Comparison

Practical Pigs Magazine vs AZGovConnect

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

Head to head
About

Practical Pigs Magazine

This app provides practical advice and reference material for pig farmers and enthusiasts. Access current and back issues, with options for individual purchases or subscriptions. An account system protects your purchases across devices.

Highlights
  • Practical advice for pig farmers
  • Useful reference material
  • Purchase current and back issues
  • Subscription options available
  • Cross-device purchase protection
  • In-app help and FAQs
Features
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The official magazine of the British Pig Association, packed with practical advice and useful reference material for small to medium scale pig farmers, and anyone considering keeping pigs. ---------------------------------------------- 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

AZGovConnect

Easily find contact information for Arizona and Federal government representatives. Enter your zip code to quickly access names, phone numbers, and email addresses for your governor, secretary of state, house representatives, and senators.

Highlights
  • Find government representative contacts
  • Search by zip code
  • View governor, senator, and representative info
  • Save contact information
  • Works on iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Features
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AZGovConnect gets you connected to your Arizona and Federal government representatives quickly. Just enter you zip code, select where you live on a map if necessary and have the names, phone numbers and email addresses of the governor, secretary of state, house representatives, and senator at your finger tips. Find and enter you Congressional District number and the contact information for you Arizona US Senators and Congress person are presented. The next time you need them just open the app and there they are, no need to reenter your info. Want to check a zip for a friend just input their zip and District number and instantly get them connected. Works on all iPhones, iPads, and iPods running 9.0 and newer iOS.

Screenshots

Practical Pigs Magazine1 screens
AZGovConnect4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Practical Pigs Magazine at 5.0 against AZGovConnect's 3.0. AZGovConnect's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Practical Pigs Magazine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. AZGovConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Practical Pigs Magazine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Practical Pigs Magazine ships an update every 26 months, AZGovConnect every 23 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Practical Pigs Magazine versus AZGovConnect: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPractical Pigs MagazineAZGovConnect
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 26 monthsEvery 23 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.2 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKelsey Publishing GroupBennArts

Customer experience

Practical Pigs Magazine

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

AZGovConnect

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Practical Pigs Magazine

One-time10
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  • Practical Pigs Bundle$4.99
None

AZGovConnect

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Practical Pigs Magazine free?
Practical Pigs Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is AZGovConnect free?
AZGovConnect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Practical Pigs Magazine or AZGovConnect?
Practical Pigs Magazine is rated higher. Practical Pigs Magazine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while AZGovConnect averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Practical Pigs Magazine or AZGovConnect have ads?
Practical Pigs Magazine shows ads; AZGovConnect does not.
Which is updated more often, Practical Pigs Magazine or AZGovConnect?
Practical Pigs Magazine ships an update every 26 months, and AZGovConnect every 23 months. Most recently, Practical Pigs Magazine was updated on November 6, 2026 and AZGovConnect on November 2, 2026.

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