Comparison

Hostplus Cup vs Late Tackle Magazine

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

Head to head
About

Hostplus Cup

Stay connected with your favorite Queensland Rugby League team. Get live scores, in-depth stats, game day details, and exciting match highlights. This app provides comprehensive coverage to keep you informed about the Hostplus Cup.

Highlights
  • Live scores and stats
  • Full team lists
  • Pre, live, and post-match coverage
  • Match and player highlights
  • Tipping competitions
Features
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Welcome to the brand new Official Hostplus Cup app. Our completely redesigned experience gives you access to your favourite Hostplus Cup team. Live scores, stats, game day information, match highlights and tipping. It's everything you need to know about the Hostplus Cup no matter where you are. With its updated interface and improved navigation, the Official Hostplus Cup app is packed with features and content, including: • Full team lists • Extensive pre, live and post-match coverage for Hostplus Cup • Video, including match and player highlights. The Official Hostplus Cup app will keep you in the front row. Download now and never miss a minute of the greatest game of all!

About

Late Tackle Magazine

Features
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Late Tackle Magazine, goes beyond the agenda-led reporting in the national media. It comments on subjects that fans care about but are rarely reported on. It is full of opinions and thought-provoking features laced with humour and fun. The football mag with a bit of a kick!  Features: * Late Tackle Magazine editions – Read your automatically updated magazine by scrolling and swiping through individual or double page spreads. * Download and Offline – Save whole editions and individual pages. * Archive - Browse past editions of Late Tackle Magazine in full Late Tackle Magazine provides availability to all seasonal monthly editions of the publication by incorporating subscriptions allowing the purchase of a 3 month and 6 month and yearly subscription to the magazine. These subscriptions are auto-renewing subscriptions. Prices for the subscriptions are £5.49 for 3 months and £12.99 for 6 months and £22.49 for one year. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your iTunes account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. For any further information see http://subscriber.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/file/Website_Privacy_statement.doc Privacy policy: http://www.pagesuite.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of use: www.pagesuite.com/terms-of-service/

Screenshots

Hostplus Cup4 screens
Late Tackle Magazine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Late Tackle Magazine at none against Hostplus Cup's shown. Hostplus Cup's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 25 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hostplus Cup ships an update every 6 weeks, Late Tackle Magazine every 25 months. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Hostplus Cup versus Late Tackle Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHostplus CupLate Tackle Magazine
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 25 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB147 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNational Rugby League LimitedGreenways Publishing Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Hostplus Cup

No in-app purchases

None

Late Tackle Magazine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hostplus Cup free?
Hostplus Cup is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Late Tackle Magazine free?
Late Tackle Magazine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hostplus Cup or Late Tackle Magazine have ads?
Hostplus Cup shows ads; Late Tackle Magazine does not.
Which is updated more often, Hostplus Cup or Late Tackle Magazine?
Hostplus Cup ships an update every 6 weeks, and Late Tackle Magazine every 25 months. Most recently, Hostplus Cup was updated on November 6, 2026 and Late Tackle Magazine on November 6, 2026.

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