Comparison

Build It Magazine vs InPublishingHD

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

Head to head
About

Build It Magazine

Get expert advice and inspiration for self-builds, renovations, and home projects. Learn about design, budgeting, renewable energy, and more from industry insiders. Access current and back issues, plus subscription options.

Highlights
  • Self-build and renovation advice
  • Design ideas for extensions and conversions
  • Expert tips from industry insiders
  • Information on budgeting and costs
  • Renewable energy guidance
  • Access to current and back issues
  • Subscription options
Features
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Build It magazine provides the practical advice and inspiration required to successfully undertake a self build, renovation, or conversion project – as well as design ideas for a range of extensions, loft conversions, upgrades and repairs. Learn how to build your own home with expert tips from reputable industry insiders and clear information on topics ranging from renewable energy to budgeting and costs. ---------------------------------------------- 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

InPublishingHD

Features
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Newsstand publications, documents and multimedia content for the iPad. InPublishing it's a platform for creating multimedia documents directly from Adobe InDesign, without having to write a single row of code. It's possible to use swiping for changing pages, or creating a real navigable document (no swiping). This is the newsstand for the publications, documents and multimedia content, for trying and watch all functionalities, and evaluate the preview of exported publications.

Screenshots

Build It Magazine4 screens
InPublishingHD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: InPublishingHD at every 2 months against Build It Magazine's every 5 months. InPublishingHD also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Build It Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $26.99 per 6 months and InPublishingHD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Build It Magazine ships an update every 5 months, InPublishingHD every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Build It Magazine versus InPublishingHD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuild It MagazineInPublishingHD
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJellyfish Connect Limitedmediabook srl

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Build It Magazine

Subscriptions3
  • Build It$26.996 Months
  • Build It$32.991 Year
  • Build It$47.991 Year
One-time7
  • Dec-16 (id:416963)$2.99
  • February 2017 (id:437667)$2.99
  • January 2019 (id:455160)$3.99
Show 4 more
  • May 2011 (id:733987)$4.99
  • Build It Septem... (id:734207)$4.99
  • Build It Novemb... (id:733928)$4.99
  • build it plus home improvement magazine 6 back issue bundle$29.99
1 purchases

InPublishingHD

One-time1
  • Abbonamento 3 mesi$5.99

Questions

Is Build It Magazine free?
Build It Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is InPublishingHD free?
InPublishingHD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Build It Magazine or InPublishingHD have ads?
Neither Build It Magazine nor InPublishingHD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Build It Magazine or InPublishingHD?
Build It Magazine ships an update every 5 months, and InPublishingHD every 2 months. Most recently, Build It Magazine was updated on November 6, 2026 and InPublishingHD on November 6, 2026.

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