Comparison

Computeractive vs PanPan

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

PanPan

Features
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Note: This app only works for carers of a PanPan watch wearer. PanPan watch is an SOS device designed to support seniors’ independent living. Telecare providers can use it to monitor and assist seniors in case of an emergency wherever this may happen. It detects falls, location and wandering behaviour, and its single button can connect the wearer to the telecare provider for immediate help. We've developed this app to show relatives basic activity and location of a PanPan’s wearer.

Screenshots

Computeractive4 screens
PanPan4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PanPan at none against Computeractive's 10. PanPan also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 16.0). On price, 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. Computeractive sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 3 months. PanPan asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Computeractive ships an update every 16 months, PanPan every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Computeractive versus PanPan: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterComputeractivePanPan
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (9 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews43.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscription—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB39 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFuture plcPandu Solutions LTD

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

PanPan

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
None

PanPan

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Computeractive free?
Computeractive is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PanPan free?
PanPan is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Computeractive or PanPan have ads?
Neither Computeractive nor PanPan shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Computeractive or PanPan?
Computeractive ships an update every 16 months, and PanPan every 2 weeks. Most recently, Computeractive was updated on November 1, 2026 and PanPan on November 3, 2026.

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