Comparison

Total Carp vs Capital Carp Competitions

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

Head to head
About

Total Carp

This monthly magazine offers the latest in carp fishing tackle, tactics, and bait recipes. It aims to help both new and experienced anglers improve their skills and catch more carp.

Highlights
  • Latest tackle reviews
  • Advanced fishing tactics
  • Bait creation recipes
  • Improve carp fishing skills
  • Digital magazine issues
  • Subscription options
Features
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The UK's biggest-selling carp magazine. If you are new to carp fishing or simply want to improve and catch more carp, there is only one magazine for you - Total Carp. The UK leads the World in carp fishing methods and bait creation but a carp is a carp worldwide. This monthly magazine features all the latest tackle, tactics and recipes to ensure that you catch more carp wherever you live. ---------------------------------------------- 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

About

Capital Carp Competitions

Participate in exciting raffles for top-tier carp fishing gear, vehicles, holidays, and mystery prizes. Offers cash alternatives for prizes and weekly competitions to increase your chances of winning. Backed by excellent TrustPilot reviews and extensive experience in the fishing community.

Highlights
  • Carp fishing tackle giveaways
  • Vehicle and holiday raffles
  • Mystery prize competitions
  • Cash prize alternatives
  • Weekly competition draws
  • Access to exclusive gear
Features
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Capital Carp Competitions is a UK-based competition and raffle website, offering the very best in carp tackle and gear, as well as vehicles, holidays, mystery prizes and more! Our competitions come complete with cash prize alternatives, meaning there’s always something for everyone to get excited about! We’re rated Excellent on TrustPilot so you know you’re in good hands, and with weekly competitions your odds of success are never higher. And with our experience in the carp fishing community, you’ll get access to more gear, more giveaways and more goodies than any other competition website out there.

Screenshots

Total Carp4 screens
Capital Carp Competitions3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Capital Carp Competitions at none against Total Carp's 10. Capital Carp Competitions also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 38%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Total Carp sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Capital Carp Competitions asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Total Carp ships an update every 7 months, Capital Carp Competitions every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Total Carp versus Capital Carp Competitions: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTotal CarpCapital Carp Competitions
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews38.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMortons Media Group LtdCapital Competitions Limited

Customer experience

Total Carp

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive38.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative61.5%

Capital Carp Competitions

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Total Carp

Subscriptions2
  • Total Carp Magazine1 Month trial$3.491 Month
  • Total Carp Magazine1 Month trial$31.991 Year
One-time8
  • Total Carp 3 back issue bundle$2.99
  • July 2011 (id:363993)$3.99
  • April 2012 (id:364141)$3.99
Show 5 more
  • May 2012 (id:365259)$3.99
  • June 2012 (id:364238)$3.99
  • Complete Guide ... (id:364383)$3.99
  • Carp Bait – Foo... (id:398426)$3.99
  • December 2018 (id:455832)$3.99
None

Capital Carp Competitions

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Total Carp free?
Total Carp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Capital Carp Competitions free?
Capital Carp Competitions is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Total Carp or Capital Carp Competitions have ads?
Neither Total Carp nor Capital Carp Competitions shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Total Carp or Capital Carp Competitions?
Total Carp ships an update every 7 months, and Capital Carp Competitions every 2 months. Most recently, Total Carp was updated on November 6, 2026 and Capital Carp Competitions on November 3, 2026.

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