evo Magazine vs Performance VW
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
evo Magazine
Access the world's premier performance car magazine. Enjoy exclusive road tests, reviews of new models, and in-depth group tests. Features stunning photography and informative writing for car enthusiasts.
- Exclusive road tests
- New model reviews
- Iconic car appraisals
- In-depth group tests
- Searchable issues
- Save favorite articles
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evo is the world’s premier performance car magazine. Every issue is packed with entertaining, informative writing and stunning photography that puts you firmly behind the wheel of the fastest and most desirable cars around. With exclusive road tests, a focus on cult and iconic cars, track tests of the world's fastest cars and added buying features, no other magazine comes close to what evo delivers every month. Inside you will find… ·The latest motoring news, to keep you ahead of the game. ·Reviews of every important new model, from hot hatches to supercars. ·Iconic drivers' cars revisited and re-appraised. ·In-depth group tests that reveal the best cars in each class. ·Drive stories so absorbing you’ll want to emulate them yourself. ·Action-packed videos showing amazing cars driven on the limit. The evo application is edition based and published every month to bring you the newest updates on all your favourite automobiles. Features · Read reviews of the newest cars with a button directly on the homepage · Search feature inside issues to find exactly what you want · Easier to access your favourite saved articles with “my scrapbook” · Streamline main page and table of contents for easy reading · Share your favourite articles · New settings page is more straightforward to change your preferences · Archive button to remove a downloaded issue from the device Digital and print + digital subscribers have full access to each month’s edition and all digital back issues. Print subscribers should contact the publisher to add digital access to their subscription. You can purchase an auto-renewable subscription directly from iTunes. The subscription will include the current issue and all past content if you do not already own it as well as every new issue. 1 month subscription - £3.99 6 months subscription - £19.99 12 months subscription - £39.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Terms - https://www.carwowgroup.com/policies/website-terms-and-conditions/ Privacy - https://www.carwowgroup.com/policies/privacy-policy/
Performance VW
This publication delivers in-depth content for modified Volkswagen enthusiasts. Explore debuts of fast and fun VAG vehicles, find inspiration from unique daily drivers, and stay updated on the latest in the modified VW scene.
- Hardcore VW content
- Monthly publication
- Features fast and fun VAG vehicles
- Inspiration for unique daily drivers
- Digital issue purchases
- Subscription options
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If you're in to modified VWs then you need to be into Performance VW, the only publication that delivers hardcore VW junkies a guaranteed Dub hit on a monthly basis. Performance VW has been at the forefront of modified Volkswagens for over a decade now and has been instrumental in shaping the scene into the most innovative of its kind. It really is the only magazine that caters for true Dub enthusiasts. Whether you're after debuts on the world's fastest, finest and most fun VAG metal, or simply want inspiration from the quirkiest daily drivers, then there is only one place to be: PVW Magazine. ---------------------------------------------- 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: Performance VW at 75% against evo Magazine's 37%. Performance VW also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). evo Magazine's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (308 vs 35). 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
Both are free to download. evo Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Performance VW sells 35 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Performance VW holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: evo Magazine has 308 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 37% of evo Magazine's written reviews are positive against 75% of Performance VW's.
evo Magazine ships an update every 2 months, Performance VW every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | evo Magazine | Performance VW |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (308 ratings) | 4.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.7% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 308 — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 13 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Carwow Studio Limited | Kelsey Publishing Group |
Customer experience
evo Magazine
Performance VW
Bugs and requests
evo Magazine
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes on launch
- Issues restoring purchases and subscriptions
- Incomplete or corrupted downloads
- Compatibility problems with newer iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- Search and navigation improvements
- Offline reading mode
- Ability to save and resume reading progress
- Customizable font and layout options
- Seamless integration with print subscription
Performance VW
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
evo Magazine
- evo for iOS$1.997 Days
- 1 month subscription$4.991 Month
- Evo for iPad$22.996 Months
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- 6 month subscription$39.996 Months
- 12 month subscription$60.001 Year
- Evo 152$4.99
- Evo 155$4.99
- evo 156$4.99
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- evo 157$4.99
- Evo 158$4.99
Performance VW
- Performance VW$4.991 Month
- Performance VW$22.996 Months
- Performance VW$39.991 Year
- January 2026 (pp:1136302)$3.99
- September 17 (id:758226)$4.99
- Show Special$4.99
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- January 2019 (id:763393)$4.99
- March 2019 (id:763387)$4.99
- June 2020 (id:770547)$4.99
- Mar-23 (id:779696)$4.99
- September (pp:1124782)$4.99
- July (pp:1124778)$4.99
- August (pp:1124780)$4.99
- Jun-23 (pp:903728)$4.99
- December 2019 (id:765607)$4.99
- Autumn 2022 (id:777963)$4.99
- May-25 (pp:1021577)$4.99
- Apr-25 (pp:1021584)$4.99
- May 2020 (id:770550)$4.99
- Mar-25 (pp:1021591)$4.99
- October 2010 (id:758806)$4.99
- May 2018 (id:763420)$4.99
- Feb-25 (pp:1021598)$4.99
- Nov-21 (id:775125)$4.99
- Jan-25 (pp:1021605)$4.99
- Autumn 2021 (id:775128)$4.99
- Nov-23 (id:713974)$4.99
- Dec-24 (pp:1021612)$4.99
- September 2019 (id:765619)$4.99
- Jul-24 (pp:1021647)$4.99
- July 26 (pp:1143313)$5.99
- August 2026 (pp:1145249)$5.99
- February 2026 (pp:1140481)$5.99
- Ultimate Golf (id:806171)$7.99
- Complete Your C... (id:817652)$199.99
Questions
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