcafe.com
In-app purchases
DriveMag
No in-app purchases
Speedcafe.com
No in-app purchases
Questions
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