Comparison

Model Engineer & Workshop vs British Railway Modelling

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

Head to head
About

Model Engineer & Workshop

This app serves as a comprehensive guide for hobby engineers, focusing on tools, techniques, and restoration of equipment. It features reader tips, workshop equipment reviews, and insights into new technologies and materials for makers and customizers.

Highlights
  • Tool and technique spotlight
  • Restoration articles
  • Customizer insights
  • Workshop equipment reviews
  • Reader tips
  • New technologies and materials
Features
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Model Engineers' Workshop is the ideal workshop companion for all hobby engineers. Model Engineers' Workshop shines a spotlight on the tools and techniques used by model makers, light engineers, restorers and customisers and those who like making and modding their own tools. You'll find readers' tips, reviews of workshop equipment as well as articles on restoring old tools and making your own as well as the latest new technologies, techniques and materials. Model Engineers' Workshop magazine publishes 13 great issues a year. ---------------------------------------------- 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

British Railway Modelling

This app offers a digital edition of a popular model railway magazine, featuring layouts, practical advice, and product reviews. It includes bonus content like extra pictures and videos, and provides access to exhibitions. Save money by downloading the app and purchasing issues or subscriptions digitally.

Highlights
  • Digital magazine issues
  • Model layout photography
  • Practical modelling advice
  • Product reviews
  • Bonus digital content
  • Exhibition information
Features
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BRM (British Railway Modelling) now includes TRACTION magazine with every issue! BRM showcases the best layouts in all of the popular gauges, offers easy-to-follow practical articles to help improve your modelling and includes the latest new product news and reviews from the biggest brands like Hornby, Bachmann, Accurascale, Rapido and more. BRM is published every four weeks which means you get your British Railway Modelling fix 13 times a year! And, BRM also brings you four annual model railway exhibitions – make sure you have them in your diary. The BRM Digital Edition is full of bonus content such as more pictures, even more video and extra articles. Download the BRM app today and save money on your favourite magazine! BRM combines the very best model railways, easy-to-follow expert modelling advice and the latest in-depth product reviews. Download the BRM app now It prides itself on including the very best layout photography with RMweb editor, Andy York, responsible for the majority of the stunning imagery found within the magazine. Whether a beginner or an experienced modeller, BRM magazine is unbeatable value and always packed full of inspirational features and easy to understand technical help. ---------------------------------------------- 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 issue. -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

Model Engineer & Workshop2 screens
British Railway Modelling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Model Engineer & Workshop at 5.0 against British Railway Modelling's 4.8. Model Engineer & Workshop also leads on iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Model Engineer & Workshop sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per 3 months and British Railway Modelling sells 25 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Model Engineer & Workshop holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 19 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Model Engineer & Workshop's written reviews are positive against 50% of British Railway Modelling's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Model Engineer & Workshop ships an update every 11 months, British Railway Modelling every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Model Engineer & Workshop versus British Railway Modelling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModel Engineer & WorkshopBritish Railway Modelling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings) — better4.8 (19 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1519 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMortons Media Group LtdWarners Group Publications PLC

Customer experience

Model Engineer & Workshop

All ratings15 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative54.5%

British Railway Modelling

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral15.4%
Negative34.6%

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Model Engineer & Workshop

Subscriptions3
  • Model Engineers Workshop Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$13.993 Months
  • Model Engineers Workshop Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$28.996 Months
  • Model Engineers Workshop Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$54.991 Year
One-time13
  • December 2012 (id:739873)$4.99
  • November 2012 (id:736663)$4.99
  • September 2012 (id:739326)$4.99
Show 10 more
  • August 2012 (id:739582)$4.99
  • July 2016 (id:750436)$4.99
  • March 2016 (id:750428)$4.99
  • April 2016 (id:750430)$4.99
  • January 2015 (id:740290)$4.99
  • 300 Years of th... (id:739620)$4.99
  • February 2014 (id:740353)$4.99
  • 25 Years of Mod... (id:799138)$6.99
  • The Best of Mod... (id:807413)$7.99
  • Trains at War (id:807737)$9.99
25 purchases

British Railway Modelling

Subscriptions6
  • British Railway Modelling Auto Subscriptions$4.491 Month
  • BRM Auto Renewable Subscription$5.991 Month
  • British Railway Modelling Auto Subscriptions$18.996 Months
Show 3 more
  • BRM Auto Renewable Subscription$28.496 Months
  • British Railway Modelling Auto Subscriptions$58.991 Year
  • BRM Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$58.991 Year
One-time19
  • British Railway... (id:480529)$2.99
  • World of Railwa... (id:649037)$2.99
  • Guide to Scenery (id:714658)$2.99
Show 16 more
  • Guide to Weathe... (id:725464)$2.99
  • Best of BRM Sp... (pp:1023631)$3.99
  • BRM Guide to La... (id:485355)$3.99
  • Guide to Modell... (id:774753)$4.99
  • August 2014 *BU... (id:796711)$5.99
  • The BRM guide t... (id:796865)$5.99
  • The BRM Guide T... (id:792636)$5.99
  • The BRM guide t... (id:792639)$5.99
  • The BRM guide t... (id:789234)$5.99
  • Nov 2022 (id:782177)$5.99
  • Jul-23 (id:725452)$5.99
  • Dec 24 (pp:1001681)$5.99
  • BRM ANNUAL 2013 (id:796509)$5.99
  • BRM Live (id:796650)$5.99
  • BRM Live - Camp... (id:796647)$5.99
  • Feb 26 (pp:1126780)$6.99

Questions

Is Model Engineer & Workshop free?
Model Engineer & Workshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is British Railway Modelling free?
British Railway Modelling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Model Engineer & Workshop or British Railway Modelling?
Model Engineer & Workshop is rated higher. Model Engineer & Workshop averages 5.0 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while British Railway Modelling averages 4.8 from 19 ratings.
Do Model Engineer & Workshop or British Railway Modelling have ads?
Neither Model Engineer & Workshop nor British Railway Modelling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Model Engineer & Workshop or British Railway Modelling?
Model Engineer & Workshop ships an update every 11 months, and British Railway Modelling every 7 months. Most recently, Model Engineer & Workshop was updated on October 4, 2026 and British Railway Modelling on October 18, 2026.

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