Carve Magazine vs Backyard Ultra Loop Run
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Carve Magazine
Access Britain's leading surf magazine with stunning photography and witty articles. Enjoy full digital issues, exclusive video clips, and a vast archive of past editions. Stay updated on world surfing and European surf photojournalism.
- Full digital magazine issues
- Exclusive video clips
- World-class photography
- Witty articles
- Easy navigation
- Access to back issues
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CARVE is Britain's biggest, boldest and best selling surfing magazine. The app gives you access to the full version of the mag plus video clips relevant to the features (which are admittedly hard to fit in the paper version!) It's the usual mix of world class photography and witty articles all stuck together with easy to navigate design. So if you want the best content the UK and Ireland have to offer by Europe's leading surf photojournalists, as well as the hand-picked cream of what's going on in world surfing, check it out! -------------------- 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 issue. Available subscriptions are: 12 months: £23.99 [8 issues] -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 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. Bundles of single issues can be also be bought within the application. To use purchased credits, simply click on the issue price and select ‘use credit’. This allows you to purchase back issues at reduced prices. 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 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
Backyard Ultra Loop Run
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Every 60 minutes, 4.167 miles. Until only one runner is left. Backyard Ultra is the most honest race format in the world – and Backyard is the app that gets you ready for exactly that. YOUR TRAINING PLAN, BUILT FROM YOUR NUMBERS Backyard builds your plan from your current weekly mileage, your longest run, your level, and your target date. No one-size-fits-all program off the shelf, but weeks tailored to you – with easy runs, long runs, tempo runs, intervals, back-to-back runs on tired legs, strength & stability work, and recovery weeks. Every workout comes with a target pace, a description, and the reason it's in the plan. Haven't booked a race yet? Then you'll get an open 12-week plan and can add the date later. BACKYARD SIMULATION WITH LIVE YARD TIMER The core feature: simulate a full Backyard race. Yards of 4.167 miles on a 60-minute cycle, with a countdown to the next start, remaining time display, and an alarm that calls you back to the corral. Run with a yard limit or an open end – keep going until you can't anymore. The simulation keeps running with the screen locked and shows your yard, pace, and countdown right on the lock screen. GPS TRACKING THAT KEEPS UP Distance, pace, time, elevation gain, and your route – recorded live, even in the background. After your run, you'll see your per-mile splits and the route you ran on a map. If GPS falls short on tight loops, you can end the yard manually. ROUTE FINDER FOR REAL LOOPS Find loop courses near 4.167 miles close to you – built from real map data, with surface type, elevation profile, and traffic levels. Prefer pavement, filter for low traffic, adjust the radius, save a route, and pull it straight into your next simulation. STATS THAT ANSWER THE RIGHT QUESTIONS Total miles, runs, longest run, elevation gain, and longest streak – plus the numbers that actually matter in a Backyard: fastest yard, average yard time, successful yards, longest simulation. The analysis shows your weekly mileage trend, pace progression, and yard drop-off and yard variance: how much do your late yards slow down compared to your first ones? That's exactly what decides how far you'll get. RACE GUIDE FOR YOUR FIRST BACKYARD Pacing, fueling, sleep, clothing, headlamp, batteries – the guide explains what matters in the late hours, including a checklist you can tick off. YOUR DATA BELONGS TO YOU Backyard works completely without an account – in that case, all data stays on your device. With Apple or Google sign-in, you can sync your plan, runs, and yards across devices. Export runs and yards as CSV or your session as GPX and take it wherever you want. You can delete your account anytime with one tap. English and German, kilometers or miles, dark interface throughout for nighttime use. BACKYARD PREMIUM Backyard is free to use. Premium unlocks the full training plan, the Route Finder, in-depth analysis with export, and an ad-free experience – as a monthly, yearly, or one-time purchase. Loop by loop. One more loop. Last one standing. Terms of use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://artvation.com/privacyapps
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backyard Ultra Loop Run at none against Carve Magazine's 10. Backyard Ultra Loop Run also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 months). Carve Magazine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.4). On price 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
Both are free to download. Carve Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $15.49 per year. Backyard Ultra Loop Run asks for nothing beyond the download.
Carve Magazine ships an update every 4 months, Backyard Ultra Loop Run every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Carve Magazine | Backyard Ultra Loop Run |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 11 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jellyfish Connect Limited | Annika Koenemann |
In-app purchases
Carve Magazine
- Carve Surfing Magazine$15.491 Year
- Issue 120 (id:363351)$3.99
- Issue 129 (id:403841)$3.99
- Issue 130 (id:403839)$3.99
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- Issue 131 (id:363388)$3.99
- Issue 136 (id:363939)$3.99
- Issue 149 (id:364031)$3.99
- Issue 143 (id:363350)$3.99
- Issue 139 (id:364517)$3.99
- 6 Issues$12.99
Backyard Ultra Loop Run
No in-app purchases
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