The Woodworker vs HandyFixr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Woodworker
This digital magazine offers expert advice and project guides for woodworking enthusiasts. Explore tool reviews, technical tips, and news from a publication with over a century of heritage.
- Woodworking projects
- Technical advice
- Tool reviews and tests
- News and updates
- 13 issues per year
- Digital magazine format
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The Woodworker is a hands-on magazine aimed at the home woodworker. Its 114 year heritage makes it the authoritative voice on the subject. Edited and written by enthusiasts, there is a real feel for the subject. The Woodworker magazine presents projects and technical advice on all aspects of woodworking, plus news, reviews and tests of the new and most popular tools available. The Woodworker 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
HandyFixr
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Handyfixr is a where you can video conference with a trained professional in the building industry. We can help you become a DIY warrior, our trained dedicated staff can guide you through any project challenge you face in your home or business day or night. Our service on average saves our customers over $200.00 per session compared to hiring an industry professional to come to your location and preform your repair.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HandyFixr at none against The Woodworker's 14. HandyFixr also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 14 months). The Woodworker's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 14.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. The Woodworker sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per 3 months. HandyFixr asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Woodworker ships an update every 14 months, HandyFixr weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Woodworker | HandyFixr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 372 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MyTimeMedia Ltd | Louis Michael Guadagno Ii |
In-app purchases
The Woodworker
- The Woodworker Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$10.993 Months
- The Woodworker Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$26.996 Months
- The Woodworker Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$36.991 Year
- October 2013 (id:738613)$4.99
- March 2013 (id:738465)$4.99
- December 2012 (id:740411)$4.99
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- August 2012 (id:739000)$4.99
- March 2016 (id:750482)$4.99
- April 2016 (id:750484)$4.99
- October 2017 (id:756539)$4.99
- Aug-18 (id:762582)$4.99
- February 2016 (id:750480)$4.99
- Dec-16 (id:750502)$4.99
- Autumn 2017 (id:756541)$4.99
HandyFixr
No in-app purchases
Questions
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