Mac + MacBook User vs Opera Now
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Opera Now
This app offers in-depth coverage of the opera world, featuring profiles of artists, companies, and behind-the-scenes insights. Explore diverse cultural influences on opera through articles, reviews, and opinion pieces from global writers. It aims to deepen readers' passion and knowledge of this art form.
- Profiles of opera companies, singers, directors, and designers
- In-depth features on cultural influences
- Reviews and opinion pages from global critics
- Searchable archive and current issues
- Offline reading of synced back issues
- Page linking to external websites and contacts
- Social media sharing
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Opera Now captures the drama, colour and vitality of one of the most powerful of all the performing arts. In our print and digital issues, we showcase the creative spirit of opera, both on stage and behind the scenes, with profiles of opera companies, singers, directors and designers. Our in-depth features reflect how diverse cultural elements have influenced opera, including travel, history, literature, art, architecture, politics and philosophy. Our lively reviews and opinion pages are a platform for writers and critics drawn from all over the world. Our aim is to inspire our opera-loving readers to broaden their knowledge and deepen their passion for this fascinating and stimulating artform. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. • Bookmark favourite pages or search results to read later. • Social Media sharing feature allowing you to share pages with friends. • If your institution has a magazine subscription, you can access it directly from within your registered IP range. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: Monthly £5.49 Annual £26.99 In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Your account will be charged £5.49 (monthly renewal) or £26.99 (annual renewal) for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. You can find our privacy policy here: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Opera Now at 5.0 against Mac + MacBook User's 4.0. Mac + MacBook User's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). 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. Mac + MacBook User sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Opera Now sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Opera Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mac + MacBook User has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Mac + MacBook User ships an update every 25 months, Opera Now every 42 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mac + MacBook User | Opera Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 25 months — better | Every 42 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Papercut | MA Business & Leisure |
Customer experience
Mac + MacBook User
Opera Now
In-app purchases
Mac + MacBook User
- Mac + MacBook User$9.991 Year
- Jun/Jul 2019 (id:471378)$2.99
- Winter 2023 (pp:994943)$3.99
- Winter 2022 (id:704066)$3.99
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Opera Now
- Opera Now$5.991 Month
- Opera Now$29.991 Year
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