Comparison

Railway Modeller vs Dorset Echo

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

Head to head
About

Railway Modeller

Access the UK's leading model railway magazine on your device. Explore featured layouts, construction guides, product reviews, and an extensive events diary. Subscribe for full access to current and archived issues, with offline reading capabilities.

Highlights
  • Featured layouts and plans
  • How-to construction articles
  • Product and book reviews
  • Model railway events diary
  • Searchable archive
  • Offline reading
Features
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Railway Modeller is the UK's No1 model railway magazine. Every month it features the best from the hobby for those modelling Britain's railways in all the popular scales and offers a unique blend of articles by experts and beginners alike, including a special section for newcomers wanting to learn all about the hobby and model making in general. Each issue includes featured layouts, scale drawings, layout plans, shows-you-how constructional articles and prototype surveys. Plus all the regular sections; product reviews, up-to-the-minute news, book reviews, readers letters and the UK’s most comprehensive model railway events diary. ---------------------------------------------- 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

About

Dorset Echo

Stay informed with local news, sports, and events from Dorset. Enjoy ad-free reading, daily digital newspapers, and interactive puzzles. Listen to articles with the audio player.

Highlights
  • Live news, events, and sports updates
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Full digital newspapers
  • Daily interactive puzzles
  • Article audio player
Features
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The Dorset Echo offers comprehensive coverage of the latest news, sport and events in Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester, West Dorset, Purbeck and the surrounding areas. We’re committed to delivering quality journalism with a local focus and driving community engagement. The Dorset Echo also celebrates the region's cultural vibrancy with features on arts, entertainment and leisure activities. The Dorset Echo app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking news, sports and events in Dorset and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest Dorset news, events and sport as it happens • Ad-Free Reading: No ads, no pop-ups, no distractions • Daily Digital Newspapers: Read the paper in full, cover to cover • Interactive Puzzles: Play new crosswords, sudoku and more every day • Article Audio Player: Listen to articles and create content playlists All subscriptions are auto-renewing. Payment for this subscription will be charged to your Apple account upon purchase. The subscription will auto-renew within 24 hours of the current subscription expiring, at the same rate as the initial purchase. Auto-renewing subscriptions can be managed via Account Settings allowing them to be turned off. No cancellations of the current subscription are allowed during the active subscription period. Privacy Policy - https://www.newsquest.co.uk/our-policies/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use - https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Railway Modeller4 screens
Dorset Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Railway Modeller and Dorset Echo are too close to call on the numbers: across 8 compared parameters — price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Railway Modeller sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Dorset Echo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Railway Modeller versus Dorset Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRailway ModellerDorset Echo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews23.1% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB146 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPritchard Patent Product Co. Ltd.Newsquest

Customer experience

Railway Modeller

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews39 reviews
Positive23.1%
Neutral7.7%
Negative69.2%

Dorset Echo

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative83.3%

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Railway Modeller

Subscriptions2
  • Railway Modeller$3.991 Month
  • Railway Modeller$49.991 Year
One-time16
  • November 2016 (pp:1150945)$3.99
  • July 2017 (pp:1150929)$3.99
  • May 2016 (pp:1150957)$3.99
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  • February 2017 (pp:1150939)$3.99
  • August 2017 (pp:1150927)$3.99
  • April 2017 (pp:1150935)$3.99
  • May 2017 (pp:1150933)$3.99
  • July 2021 (pp:1146648)$4.99
  • May 2021 (pp:1146650)$4.99
  • September 2021 (pp:1146646)$4.99
  • June 2021 (pp:1146649)$4.99
  • October 2021 (pp:1146645)$4.99
  • August 2021 (pp:1146647)$4.99
  • November 2021 (pp:1146644)$4.99
  • December 2021 (pp:1146643)$4.99
  • RM 2026 Special (pp:1147424)$6.99
3 purchases

Dorset Echo

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly Subscription$5.491 Month
  • 6 Month Subscription$29.996 Months
  • Annual Subscription$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Railway Modeller free?
Railway Modeller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dorset Echo free?
Dorset Echo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Railway Modeller or Dorset Echo have ads?
Neither Railway Modeller nor Dorset Echo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Railway Modeller or Dorset Echo?
Railway Modeller ships an update every 4 months, and Dorset Echo every 4 months. Most recently, Railway Modeller was updated on October 26, 2026 and Dorset Echo on October 26, 2026.

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