Upper Crust vs ET Polymers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Upper Crust
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UpperCrust is India's premier magazine. This is specialized in India's food, wine and style magazine.When we launched UpperCrust on January 14, 2000, at the poolside of the beautiful Oberoi hotel, with Marine Drive down below, basking in a golden hue and the glittering Bombay skyline in the background, there was a collective gasp. The upper crust gathered there agreed it was an handsome magazine which would do India proud. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/privacy-policy for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/terms-and-conditions for our Terms & Conditions
ET Polymers
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The ET Polymers is a premium, bi-monthly publication targeted at the Polymers industry in India. Uniquely positioned to address the entire value chain, ET Polymers will reach out primarily to the downstream sectors (conversion into plastic articles) as well as to the upstream sectors (manufacturing of Polymers). Despite the industry’s high growth spanning over a period twenty years and crossing many milestones, Indian plastics industry is yet to realise its full potential. ET Polymers will play a catalyst’s role in the industry’s efforts to make it happen. Through content driven by insights and intelligence, the magazine will facilitate decision making in the industry. The objective of the magazine is to create a knowledge based platform for exchange of information and ideas. It will recognize the contribution of the industry players and provide them a forum to showcase their accomplishments. The magazine will also highlight the industry’s trends, challenges as well as opportunities by working directly with the industry players, industry bodies and research organisations. ET Polymers will also associate itself with all important industry events and exhibitions. Magazine Subscriptions are available for purchase inside this app. One year subscription - $11.49 (automatically renewed until canceled) Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will automatically be charged at the same price for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period unless you change your subscription preferences in your account settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Please visit http://www.magzter.com/ns/privacy-policy.html for our Privacy Policy and http://www.magzter.com/ns/terms_condition.html for our Terms & Conditions
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Verdict
Upper Crust and ET Polymers are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Upper Crust sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per year and ET Polymers sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $11.49 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Upper Crust ships an update every 13 months, ET Polymers every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on June 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Upper Crust | ET Polymers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 11 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Magzter Inc. | WORLDWIDE MEDIA PRIVATE LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Upper Crust
- Upper Crust 30$3.991 Year
- Upper Crust$1.99
- Apr Jun 2020$2.99
- Jul Sep 2020$2.99
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- Oct Dec 2020$2.99
- Jan Mar 2021$2.99
- Apr Jun 2021$2.99
- Jul Sep 2021$2.99
- Oct Dec 2021$2.99
- Jan Mar 2022$2.99
ET Polymers
- ET Polymers7 Days trial$11.491 Year
- ET Polymers Dec Jan 2023$1.99
- ET Polymers Oct Nov 2022$1.99
- ET Polymers Feb - Mar 2023$1.99
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- ET Polymers June - July 2023$1.99
- ET Polymers Apr - May 2023$1.99
- August - September 2023$1.99
- ET Polymers$1.99
- December 2023 - January 2024$1.99
- February - March 2024$1.99
- April May 2025$1.99
- June July 2025$1.99
- February March 2025$1.99
- December January 2025$1.99
- ET Polymers Oct Nov 2024$1.99
- August - September 2024$1.99
- ET Polymers June - July 2024$1.99





