Practical Fishkeeping vs Farmer's Weekly
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Expert fishkeeping advice
- Aquarium equipment reviews
- Fish species guides
- Tropical marine tank advice
- Freshwater and cold water tank advice
- Aquascaping tips
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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
Farmer's Weekly
This agricultural publication from South Africa provides the latest industry news and developments for farmers across the region. It serves as a vital resource for advancing the interests of the agricultural sector and its readers.
- Agricultural industry news
- Southern Africa focus
- Farmer advocacy
- Latest developments
- Magazine subscriptions
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Farmer’s Weekly is an agricultural magazine based in South Africa, targeting the whole of Southern Africa. The magazine is committed to advancing the interests of the region’s farmers and its agricultural industry by serving as a mouthpiece for the industry and by keeping its readers informed of the latest developments in the agricultural sector. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. Three months subscription - $14.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Six months subscription - $26.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $45.99 (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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Practical Fishkeeping at 33% against Farmer's Weekly's 0%. Practical Fishkeeping also leads on ratings volume (31 vs 1). Farmer's Weekly's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Practical Fishkeeping sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Farmer's Weekly sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Farmer's Weekly holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Practical Fishkeeping has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Practical Fishkeeping's written reviews are positive against 0% of Farmer's Weekly's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Practical Fishkeeping ships an update every 5 months, Farmer's Weekly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 23, 2026.
| Parameter | Practical Fishkeeping | Farmer's Weekly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (31 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 49 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Warners Group Publications PLC | Magzter Inc. |
Customer experience
Practical Fishkeeping
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In-app purchases
Practical Fishkeeping
- PFK 1M Auto-Renewable Sub$3.991 Month
- Practical Fishkeeping Subscription$7.992 Months
- Practical Fishkeeping Subscription7 Days trial$17.993 Months
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- 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
- PFK: Practical Fishkeeping4 variants$3.99
- March 2025 (pp:1110457)$5.99
- February 2026 (pp:1136699)$5.99
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- August 2023 (id:704742)$5.99
- April 2023 (id:823926)$5.99
Farmer's Weekly
- Farmer's Weekly$14.993 Months
- Farmer's Weekly$26.996 Months
- 1 Year Digital Subscription7 Days trial$45.991 Year
- Farmer's Weekly November 15 2013$0.99
- Farmer's Weekly September 19 2014$0.99
- Farmer's Weekly November 06 2015$0.99
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- Farmer's Weekly April 08 2016$0.99
- Farmer's Weekly May 20 2016$0.99
- Farmer's Weekly June 24 2016$0.99
- Farmer\'s Weekly January 27 2017$0.99
- Farmersweekly Single issue$1.99
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