Comparison

Practical Fishkeeping vs International Artist

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

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About

Practical Fishkeeping

Access expert advice on keeping tropical, marine, and freshwater fish. Discover the latest aquarium equipment reviews, fish species guides, and aquascaping tips. This app provides comprehensive resources for both aspiring and experienced fishkeepers.

Highlights
  • Expert fishkeeping advice
  • Aquarium equipment reviews
  • Fish species guides
  • Tropical marine tank advice
  • Freshwater and cold water tank advice
  • Aquascaping tips
Features
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Practical Fishkeeping (PFK) magazine is the world’s leading authority on keeping, or aspiring to keep, fish – covering tropical, marine, cold water and fresh water fish. All our features are written by experts in their fields, ensuring you get the best advice possible on fishkeeping and fish species, as well as creating and maintaining fantastic aquatic environments for them to live in. Inside you’ll find: • The latest aquarium equipment reviewed • Tips on how to look after and keep your fish • Expert guides to global fish species • Advice on tropical marine tanks • Advice on freshwater: tropical and cold water tanks • Expert advice on aquascaping PFK is published 13 times a year and is Britain's biggest-selling fish-keeping magazine. ---------------------------------------------- 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 issue. -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

About

International Artist

Explore the creative processes of renowned artists worldwide. This digital magazine offers in-depth articles, demonstrations, and insights into various painting mediums and techniques. Discover master painters, art prize winners, and industry trends.

Highlights
  • Artist studio insights
  • Work process descriptions
  • Painting medium demonstrations
  • Master painter features
  • Art prize winner showcases
  • Industry insider articles
Features
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International Artist takes you inside the studios of the world’s best artists. The magazine displays practicing artists describing their approach and work process in all painting mediums. October/November 2023 Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Mastering Pigments • Got Your Back • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • International Prize Winners • The Art of the Portrait August/September 2023 25th Anniversary Issue The Fab Four • Blazing the Trail • Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Art Prize Challenges • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • Creative Spark June/July 2023 Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Painting Workshops • Everything from the Earth • Game Plan • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • Art Prize Challenges • The Art of the Portrait April/May 2023 Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Searching for Home • The Ink and the Grain • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • Painting Workshops • Important Principles of Art • Creative Spark • Art Prize Challenges • The Art of the Portrait • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World February/March 2023 Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • SEWE: Forever Wild • The Voyage • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World • Art Prize Challenge • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • Painting Workshop • Important Principles of Art • Creative Spark December/January 2023 Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Larger Than Life: Carin Gerard explores nature in her immense paintings, balancing the classical realism of the Renaissance with the spirit of contemporary art • Capturing Claus: James Gurney shares his experience depicting the enduring, folkloric figure of Santa Claus • Art Prize Challenges • The Art of the Portrait • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World October/November 2022 Shades of Expression • Setting the Stage • Station Points • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • Painting Workshops • Award Winners • Oil, Acrylic, Mixed Media demos • Watercolor demos and workshops • Pastel demos August - September 2022 Beyond the Palette with Scottsdale Artists’ School • Station Points • Craig Purlsey's Muse • Where Van Gogh Painted • Art Industry Insider with Vanessa Rothe • The Art of the Portrait • Demonstrations - oil, acrylic, colored pencil, watercolor and more • Workshops June - July 2022 The Art of Collaboration: Kevin Grass breaks down the commission process, from working with clients to preliminary designs and logistics • Have Watercolors, Will Travel: Watercolorist Roger De Muth shows us how to make compact art boxes for carrying supplies while on the go • Demonstrations, Workshops & Master Painters of the World Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. 1 year auto-renewable subscription - $24.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions

Screenshots

Practical Fishkeeping4 screens
International Artist4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Practical Fishkeeping at 4.8 against International Artist's 3.3. Practical Fishkeeping also leads on review sentiment (33% vs 0%) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). International Artist's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Practical Fishkeeping sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and International Artist sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Practical Fishkeeping holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Practical Fishkeeping has 31 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Practical Fishkeeping's written reviews are positive against 0% of International Artist's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practical Fishkeeping ships an update every 5 months, International Artist every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Practical Fishkeeping versus International Artist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractical FishkeepingInternational Artist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better3.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 10 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#200 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB38 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWarners Group Publications PLCINTERNATIONAL ARTIST PUBLISHING, INC.

Customer experience

Practical Fishkeeping

All ratings31 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral2.1%
Negative64.6%

International Artist

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Practical Fishkeeping

Subscriptions7
  • PFK 1M Auto-Renewable Sub$3.991 Month
  • Practical Fishkeeping Subscription$7.992 Months
  • Practical Fishkeeping Subscription7 Days trial$17.993 Months
Show 4 more
  • Practical Fishkeeping Subscription$24.996 Months
  • Practical Fishkeeping Summer Sale Subscription$31.991 Year
  • PFK - Annual Backissues$38.991 Year
  • PFK 12M Auto-Renewable Sub1 Month trial$69.991 Year
One-time5
  • PFK: Practical Fishkeeping4 variants$3.99
  • March 2025 (pp:1110457)$5.99
  • February 2026 (pp:1136699)$5.99
Show 2 more
  • August 2023 (id:704742)$5.99
  • April 2023 (id:823926)$5.99
11 purchases

International Artist

Subscriptions3
  • International Artist - 1 Month$3.991 Month
  • 1 Year Digital Subscription7 Days trial$8.991 Year
  • 1 Year Digital Subscription7 Days trial$37.991 Year
One-time8
  • International Artist - October/November 2016$8.99
  • International Artist - February/March 2017$8.99
  • International Artist - June - July 2017$8.99
Show 5 more
  • International Artist - August - September 2017$8.99
  • Dec - Jan 2018$8.99
  • Apri - May 2018$8.99
  • June - July 2018$8.99
  • Dec Jan 2021$8.99

Questions

Is Practical Fishkeeping free?
Practical Fishkeeping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is International Artist free?
International Artist is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Practical Fishkeeping or International Artist?
Practical Fishkeeping is rated higher. Practical Fishkeeping averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while International Artist averages 3.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Practical Fishkeeping or International Artist have ads?
Neither Practical Fishkeeping nor International Artist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Practical Fishkeeping or International Artist?
Practical Fishkeeping ships an update every 5 months, and International Artist every 10 months. Most recently, Practical Fishkeeping was updated on September 25, 2026 and International Artist on September 7, 2026.

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