Comparison

Hot Press vs uInterview

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

Head to head
About

Hot Press

Access Ireland's iconic music, pop culture, and politics magazine with enhanced digital editions. Explore the latest issues and an extensive archive, enriched with exclusive audio and video content for a more immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Latest magazine issues
  • Extensive archive access
  • Enhanced audio and video content
  • Digital subscriptions
  • Single issue purchases
Features
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Hot Press is Ireland's legendary and highly controversial Music, Pop Culture, Entertainment, Politics & Opinion Magazine. The Hot Press iPad app allows you to view the latest issues plus and an extensive archive, all upgraded with additional pictorial, audio & video content to enhance your viewing pleasure. --- We offer digital subscriptions for Hot Press: 1-month subscriptions for € 5.49; 3-month subscriptions for € 14.99 and 1-year subscriptions for € 54.99 - auto-renewed until cancelled. Single issues can be purchased without an active subscription for € 3.99. Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase, and will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. The renewal price is the same as the subscription price. You may manage or remove subscriptions within Account Settings after purchase, though no cancellation of any current subscriptions will be allowed during the active subscription period. --- Visit our website at: http://www.hotpress.com/ Read about our privacy policy and terms of use at: http://www.hotpress.com/1278227.html

About

uInterview

Get the latest pop culture news, exclusive celebrity interviews, and reviews of movies, TV shows, music, and books. This app also features a collection of over 500 videos and daily horoscopes.

Highlights
  • Exclusive celebrity news
  • Over 500 videos
  • Exclusive Q&As
  • Movie, TV, music, and book reviews
  • Daily horoscopes
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Uinterview's iPhone app offers the latest pop culture news and videos. The Uinterview app also features: - Exclusive celebrity news that comes directly from our Hollywood subjects - Over 500 videos in our collection - Exclusive Q&As with musicians, designers and actors Reviews on the latest movies, TV shows, music and books - Daily horoscopes from a noted British astrologer

Screenshots

Hot Press3 screens
uInterview4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: uInterview at 100% against Hot Press's 20%. uInterview also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 16 months). On price, ads 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. Hot Press sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. uInterview asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hot Press ships an update every 16 months, uInterview every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hot Press versus uInterview: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHot PressuInterview
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB22 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperCitygrove ltdUinterview

Customer experience

Hot Press

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

uInterview

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hot Press

One-time10
  • Hot Press Best Of Ireland 2018$2.99
  • Hot Press 4218 U2$2.99
  • Hot Press 3820 U2$3.99
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  • Hot Press 40.05 Kodaline$3.99
  • Hot Press 40.10 Euro 2016$3.99
  • Hot Press 4104 U2 Joshua Tree Special$3.99
  • Hot Press 3708 Josh Ritter$4.99
  • Hot Press 3814$4.99
  • Edition$4.99
  • Hot Press Annual 2018$5.99
None

uInterview

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hot Press free?
Hot Press is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is uInterview free?
uInterview is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hot Press or uInterview have ads?
Neither Hot Press nor uInterview shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hot Press or uInterview?
Hot Press ships an update every 16 months, and uInterview every 6 months. Most recently, Hot Press was updated on November 1, 2026 and uInterview on November 1, 2026.

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