Comparison

Model Engineer & Workshop vs The Gospels App

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

The Gospels App

Read the four Gospels of the New Testament in a clean, distraction-free environment. This app offers a revised King James Version with Jesus's words highlighted for clarity and privacy. Enjoy offline access to sacred texts without ads or tracking.

Highlights
  • Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John)
  • Revised King James Version
  • Jesus's words in red/yellow
  • Minimalist design
  • No ads or tracking
  • Offline access
Features
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A quiet, focused space to read the four Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John — without distraction. The Gospels is a simple, elegant app that brings together the first four books of the New Testament in one place. Designed with clarity and reverence in mind, it avoids noise, ads, and unnecessary features — allowing the text to speak for itself. The Gospels app presents a refined reading experience centered on the life and words of Jesus, using a revision of the KJV (King James Version) that maintains the dignity of the original language while updating grammar and vocabulary for clarity. Features: • The Four Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, John) in a single, accessible app • A revision of the King James Version – formal yet accessible English (not available elsewhere) • Jesus’s words in red letters (yellow in dark mode) for emphasis and clarity • Minimal design for distraction-free reading • No ads, no tracking, no clutter • No tracking – your reading stays private • Offline access – read anytime, anywhere

Screenshots

Model Engineer & Workshop2 screens
The Gospels App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Gospels App at none against Model Engineer & Workshop's 16. The Gospels App also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 11 months). Model Engineer & Workshop's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, rating, ads 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. Model Engineer & Workshop sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per 3 months. The Gospels App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Model Engineer & Workshop against 5.0 for The Gospels App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Model Engineer & Workshop has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Model Engineer & Workshop ships an update every 11 months, The Gospels App every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Model Engineer & Workshop versus The Gospels App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterModel Engineer & WorkshopThe Gospels App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better12
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMortons Media Group LtdJohnson Company Software

Customer experience

Model Engineer & Workshop

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

The Gospels App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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
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  • 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
None

The Gospels App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Model Engineer & Workshop free?
Model Engineer & Workshop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Gospels App free?
The Gospels App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Model Engineer & Workshop or The Gospels App?
Model Engineer & Workshop and The Gospels App are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 15 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Model Engineer & Workshop or The Gospels App have ads?
Neither Model Engineer & Workshop nor The Gospels App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Model Engineer & Workshop or The Gospels App?
Model Engineer & Workshop ships an update every 11 months, and The Gospels App every 5 weeks. Most recently, Model Engineer & Workshop was updated on October 4, 2026 and The Gospels App on October 9, 2026.

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