U vs The Week Junior
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
U
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Mobiele applicatie van U-Today, het onafhankelijk nieuwsmedium voor personeel en studenten van de Universiteit Twente.
The Week Junior
This app delivers a weekly digital magazine for children aged 8-14, packed with engaging content on science, nature, animals, and role models. It aims to spark curiosity, encourage critical thinking, and boost reading comprehension through interactive puzzles and videos.
- Weekly digital magazine content
- Interactive puzzles and videos
- Access to past and latest issues
- Content on science, nature, animals
- Focus on role models and places
- Encourages reading and critical thinking
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The Week Junior is a multi-award-winning magazine for 8 to 14-year olds written and designed by experts to ignite your child’s curiosity and get them reading and thinking. It’s packed full of science, nature, animals to discover, role models to meet, amazing places, and ideas for things to make and do. It's a brilliant way to: • Spark their natural curiosity in the world around them • Help them see different viewpoints - and form opinions of their own • Boost their confidence as they grow their understanding • Get them reading, talking and thinking - and passionate about sharing what they learn! The Week Junior app contains all of the amazing articles from the print magazine as well as interactive puzzles and videos, in a format that's easy to read anywhere and share with all the family. You can also access past issues and the latest issue before it hits the shops every week.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: U at none against The Week Junior's 15. U also leads on iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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. The Week Junior sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. U asks for nothing beyond the download.
U ships an update every 14 months, The Week Junior every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | U | The Week Junior |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (76 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 84.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 76 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 13 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | WAME | Future plc |
Bugs and requests
U
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Week Junior
Reported bugs
7 issues- Incredibly laggy on older devices
- Swipe to switch pages doesn't work
- Screen freezes
- Hold down shapes not working on iPad
- Cannot find puzzle page
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- Subscription cancellation issues
- Stuck downloading issues
Requested features
6 requests- Free to read option
- Zoom function
- Update app for better iPad functionality
- Improve layout/interface
- Include puzzle page
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- Include all issues in the app
In-app purchases
U
No in-app purchases
The Week Junior
- 1 Month Subscription$9.991 Month
- 3 Month Subscription$29.993 Months
- 6 month subscription$48.996 Months
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- 1 Year subscription$119.991 Year
- TWJ 271$1.99
- TWJ 310$1.99
- TWJ 317$1.99
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- TWJ 325$2.99
- TWJ 329$2.99
- TWJ 332$2.99
- TWJ 449$2.99
- TWJ 411$3.99
- TWJ 546$3.99
- TWJ 486$3.99
- TWJ 487$3.99
