Comparison

Source Book Plus vs Converter Magazine

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

Head to head

About

Source Book Plus

Features

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Our app provides the facility to browse stock products and search for the nearest retail outlet (a wholesale interface is available for sales reps supplying retail outlets).

About

Converter Magazine

Features

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Converter is the longest established specialist international monthly publication covering the diverse and dynamic converting, packaging, printing and associated industries. This includes flexible packaging, foil, flexographic and offset printing, nonwovens, cartons, labels and labelling, paper and board and ancillary converting processes such as static elimination, components, drives and controls. adhesives, drying and curing and many others.

Screenshots

Converter Magazine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Source Book Plus at every 3 months against Converter Magazine's every 9 months. Source Book Plus also leads on iOS requirement (12 vs 15.0). Converter Magazine's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Source Book Plus ships an update every 3 months, Converter Magazine every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on May 16, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level

Source Book Plus versus Converter Magazine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Source Book Plus	Converter Magazine
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 3 months — better	Every 9 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	12 — better	15.0
Further details — not scored
Size	67 MB	29 MB
Age rating	17+	4+
Developer	Joe Petralia	Datateam Business Media Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Source Book Plus

No in-app purchases

None

Converter Magazine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Source Book Plus free?

Source Book Plus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Converter Magazine free?

Converter Magazine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Source Book Plus or Converter Magazine have ads?

Neither Source Book Plus nor Converter Magazine shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Source Book Plus or Converter Magazine?

Source Book Plus ships an update every 3 months, and Converter Magazine every 9 months. Most recently, Source Book Plus was updated on May 16, 2026 and Converter Magazine on October 8, 2026.