Comparison

Splash Host vs Strawbie

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

Head to head
About

Splash Host

Manage event guests and tickets efficiently on the go. Quickly check in attendees, scan tickets, and access real-time guest lists and profiles. Share event details and register new guests seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Guest check-in (offline capable)
  • Ticket scanning and validation
  • Real-time guest list syncing
  • View past and upcoming events
  • Register walk-ins and +1s
  • Access guest profile data
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Splash Host is the ultimate mobile companion to the world’s most powerful event marketing platform. Quickly check in guests (even without Wi-Fi), scan and validate tickets, sync guest lists in real-time across multiple devices, view all past and upcoming events, share event cards with one tap, register walk-ins and +1s, snap and share photos to social, and much more. “Splash is blowing up the notion that the most important part of an event is what happens in the room.” – Fast Company Splash Host quickly surfaces answers to every event host’s most pressing questions, like: WHO’S ON THE LIST? Fast search and smart filtering gives you up-to-the-minute guest list snapshots, like: • Who RSVP’d and hasn’t yet checked in? • How many walk-ins have we registered so far? • How many VIPs with blue tickets have RSVP’d? • How many total people did we invite? WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THESE PEOPLE? To Splash, an event guest isn’t just a name on a list. They’re a real person with a real story. It’s why the Splash Host app instantly serves up valuable guest profile data, like: • How many previous events has he/she attended, RSVP’d to, or been invited to. • Important notes, like a favorite cocktail (or conversation topics to avoid!) • Whether he/she is a guest of another invitee. • The exact time he/she checked in.

About

Strawbie

This app is a cozy focus companion designed to make studying and productivity enjoyable. It combines a customizable Pomodoro timer, task management, ambient music, and AI-powered chat support to help users find their flow and achieve their goals. Earn rewards and unlock collectibles as you progress.

Highlights
  • Customizable Pomodoro timer
  • Daily task list
  • Ambient study music (Strawbie Radio)
  • AI voice and text chat
  • Streaks and rewards system
  • Collectible items and customization
Features
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Strawbie Strawbie is a focus companion designed to help you study, find your flow, and make getting things done feel fun and rewarding. Strawbie brings together personalized guidance, a customizable Pomodoro timer, a daily task list, chill music, voice and text chat, streaks, rewards, and collectibles in one cozy study space, on iPhone, iPad, and Apple silicon Macs. FREE AFTER YOUR FIRST SUBSCRIPTION Getting started requires a subscription. If you later cancel, Strawbie Radio (with ad breaks) and the focus timer stay free. Strawbie Radio Strawbie's original ambient music to study, focus, chill, or wind down to. Free listeners hear a short ad break every few songs. Focus Timer + Today's Flow Create a daily task list and use a customizable Pomodoro-style focus timer to move through focused sessions and breaks at your own pace. WITH A SUBSCRIPTION Strawbie offers an auto-renewable subscription with a 3-day free trial, followed by the selected monthly or yearly plan. Talk to Strawbie Have real-time voice conversations or text chat with Strawbie while you study. Ask for homework help, upload photos, organize what you need to do, or talk hands-free while you work. On iPhone, an active voice conversation can appear in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. A companion who remembers Strawbie can remember useful context between conversations, including things you're working on and preferences you've shared. Everything Strawbie remembers is viewable and deletable in Settings. Strawbie Rewards Earn Strawberries by finishing tasks, completing focus sessions, and keeping your daily streak, up to the daily maximum, plus a bonus at streak milestones. Spend them on charms, collectibles, rooms, and Featured Drops. On iPhone, eligible charms appear in the Dynamic Island, and everything you own lives in your Inventory. Ad-free Strawbie Radio Subscribers can listen to Strawbie Radio without ad breaks. GETTING IN An account is required. Users can sign in with Apple, Google, or email and password. Sign in with Apple is the fastest path and is automatically verified. A brand-new email/password account must confirm its email address before AI features unlock during the trial. SAFETY Strawbie has a minimum age of 13, enforced through an age gate at signup. Strawbie is an AI character, not a real person. Every conversation, text or voice, carries Strawbie's safety rules: no sexual content, and never any encouragement of self-harm. Crisis detection runs in the app, for both voice and text, and does not depend on the AI. When it triggers, Strawbie shows crisis resources for your region with one-tap call and text. Every Strawbie message can also be reported in-app. Strawbie is an AI focus companion, not a therapist, doctor, or crisis service, and companion chatbots may not be suitable for some minors. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Strawbie Premium — $12.99/month or $79.99/year 3-day free trial, then your selected plan. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://strawbie.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://strawbie.ai/privacy

Screenshots

Splash Host3 screens
Strawbie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Strawbie at 100% against Splash Host's 33%. Strawbie also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). Splash Host's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (29 vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Strawbie sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Splash Host asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Strawbie holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Splash Host has 29 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Splash Host's written reviews are positive against 100% of Strawbie's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Splash Host ships an update monthly, Strawbie every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Splash Host versus Strawbie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSplash HostStrawbie
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (29 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better3
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB177 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSplashThat.comStrawbie Inc

Customer experience

Splash Host

All ratings29 ratings
Positive55.2%
Neutral6.9%
Negative37.9%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative58.3%

Strawbie

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Splash Host

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Strawbie

Subscriptions2
  • Strawbie Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Strawbie Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Splash Host free?
Splash Host is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strawbie free?
Strawbie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Splash Host or Strawbie?
Strawbie is rated higher. Splash Host averages 3.3 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Strawbie averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Splash Host or Strawbie have ads?
Neither Splash Host nor Strawbie shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Splash Host or Strawbie?
Splash Host ships an update monthly, and Strawbie every 2 days. Most recently, Splash Host was updated on October 13, 2026 and Strawbie on October 8, 2026.

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