SEMAShow vs AFS Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SEMAShow
Navigate the SEMA Show with this official app. Discover exhibitors, view floorplans, get directions, and stay updated on schedules, events, and celebrity appearances. Enhance your experience with an interactive product scanner and social media integration.
- Exhibitor lists
- Interactive floorplans
- Turn-by-turn directions
- Event schedules
- Product scanner
- Social media integration
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The 2026 SEMA Show takes place November 3-6, 2026 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in fabulous Las Vegas, NV. The event connects the global automotive aftermarket with the latest innovations, ideas, and experiences. Download the official app to navigate the Show like a pro, complete with exhibitor lists, floorplans, turn-by-turn directions, schedules of education, events, and celebrity appearances, transportation options, an interactive product scanner, social media jumps and so much more. A love for cars, trucks and SUVs is the motivating force behind the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), the organizer of the SEMA Show. Learn more and get involved at SEMA.org.
AFS Events
Plan your experience at industry events with this official attendee application. Connect with fellow participants, discover speakers and exhibitors, and manage your schedule.
- Event schedule planning
- Attendee networking
- Speaker and exhibitor discovery
- Event information access
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The official attendee app for AFS Events. Use this app to plan your time at AFS events, connect with other attendees, find speakers, exhibitors and much more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SEMAShow at 3.5 against AFS Events's 3.0. SEMAShow also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (25% vs 0%). AFS Events's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
SEMAShow holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SEMAShow has 26 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of SEMAShow's written reviews are positive against 0% of AFS Events's.
SEMAShow ships an update every 5 weeks, AFS Events every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 14, 2026.
| Parameter | SEMAShow | AFS Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (26 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION & PERFORMANCE RACING, INC. | American Foundry Society, Inc |
Customer experience
SEMAShow
AFS Events
In-app purchases
SEMAShow
No in-app purchases
AFS Events
No in-app purchases
