Comparison

Computeractive vs Premier Woman Alive

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

Head to head
About

Computeractive

Your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets, and the web. Get regular news updates, project ideas, and expert advice on popular reader queries, anti-virus software, and consumer rights. Learn to get the most out of your computer with clear, plain English explanations.

Highlights
  • News updates
  • Project ideas
  • Help and advice
  • Anti-virus software articles
  • Consumer rights features
  • PC and gadget guides
Features
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Computeractive is the UK’s best-selling computer magazine and your friendly guide to PCs, gadgets and the web! It includes regular news updates, project ideas, help and advice on popular reader queries, articles on anti-virus software, features on consumer rights, and a whole lot more to help you get the very best out of your computer. Get PC advice in plain English today – get Computeractive! All the subscriptions are auto-renewable subscription directly from the App Store. Payment will be charged to your App Store Account at confirmation of purchase. This subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period, your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. The cost of the renewal will match the initial subscription price. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Subscription costs: - 26 issues (1 year) at £29.99 - 13 issues (Every 6 months) at £14.99 - 6 issues (Every 3 months) at £7.99 Please click here to read our Privacy Policy: http://www.dennis.co.uk/privacy and here to read our Terms of Use: http://www.dennis.co.uk/subs/terms

About

Premier Woman Alive

This magazine connects Christian women of all ages, offering practical advice and biblical perspectives on life's issues. Explore faith, devotionals, Bible study, and inspiring stories from women living out their beliefs.

Highlights
  • Interviews and testimonies
  • Devotionals and Bible study
  • Practical advice
  • Biblical perspective
  • Book club
  • Inspirational stories
Features
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Interviews, testimonies, reviews, news, stories of women living out their faith in every day life. "Premier Woman Alive is a magazine which connects women of all ages as they grow in their relationship with God, providing practical advice and a biblical perspective on the issues impacting their lives. We talk to leading female voices, tell stories of signs and wonders, discuss how we can live out our faith in a secular world. There are prayers, devotionals and Bible study - plus the latest news, a lively Book Club and a good amount of fun thrown in too. Join us as we explore topics that are relevant to our society as a whole, whilst delving into a deeper relationship with God." Download Now! Premier Woman Alive offers the following auto-renewable subscriptions: - Monthly Subscription (£3.99) - Annual Subscription (£36.99) Payment will be charged to your Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by you and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to your user's Account Settings after purchase. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription to Premier Woman Alive. For more information please see our privacy policy at https://www.premier.org.uk/privacy/ and our terms of use at https://www.premier.org.uk/privacy/.

Screenshots

Computeractive4 screens
Premier Woman Alive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Premier Woman Alive at 100% against Computeractive's 43%. Premier Woman Alive also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Computeractive sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months and Premier Woman Alive sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Computeractive ships an update every 16 months, Premier Woman Alive every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Computeractive versus Premier Woman Alive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComputeractivePremier Woman Alive
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture plcPremier Christian Media

Customer experience

Computeractive

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews51 reviews
Positive43.1%
Neutral7.8%
Negative49.0%

Premier Woman Alive

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Computeractive

Reported bugs

40 issues
  • App not working
  • Saying wrong format
  • Cannot receive information
  • Not showing any magazines
  • Says turn on Java and cookies
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  • Error message: The data couldn't be read because it isn't in the correct format
  • Log in non-2xx response: 405 method not allowed
  • Can’t retrieve feed of feeds
  • No longer loads the magazines
  • Back button goes to the cover
  • Top of each page is hidden
  • Links aren’t clickable
  • App claiming no active subscriptions
  • App frozen, spinning wheel
  • Many bugs present
  • Issue not available in the app
  • Problems getting the latest edition
  • Suddenly cannot access the latest edition
  • Error code
  • Keeps throwing up the same error
  • Digital version often arrives after publication date
  • Digital version may arrive in the afternoon or next day
  • Constantly dropping out back to the home screen
  • New version removed access to several years of magazines
  • Latest update isn’t very good
  • Bottom chopped off page
  • Has frozen a couple of times
  • Download screen changed
  • Pages slip and slide around the screen
  • Navbar appears and disappears at random
  • Cannot get further than page 53
  • Text cannot be selected and copied
  • Table of contents isn’t hyperlinked
  • Web hyperlinks take you to a random retailer
  • Subscription isn’t coming over to the iPad app
  • Keeps logging me out
  • Lost all copies paid for
  • Lost all previous purchases
  • Unable to transfer magazines from original subscription
  • No way to transfer current subscription

Requested features

14 requests
  • Fix app to show magazines
  • Sort out login issues
  • Fix error messages
  • Make links clickable
  • Improve iPad display
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  • Add index
  • Allow printing pages
  • Add interactive features
  • Improve navigation
  • Allow tagging magazines as read
  • Add notes against magazines
  • Allow login without internet connection
  • Improve app for iPad Pro
  • Allow 2 pages at a time in landscape

Premier Woman Alive

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Computeractive

Subscriptions4
  • 3 Month Subscription$9.993 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription$14.996 Months
  • 6 Month Subscription$16.496 Months
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  • 12 Month Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time6
  • Issue 414 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Issue 405 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Issue 396 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
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  • Issue 394 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Issue 479 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
  • Issue 477 of Computeractive Replica App$1.99
2 purchases

Premier Woman Alive

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$4.491 Month
  • Annual Subscription$41.991 Year

Questions

Is Computeractive free?
Computeractive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Premier Woman Alive free?
Premier Woman Alive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Computeractive or Premier Woman Alive have ads?
Neither Computeractive nor Premier Woman Alive shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Computeractive or Premier Woman Alive?
Computeractive ships an update every 16 months, and Premier Woman Alive every 6 months. Most recently, Computeractive was updated on November 1, 2026 and Premier Woman Alive on November 3, 2026.

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