Comparison

Military Modelling vs Circuit Cellar

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

Circuit Cellar

Access in-depth engineering tutorials, microcontroller projects, and industry news for electrical engineers and electronics enthusiasts. Explore topics like embedded development, signal processing, and IoT. Subscriptions are available within the app.

Highlights
  • Engineering tutorials
  • Microcontroller projects
  • Embedded systems news
  • Signal processing articles
  • IoT project guides
  • Robotics content
Features
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Circuit Cellar magazine features engineering tutorials, detailed microcontroller-based projects, and embedded systems industry news for professional electrical engineers, EE/ECE academics, and highly skilled electronics enthusiasts. Since 1988, Circuit Cellar has featured projects and tutorials from the world's top engineers on subjects such as embedded development (e.g., prototyping and programming), signal processing (e.g., DSP chips and signal conditioning), programmable logic (e.g., FPGA projects), sensor systems (e.g., smart sensors and MEMS), 'Net-connected devices (e.g., IoT projects and protocol stacks), robotics (e.g., robotic systems and proximity sensing), and much more. Circuit Cellar is the ultimate resource for all of your electrical engineering-related needs. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. Three months subscription - $24.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Six months subscription - $39.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $34.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions

Screenshots

Military Modelling1 screens
Circuit Cellar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Military Modelling at 100% against Circuit Cellar's 0%. Military Modelling also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, update cadence, 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. Military Modelling sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per 3 months and Circuit Cellar sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $23.99 per year. 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. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Military Modelling has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Military Modelling's written reviews are positive against 0% of Circuit Cellar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Military Modelling ships an update every 10 months, Circuit Cellar every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Military Modelling versus Circuit Cellar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMilitary ModellingCircuit Cellar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDoolittle Media LtdMagzter Inc.

Customer experience

Military Modelling

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

Circuit Cellar

All ratings1 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
10 purchases

Circuit Cellar

Subscriptions2
  • Circuit Cellar 30$23.991 Year
  • Circuit Cellar 1 Year$34.991 Year
One-time8
  • Circuit Cellar - December 2016$8.99
  • Circuit Cellar - November 2016$8.99
  • Circuit Cellar - January 2017$8.99
Show 5 more
  • Circuit Cellar - July 2017$8.99
  • December 2017$8.99
  • July 2018$8.99
  • March 2018$8.99
  • Circuit Cellar November 2018$8.99

Questions

Is Military Modelling free?
Military Modelling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Circuit Cellar free?
Circuit Cellar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Military Modelling or Circuit Cellar?
Military Modelling is rated higher. Military Modelling averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Circuit Cellar averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Military Modelling or Circuit Cellar have ads?
Neither Military Modelling nor Circuit Cellar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Military Modelling or Circuit Cellar?
Military Modelling ships an update every 10 months, and Circuit Cellar every 16 months. Most recently, Military Modelling was updated on August 27, 2026 and Circuit Cellar on July 4, 2026.

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