Comparison

Practical Fishkeeping vs World of Fine Wine

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

Head to head
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

World of Fine Wine

This app offers in-depth articles and expert analysis on fine wine for a global audience. Access back issues, search archives, and enjoy offline reading with a subscription.

Highlights
  • In-depth wine articles
  • Expert editorial content
  • Offline reading of back issues
  • Searchable archive
  • Page bookmarking
  • Social media sharing
Features
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Named Louis Roederer International Wine Publication of the Year three years running (2010, 2011 and 2012), The World of Fine Wine is an award-winning magazine, website and app speaking to an international readership of discerning individuals who each share a passion for wine. We take a sophisticated approach to the assessment of fine wine that is neither dominated by fad or fashion, nor one individual palate, nor the latest over-hyped wines. The publication appeals to a broad spectrum of wine Lovers because of the range of subject matter we cover and the quality and depth of the articles written on these Academic topics. Working with some of the world’s most respected wine writers, we offer authoritative editorial Content that is seeing us become the go-to place for the global fine wine aficionado. We are a quarterly publication with subscribers extending across 30 countries. Contributors include: •Hugh Johnson OBE •Michel Bettane •Oz Clarke •Clive Coates MW •Allen Meadows •Jancis Robinson MW •David Schildknecht •Michael Schuster •Mike Steinberger •Tom Stevenson •Serena Suteliffe MW •Jeannie Cho Lee MW •Ch’ng Poh Tiong During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. • Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. • Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. • Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. • Switch between single or double-page view. • Search the current issue or the archive. • Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. • Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. • Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). • Network connection required otherwise. • Bookmark favourite pages or search results to read later. • Social Media sharing feature allowing you to share pages with friends. • If your institution has a magazine subscription, you can access it directly from within your registered IP range. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: Quarterly £19.99 Annually £79.99 In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: • Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions will renew automatically 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. • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos

Screenshots

Practical Fishkeeping4 screens
World of Fine Wine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Practical Fishkeeping at 4.8 against World of Fine Wine's 3.0. Practical Fishkeeping also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (33% vs 0%). 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

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 World of Fine Wine sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $26.99 per 3 months. 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 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Practical Fishkeeping has 31 ratings behind it against 2, 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 World of Fine Wine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practical Fishkeeping ships an update every 5 months, World of Fine Wine every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Practical Fishkeeping versus World of Fine Wine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractical FishkeepingWorld of Fine Wine
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (31 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings31 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB8 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperWarners Group Publications PLCNS Media Group Limited

Customer experience

Practical Fishkeeping

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

World of Fine Wine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Practical Fishkeeping

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Restoring previous issues not working
  • Purchased mags vanished
  • Current issues not in library
  • Can't access any purchases
  • New app deleted copies and won't recognize user
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  • App crashes continually
  • App crashes when launched
  • Issues won't download
  • Download stops halfway
  • New issue hangs on loading
  • App won't open
  • Download stops at 43.06%
  • Embedded video issue with iPad 1 owners
  • Paid for subscription that doesn't work
  • Keeps crashing when trying to download paid editions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Allow screen rotation
  • More interactive features like other magazines
  • Access for paper subscribers to digital copies

World of Fine Wine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
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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
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
4 purchases

World of Fine Wine

Subscriptions4
  • The World of Fine Wine$26.993 Months
  • The World of Fine Wine$89.991 Year
  • The World of Fine Wine$94.991 Year
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  • The World of Fine Wine$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Practical Fishkeeping free?
Practical Fishkeeping is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is World of Fine Wine free?
World of Fine Wine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Practical Fishkeeping or World of Fine Wine?
Practical Fishkeeping is rated higher. Practical Fishkeeping averages 4.8 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while World of Fine Wine averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Practical Fishkeeping or World of Fine Wine have ads?
Neither Practical Fishkeeping nor World of Fine Wine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Practical Fishkeeping or World of Fine Wine?
Practical Fishkeeping ships an update every 5 months, and World of Fine Wine every 6 months. Most recently, Practical Fishkeeping was updated on October 29, 2026 and World of Fine Wine on October 24, 2026.

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