Practical Pigs Magazine vs Bobscapes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Bobscapes
This app allows users to track Bobwhite Quail populations within their local landscapes. It serves as a mobile tool for data collection and monitoring of these birds. The application is designed for conservationists and bird enthusiasts.
- Track Bobwhite Quail
- Landscape monitoring
- Data collection tool
- Conservation focus
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Mobile App to Track Bobwhite Quail on Our Landscapes
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bobscapes at none against Practical Pigs Magazine's 10. Bobscapes also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 26 months). Practical Pigs Magazine's advantage is iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Practical Pigs Magazine sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Bobscapes asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Practical Pigs Magazine against 5.0 for Bobscapes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Practical Pigs Magazine ships an update every 26 months, Bobscapes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Practical Pigs Magazine | Bobscapes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 26 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| 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 | 46 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kelsey Publishing Group | Ferguson Lynch LLC |
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Practical Pigs Magazine
Bobscapes
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Bobscapes
No in-app purchases




