Comparison

The Woodworker vs official bespoke

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Woodworking projects
  • Technical advice
  • Tool reviews and tests
  • News and updates
  • 13 issues per year
  • Digital magazine format
Features
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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

About

official bespoke

This app offers a digital platform for a multimedia company, featuring a lifestyle magazine with engaging content on personalities, products, and places. It provides inspiration and unique stories, with subscription options for extended access.

Highlights
  • Digital lifestyle magazine
  • Multimedia content platform
  • In-depth articles on personalities and places
  • Inspiration and unique stories
  • Subscription options available
  • Content updates on social media
Features
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Once upon a time we began as a boutique publisher with a signature title – Bespoke. In the twelve years since then we have developed and grown to become a fully-fledged multimedia company under the name Official Bespoke, boasting a digital platform, coffee table books and the most widely circulated bi-monthly lifestyle magazine in the Middle East. If you are curious, believe in a glass half full, enjoy the finer things in life and are hungry for unique and original stories, chances are we’ve got you covered with our updates on Twitter, our daily dose of visual escapism on Instagram, our rich and diverse programming on Facebook and YouTube, and of course our award-winning magazine, which exemplifies our mission to publish stories that are luxurious in nature but also highlight engaging personalities, products and places that leave a lasting impression of the Arab world, and best represent our values and successes to the rest of the globe. We ask that you put your feet up, turn off the noise, check out of your normal news cycle and allow us to take you into a world of inspiration. It was very difficult to put together an Ultimate Awards Issue given the misery of what is going on in Palestine right now. Still, we did the best we could despite the fact we can’t discuss politics. We found a margin of manoeuvre in the interview with Mia Khalifa and shed the light on many admirable people, products, and places – like Jumana Ghouth, Hamad Sultan, Sayar & Garibeh, and the ‘Atlantis, The Royal’ in Dubai. Rest assured it’s another jampacked issue. Enjoy the journey we take you on and let us hope that 2024 gives us reason to be optimistic for the future once again. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. Six months subscription - $7.99 (automatically renewed until canceled) One year subscription - $14.99 (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

The Woodworker4 screens
official bespoke3 screens

Verdict

The call

The Woodworker and official bespoke both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of official bespoke's written reviews are positive against 50% of The Woodworker's. official bespoke also leads on update cadence (every 4 months vs every 14 months). The Woodworker's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, 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. The Woodworker sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $10.99 per 3 months and official bespoke sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Woodworker against 5.0 for official bespoke. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of The Woodworker's written reviews are positive against 100% of official bespoke's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Woodworker ships an update every 14 months, official bespoke every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
The Woodworker versus official bespoke: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Woodworkerofficial bespoke
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.211.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size99 MB40 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperMyTimeMedia LtdMagzter Inc.

Customer experience

The Woodworker

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

official bespoke

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

14 purchases

The Woodworker

Subscriptions3
  • 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
One-time11
  • October 2013 (id:738613)$4.99
  • March 2013 (id:738465)$4.99
  • December 2012 (id:740411)$4.99
Show 8 more
  • 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
19 purchases

official bespoke

Subscriptions2
  • Bespoke$7.996 Months
  • 1 Year Digital Subscription7 Days trial$14.991 Year
One-time17
  • Official Bespoke Oct Nov 2021$2.99
  • Official Bespoke Aug Sep 2021$2.99
  • Official Bespoke Dec Jan 2022$2.99
Show 14 more
  • Official Bespoke Feb Mar 2022$2.99
  • Official Bespoke May June 2022$2.99
  • Official Bespoke Jun Jul 2022$2.99
  • Official Bespoke December 2022$2.99
  • Official Bespoke May 2024$2.99
  • Official Bespoke May 2023$2.99
  • Bespoke April - May 2016$2.99
  • Bespoke June - July 2016$2.99
  • Bespoke October - November 2016$2.99
  • Bespoke December - January 2017$2.99
  • Bespoke Feb - Mar 2017$2.99
  • Bespoke June - July 2017$2.99
  • Bespoke August - Sept 2018$2.99
  • Official Bespoke December 2023$2.99

Questions

Is The Woodworker free?
The Woodworker is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is official bespoke free?
official bespoke is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Woodworker or official bespoke?
The Woodworker and official bespoke are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 4 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do The Woodworker or official bespoke have ads?
Neither The Woodworker nor official bespoke shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Woodworker or official bespoke?
The Woodworker ships an update every 14 months, and official bespoke every 4 months. Most recently, The Woodworker was updated on October 23, 2026 and official bespoke on October 17, 2026.

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