Comparison

Prima UK vs North Yorkshire Libraries

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

Head to head
About

Prima UK

Access a digital edition of a lifestyle magazine offering guidance, inspiration, and practical advice for modern women. Discover tips, tricks, and brilliant ideas to simplify daily life. Subscribe for savings and automatic delivery of new issues.

Highlights
  • Digital magazine edition
  • Real-life guidance and inspiration
  • Tips, tricks, and advice
  • Reader involvement
  • Subscription savings
  • Automatic new issue downloads
  • Access to back and current issues
Features
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Downloading the App allows you to buy your digital edition. Magazine content can only be accessed with a purchase. Prima provides real life guidance, inspiration and ideas to simplify the lives of modern women today. It’s packed with tips, tricks, clever ideas and brilliant advice on the key elements in your life. Prima also prides itself on a uniquely dynamic relationship with its readers who are actively involved in everything we do. You can save money off the cover price by choosing to subscribe! SAVE 22% with the following subscription offers: 3 months for £6.99 6 months for £13.99 12 months for £27.99 By subscribing you’ll never miss an issue and the new editions will automatically download to your Apple device as soon as they are released. Your whole magazine library travels with you and you always have the latest issue even when you’re away from home. Back issues and current issues are available for purchase within the App. The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. This subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. You may turn off auto-renewing subscriptions by going to your user’s Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during your active subscription period. Please find our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy here: http://www.hearst.co.uk/terms-and-conditions http://www.hearst.co.uk/privacy-policy

About

North Yorkshire Libraries

Manage your library account on the go. Search the catalog, renew borrowed items, and place holds on new books directly from your device.

Highlights
  • Manage library account
  • Search book catalog
  • Renew borrowed items
  • Reserve books
  • Access from iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch
Features
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Access North Yorkshire Libraries from your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Manage your account, search the catalogue, renew and reserve books.

Screenshots

Prima UK4 screens
North Yorkshire Libraries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: North Yorkshire Libraries at none against Prima UK's 11. North Yorkshire Libraries also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Prima UK's advantage is review sentiment (32% vs 0%). On price, ads, 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. Prima UK sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 3 months. North Yorkshire Libraries asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Prima UK ships an update every 5 months, North Yorkshire Libraries every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Prima UK versus North Yorkshire Libraries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrima UKNorth Yorkshire Libraries
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB199 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHearst Communications, IncorporatedNorth Yorkshire County Council

Customer experience

Prima UK

All ratings23 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral4.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive32.1%
Neutral10.7%
Negative57.1%

North Yorkshire Libraries

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Prima UK

Subscriptions3
  • 3-Month Subscription1 Month trial$8.993 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription6 Months trial$12.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription1 Year trial$27.991 Year
One-time8
  • Prima UK: May 2012$0.99
  • Prima UK: December 2012$2.99
  • Prima UK: August 2012$2.99
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  • Prima UK: April 2012$2.99
  • Prima UK: Jun 2016$3.99
  • Prima UK: Jul 2016$3.99
  • Prima UK: Dec 2016$3.99
  • December 2023$4.99
None

North Yorkshire Libraries

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Prima UK free?
Prima UK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is North Yorkshire Libraries free?
North Yorkshire Libraries is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Prima UK or North Yorkshire Libraries have ads?
Neither Prima UK nor North Yorkshire Libraries shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Prima UK or North Yorkshire Libraries?
Prima UK ships an update every 5 months, and North Yorkshire Libraries every 2 months. Most recently, Prima UK was updated on October 26, 2026 and North Yorkshire Libraries on October 8, 2026.

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