Comparison

Backyard & Outdoor Living vs E

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

Head to head
About

Backyard & Outdoor Living

Discover inspiration and practical advice for transforming your outdoor space. Explore garden design, layout, furniture, plants, pools, and maintenance tips to create your ultimate lifestyle arena.

Highlights
  • Garden layout and design ideas
  • Furniture and product showcases
  • Planting and maintenance advice
  • Pool and structure inspiration
  • Water-wise gardening tips
  • Outdoor lighting and paving options
Features
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BACKYARD & OUTDOOR LIVING digital MAGAZINE. The perfect source of inspiration and practical advice featuring the entire garden space, from layout and design to furniture, plants and maintenance. Backyard Design Ideas is an information-packed magazine dedicated to bringing you the most innovative ideas for turning your backyard into the ultimate lifestyle arena. We devote more space to garden design, layout, furniture, products, plants, pools, structures and maintenance than any other publication on the market. Topics include but are not limited to Planning a Garden, Makeover Ideas, Design Advice, Water Wise Gardening, Outdoor Lighting, Pool Design, Outdoor Furniture, Garden Art, Shade Solutions and Paving Options. ---------------------------------------------- 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

E

Features
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With the β€œE-locks” App you can operate and manage your electronic β€œE-Win” patio- and window lock and/or your β€œE-Pad” Bluetooth padlock. For further details see our animations and user guides on www.siso.dk

Screenshots

Backyard & Outdoor Living1 screens
E3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: E at none against Backyard & Outdoor Living's 10. On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Backyard & Outdoor Living sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per 6 months. E asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backyard & Outdoor Living ships an update every 8 months, E every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Backyard & Outdoor Living versus E: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackyard & Outdoor LivingE
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 8 months β€” betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.210.0 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size97 MB24 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperUniversal Magazines Pty LtdMark Deelman

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Backyard & Outdoor Living

Subscriptions2
  • BGDI Auto-Renewable Subscription$11.996 Months
  • BGDI Auto-Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$12.991 Year
One-time8
  • Backyard Makeovers #4$2.99
  • Issue#11.3 Yearbook 2013$3.99
  • Issue#11.2 2013$3.99
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  • Issue#11.1 2013$3.99
  • Issue#10.6 2013$3.99
  • Decks, Patios & Pergolas #4$3.99
  • Decks, Pergolas & Patios #....$3.99
  • BGDI 6 Back Issue Bundle$14.99
None

E

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backyard & Outdoor Living free?
Backyard & Outdoor Living is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is E free?
E is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Backyard & Outdoor Living or E have ads?
Neither Backyard & Outdoor Living nor E shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Backyard & Outdoor Living or E?
Backyard & Outdoor Living ships an update every 8 months, and E every 11 months. Most recently, Backyard & Outdoor Living was updated on October 25, 2026 and E on October 26, 2026.

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