Crew Up vs Glimmer.io
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crew Up
Connect with entertainment industry professionals to find jobs and crew. Build your profile, discover opportunities, and manage projects seamlessly within the app. Streamline communication and collaboration for successful productions.
- Professional profile creation
- Job search and notifications
- Crew search and booking
- Job history tracking
- In-app messaging and communication
- Job calendar management
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CREW UP is a community marketplace for entertainment industry professionals. Create a profile with your skills, bio and links to IMDb, Instagram, Vimeo, YouTube, LinkedIn and your site. Search for projects and get notified about new ones matching your profile. Search for local crew, message and book the right person, and keep a project calendar with everyone you work with. CREW UP gives you the tools to communicate directly with the people you need to make your project a success. Crew Up Monthly is $4.99 per month, renews automatically, and can be canceled in your Apple ID Account Settings. Privacy Policy: https://crewup.co/privacy Terms of Use: https://crewup.co/terms
Glimmer.io
Connect with global creative talent for your brand. Review, hire, and pay creators for over 60 creative services. Find the best quality work through a diverse network of professionals.
- Global creator network
- Job postings for 60+ creative services
- Review and hire creators
- Secure payment processing
- Creator Marketplace access
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With over 50,000 creators in over 170 countries, connecting brands with global talent has never been easier. Glimmer lets you review, hire, and pay your creators from anywhere, ensuring that you get the best quality work possible. We offer job postings for over 60+ creative services, and have built out a diverse network of creators that are all available for hire through our Creator Marketplace. Glimmer is a place where content teams find focus, allowing your production to truly shine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Crew Up at 4.8 against Glimmer.io's 3.4. Crew Up also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 63%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Glimmer.io's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Crew Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Glimmer.io asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crew Up holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crew Up has 114 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Crew Up's written reviews are positive against 63% of Glimmer.io's.
Crew Up ships an update every 2 months, Glimmer.io every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crew Up | Glimmer.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (114 ratings) — better | 3.4 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 93.9% of reviews — better | 62.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crew Up, Inc. | Storyhunter, Inc. |
Customer experience
Crew Up
Glimmer.io
Bugs and requests
Crew Up
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on iPhone 8 Plus
- No search results displaying in major cities
- Inconsistent functionality across different regions
Requested features
4 requests- Expanded job listings in underserved markets
- Enhanced security and identity verification
- Improved job filtering and search capabilities
- More transparent job posting standards
Glimmer.io
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crew Up
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly$4.991 Month
Glimmer.io
No in-app purchases
