Comparison

Ideas Magazine vs DIY Projects Ideas

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

Head to head
About

Ideas Magazine

Discover creative inspiration for crafting, cooking, and home decorating. This digital magazine offers easy projects and step-by-step instructions to beautify your world. Access fresh ideas and DIY guides for makers of all kinds.

Highlights
  • Creative inspiration
  • Easy projects
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Crafting guides
  • DIY home decorating ideas
  • Cooking inspiration
Features
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Ideas is all about MAKING your world more beautiful. Packed with creative inspiration, fresh ideas, easy projects and step-by-step instructions, this magazine is the go-to guide for crafters, stitchcrafters, makers, cooks and DIY home decorators. • Single issue = 59.99 ZAR • 1 year subscription = 329.99 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: http://www.ideasfactory.co.za/privacy-policy Terms of service: http://www.ideasfactory.co.za/privacy-policy

About

DIY Projects Ideas

Discover creative ideas for handmade projects for your home, garden, or parties. This app offers step-by-step instructions and allows you to save and share your favorite creations.

Highlights
  • Gallery of DIY project ideas
  • Step-by-step instructions
  • Save favorite projects
  • Share projects with friends
  • Ideas for home and garden
Features
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DIY projects is a gallery app suitable for all of you who wants to make things by their hands. Cool wall decorations, small party accessories, nice recycle flower pots and many more. If you want to create diy projects for your room or diy projects for your garden, then this app can give you some ideas. Spend some time with your kids creating lovely diy projects for decorating home, backyard or porch. It will be fun for the whole family, the result will be great and you will see smiles on everybody’s faces. The best thing of these diy projects is that they are original, they are made by you and that is why they are so precious. Make more with your kids, they will love it. The application is very easy to use: start and slide to see great ideas. Share the best projects with your friends via Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Viber, What’s up and more. === Added in version 2 === - Added "How to..." button with detailed step by step instruction how to recreate the projects; - Added a dozen new projects; - Added "Save" button for saving your favorite projects; - Added "Share" button for quick and easy sharing the best ideas with your friends. === Added in version 3 === - Added "How to..." button with detailed step by step instruction how to recreate the projects; - Added a dozen new projects; - Added detailed instruction for old diy projects; - Added "Share" button for quick and easy sharing the best ideas with your friends.

Screenshots

Ideas Magazine4 screens
DIY Projects Ideas2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ideas Magazine at 5.0 against DIY Projects Ideas's 3.3. Ideas Magazine also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 33%). DIY Projects Ideas's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 15) and ratings volume (8 vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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. Ideas Magazine sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. DIY Projects Ideas asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ideas Magazine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Ideas Magazine's written reviews are positive against 33% of DIY Projects Ideas's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ideas Magazine ships an update every 10 months, DIY Projects Ideas every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Ideas Magazine versus DIY Projects Ideas: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdeas MagazineDIY Projects Ideas
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better3.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.07.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperZinio ProKiril Petrov

Customer experience

Ideas Magazine

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

DIY Projects Ideas

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

15 purchases

Ideas Magazine

Subscriptions1
  • 1 year$12.991 Year
One-time14
  • May 2015$3.99
  • July 2015$3.99
  • September 2015$3.99
Show 11 more
  • October 2015$3.99
  • January 2016$3.99
  • March 2016$3.99
  • April 2016$3.99
  • July 2016$3.99
  • September 2016$3.99
  • March/April 2025$3.99
  • Sept/Oct 2018$3.99
  • January/February 2020$3.99
  • March/April 2018$3.99
  • January/February 2024$4.99
None

DIY Projects Ideas

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ideas Magazine free?
Ideas Magazine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DIY Projects Ideas free?
DIY Projects Ideas is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ideas Magazine or DIY Projects Ideas?
Ideas Magazine is rated higher. Ideas Magazine averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while DIY Projects Ideas averages 3.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Ideas Magazine or DIY Projects Ideas have ads?
Neither Ideas Magazine nor DIY Projects Ideas shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ideas Magazine or DIY Projects Ideas?
Ideas Magazine ships an update every 10 months, and DIY Projects Ideas every 11 months. Most recently, Ideas Magazine was updated on October 10, 2026 and DIY Projects Ideas on October 29, 2026.

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