New York Comic Con 2026 vs Awesome Con
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
New York Comic Con 2026
Navigate New York Comic Con with this official digital guide. Access real-time show news, panel schedules, guest and exhibitor lists, and digital maps with step-by-step directions to explore the venue.
- Real-time show news
- Panel schedule
- Guest and exhibitor lists
- Artist Alley information
- Digital maps with navigation
- Digital coupon book
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The New York Comic Con Mobile App is your digital guide to everything NYCC, providing you with the latest news about the show in real time! You'll also find the Panel schedule, Guests, the Exhibitor list, the Artist Alley list, Show Features, Digital Coupon Book, and much more. Digital maps of the entire Javits Center are also included, with step-by-step instructions so you don't get lost!
Awesome Con
Access the latest event details for Awesome Con, including guest appearances, panel schedules, exhibitor information, and artist alley updates. Stay informed about what's happening and where to find it during the convention.
- Guest information
- Panel schedules
- Exhibitor listings
- Artist alley details
- Up-to-date event information
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The Official Awesome Con Mobile App is your digital bestie containing the most up-to-date information on guests, schedules, exhibitors, artists, panels, and more during Awesome Con! Get the most accurate information when you download the app to stay informed on what's what and who's where!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Awesome Con at 3.5 against New York Comic Con 2026's 2.7. New York Comic Con 2026's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (132 vs 11). 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.
Awesome Con holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: New York Comic Con 2026 has 132 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 10% of New York Comic Con 2026's written reviews are positive against 0% of Awesome Con's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
New York Comic Con 2026 ships an update every 5 months, Awesome Con every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | New York Comic Con 2026 | Awesome Con |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.7 (132 ratings) | 3.5 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 10.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 132 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Reed Elsevier Inc. | LeftField Media |
Customer experience
New York Comic Con 2026
Awesome Con
Bugs and requests
New York Comic Con 2026
Reported bugs
17 issues- App crashes when accessing schedule or explore tabs
- Search function freezes the application
- Schedule disappears after adding events
- App crashes when removing items from schedule
- More button crashes app consistently
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- Tabs crash app on iOS 17
- App won't open beyond logo screen
- Blank white screen on login
- One-time code authentication failures
- Map function glitches and malfunctions
- Content shows as 'Coming Soon' indefinitely
- Outdated panel information from previous years
- Sync failures between app and website
- Missing schedule data and incomplete content
- Runtime errors and code display
- Notification spam that cannot be disabled
- Reservation queue system failures
Requested features
15 requests- Multi-select filtering across categories
- Ability to favorite exhibitors and artist alley vendors
- Custom scheduling with notes
- Live GPS-style interactive map
- Calendar integration and sync
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- Favorites displayed on interactive map
- Photo ops and autograph signing schedules
- Author signing information and reservations
- Guest appearance details consistency
- iCloud sync support
- Facebook login integration
- Share functionality for panels
- Detailed booth information and descriptions
- Real-time location tracking on map
- Constant content updates without reinstall
Awesome Con
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
New York Comic Con 2026
No in-app purchases
Awesome Con
No in-app purchases
Questions
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