British Railway Modelling vs Tow Ware
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Digital magazine issues
- Model layout photography
- Practical modelling advice
- Product reviews
- Bonus digital content
- Exhibition information
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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
Tow Ware
Get real-time traffic accident alerts for Queensland, Victoria, and New South Wales. Stay informed about road incidents to plan your journeys more effectively.
- Up-to-the-minute traffic accident alerts
- Servicing Queensland
- Servicing Victoria
- Servicing New South Wales
- Real-time incident notifications
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Tow Ware- Traffic Accident Alert Service - servicing Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales. Receive up to the minute traffic accident alerts.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tow Ware at none against British Railway Modelling's 25. Tow Ware also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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. British Railway Modelling sells 25 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Tow Ware asks for nothing beyond the download.
British Railway Modelling ships an update every 7 months, Tow Ware every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | British Railway Modelling | Tow Ware |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (19 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Warners Group Publications PLC | Skys No Limit Pty Ltd |
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British Railway Modelling
Tow Ware
In-app purchases
British Railway Modelling
- British Railway Modelling Auto Subscriptions$4.491 Month
- BRM Auto Renewable Subscription$5.991 Month
- British Railway Modelling Auto Subscriptions$18.996 Months
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- BRM Auto Renewable Subscription$28.496 Months
- British Railway Modelling Auto Subscriptions$58.991 Year
- BRM Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$58.991 Year
- British Railway... (id:480529)$2.99
- World of Railwa... (id:649037)$2.99
- Guide to Scenery (id:714658)$2.99
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- 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
Tow Ware
No in-app purchases
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