Woodworking Network vs ShopNotes Magazine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Woodworking Network
This app provides a multimedia toolkit for professionals in the woodworking and closet organization industries. It offers access to publications, newsletters, videos, and data to keep professionals informed and connected within their fields.
- Industry publications
- Newsletters
- Videos
- Digital assets
- Audience recognition programs
- Data and events
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Woodworking Network is the multimedia toolkit for professional woodworkers and closets and organized storage professionals. More than 100,000 executives rely on Woodworking Network’s publications, newsletters, videos, digital assets, audience recognition programs, data and events to stay informed and connected. FDMC serves the information needs of manufacturers of furniture, displays, millwork, cabinetry and other wood products in North America. Closets & Organized Storage is the only publication in existence fully dedicated to this growing $13 billion market, which includes manufacturers, retailers, designers and franchise dealers of commercial and residential closets, storage, garage and other custom organized storage products. ____________________ This application is powered by GTxcel, a leader in digital publishing technology, provider of hundreds of online digital publications.
ShopNotes Magazine
This digital publication is for woodworking enthusiasts, offering insights into techniques, shop projects, and tools. Explore the heart of woodworking with detailed articles and guides.
- Woodworking techniques
- Shop projects
- Tool reviews
- Jigs and guides
- Digital magazine format
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Dedicated to those who love spending time in the workshop. It’s all about techniques, jigs, shop projects, and tools — the heart of woodworking. Here are the details of ShopNotes Magazine subscription offer: Annual subscription : $20 Single Issue: $7.99 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 automatically renews 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, and identify the cost of the renewal. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. 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. Privacy Policy and Terms of Service URLs: https://www.aimmedia.com/privacy-policy/ https://www.aimmedia.com/terms-of-service//
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Woodworking Network at none against ShopNotes Magazine's 10. Woodworking Network also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and iOS requirement (10.2 vs 13.0). ShopNotes Magazine's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 9 months) and review sentiment (33% vs 25%). 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
Both are free to download. ShopNotes Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per year. Woodworking Network asks for nothing beyond the download.
Woodworking Network holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 25% of Woodworking Network's written reviews are positive against 33% of ShopNotes Magazine's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Woodworking Network ships an update every 9 months, ShopNotes Magazine every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Woodworking Network | ShopNotes Magazine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better | 4.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.2 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CCI Media, LLC | Active Interest Media, Inc |
Customer experience
Woodworking Network
ShopNotes Magazine
In-app purchases
Woodworking Network
No in-app purchases
ShopNotes Magazine
- Subscription 1 year$19.991 Year
- Issue #135$7.99
- Issue Nr. 135$7.99
- Issue #136$7.99
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- Issue #137$7.99
- Issue #140$7.99
- Issue #142$7.99
- Issue #138$7.99
- Issue #139$7.99
- Issue 144$7.99
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