Comparison

DIVER MAGAZINE vs Needuum

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

Head to head
About

DIVER MAGAZINE

Access Britain's leading diving magazine, featuring in-depth gear tests, training guides, holiday destinations, and underwater photography. Explore expert reporting on news and features relevant to scuba divers.

Highlights
  • Dive gear testing
  • Training guides
  • Dive holiday destinations
  • Underwater photography
  • Expert reporting
  • News and features
Features
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DIVER is Britain's best-selling diving magazine – consistently out-performing all its competitors combined on the open market. DIVER Magazine's coverage of every aspect of the sport is unrivalled, especially in the realms of dive-gear testing, training, dive holiday destinations and underwater photography. Over more than five decades it has established a formidable reputation for expert and authoritative reporting of the news, views and features that matter to all scuba divers. -------------------- This is a free app download with paid content within. The current issue, back issues and future issues can be purchased within the app. Subscriptions are also available within the application. When a recurring subscription is purchased the latest issue will become available to download immediately. Available subscriptions are: 1 month: £1.99/ US$ 2.99 [1 issue] 6 months: £11.99/ US$ 15.99 [6 issues] 12 months: £19.99/ US$ 26.99 [12 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

About

Needuum

Access comprehensive collectible data, including pricing and images, from experts. Manage your collecting wishlists with flexible search and free core functionality, enhanced by optional premium subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive collectible data
  • Pricing and image content
  • Collectible category experts
  • Flexible search functionality
  • Manage collecting wishlists
  • Premium subscription content
Features
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Needuum is a new way to access the most comprehensive, detailed, accurate and informative data (for its focused interest categories) available anywhere (online or off). Needuum has aggregated listing, pricing, descriptive and representational images content from internationally recognized collectible category experts and puts it into the palm of your hand wherever you are. Needuum offers unprecedented search flexibility and the capability to manage the lists of what you NEED to fulfill your collecting pursuits. Needuum has a very useful set of Free functionality that can be enhanced by purchasing In-App Subscriptions to access Premium content. Additional content for existing Interest categories will be regularly added, as new memorabilia is issued and previously unknown older memorabilia is re-discovered. New Interest categories will be regularly added from sources of expert information that meet Needuum's standards of utility.

Screenshots

DIVER MAGAZINE4 screens
Needuum3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Needuum at 5.0 against DIVER MAGAZINE's 4.3. Needuum also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). DIVER MAGAZINE's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, 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. DIVER MAGAZINE sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Needuum sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Needuum holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DIVER MAGAZINE has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DIVER MAGAZINE ships an update every 5 months, Needuum every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DIVER MAGAZINE versus Needuum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDIVER MAGAZINENeeduum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews36.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS10.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB10 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJellyfish Connect LimitedNeeduum Ltd.

Customer experience

DIVER MAGAZINE

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive36.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative63.3%

Needuum

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

DIVER MAGAZINE

Subscriptions3
  • Diver$1.991 Month
  • Diver$15.996 Months
  • Diver$26.991 Year
One-time7
  • Travel Guide$0.99
  • Diver Travel Guide 2012-13$0.99
  • January 2012 (id:404633)$3.99
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  • April 2012 (id:364771)$3.99
  • May 2012 (id:364564)$3.99
  • August 2012 (id:364882)$3.99
  • DIVER issue 238$3.99
10 purchases

Needuum

Subscriptions10
  • Canadian Football P&E$1.996 Months
  • Vintage Hockey S&P TS$2.496 Months
  • Vintage Hockey P&E$2.496 Months
Show 7 more
  • Canadian Football S&P LW$8.996 Months
  • Canadian Football S&P TS$8.996 Months
  • Canadian Football N&S$8.996 Months
  • Vintage Hockey N&S$8.996 Months
  • Vintage Hockey S&P LW$15.996 Months
  • Canadian Football Compl Bundle$22.496 Months
  • Vintage Hockey Compl Bundle$22.496 Months

Questions

Is DIVER MAGAZINE free?
DIVER MAGAZINE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Needuum free?
Needuum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DIVER MAGAZINE or Needuum?
Needuum is rated higher. DIVER MAGAZINE averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Needuum averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DIVER MAGAZINE or Needuum have ads?
Neither DIVER MAGAZINE nor Needuum shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DIVER MAGAZINE or Needuum?
DIVER MAGAZINE ships an update every 5 months, and Needuum every 2 months. Most recently, DIVER MAGAZINE was updated on October 20, 2026 and Needuum on October 15, 2026.

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