Comparison

Military Modelling vs SmartTacklebox

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

Head to head
About

Military Modelling

This app offers a digital version of a long-standing UK magazine for military model enthusiasts. It features detailed articles on tanks, AFVs, model soldiers, and diorama building, along with techniques for conversion, painting, and weathering. Users can purchase individual issues or subscribe for access to a digital archive.

Highlights
  • Detailed articles on tanks and AFVs
  • Techniques for conversion, painting, and weathering
  • Features on model soldiers and busts
  • Diorama building guides
  • Full-size photo references
  • Digital archive access for subscribers
Features
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Published 13 times a year, Military Modelling magazine is the longest established UK magazine for military modellers and since 1971 has built up a loyal readership that is respected for having a balanced, informative, inspiring and historically accurate content. Inside you’ll find a variety of features on Tanks and AFVs in all the popular model scales. All the techniques you’ll need to know on how to convert, super-detail, paint and weather these models are covered in great detail. Articles are also regularly included on building and painting Model Soldiers and Busts from all periods of military history. Other supporting features take in diorama building, tools and techniques, full-size photo references and show reports. The magazine’s website at www.militarymodelling.com has quickly grown to become a large and very friendly site with over 15,500 members. The site is more than just a forum and has an extensive free library of articles, reviews, a huge gallery plus a digital archive of issues (for subscribers) and much more. ---------------------------------------------- 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

SmartTacklebox

Organize your fishing tackle with this app. Catalog lures, store notes, and recall what you have and why you bought it. Upgrade for unlimited storage and an ad-free experience.

Highlights
  • Digital tackle box memory
  • Photo tagging of lures
  • Lure catalog creation
  • Internet link integration
  • Personalized notes
  • Tackle usage learning
Features
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SmartTacklebox lets you use your SmartPhone as your memory for you tackle boxes. If you're a bass fisherman or fly-fisherman with lots of tackle that you cannot remember where or why you bought, then SmartTacklebox will help you recall what tackle you have and where. Using SmartTacklebox, you can take a photo of a tackle box after you've placed your tackle in it, and tag the lures or bait in the image. To recalling what lure you're looking at and what its for, simply touch the lure on the image. You can build your own lure catalog as you go along, linking to information about the lure on the Internet, as well as making your own notes. SmartTacklebox allows you to continually update the information about the tackle in the tackle box helping you to learn what you have and how/why to use your tackle. The free version of the app has advertising banners and limitations of 2 sides of 1 tackle box, as well as a limit of 20 lures. The Pro License which can be purchased from within the app removes the advertising and allows you to record multiple boxes and divisions, as well as any number of lures.

Screenshots

Military Modelling1 screens
SmartTacklebox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Military Modelling at 100% against SmartTacklebox's 0%. Military Modelling also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (7 vs 2). SmartTacklebox's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 10 months) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 11.2). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Military Modelling sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 3 months and SmartTacklebox sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Military Modelling holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Military Modelling's written reviews are positive against 0% of SmartTacklebox's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Military Modelling ships an update every 10 months, SmartTacklebox every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Military Modelling versus SmartTacklebox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMilitary ModellingSmartTacklebox
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.27.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB5 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDoolittle Media LtdSMARTMOBIWARE LTD

Customer experience

Military Modelling

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SmartTacklebox

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

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Military Modelling

Subscriptions3
  • Military Modelling Auto-Renewable Subscriptions$12.993 Months
  • Military Modelling Auto-Renewable Subscriptions$19.996 Months
  • Military Modelling Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$34.991 Year
One-time9
  • 2nd August 2013 (id:739174)$4.99
  • 15th March 2013 (id:736997)$4.99
  • 18th January 2013 (id:738906)$4.99
Show 6 more
  • 7th December 2012 (id:739177)$4.99
  • 19th October 2012 (id:736657)$4.99
  • December 5th 2014 (id:747193)$4.99
  • Vol. 46 No 4 (id:750508)$4.99
  • Vol. 46 No 10 (id:750520)$4.99
  • 160 Aug 19 (id:768524)$4.99
1 purchases

SmartTacklebox

One-time1
  • SmartTacklebox Pro$5.99

Questions

Is Military Modelling free?
Military Modelling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmartTacklebox free?
SmartTacklebox is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Military Modelling or SmartTacklebox?
Military Modelling is rated higher. Military Modelling averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while SmartTacklebox averages 1.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Military Modelling or SmartTacklebox have ads?
Neither Military Modelling nor SmartTacklebox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Military Modelling or SmartTacklebox?
Military Modelling ships an update every 10 months, and SmartTacklebox every 6 days. Most recently, Military Modelling was updated on October 13, 2026 and SmartTacklebox on October 16, 2026.

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