Comparison

The Tablet vs VWt

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

Head to head
About

The Tablet

This weekly Catholic journal offers in-depth coverage of religion, politics, arts, and current affairs with global contributors. Access selected pages from the latest issue or subscribe for full access to every page and a searchable archive dating back to 2011.

Highlights
  • International religious and political coverage
  • In-depth articles and balanced reporting
  • Global contributor network
  • Searchable archive of past issues
  • Offline reading of synced issues
  • Interactive page navigation and zoom
Features
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Unique in its international coverage of religion, current affairs, politics, social issues and the arts, The Tablet is a weekly Catholic journal which has been reporting on events of significance for over 170 years. Every week The Tablet provides in-depth and balanced coverage on a wide range of subjects and its contribution to topical issues is strengthened by its contributors: each issue contains the work of writers drawn from all over the world, whose names are familiar in their particular field of experience. The Church in the World section reports on events within the Church internationally, covering Europe, Rome, Asia, the Pacific, Africa and the Americas. The Home News section reports on news within UK churches, both Catholic and other Christian. In addition the latest church documents are analysed and discussed The Notebook section gives a light-hearted round-up of recent events, often with a humorous tone and the Letters section offers lively and intelligent debate from readers worldwide. No mention of The Tablet would be complete without reference to the widely respected Books section. Its detailed reviews are comprehensive, across a wide variety of subjects from philosophy to film appreciation and Christian apologetics to crime fiction. And the Arts section includes reviews of galleries and exhibitions, theatre, cinema, television, radio, music and opera. The iPad/iPhone edition brings you selected pages from the latest issue as soon as it is published. You can subscribe within the application for full access, which brings you every page of the issue and a searchable archive back to 26 November 2011. Issues are not sold individually - for the duration of your subscription you have access to every issue in this archive. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: £8.49 per month £80.99 per year In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically 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. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos

About

VWt

This app provides a dedicated digital publication for enthusiasts of VW T4 and T5 Transporter vehicles. Users can purchase individual issues or subscribe for ongoing access, with options to manage subscriptions and protect purchases through an account.

Highlights
  • Digital magazine for VW Transporter enthusiasts
  • Purchase current and back issues
  • Subscription options available
  • Auto-renewal management
  • Pocketmags account for purchase protection
  • Cross-platform browsing of purchases
Features
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VWt is the must-have magazine for all VW T4 and T5 Transporter enthusiast. ---------------------------------------------- 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 regular issue at the time of purchase. -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 be 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. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. 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 can 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

The Tablet4 screens
VWt2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Tablet at 50% against VWt's 0%. The Tablet also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 16 months). VWt's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. The Tablet sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month and VWt sells 34 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Tablet ships an update every 4 months, VWt every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Tablet versus VWt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe TabletVWt
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThe Tablet Publishing Company LimitedKelsey Publishing Group

Customer experience

The Tablet

All ratings7 ratings
Positive28.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative71.4%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

VWt

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

The Tablet

Subscriptions2
  • The Tablet$9.491 Month
  • The Tablet$99.991 Year
34 purchases

VWt

Subscriptions2
  • VWt Magazine$3.491 Month
  • VWt Magazine1 Month trial$37.991 Year
One-time32
  • Issue 142 Apr 24 (id:733515)$4.99
  • Issue 134 Aug 23 (id:733531)$4.99
  • Issue 138 Dec 23 (id:733523)$4.99
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  • Issue 144 May 24 (id:733511)$4.99
  • Issue 136 Oct 23 (id:733527)$4.99
  • Issue 139 Jan 24 (id:733521)$4.99
  • Issue 141 Mar 24 (id:733517)$4.99
  • Issue 148 Sep 24 (pp:1043678)$4.99
  • Issue 152 Jan 25 (pp:1043654)$4.99
  • Issue 149 Oct 24 (pp:1043672)$4.99
  • Issue 150 Nov 24 (pp:1043666)$4.99
  • Issue 146 Jul 24 (pp:1043690)$4.99
  • Issue 151 Dec 24 (pp:1043660)$4.99
  • Issue 145 Jun 24 (pp:1043696)$4.99
  • Issue 153 Feb 25 (pp:1043648)$4.99
  • Issue 176 - De... (pp:1137828)$4.99
  • Issue 173 - Se... (pp:1137834)$4.99
  • Issue 178 - Fe... (pp:1137824)$4.99
  • Issue 175 - No... (pp:1137830)$4.99
  • Issue 174 - Oc... (pp:1137832)$4.99
  • Issue 171 - Ju... (pp:1137838)$4.99
  • Issue 170 - Ju... (pp:1137840)$4.99
  • Issue 169 - Ma... (pp:1137842)$4.99
  • Issue 156 - Sp... (pp:1110137)$4.99
  • Issue 160 - Au... (pp:1110129)$4.99
  • Issue 158 - Ju... (pp:1110133)$4.99
  • Issue 163 - No... (pp:1110123)$4.99
  • Issue 162 - Oc... (pp:1110125)$4.99
  • Issue 157 - Ma... (pp:1110135)$4.99
  • Issue 161 - Se... (pp:1110127)$4.99
  • Issue 155 - Ap... (pp:1110139)$4.99
  • Complete Your Collection 14$69.99

Questions

Is The Tablet free?
The Tablet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VWt free?
VWt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do The Tablet or VWt have ads?
Neither The Tablet nor VWt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Tablet or VWt?
The Tablet ships an update every 4 months, and VWt every 16 months. Most recently, The Tablet was updated on October 1, 2026 and VWt on October 4, 2026.

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