Comparison

On Set Updates vs BFI Festivals Industry

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

Head to head
About

On Set Updates

This app provides live digital call sheets for the film and television industry, keeping users informed about on-set activities. It offers real-time updates, historical data, and push notifications for key events like scene completion and schedule changes.

Highlights
  • Live updating digital call sheet
  • View recently completed days
  • Push notification alerts
  • Update callsheet on the fly
  • Requires free account from onsetupdates.com
Features
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Live digital callsheet for the film and television industry. Keeps you in touch with every event on set. From turnover to wrap, we help keep your finger on the pulse of on set activity. - View a live updating digital callsheet for the current shooting day - Look back at recently completed days - Push notification alerts inform you when scenes are completed, for turnover, lunch and wrap or if the scene order is changed - Update the callsheet on the fly directly in the app Requires a free account from onsetupdates.com

About

BFI Festivals Industry

Features
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This is the app to use to plan your Industry events and screenings at BFI Film Festival

Screenshots

On Set Updates3 screens
BFI Festivals Industry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: On Set Updates at every 4 months against BFI Festivals Industry's every 9 months. On Set Updates also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

On Set Updates ships an update every 4 months, BFI Festivals Industry every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
On Set Updates versus BFI Festivals Industry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOn Set UpdatesBFI Festivals Industry
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size53 MB107 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperOn Set Software LtdEventmaker

In-app purchases

None

On Set Updates

No in-app purchases

None

BFI Festivals Industry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is On Set Updates free?
On Set Updates is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BFI Festivals Industry free?
BFI Festivals Industry is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do On Set Updates or BFI Festivals Industry have ads?
Neither On Set Updates nor BFI Festivals Industry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, On Set Updates or BFI Festivals Industry?
On Set Updates ships an update every 4 months, and BFI Festivals Industry every 9 months. Most recently, On Set Updates was updated on October 24, 2026 and BFI Festivals Industry on October 30, 2026.

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