Comparison

MovieMaker Magazine vs PowerScale.

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

Head to head
About

MovieMaker Magazine

This app offers in-depth articles on filmmaking, including criticism, festival coverage, and DIY techniques. It profiles actors, directors, and other industry professionals, appealing to both aspiring filmmakers and movie enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • In-depth film criticism
  • Festival coverage
  • DIY moviemaking techniques
  • Profiles of industry professionals
  • Content for filmmakers and movie lovers
  • Access to current, future, and back issues
Features
Read full description

MovieMaker is the nation's leading magazine on the art and business of making movies. Founded in 1993 and available on newsstands across North America and parts of Europe, the publication has a quarterly readership of 150,000. Its companion website, established in 1995, is one of the most popular movie sites on the web. MovieMaker is a special interest consumer publication with content directed at the audience as well as the artist. Its lively mix of in-depth criticism, festival coverage, do it yourself moviemaking techniques and profiles of both rising and legendary Hollywood actors, directors, cinematographers, producers, screenwriters and editors make it a perennial favourite with readers the world over. Although the magazine's core audience is both independent filmmakers and Hollywood's leading players, one needn't be a moviemaker to love MovieMaker, one simply needs to love movies. --------------------------------------------- This is a free app with paid subscriptions. Current issues, future issues and back issues can be purchased from within the app. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest issue. Available subscriptions are: 12 months: £6.99/ US$9.99 (4 issues)* Back Issue Bundles: £2.49/ US$3.99 (2 issues) *This subscription has a free trial period of 30 days. At the end of the 30 days the full price of the subscription will be charged. 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. -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 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. 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 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

PowerScale.

Engage in fan debates about characters from anime, manga, and superhero universes. Vote on matchups, compare characters across various topics, and track live results. Build your profile and explore rankings of top characters.

Highlights
  • Character matchup debates
  • Vote on debates
  • Compare characters
  • Tournament brackets
  • Live results tracking
  • User profiles and badges
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PowerScale - A Fandom Debate App for All of Your Anime Hot Takes Debate, Vote, and Settle Characters Matchups: Power Scaling, Aura, Best Written, Waifus, Morality, Legacy, and More. Create Your Own Battles: 1v1, Best of All, Tournament Brackets. Follow Live Results, Share Your Opinions, Let The Final Reult Speak for Itself. Mini Games to Test Your Knowledge and Reaction Time. Raise Above Others in The Leaderboard to Become The BEST. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://powerscale.netlify.app/privacy

Screenshots

MovieMaker Magazine4 screens
PowerScale.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PowerScale. at 5.0 against MovieMaker Magazine's 2.7. PowerScale. also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 7 months). MovieMaker Magazine's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. MovieMaker Magazine sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. PowerScale. asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PowerScale. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MovieMaker Magazine ships an update every 7 months, PowerScale. every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
MovieMaker Magazine versus PowerScale.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMovieMaker MagazinePowerScale.
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS10.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB94 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMagazinecloner.com US LLCDinh Ba Linh Le

Customer experience

MovieMaker Magazine

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative57.1%

PowerScale.

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

In-app purchases

12 purchases

MovieMaker Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • MovieMaker Auto Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$4.991 Year
One-time11
  • issue 108$2.99
  • issue 105$2.99
  • issue 104$2.99
Show 8 more
  • issue 103$2.99
  • issue 102$2.99
  • Complete Guide to Making M...$2.99
  • Issue 151 / Sp... (pp:1049729)$2.99
  • Issue 152 / Su... (pp:1049726)$2.99
  • MovieMaker 2 back issue bundle$3.99
  • Issue 110 - The Complete G...$4.99
  • Issue 116 - The Complete G...$4.99
None

PowerScale.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is MovieMaker Magazine free?
MovieMaker Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PowerScale. free?
PowerScale. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, MovieMaker Magazine or PowerScale.?
PowerScale. is rated higher. MovieMaker Magazine averages 2.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while PowerScale. averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MovieMaker Magazine or PowerScale. have ads?
PowerScale. shows ads; MovieMaker Magazine does not.
Which is updated more often, MovieMaker Magazine or PowerScale.?
MovieMaker Magazine ships an update every 7 months, and PowerScale. every 2 weeks. Most recently, MovieMaker Magazine was updated on October 23, 2026 and PowerScale. on October 20, 2026.

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