Comparison

Crew Up vs Topsheet

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Topsheet

Streamline entertainment production payroll and management. Automate call sheets, time cards, and crew scheduling. Focus on your creative vision while this app handles administrative tasks and direct deposits.

Highlights
  • Automated payroll
  • Call sheet creation
  • Time card automation
  • W4/W9 form management
  • Crew scheduling
  • Direct deposit
  • Project portfolio
Features
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Topsheet is the best way to automate entertainment production payroll. Easily create call sheets, automate time cards, fill out your W4 and W9s, schedule work days, manage crew members, and receive direct deposits all in one place. Get more out your production through Topsheet. Be less distracted and reactive, and focus on the story that matters most to you. Your time matters on set, and we want to help you achieve more by doing less. Use your creativity to invent art, and let us communicate with your crew in a new way. You will love your new experience on set. WHAT YOU'LL GET: - A calendar to manage all your call times - A beautiful new way to view your call sheets - A portfolio for all your ongoing projects - Sign your W4 and W9 once - Sign off your time cards with a tap of a button - Set crew time cards with ease - All your time cards in one place - All your pay stubs in one place - Direct deposit straight into your bank account - Update your whole crew on changes on the fly Download the one production management app that every producer and crew needs. Then sit back and let us manage your set. Read more about our terms and conditions here - https://topsheet.io/terms Read more about our privacy policy here - https://topsheet.io/privacy

Screenshots

Crew Up4 screens
Topsheet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Crew Up at 4.8 against Topsheet's 4.2. Crew Up also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 83%). Topsheet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Crew Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Topsheet asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Crew Up holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 112 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Crew Up's written reviews are positive against 83% of Topsheet's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Crew Up versus Topsheet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrew UpTopsheet
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (112 ratings) — better4.2 (58 ratings)
Positive reviews93.9% of reviews — better82.5% of reviews
Number of ratings112 — better58
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB38 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperCrew Up, Inc.Topsheet Inc.

Customer experience

Crew Up

All ratings112 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive93.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.1%

Topsheet

All ratings58 ratings
Positive79.3%
Neutral5.2%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive82.5%
Neutral7.5%
Negative10.0%

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

Topsheet

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Crew Up

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
None

Topsheet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crew Up free?
Crew Up is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Topsheet free?
Topsheet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crew Up or Topsheet?
Crew Up is rated higher. Crew Up averages 4.8 out of 5 from 112 ratings, while Topsheet averages 4.2 from 58 ratings.
Do Crew Up or Topsheet have ads?
Neither Crew Up nor Topsheet shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Crew Up or Topsheet?
Crew Up ships an update every 2 months, and Topsheet every 2 months. Most recently, Crew Up was updated on September 19, 2026 and Topsheet on September 16, 2026.

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