This England vs SpreePlot
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
This England
Explore England's heritage, countryside, and people through captivating articles and stunning photography. This digital magazine offers a seasonal journey through the country's past and present, delivered in an intuitive, easy-to-use format for tablets.
- Seasonal journeys through England
- Fascinating articles
- Stunning photography
- Reflects heritage, countryside, people, places
- Intuitive tablet-friendly design
- Access current and back issues
Read full descriptionHide full description
A subscription to This England magazine takes readers on an exciting, colourful seasonal journey, with fascinating articles and stunning photography reflecting England's unique heritage, countryside, people and places, both past and present. First launched in 1968, each quarterly edition is edited by Stephen Garnett who captures the true spirit and essence of England. Every issue of This England represents great authoritative and informative writing, distinctively entertaining content and uniquely English points of view. Due to its fine editorial content, the magazine inspires and entertains a devoted readership of more than two million people worldwide. The App version of This England magazine has been designed to showcase the photography as the photographer intended and to suit the way you read on your tablet in an intuitive easy-to-use form. Each digital issue can be conveniently accessed at a time and place to suit you. We guarantee you will not want to put it down! Don’t just take our word for it…. "I have yet to find any other magazine that can match "This England" with such a good variety of topics that are so well informed, thank you." - MRS. NANCY PRICE, ALBERTA, CANADA. "Life would not be the same without your wonderful magazine." W. FOX, ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA. "Your magazine is a breath of fresh air not to be missed." - MR. R. HOYLAND, NOTTINGHAM. ---------------------------------------------- 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
SpreePlot
Quickly create tabletop RPG scenarios with this pocket Dungeon Master. Choose from various genres and get automatically generated introductions, NPCs, and story hooks. Perfect for spontaneous game nights.
- Genre selection (fantasy, noir, etc.)
- Automatic scenario generation
- NPC and hook creation
- Scenario library
- Quick setup for play
Read full descriptionHide full description
Spree Plot is your pocket Dungeon Master. Prepare tabletop RPG scenarios in 2 minutes, even if you're pressed for time. What's inside: Choose a genre: fantasy, noir, pirates, horror, western, post-apocalyptic, and more. The app will automatically generate the introduction, key NPCs, act structure, and hooks. Ready to play "from the ground up": from the arrival at the masquerade to the final mirror of truth. The library will save all your scenarios. Just click "Generate" and the table is set for play. Perfect for casual evenings. Just choose a setting, and the story begins.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SpreePlot at none against This England's 10. SpreePlot also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (14 vs 1). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. This England sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.49 per 3 months. SpreePlot asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for This England against 4.9 for SpreePlot. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpreePlot has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
This England ships an update every 39 months, SpreePlot every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | This England | SpreePlot |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.9 (14 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Kelsey Publishing Group | BALANCE ME SP Z O O |
In-app purchases
This England
- 3 Month subscription$4.493 Months
- This England$7.996 Months
- This England$14.991 Year
- Autumn 2027 (pp:1156332)$4.99
- Autumn 2028 (pp:1156328)$4.99
- Spring 2028 (pp:1156330)$4.99
Show 4 moreShow fewer
- Summer 2028 (pp:1156329)$4.99
- Winter 2027 (pp:1156331)$4.99
- Summer 2027 (pp:1156333)$4.99
- 08 August 2018$4.99
SpreePlot
No in-app purchases









