Comparison

Echo News vs Let's Get Crafting

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

Head to head
About

Echo News

Stay informed about local news, sports, and events in the South Essex region. Enjoy ad-free reading, listen to articles, and access daily digital newspapers. Engage with your community through comprehensive local coverage.

Highlights
  • Live news, events, and sport updates
  • Ad-free reading experience
  • Full digital daily newspapers
  • Interactive daily puzzles
  • Article audio player
Features
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Echo News provides something for everyone who lives in or loves the South Essex area, offering comprehensive coverage of the latest news, sport and events in Basildon, Southend and the surrounding areas. We’re committed to delivering quality journalism with a local focus and driving community engagement. The Echo News also celebrates the region's cultural vibrancy with features on arts, entertainment and leisure activities, alongside dedicated reporting on Southend United FC. The Echo News app is the best way to keep up to date with all the breaking news, sports and events in South Essex and gives you the following great features… • Live Updates: Get the latest Essex 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/

About

Let's Get Crafting

Features
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Love to knit? Love to crochet? Subscribe to Let’s Get Crafting: Knitting & Crochet magazine today for inspiration! Each edition comes jam-packed with over 35 incredible patterns that we help you make from start to finish; you’ll be a pro in no time at all! Whether you knit, crochet or both, this is the magazine for you. We cover a wealth of different knitting and crochet patterns across toys, homewares, baby and accessories. We specialise in toy making: cute unicorns, roaring lions, traditional teddy bears, sweet-as-can-be bunnies, smiley giraffes, miniature dinos… we really do have it all! Not only will you have a wonderful time crafting such toys, but to see a child or friend’s face light up when you give it to them is simply unbeatable. Don’t delay, get your copy before it hits the shops by subscribing to our digital edition today! [Please note, free cover gifts are not available via this digital subscription.] ---------------------------------------------- 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

Screenshots

Echo News4 screens
Let's Get Crafting1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Echo News at every 5 months against Let's Get Crafting's every 46 months. Let's Get Crafting's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Echo News sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Let's Get Crafting sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Echo News ships an update every 5 months, Let's Get Crafting every 46 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 6 level
Echo News versus Let's Get Crafting: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEcho NewsLet's Get Crafting
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews16.7% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 46 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB72 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNewsquestArtichoke Media Ltd

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Echo News

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Quarterly Subscription$19.993 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription$35.996 Months
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  • Annual Subscription$69.991 Year
13 purchases

Let's Get Crafting

Subscriptions1
  • Let's Get Crafting 1M Sub$4.991 Month
One-time12
  • No.115 (id:769249)$4.99
  • No.116 (id:769248)$4.99
  • No.117 (id:769247)$4.99
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  • Issue 96 (id:769245)$4.99
  • Issue 99 (id:769242)$4.99
  • Issue 101 (id:769240)$4.99
  • Issue 102 (id:769239)$4.99
  • No.123 (id:771704)$4.99
  • No.134 (id:775957)$4.99
  • No.139 (id:775947)$4.99
  • No.128 (id:771694)$4.99
  • No.142 (id:779130)$4.99

Questions

Is Echo News free?
Echo News is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Let's Get Crafting free?
Let's Get Crafting is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Echo News or Let's Get Crafting have ads?
Neither Echo News nor Let's Get Crafting shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Echo News or Let's Get Crafting?
Echo News ships an update every 5 months, and Let's Get Crafting every 46 months. Most recently, Echo News was updated on September 22, 2026 and Let's Get Crafting on September 4, 2026.

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