Comparison

Kitchen Garden Magazine vs Bumblebee

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

Head to head
About

Kitchen Garden Magazine

This app offers expert advice and in-depth features for growing your own fruits and vegetables. Discover new varieties, reader garden tours, and money-saving offers for both novice and experienced gardeners.

Highlights
  • Expert growing advice
  • In-depth crop features
  • Reader garden tours
  • New varieties and products
  • Money-saving offers
  • Suitable for all skill levels
Features
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Kitchen Garden is Britain's best specialist magazine dedicated to those who love to grow their own fresh fruit and vegetables. Every month our expert team of writers - all of whom are highly experienced kitchen gardeners - bring you in-depth features on all aspects of growing your own produce whether on an allotment, a veg patch in the garden or even a patio or balcony. We have regular features for experienced growers and complete novices alike on all aspects of this wonderful hobby. As well as easy to follow features on growing delicious, nutritious crops you will have the chance to visit other readers' gardens and to learn their secrets of success, you'll learn about the latest new varieties and products and can take advantage of regular money-saving offers and giveaways in the magazine every month. ---------------------------------------------- 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

Bumblebee

This app connects landlords and tenants with property services. It offers professional photography, floor plans, and property management, ensuring legal compliance and keeping clients updated on legislation. It's a public sector enterprise focused on community benefit.

Highlights
  • Bespoke property services
  • Online property search exposure
  • Professional photography
  • Floor plans and inventory
  • Full property management
  • Legal obligation updates
Features
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We are online estate agents providing quality bespoke property services to landlords and tenants, throughout Barnet and the surrounding areas. Bumblebee was set up by The Barnet Group to offer customers a trustworthy and accountable service, mixing public sector values with private sector professionalism. With more than 80% of property searches starting online, you will automatically benefit from our exposure across a wide range of media, ranging from property search websites to social media platforms and of course, via our own hi-tech website and App. All lettings come with professional photography, floor plan and inventory services, the very latest property software for marketing and full property management services. We don’t just let and manage properties to their full potential; we also keep our clients up to date with all their legal obligations and new legislation to keep you safe and on the right side of the law. Our staff are straightforward property people with years of experience in the industry. Get in contact with us today to discuss your property needs. Bumblebee is a public sector enterprise and part of the Barnet Group, which is a not-for-profit organisation. Any surplus revenue we make we will invest in delivering core services to the local community

Screenshots

Kitchen Garden Magazine4 screens
Bumblebee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Kitchen Garden Magazine at 4.8 against Bumblebee's 1.0. Kitchen Garden Magazine also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Bumblebee's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Kitchen Garden Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Bumblebee asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kitchen Garden Magazine holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kitchen Garden Magazine has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kitchen Garden Magazine ships an update every 14 months, Bumblebee every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Kitchen Garden Magazine versus Bumblebee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKitchen Garden MagazineBumblebee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews44.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 12 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMortons Media Group LtdGlobal NoticeBoard

Customer experience

Kitchen Garden Magazine

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive44.4%
Neutral22.2%
Negative33.3%

Bumblebee

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Kitchen Garden Magazine

Subscriptions3
  • Kitchen Garden Magazine Auto-Renewable Subscriptions$4.491 Month
  • Kitchen Garden Magazine Auto-Renewable Subscriptions$19.996 Months
  • Kitchen Garden Magazine Auto-Renewable Subscriptions1 Month trial$37.991 Year
One-time7
  • May 2013 (id:738572)$4.99
  • April 2013 (id:737091)$4.99
  • March 2013 (id:739368)$4.99
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  • October 2014 (id:740559)$4.99
  • June 2016 (id:747401)$4.99
  • July 2016 (id:747403)$4.99
  • February 2017 (id:756096)$4.99
None

Bumblebee

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Kitchen Garden Magazine free?
Kitchen Garden Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bumblebee free?
Bumblebee is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Kitchen Garden Magazine or Bumblebee?
Kitchen Garden Magazine is rated higher. Kitchen Garden Magazine averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Bumblebee averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Kitchen Garden Magazine or Bumblebee have ads?
Neither Kitchen Garden Magazine nor Bumblebee shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kitchen Garden Magazine or Bumblebee?
Kitchen Garden Magazine ships an update every 14 months, and Bumblebee every 12 months. Most recently, Kitchen Garden Magazine was updated on October 26, 2026 and Bumblebee on October 24, 2026.

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