Classic Motorcycle Mechanics vs Computeractive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Explore classic motorcycles from the 70s and 80s with in-depth road tests, rebuild guides, and reviews. This app offers a technical perspective on maintaining and riding vintage Japanese machines, directly from enthusiasts who rebuild and ride them.
- Road tests
- Rebuild guides
- Street Specials reviews
- News and events
- Technical guides
- Rider insights
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Dedicated to the later classics and Japanese machines, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics has it all. Every issue is packed with pages of road tests, rebuild guides, 'Street Specials' reviews, news and events. With more and more enthusiasts wanting to rebuild and maintain their own prized machines, Classic Motorcycle Mechanics is the only magazine that "Buys its own bikes, rebuilds 'em and rides 'em." - giving you a first-hand guide into the world of classics from a technical point of view - as well as the riders! ---------------------------------------------- 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
Computeractive
Your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets, and the web. Get regular news updates, project ideas, and expert advice on popular reader queries, anti-virus software, and consumer rights. Learn to get the most out of your computer with clear, plain English explanations.
- News updates
- Project ideas
- Help and advice
- Anti-virus software articles
- Consumer rights features
- PC and gadget guides
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Computeractive is the UK’s best-selling computer magazine and your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets and the web! It includes regular news updates, project ideas, help and advice on popular reader queries, articles on anti-virus software, features on consumer rights, and a whole lot more to help you get the very best out of your computer. Get PC advice in plain English today – get Computeractive! All the subscriptions are auto-renewable subscription directly from the App Store. Payment will be charged to your App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. This subscription will automatically renew 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. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Subscription costs: - 26 issues (1 year) at £29.99 - 13 issues (Every 6 months) at £14.99 - 6 issues (Every 3 months) at £7.99 Please click here to read our Privacy Policy: http://www.dennis.co.uk/privacy and here to read our Terms of Use: http://www.dennis.co.uk/subs/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Classic Motorcycle Mechanics at 5.0 against Computeractive's 4.2. Classic Motorcycle Mechanics also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (71% vs 43%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Classic Motorcycle Mechanics sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month and Computeractive sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Classic Motorcycle Mechanics's written reviews are positive against 43% of Computeractive's.
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics ships an update every 10 months, Computeractive every 16 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Classic Motorcycle Mechanics | Computeractive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.2 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 43.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mortons Media Group Ltd | Future plc |
Customer experience
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Computeractive
Bugs and requests
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Computeractive
Reported bugs
40 issues- App not working
- Saying wrong format
- Cannot receive information
- Not showing any magazines
- Says turn on Java and cookies
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- Error message: The data couldn't be read because it isn't in the correct format
- Log in non-2xx response: 405 method not allowed
- Can’t retrieve feed of feeds
- No longer loads the magazines
- Back button goes to the cover
- Top of each page is hidden
- Links aren’t clickable
- App claiming no active subscriptions
- App frozen, spinning wheel
- Many bugs present
- Issue not available in the app
- Problems getting the latest edition
- Suddenly cannot access the latest edition
- Error code
- Keeps throwing up the same error
- Digital version often arrives after publication date
- Digital version may arrive in the afternoon or next day
- Constantly dropping out back to the home screen
- New version removed access to several years of magazines
- Latest update isn’t very good
- Bottom chopped off page
- Has frozen a couple of times
- Download screen changed
- Pages slip and slide around the screen
- Navbar appears and disappears at random
- Cannot get further than page 53
- Text cannot be selected and copied
- Table of contents isn’t hyperlinked
- Web hyperlinks take you to a random retailer
- Subscription isn’t coming over to the iPad app
- Keeps logging me out
- Lost all copies paid for
- Lost all previous purchases
- Unable to transfer magazines from original subscription
- No way to transfer current subscription
Requested features
14 requests- Fix app to show magazines
- Sort out login issues
- Fix error messages
- Make links clickable
- Improve iPad display
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- Add index
- Allow printing pages
- Add interactive features
- Improve navigation
- Allow tagging magazines as read
- Add notes against magazines
- Allow login without internet connection
- Improve app for iPad Pro
- Allow 2 pages at a time in landscape
In-app purchases
Classic Motorcycle Mechanics
- Classic Motorcycle Mechanics auto-renewable subscriptions$4.491 Month
- Classic Motorcycle Mechanics$19.996 Months
- Classic Motorcycle Mechanics auto-renewable subscriptions1 Month trial$38.991 Year
- Restoration Guide$0.99
- January 2017 (id:738754)$4.99
- February 2013 (id:737831)$4.99
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- January 2013 (id:737302)$4.99
- August 2013 (id:738067)$4.99
- June 2013 (id:739098)$4.99
- Classic Motorcycle Mechanics 4 back issue bundle subscription$11.99
Computeractive
- 3 Month Subscription$9.993 Months
- 6 Month Subscription$14.996 Months
- 6 Month Subscription$16.496 Months
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- 12 Month Subscription$39.991 Year
- Issue 414 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
- Issue 405 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
- Issue 396 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
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- Issue 394 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
- Issue 479 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
- Issue 477 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
Questions
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