# What Car? vs UK Ham Repeaters

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UK Ham Repeaters at none against What Car?'s 11. UK Ham Repeaters also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). What Car?'s advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (13% vs 0%). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. What Car? sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months. UK Ham Repeaters asks for nothing beyond the download.

What Car? ships an update every 5 months, UK Ham Repeaters every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | What Car? | UK Ham Repeaters |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (10 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-car/id494854250/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **10** | — |
| Positive reviews | **13.2% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | **Every 2 months** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | **Ad-supported** |
| Size | 22 MB | 8 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 16.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Haymarket](https://appshunter.io/developer/382580593) | [Jonathan Gibbs](https://appshunter.io/developer/1111944472) |

## What reviewers say

### What Car?

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/what-car/id494854250)

Access expert, independent advice for car buyers. Find detailed reviews, buying guides, reliability surveys, and the latest car deals and financing options. Enjoy a specially designed mobile edition for easy reading.

**Highlights:** New and used car reviews, Car buying and owning advice, Reliability surveys, Car and industry news, Group tests, Latest car deals and financing

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (11)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What Car? Magazine | $4.99 | per 3 months |
| What Car? Magazine | $19.99 | per 6 months |
| What Car? Magazine | $39.99 | per year |
| Jul-24 (pp:1039233) | $5.99 | one-time |
| December 2016 (id:827045) | $6.99 | one-time |
| July 2016 (id:827037) | $6.99 | one-time |
| June 2016 (id:827035) | $6.99 | one-time |
| April 2016 (id:827031) | $6.99 | one-time |
| Awards 2016 (id:827027) | $6.99 | one-time |
| March 2016 (id:827029) | $6.99 | one-time |
| February 2016 (id:827025) | $6.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Excellent value for money
- 👍 Informative content
- 👍 Journalism enjoyable to read
- 👍 Much improved after switch to Pocketmags
- 👍 Works perfectly on iPad

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Unreliable subscriptions
- 🐛 Primitive login process
- 🔋 Huge energy hog
- 🐛 Poor reading experience on Mac
- 🐛 Small magazine window on Mac

**Reported bugs**

- Re-enter credentials with each new issue
- App consumes excessive energy on Mac
- Magazine page always in portrait orientation on Mac
- App shows magazine in a small window on Mac
- Unable to download magazine issues

**Requested features**

- Support for TouchID/FaceID login
- Allow full screen usage on Mac
- Improve Mac app reading experience
- Allow zooming
- Provide customer support


### UK Ham Repeaters

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/uk-ham-repeaters/id1482488113)

Find amateur radio repeaters across the UK with this app. It displays repeaters on a map and can show their distance from your current location if location services are enabled.

**Highlights:** UK repeater map display, Location-based distance, Map view, Location services integration

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is What Car? free?

What Car? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is UK Ham Repeaters free?

UK Ham Repeaters is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Do What Car? or UK Ham Repeaters have ads?

UK Ham Repeaters shows ads; What Car? does not.

### Which is updated more often, What Car? or UK Ham Repeaters?

What Car? ships an update every 5 months, and UK Ham Repeaters every 2 months. Most recently, What Car? was updated on October 30, 2026 and UK Ham Repeaters on October 25, 2026.

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