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.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
The Eagle Tribune ships an update every 4 months, NZ Hot Rod every 7 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | The Eagle Tribune | NZ Hot Rod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (255 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 255 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | CNHI LLC | Zinio Pro |
Customer experience
The Eagle Tribune
NZ Hot Rod
In-app purchases
The Eagle Tribune
- Today's ePaper$2.99
NZ Hot Rod
- NZ Hot Rod$6.993 Months
- 1 Year$15.491 Year
- October 2014$3.99
- February 2015$3.99
- Aug-26$6.99
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- Feb-26$6.99
- Jan-27$6.99
- Apr-26$6.99
- Jun-26$6.99
- May-26$6.99
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