Tamiya Model Magazine vs Model Engineer & Workshop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tamiya Model Magazine
This monthly visual magazine offers unparalleled quality in scale modeling content. It covers all scales and types of modeling, featuring the latest releases, detailed builds, and essential step-by-step techniques to enhance your skills. Discover new models, reference pictures, and reviews for enthusiasts.
- How to build and paint features
- Latest model kits previewed
- Model industry releases
- Accessories and add-ons
- Competitions
- Book and DVD reviews
- Reference artwork
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Tamiya Model Magazine is a monthly modelling visual-feast! The quality of modelling in TMMI is unrivalled and that is why it is the world's No.1 scale modelling magazine. Covering all scales and types of scale modelling and packed with the very latest releases and builds, the reviews feature high quality photography and essential step-by-step stages of the techniques, guiding and helping you to improve your modelling skills. TMMI is the place to see first looks at new models as well as full size reference pictures, book and DVD reviews and everything aimed at the modeller. TMMI regular features include: 'How to build and paint' features The latest model kits previewed Up-and-coming model industry releases The latest accessories and add-ons form around the world Competitions to win modelling stuff Modelling-related book and DVD reviews High quality reference artwork Photo-reference features relevant to model kit subjects Model show reports Tamiya Model Magazine is the ideal magazine for anyone who has ever built a scale model or wants to know how to do it better ---------------------------------------------- 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
Model Engineer & Workshop
This app serves as a comprehensive guide for hobby engineers, focusing on tools, techniques, and restoration of equipment. It features reader tips, workshop equipment reviews, and insights into new technologies and materials for makers and customizers.
- Tool and technique spotlight
- Restoration articles
- Customizer insights
- Workshop equipment reviews
- Reader tips
- New technologies and materials
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Model Engineers' Workshop is the ideal workshop companion for all hobby engineers. Model Engineers' Workshop shines a spotlight on the tools and techniques used by model makers, light engineers, restorers and customisers and those who like making and modding their own tools. You'll find readers' tips, reviews of workshop equipment as well as articles on restoring old tools and making your own as well as the latest new technologies, techniques and materials. Model Engineers' Workshop magazine publishes 13 great issues a year. ---------------------------------------------- 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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tamiya Model Magazine at 61% against Model Engineer & Workshop's 45%. Tamiya Model Magazine also leads on ratings volume (93 vs 15). Model Engineer & Workshop's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 13.0). 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. Tamiya Model Magazine sells 30 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per 6 months and Model Engineer & Workshop sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Model Engineer & Workshop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tamiya Model Magazine has 93 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of Tamiya Model Magazine's written reviews are positive against 45% of Model Engineer & Workshop's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Tamiya Model Magazine ships an update every 6 months, Model Engineer & Workshop every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tamiya Model Magazine | Model Engineer & Workshop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (93 ratings) | 5.0 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews — better | 45.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months — better | Every 11 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Doolittle Media Ltd | Mortons Media Group Ltd |
Customer experience
Tamiya Model Magazine
Model Engineer & Workshop
In-app purchases
Tamiya Model Magazine
- Tamiya Model Magazine$19.996 Months
- Tamiya Model Magazine1 Month trial$34.991 Year
- 249 (id:411101)$3.99
- 184 (id:363502)$4.99
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Model Engineer & Workshop
- Model Engineers Workshop Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$13.993 Months
- Model Engineers Workshop Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$28.996 Months
- Model Engineers Workshop Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$54.991 Year
- December 2012 (id:739873)$4.99
- November 2012 (id:736663)$4.99
- September 2012 (id:739326)$4.99
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- August 2012 (id:739582)$4.99
- July 2016 (id:750436)$4.99
- March 2016 (id:750428)$4.99
- April 2016 (id:750430)$4.99
- January 2015 (id:740290)$4.99
- 300 Years of th... (id:739620)$4.99
- February 2014 (id:740353)$4.99
- 25 Years of Mod... (id:799138)$6.99
- The Best of Mod... (id:807413)$7.99
- Trains at War (id:807737)$9.99
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