Comparison

Your Home Magazine vs Computeractive

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

Head to head
About

Your Home Magazine

Discover home decorating inspiration with beautiful reader homes, room makeovers, and DIY advice. Explore budget-friendly shopping and lifestyle ideas, plus delicious recipes. Get inspired for every room in your house.

Highlights
  • Reader home tours
  • Room makeover ideas
  • Budget shopping guides
  • DIY and home improvement advice
  • Recipe collection
  • Lifestyle inspiration
Features
Read full description

Your Home Magazine brings you the home decorating inspiration you need for every room in your house. We pack each issue with beautiful reader homes, a themed trilogy of inspiring room makeovers, budget-busting shopping and lifestyle ideas, delicious recipes, plus DIY and home improvement advice. Subscriptions and single issues: Customers can buy single issues and subscriptions using In App Purchase Subscriptions are available on monthly or annual terms. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period • You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for that product • You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Account Settings after purchase • No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. This does not affect your statutory rights • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription • The app may offer a free trial. At the end of the free trial period, the full price of the subscription will be charged thereafter. Cancellations must occur 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Visit http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 for more information. The subscription will include the current issue if you do not already own it and subsequently published future issues. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. If you would like more information or support please visit our App support page https://www.ourmediaapps.co.uk/apps-faqs/ Our Media Company Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: https://policies.ourmedia.co.uk/privacy-policy/ https://policies.ourmedia.co.uk/website-terms-and-conditions/ * please note: this digital edition does not include the covermount gifts or supplements you would find with printed copies*

About

Computeractive

Your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets, and the web. Get regular news updates, project ideas, and expert advice on popular reader queries, anti-virus software, and consumer rights. Learn to get the most out of your computer with clear, plain English explanations.

Highlights
  • News updates
  • Project ideas
  • Help and advice
  • Anti-virus software articles
  • Consumer rights features
  • PC and gadget guides
Features
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Computeractive is the UK’s best-selling computer magazine and your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets and the web! It includes regular news updates, project ideas, help and advice on popular reader queries, articles on anti-virus software, features on consumer rights, and a whole lot more to help you get the very best out of your computer. Get PC advice in plain English today – get Computeractive! All the subscriptions are auto-renewable subscription directly from the App Store. Payment will be charged to your App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. This subscription will automatically renew 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. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Subscription costs: - 26 issues (1 year) at £29.99 - 13 issues (Every 6 months) at £14.99 - 6 issues (Every 3 months) at £7.99 Please click here to read our Privacy Policy: http://www.dennis.co.uk/privacy and here to read our Terms of Use: http://www.dennis.co.uk/subs/terms

Screenshots

Your Home Magazine4 screens
Computeractive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Your Home Magazine at 5.0 against Computeractive's 4.2. Your Home Magazine also leads on monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and review sentiment (75% vs 43%). On price, ratings volume, 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. Your Home Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 3 months and Computeractive sells 48 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Your Home Magazine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Your Home Magazine's written reviews are positive against 43% of Computeractive's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Your Home Magazine ships an update every 4 months, Computeractive every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Your Home Magazine versus Computeractive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterYour Home MagazineComputeractive
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.2 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better43.1% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.016.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOur Media LimitedFuture plc

Customer experience

Your Home Magazine

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Computeractive

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive43.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative49.0%

Bugs and requests

Your Home Magazine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Computeractive

Reported bugs

40 issues
  • App not working
  • Saying wrong format
  • Cannot receive information
  • Not showing any magazines
  • Says turn on Java and cookies
Show 35 more
  • Error message: The data couldn't be read because it isn't in the correct format
  • Log in non-2xx response: 405 method not allowed
  • Can’t retrieve feed of feeds
  • No longer loads the magazines
  • Back button goes to the cover
  • Top of each page is hidden
  • Links aren’t clickable
  • App claiming no active subscriptions
  • App frozen, spinning wheel
  • Many bugs present
  • Issue not available in the app
  • Problems getting the latest edition
  • Suddenly cannot access the latest edition
  • Error code
  • Keeps throwing up the same error
  • Digital version often arrives after publication date
  • Digital version may arrive in the afternoon or next day
  • Constantly dropping out back to the home screen
  • New version removed access to several years of magazines
  • Latest update isn’t very good
  • Bottom chopped off page
  • Has frozen a couple of times
  • Download screen changed
  • Pages slip and slide around the screen
  • Navbar appears and disappears at random
  • Cannot get further than page 53
  • Text cannot be selected and copied
  • Table of contents isn’t hyperlinked
  • Web hyperlinks take you to a random retailer
  • Subscription isn’t coming over to the iPad app
  • Keeps logging me out
  • Lost all copies paid for
  • Lost all previous purchases
  • Unable to transfer magazines from original subscription
  • No way to transfer current subscription

Requested features

14 requests
  • Fix app to show magazines
  • Sort out login issues
  • Fix error messages
  • Make links clickable
  • Improve iPad display
Show 9 more
  • Add index
  • Allow printing pages
  • Add interactive features
  • Improve navigation
  • Allow tagging magazines as read
  • Add notes against magazines
  • Allow login without internet connection
  • Improve app for iPad Pro
  • Allow 2 pages at a time in landscape

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Your Home Magazine

Subscriptions3
  • Your Home Magazine Subscriptio$4.993 Months
  • Your Home Magazine Subscriptio1 Month trial$19.991 Year
  • Your Home Magazine1 Month trial$20.491 Year
One-time7
  • Christmas Made Easy 2013$1.99
  • Sep-13$1.99
  • May-13$1.99
Show 4 more
  • Apr-13$1.99
  • Mar-13$1.99
  • Feb-13$1.99
  • December 2012-January 2013$1.99
48 purchases

Computeractive

Subscriptions4
  • 3 Month Subscription$9.993 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription$14.996 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription$16.496 Months
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  • 12 Month Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time44
  • Issue 414 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Issue 405 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Issue 396 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
Show 41 more
  • Issue 394 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Issue 479 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Issue 477 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 670$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 672$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 673$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 674$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 675$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 678$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 679$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 683$1.99
  • Issue 744$1.99
  • Issue 740$1.99
  • Issue 739$1.99
  • Issue 735$1.99
  • Issue 734$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 726$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 722$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 723$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 720$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 718$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 716$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 712$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 710$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 709$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 708$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 707$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 706$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 705$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 704$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 695$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 692$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 693$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 691$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 690$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 689$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 688$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 687$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 684$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 686$1.99
  • Computer Active Issue 685$1.99

Questions

Is Your Home Magazine free?
Your Home Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Computeractive free?
Computeractive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Your Home Magazine or Computeractive?
Your Home Magazine is rated higher. Your Home Magazine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Computeractive averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do Your Home Magazine or Computeractive have ads?
Neither Your Home Magazine nor Computeractive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Your Home Magazine or Computeractive?
Your Home Magazine ships an update every 4 months, and Computeractive every 16 months. Most recently, Your Home Magazine was updated on October 26, 2026 and Computeractive on October 29, 2026.

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