Kitchen Yearbook vs Home SA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kitchen Yearbook
Discover the latest trends, innovations, and expert advice for your kitchen. Explore real-life projects, product news, and cookbook reviews to inspire your next renovation.
- Latest product news
- Trends and innovations
- Real-life home projects
- Product showrooms
- Expert advice
- Cookbook reviews
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Kitchens have become one of the most important rooms of the home. Built for more than just cooking, kitchens are where we help kids with homework, sit and chat with friends over a coffee, watch a weather report or attempt to replicate favourite cooking show recipes, hence the need for the best appliances and accessories. Kitchen Yearbook provides: •Latest product news •Trends and innovations currently on the market •Real life projects of beautiful homes •Latest products and showrooms to inspire •Expert advice •Cookbook reviews •Tips from the interior design world This beautifully put together kitchen renovators guide will no doubt inspire you so download it now and get renovating. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. -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. 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 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
Home SA
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Home is a practical, inspiring guide for the home and garden that enables people to make their home prettier and increase the value – inside and outside. The magazine makes life easier for people wanting to buy a home, build, or make alterations, or even try their hand at gardening, cooking and decorating. Home doesn't just demonstrate what looks good – it explains what adds value, and why. The magazine offers readers affordable and accessible choices, help with do-it-yourself projects, and provide advice for renovations. It’s for men and women with ordinary lives, ordinary careers and ordinary homes; people who want to add value to their home with a limited budget. • Single issue = 49.99 ZAR • 6 months subscription = 269.99 ZAR, automatically renewed until cancelled • 1 year subscription = 429.99 ZAR, automatically renewed until cancelled When purchasing through iTunes your account will be charged at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription will auto-renew unless you turn this off 24 hours before the subscription runs out. You can turn off auto-renewal at any time from your iTunes account settings. You can manage your subscription through your account settings after purchase on your device. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period. Privacy Policy: https://www.media24.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use URL: https://www.24.com/Static/TermsAndConditions.htm
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Home SA at every 7 months against Kitchen Yearbook's every 23 months. Kitchen Yearbook's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Kitchen Yearbook sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Home SA sells 19 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kitchen Yearbook ships an update every 23 months, Home SA every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kitchen Yearbook | Home SA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 23 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Universal Magazines Pty Ltd | Zinio Pro |
In-app purchases
Kitchen Yearbook
- Issue 20 (id:357831)$3.99
- Issue 19 (id:357830)$3.99
- Issue 18 (id:357829)$3.99
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- Issue 21 (id:357832)$3.99
- Issue 22 (id:357833)$3.99
- Issue 23 (id:357834)$3.99
- issue27 Kitchen Yearbook$3.99
- Issue 26 (id:688120)$3.99
- Issue 25 (id:357835)$3.99
- issue24 Kitchen Yearbook$3.99
- 29 (pp:1115095)$4.99
- issue28 Kitchen Yearbook$4.99
Home SA
- 6 Months$13.996 Months
- Feb/Mar 24$2.99
- May/Jun 23$2.99
- Home Renovations 23$2.99
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- Home Yard 23$2.99
- 2023 August$2.99
- Oct/Nov2023$2.99
- Dec/Jan 2023 2024$2.99
- Home Paint it 2023$2.99
- Home Quick Food$2.99
- Feb-27$2.99
- May-26$2.99
- Dec 2025 / Jan 2026$2.99
- Jun/Jul 2026$2.99
- Nov-26$2.99
- Sept/Oct 2026$2.99
- Aug-26$2.99
- Home Renovations 2025/2026$2.99
- Feb-26$2.99









