Comparison

Mac + MacBook User vs Frankie Magazine

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mac + MacBook User

Access expert guides and step-by-step tutorials for your Mac and macOS. Master your device or solve common issues with illustrated content from leading tech publishers. Carry your tech support in your pocket.

Highlights
  • Step-by-step guides and tutorials
  • In-depth articles on MacOS
  • Illustrated content
  • Pocket-sized tech support
  • Master MacBook Air and iMac Pro
  • Cross-platform purchase browsing
Features
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Learn to do more with your Mac and MacOS with our info-packed guides! Written by experienced tech experts, every issue contains in-depth articles, step-by-step tutorials and informative features on everything that is good about MacOS. No matter whether you want to completely master your MacBook Air or just solve a few niggling problems on your iMac Pro, you will find what you are looking for here. - Step-by-step guides and tutorials for Apple Mac and the MacOS operating system… - No more searching online for the answers you need; just reach in to your pocket… - Easy-to-understand, fully illustrated content, written with the reader in mind… - Quickly improve your understanding of MacOS and the different hardware it runs on… From one of the leading publishers in tech bookazines, you can now carry Papercut’s Mac + MacBook User guides to your MacOS device with you at all times! ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

About

Frankie Magazine

This app offers a bi-monthly magazine focusing on design, art, fashion, travel, and real-life stories with a smart, funny, and friendly tone. Access back issues and future issues through in-app purchases or auto-renewing subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Bi-monthly magazine content
  • Covers design, art, fashion, travel, music, craft
  • Real-life stories
  • Access back issues
  • Purchase future issues
  • Auto-renewing subscriptions
Features
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Frankie magazine is a national bi-monthly based in Australia, aimed at women (and men) looking for a magazine that’s as smart, funny, sarcastic, friendly, cute, rude, arty, curious and caring as they are. We cover design, art, photography, fashion, travel, music, craft, interiors and real-life stories – we aim to surprise and delight readers with every turn of our beautifully matte pages, and have a good old laugh while doing so. *Back issues and future issues are available for purchase within the App. Future issues are also available through the following auto-renewing subscription(s): ---SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE--- • Buy a single issue of Frankie Magazine for AUD 8.99 • 1 year subscription for AUD 39.99, automatically renewed until cancelled. Issues are published monthly. ---SUBSCRIPTIONS WILL AUTO-RENEW--- The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during your active subscription period. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during your active subscription period. Privacy Policy: http://www.nextmedia.com.au/next-media-privacy-statement.html Terms of Use: http://www.nextmedia.com.au/next-media-terms-and-conditions.html

Screenshots

Mac + MacBook User4 screens
Frankie Magazine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mac + MacBook User at 4.0 against Frankie Magazine's 3.0. Frankie Magazine's advantage is update cadence (every 6 months vs every 25 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mac + MacBook User sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Frankie Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mac + MacBook User holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mac + MacBook User ships an update every 25 months, Frankie Magazine every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Mac + MacBook User versus Frankie Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMac + MacBook UserFrankie Magazine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (5 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB96 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPapercutnextmedia Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Mac + MacBook User

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Frankie Magazine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Mac + MacBook User

Subscriptions1
  • Mac + MacBook User$9.991 Year
One-time9
  • Jun/Jul 2019 (id:471378)$2.99
  • Mac Beginners G... (id:806478)$7.99
  • MacBook GuideBook (id:806479)$7.99
Show 6 more
  • macOS Mojave Ma... (id:806298)$7.99
  • macOS Catalina ... (id:806125)$7.99
  • Mac Complete Guide (id:805981)$7.99
  • macOS Big Sur M... (id:805898)$7.99
  • Mac Beginners G... (id:805761)$7.99
  • Complete Mac Ma... (id:809290)$9.99
10 purchases

Frankie Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • 6 Months$12.996 Months
  • Frankie Magazine$29.991 Year
One-time8
  • March - April 2019$4.99
  • January February 2021$4.99
  • November December 2020$4.99
Show 5 more
  • September October 2020$4.99
  • July August 2020$4.99
  • May June 2020$4.99
  • March April 2020$4.99
  • Issue 114 - Jul/Aug 2023$4.99

Questions

Is Mac + MacBook User free?
Mac + MacBook User is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Frankie Magazine free?
Frankie Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mac + MacBook User or Frankie Magazine?
Mac + MacBook User is rated higher. Mac + MacBook User averages 4.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Frankie Magazine averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mac + MacBook User or Frankie Magazine have ads?
Neither Mac + MacBook User nor Frankie Magazine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mac + MacBook User or Frankie Magazine?
Mac + MacBook User ships an update every 25 months, and Frankie Magazine every 6 months. Most recently, Mac + MacBook User was updated on November 2, 2026 and Frankie Magazine on November 2, 2026.

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