Comparison

Digital Camera User vs Rolling Stone UK

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

Head to head
About

Digital Camera User

This photography magazine app offers in-depth shooting guides and practical tutorials for all levels of digital photography enthusiasts. It provides professional content from industry experts to help users enhance their skills. Users can purchase individual issues or subscribe for ongoing access.

Highlights
  • Professional photography content
  • Hands-on shooting guides
  • Practical user tutorials
  • Essential reference for digital photography
  • Subscription options available
  • Purchase current and back issues
Features
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Digital Camera User takes high quality, high production professional content and their top team of industry experts to produce the ultimate photography magazine. Each issue is packed with unbeatable hands on shooting guides and practical user tutorials and projects, building up to become the essential reference guide for all core areas of digital photography. Papercut’s Digital Camera User is the perfect title for both amateur photographers and those long standing fanatics looking to enhance their skills, so don’t miss out! Subscribe today! ---------------------------------------------- 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

Rolling Stone UK

Access the latest in music, film, TV, and current affairs from the UK edition of a renowned global brand. Discover in-depth artist profiles and breaking news.

Highlights
  • Latest music news
  • Film and TV coverage
  • Current affairs articles
  • In-depth artist profiles
  • Up-to-date news
Features
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The world famous publishing brand has arrived in the UK, delivering the latest in music, film, TV, current affairs, in-depth artist profiles, up to date news and much more. Privacy Policy & Terms: https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/privacy-policy/ About Rolling Stone UK: https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/about-rolling-stone-uk/

Screenshots

Digital Camera User4 screens
Rolling Stone UK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Digital Camera User at none against Rolling Stone UK's shown. Digital Camera User also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). Rolling Stone UK's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Digital Camera User sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per year and Rolling Stone UK sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Digital Camera User against 4.9 for Rolling Stone UK. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rolling Stone UK has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Digital Camera User ships an update every 25 months, Rolling Stone UK every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Digital Camera User versus Rolling Stone UK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDigital Camera UserRolling Stone UK
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.9 (14 ratings)
Number of ratings114 — better
Update frequencyEvery 25 monthsEvery 13 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPapercutStream Publishing

Customer experience

Digital Camera User

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rolling Stone UK

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Digital Camera User

Subscriptions1
  • Digital Camera User$9.991 Year
One-time10
  • Complete Outdoo... (id:763575)$4.99
  • Creative Photog... (id:763576)$4.99
  • Ultimate Photog... (id:804025)$6.99
Show 7 more
  • BDM's Canon Cam... (id:806436)$7.99
  • BDM's Nikon Cam... (id:806434)$7.99
  • BDM's Photograp... (id:806433)$7.99
  • BDM's Black & ... (id:806351)$7.99
  • Photography - T... (id:806341)$7.99
  • Photography Com... (id:806329)$7.99
  • Canon Photography (id:805924)$7.99
3 purchases

Rolling Stone UK

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$3.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • October/November 2021 Issue$4.99

Questions

Is Digital Camera User free?
Digital Camera User is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Rolling Stone UK free?
Rolling Stone UK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Digital Camera User or Rolling Stone UK?
Digital Camera User is rated higher. Digital Camera User averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Rolling Stone UK averages 4.9 from 14 ratings.
Do Digital Camera User or Rolling Stone UK have ads?
Rolling Stone UK shows ads; Digital Camera User does not.
Which is updated more often, Digital Camera User or Rolling Stone UK?
Digital Camera User ships an update every 25 months, and Rolling Stone UK every 13 months. Most recently, Digital Camera User was updated on October 7, 2026 and Rolling Stone UK on October 8, 2026.

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