Comparison

Heavy Duty Magazine vs SAL PIXIE

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

Head to head
About

Heavy Duty Magazine

Explore the world of Harley-Davidson and V-twin motorcycles with this magazine app. Each issue features test rides, custom bike builders, and essential rider tips. Perfect for enthusiasts looking for in-depth motorcycle content.

Highlights
  • Test rides on latest models
  • Custom bike builder features
  • Tech Torq tips and advice
  • Showcases Australian and global motorcycles
  • In-app purchases for issues
  • Subscription options available
Features
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HEAVY DUTY is Australia’s favourite Harley-Davidson and V-twin motorcycle magazine. Each high quality issue showcases motorcycles mainly from Australia, but also around the world. HEAVY DUTY features: • Test rides on latest models • The best custom bike builders and their creations. • Our favourite Tech Torq section, offering tips and advice on everything a rider needs to know. This magazine is a must have for any Harley-Davidson or V-Twin enthusiast so download your copy today. ------------------------------------------------------ This is a free app download. Free app downloads do not include a free issue unless otherwise stated. The current issue, back issues and future issues can be purchased within the app. Subscriptions are also available within the application. When a recurring subscription is purchased the latest issue will become available to download immediately. Available subscriptions are: 6 months: AUS$14.99 / UK£8.99 / US$11.99 (3 Issues) 12 months: AUS$23.99 / UK£13.99 / US$18.99 (6 Issues) - 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 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 click the settings cog, then click Settings then Refresh app data. If this also fails to work 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

About

SAL PIXIE

Control your smart home devices with this app. It allows you to configure and manage lighting, fans, appliances, and more. Create custom scenes and schedules for automated home control.

Highlights
  • Control smart home devices
  • Configure lighting, fans, appliances
  • Create custom scenes
  • Set up schedules
  • Manage individual devices and groups
Features
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Make your home smart simply with PIXIE. The SAL PIXIE App is used to control the PIXIE smart home range of devices from SAL National Pty Ltd. The SAL PIXIE app delivers an intuitive in-home control experience, using the Bluetooth on your mobile device to connect to your mesh of PIXIE devices installed. The SAL PIXIE App puts the home owner in charge of their smart home with the ability to configure and control PIXIE enabled lighting, fans, appliances, garage doors, automatic gates, motorised blinds and more. The SAL PIXIE App enables control of individual PIXIE devices and groups of devices, provides the ability to create and recall scenes and run schedules at any time of the day or night according to the user’s needs. Users can start small with a few rooms and expand the smart home experience when budgets allow, or go all-in day one by installing PIXIE smart home devices to control compatible components in their home and use the SAL PIXIE app for setup and control of the PIXIE smart home system. Simple. Smart. Home. PIXIE.

Screenshots

Heavy Duty Magazine4 screens
SAL PIXIE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SAL PIXIE at none against Heavy Duty Magazine's 12. SAL PIXIE also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 19 months). Heavy Duty Magazine's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 59%) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Heavy Duty Magazine sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 6 months. SAL PIXIE asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Heavy Duty Magazine ships an update every 19 months, SAL PIXIE every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Heavy Duty Magazine versus SAL PIXIE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHeavy Duty MagazineSAL PIXIE
PriceFreeFree
Rating—3.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13
Further details — not scored
Size14 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJellyfish Connect LimitedSAL Nationwide Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Heavy Duty Magazine

Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

SAL PIXIE

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.9%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Heavy Duty Magazine

Subscriptions2
  • Heavy Duty Auto-Renewable Subscription$6.996 Months
  • Heavy Duty Auto-Renewable Subscription$13.491 Year
One-time10
  • HEAVY DUTY TECH TORQ 2$2.99
  • Heavy Duty May/June 2016$2.99
  • July/Aug 2016 Iss 147$2.99
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  • Heavy Duty Jan/Feb 2017$2.99
  • novdec18 Heavy Duty$2.99
  • mararp20 Heavy Duty$2.99
  • sepoct20 Heavy Duty$2.99
  • HEAVY DUTY Issue 140 MayJune$4.99
  • Heavy Duty Issue 145$4.99
  • Jan/Feb 21$6.99
None

SAL PIXIE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Heavy Duty Magazine free?
Heavy Duty Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SAL PIXIE free?
SAL PIXIE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Heavy Duty Magazine or SAL PIXIE have ads?
Neither Heavy Duty Magazine nor SAL PIXIE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Heavy Duty Magazine or SAL PIXIE?
Heavy Duty Magazine ships an update every 19 months, and SAL PIXIE every 5 weeks. Most recently, Heavy Duty Magazine was updated on October 12, 2026 and SAL PIXIE on October 2, 2026.

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