UltraMarine Magazine vs Wheels Afield
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UltraMarine Magazine
Explore the world of marine fish keeping with expert advice, stunning photography, and in-depth articles. This magazine covers everything from beginner setups to advanced aquarist techniques, offering insights into tank health and oceanography.
- Expert advice for marine fish hobbyists
- Inspirational photography
- Guidance on new setups and maintenance
- Stocking and equipment choices
- Tank health and oceanography insights
- High-quality articles and photography
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Welcome to one of the world's leading marine specialist magazines. UltraMarine caters for all aspects of the marine fish hobby, from absolute beginner to the most advanced aquarist. UltraMarine's outstanding images and inspirational content will leave you full of ideas for your own aquarium, and will be an essential tool in guiding you through new set-ups, maintenance, stocking and equipment choices, and tank health. Our inspiration stems from a wide appreciation beyond the borders of our marine tanks, often tackling issues surrounding oceanography so that we can better understand our captive environments. Our contributors boast a level of knowledge and experience second to none in the world, offering the reader new perspectives and insights into the hobby. This magazine gives you 84 PAGES of high quality articles and photography, from top quality contributors. ---------------------------------------------- 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
Wheels Afield
Explore the world of outdoor adventure with a focus on off-road vehicles, hunting, fishing, camping, and culinary arts. This digital magazine caters to enthusiasts passionate about overlanding and the wilderness.
- Off-road vehicle content
- Shooting and angling guides
- Hunting and camping tips
- Outdoor culinary arts
- Overlanding features
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Wheels Afield is the premier magazine for outdoor enthusiasts interested in off road vehicles, shooting, angling, hunting, camping, outdoor culinary arts and overlanding. https://www.outdoorsg.com/about/terms-of-service https://www.outdoorsg.com/about/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Wheels Afield at 4.9 against UltraMarine Magazine's 4.0. Wheels Afield also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (13 vs 4). UltraMarine Magazine's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. UltraMarine Magazine sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 6 months and Wheels Afield sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Wheels Afield holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 13 respectively.
UltraMarine Magazine ships an update every 7 months, Wheels Afield every 12 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | UltraMarine Magazine | Wheels Afield |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.9 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.2 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Jellyfish Connect Limited | KSE Sportsman Media, Inc |
Customer experience
UltraMarine Magazine
Wheels Afield
In-app purchases
UltraMarine Magazine
- Ultra Marine Auto-Renewable Subscription$9.996 Months
- Ultra Marine Auto-Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$19.991 Year
- Issue 45 (id:739446)$3.99
- OctNov 2016 (id:737068)$3.99
- Jun/Jul 2016 (id:739948)$3.99
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- Apr/May 2016 (id:739608)$3.99
- Dec 2015/Jan 2016 (id:739544)$3.99
- Aug/Sep 2015 (id:739946)$3.99
- Issue 50 UltraMarine Magazine$4.99
- Ultramarine 10 Issue Bundle$39.99
Wheels Afield
- HUNS-150024-Wheels Afield 2015$8.99
- Wheels A Field 2016$8.99
- Wheels A Field 2016 #2$8.99
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- Wheels Afield 2017# 1$8.99
- Wheels Afield Rel #2 2017$8.99
- Wheels Afield 2018 #1$9.99
- Wheels Afield 2018 #2$9.99
- Wheels Afield #1 2019$9.99
- Wheels Afield #2 2019$9.99
- Wheels Afield 2026$12.99
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