Comparison

Speedway Star vs VWt

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

Head to head
About

Speedway Star

Get the latest news, interviews, and results from speedway events worldwide. This publication offers in-depth coverage of the sport, with back issues available for offline reading. Access content directly if your institution has a subscription.

Highlights
  • Global speedway news and event coverage
  • Interviews with riders
  • Competition results
  • Offline reading of back issues
  • Searchable archive
  • Page linking to web, email, and maps
  • Bookmark favorite pages
Features
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Speedway Star is a weekly publication giving news from speedway tracks to enthusiasts and riders. It contains news from events and meetings around the world as well as interviews with riders, results from the weeks competitions and more! The World's leading speedway publication, a subscription to Speedway Star offers unrivalled coverage of the sport where ever and when ever it takes place. Now available as an online edition for the same price no matter where you are in the world. During your subscription you can sync back issues to your device. These will remain in place if your subscription expires, unless your device removes them (for example when running low on disk space). Re-downloading issues requires a current subscription. โ€ข Swipe or tap the page edges to flip to next/previous page. โ€ข Use the animated thumbnail view to flick through the pages. โ€ข Pinch or double-tap pages to zoom. โ€ข Switch between single or double-page view. โ€ข Search the current issue or the archive. โ€ข Tap any page links to web sites, email addresses, phone numbers or maps. โ€ข Tap contents-page links to jump to a particular article. โ€ข Sync back issues to your device for offline reading (requires wi-fi). โ€ข Network connection required otherwise. โ€ข Bookmark favourite pages or search results to read later. โ€ข Includes sharing feature allowing you to share pages with friends. โ€ข If your institution has a magazine subscription, you can access it directly from within your registered IP range. We recommend first running the app within a wi-fi area so it can sync the latest issue to your device - after that you can use it anywhere. Subscribers will receive new issues automatically. Subscriptions are available within the app at the following prices: Weekly ยฃ2.49 6 Monthly ยฃ59.99 In addition, please note the following standard features of auto-renewable subscriptions: โ€ข Your payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. โ€ข Subscriptions will renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. โ€ข Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. โ€ข You can manage your subscriptions and turn off auto-renewal by going to your Apple Account Settings after purchase. โ€ข No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. You can find our privacy policy here: https://exacteditions.com/about/privacy and our terms of service here: https://exacteditions.com/about/tos

About

VWt

This app provides a dedicated digital publication for enthusiasts of VW T4 and T5 Transporter vehicles. Users can purchase individual issues or subscribe for ongoing access, with options to manage subscriptions and protect purchases through an account.

Highlights
  • Digital magazine for VW Transporter enthusiasts
  • Purchase current and back issues
  • Subscription options available
  • Auto-renewal management
  • Pocketmags account for purchase protection
  • Cross-platform browsing of purchases
Features
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VWt is the must-have magazine for all VW T4 and T5 Transporter enthusiast. ---------------------------------------------- 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

Screenshots

Speedway Star4 screens
VWt2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Speedway Star at 50% against VWt's 0%. Speedway Star also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 16 months). VWt's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Speedway Star sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and VWt sells 34 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speedway Star ships an update every 5 months, VWt every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 5 level
Speedway Star versus VWt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeedway StarVWt
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews โ€” better0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 5 months โ€” betterEvery 16 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases โ€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.615.6 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size4 MB20 MB
Age rating+44+
DeveloperExact EditionsKelsey Publishing Group

Customer experience

Speedway Star

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

VWt

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Speedway Star

Subscriptions2
  • Speedway Star$2.997 Days
  • Speedway Star$74.996 Months
34 purchases

VWt

Subscriptions2
  • VWt Magazine$3.491 Month
  • VWt Magazine1 Month trial$37.991 Year
One-time32
  • Issue 142 Apr 24 (id:733515)$4.99
  • Issue 134 Aug 23 (id:733531)$4.99
  • Issue 138 Dec 23 (id:733523)$4.99
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  • Issue 144 May 24 (id:733511)$4.99
  • Issue 136 Oct 23 (id:733527)$4.99
  • Issue 139 Jan 24 (id:733521)$4.99
  • Issue 141 Mar 24 (id:733517)$4.99
  • Issue 148 Sep 24 (pp:1043678)$4.99
  • Issue 152 Jan 25 (pp:1043654)$4.99
  • Issue 149 Oct 24 (pp:1043672)$4.99
  • Issue 150 Nov 24 (pp:1043666)$4.99
  • Issue 146 Jul 24 (pp:1043690)$4.99
  • Issue 151 Dec 24 (pp:1043660)$4.99
  • Issue 145 Jun 24 (pp:1043696)$4.99
  • Issue 153 Feb 25 (pp:1043648)$4.99
  • Issue 176 - De... (pp:1137828)$4.99
  • Issue 173 - Se... (pp:1137834)$4.99
  • Issue 178 - Fe... (pp:1137824)$4.99
  • Issue 175 - No... (pp:1137830)$4.99
  • Issue 174 - Oc... (pp:1137832)$4.99
  • Issue 171 - Ju... (pp:1137838)$4.99
  • Issue 170 - Ju... (pp:1137840)$4.99
  • Issue 169 - Ma... (pp:1137842)$4.99
  • Issue 156 - Sp... (pp:1110137)$4.99
  • Issue 160 - Au... (pp:1110129)$4.99
  • Issue 158 - Ju... (pp:1110133)$4.99
  • Issue 163 - No... (pp:1110123)$4.99
  • Issue 162 - Oc... (pp:1110125)$4.99
  • Issue 157 - Ma... (pp:1110135)$4.99
  • Issue 161 - Se... (pp:1110127)$4.99
  • Issue 155 - Ap... (pp:1110139)$4.99
  • Complete Your Collection 14$69.99

Questions

Is Speedway Star free?
Speedway Star is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VWt free?
VWt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speedway Star or VWt have ads?
Neither Speedway Star nor VWt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speedway Star or VWt?
Speedway Star ships an update every 5 months, and VWt every 16 months. Most recently, Speedway Star was updated on October 11, 2026 and VWt on October 4, 2026.

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