Comparison

The Eagle Tribune vs NZ Hot Rod

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

Head to head
About

The Eagle Tribune

Access your community's news, commentary, photos, and videos on the go. Stay updated with award-winning breaking news, sports, and weather. Download content for offline reading and share articles with friends.

Highlights
  • Download daily editions for offline reading
  • Breaking news and developing stories
  • Browse photos and watch videos
  • View print edition articles
  • Access local weather, events, and classifieds
  • Share articles and events on social media
Features
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Take the Eagle Tribune with you wherever and whenever you go. Your community resource for news, commentary, photos, video and special features is evolving. Access it now and take off with our award-winning breaking news, sports, weather and more. Features: - Download daily editions and content to read offline at your convenience. - Get breaking news and developing stories from the Eagle Tribune newsroom. - Browse photos and watch videos of local and national events. - View articles as they were written and edited for the Eagle Tribune print edition. - Access free local weather, events, classifieds and shopping information - See each page and article in a horizontal or vertical display. - Share articles, photos, coupons and local events with friends on your social network. - New enhanced Weather feature in Live News

About

NZ Hot Rod

Explore the world of hot rods, street machines, muscle cars, and race cars. This automotive magazine covers events from New Zealand and abroad, featuring traditional and modern vehicles.

Highlights
  • Hot rod and street machine coverage
  • Muscle car and race car features
  • Event coverage from NZ and overseas
  • Traditional and modern vehicle spotlights
  • Published since 1967
Features
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New Zealand's Longest Established Automotive Magazine Published since 1967, N.Z. HOT ROD is dedicated to portraying every sphere of Hot Rodding. From traditional and modern Hot Rods to Street Machines, Muscle Cars and Race Cars, NZ Hot Rod features them all. Plus there's coverage of many of the 100 or so hot rod events, including Drag meets from around New Zealand and overseas. Pricing for subscriptions available: • Single issue = 4.99 NZD • 6 months subscription = 13.99 NZD, automatically renewed until cancelled • 1 year subscription = 25.99 NZD, automatically renewed until cancelled When purchasing through iTunes your account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will auto-renew unless you turn this off 24 hours before the subscription runs out. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. You can manage your subscription through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Terms of Service : http://www.nz-hotrod.com/TERMS-OF-USE.html Privacy Policy : http://www.nz-hotrod.com/PRIVACY.html

Screenshots

The Eagle Tribune4 screens
NZ Hot Rod3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Eagle Tribune at 52% against NZ Hot Rod's 0%. NZ Hot Rod's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. The Eagle Tribune sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and NZ Hot Rod sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Eagle Tribune ships an update every 4 months, NZ Hot Rod every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
The Eagle Tribune versus NZ Hot Rod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Eagle TribuneNZ Hot Rod
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (255 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews52.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings255 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.4 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB96 MB
Age rating+124+
DeveloperCNHI LLCZinio Pro

Customer experience

The Eagle Tribune

All ratings251 ratings
Positive87.3%
Neutral6.4%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive52.0%
Neutral5.3%
Negative42.7%

NZ Hot Rod

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

The Eagle Tribune

One-time1
  • Today's ePaper$2.99
10 purchases

NZ Hot Rod

Subscriptions2
  • NZ Hot Rod$6.993 Months
  • 1 Year$15.491 Year
One-time8
  • October 2014$3.99
  • February 2015$3.99
  • Aug-26$6.99
Show 5 more
  • Feb-26$6.99
  • Jan-27$6.99
  • Apr-26$6.99
  • Jun-26$6.99
  • May-26$6.99

Questions

Is The Eagle Tribune free?
The Eagle Tribune is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is NZ Hot Rod free?
NZ Hot Rod is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Eagle Tribune or NZ Hot Rod have ads?
The Eagle Tribune shows ads; NZ Hot Rod does not.
Which is updated more often, The Eagle Tribune or NZ Hot Rod?
The Eagle Tribune ships an update every 4 months, and NZ Hot Rod every 7 months. Most recently, The Eagle Tribune was updated on November 1, 2026 and NZ Hot Rod on November 1, 2026.

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