Comparison

Best UK vs Performance Mini

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

Head to head
About

Best UK

Get the latest celebrity news, fashion trends, and straight-talking opinions. Enjoy a free trial with 4 issues before committing to a subscription. Access your entire magazine library on your Apple device.

Highlights
  • Celebrity and TV gossip
  • High-street fashion trends
  • Opinion and straight talk
  • Digital magazine library
  • Automatic issue downloads
  • Free trial with 4 issues
Features
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Download today and get 4 issues FREE when you subscribe! Your iTunes account will be charged when your free trial comes to an end unless you cancel. Best UK is best for showbiz and TV gossip, best for hot high-street trends and best for opinion and straight talk. We are the perfect coffee-time treat, on sale every Tuesday for just 79p. Try out Best UK for FREE with our no-obligation trial. Get 4 issues FREE with any of these sizzling hot subscription deals. You can cancel at any time during the trial period and no payment will be taken. 3-month (12 issues) subscription for just £6.99 6-month (26 issues) subscription for just £14.99 12-month (52 issues) subscription for just £29.99 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. 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

Performance Mini

This magazine app delivers the latest news, reviews, and tuning advice for modern MINI owners. It offers in-depth guides on buying, owning, and upgrading MINIs, with step-by-step instructions and maintenance tips.

Highlights
  • Latest MINI news and reviews
  • Feature car spotlights
  • Buying and owning advice
  • Tuning and upgrade guides
  • Maintenance tips
  • Step-by-step fitting instructions
Features
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Performance MINI – the UK’s only modern MINI tuning magazine! In addition to the latest and greatest feature cars, up-to-date show reports, and all the latest news and reviews from the new MINI scene, Performance MINI also offers detailed advice on buying, owning, and tuning a MINI. Whether it’s step-by-step fitting instructions, product reviews, comprehensive tuning guides, buying advice, regular maintenance tips, or showing readers the best upgrades to make for their budget, Performance MINI will bring the very best knowledge direct to your door. -------------------- 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 issue. Available subscriptions are: 2 months: £2.99/ US$3.99 (1 Issue) 12 months: £16.99/ US$22.99 (7 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

Screenshots

Best UK4 screens
Performance Mini4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Best UK at 5.0 against Performance Mini's 3.8. Performance Mini's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (64% vs 38%). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Best UK sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per 3 months and Performance Mini sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Best UK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Performance Mini has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 38% of Best UK's written reviews are positive against 64% of Performance Mini's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Best UK versus Performance Mini: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBest UKPerformance Mini
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews63.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB22 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperHearst Communications, IncorporatedKelsey Publishing Group

Customer experience

Best UK

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative50.0%

Performance Mini

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.4%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Best UK

Subscriptions3
  • 3-Month Subscription$8.993 Months
  • 6-Month Subscription$19.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time7
  • Issue 50/51, by PixelMags$0.99
  • Issue 46, by PixelMags$0.99
  • Issue 45, by PixelMags$0.99
Show 4 more
  • Issue 44, by PixelMags$0.99
  • Best Diet Special Late Summer 2012, by PixelMags$0.99
  • Issue 31, by PixelMags$0.99
  • Issue 4, by PixelMags$0.99
11 purchases

Performance Mini

One-time11
  • Rule Breaker. (id:590126)$5.99
  • Modern Mini May... (id:588599)$5.99
  • Modern Mini JUL... (id:586928)$5.99
Show 8 more
  • Modern Mini Sep... (id:590555)$5.99
  • Modern Mini Nov... (id:587162)$5.99
  • Modern Mini Mar... (id:590175)$5.99
  • Modern Mini May... (id:588285)$5.99
  • Modern Mini Sep... (id:586927)$5.99
  • Modern Mini Jul... (id:586929)$5.99
  • No.65 Hot topic... (id:590058)$5.99
  • Aug/Sept 2022 (id:691607)$5.99

Questions

Is Best UK free?
Best UK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Performance Mini free?
Performance Mini is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Best UK or Performance Mini?
Best UK is rated higher. Best UK averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Performance Mini averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Best UK or Performance Mini have ads?
Neither Best UK nor Performance Mini shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Best UK or Performance Mini?
Best UK ships an update every 6 months, and Performance Mini every 6 months. Most recently, Best UK was updated on September 23, 2026 and Performance Mini on September 4, 2026.

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