Crew Up vs ApexDEL
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
ApexDEL
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APEX Film Deliverables is the end-to-end workflow platform built for indie filmmakers delivering their films to TUBI and other streaming platforms. DESIGNED FOR FILMMAKERS Track every deliverable your distributor needs — trailer, closed captions, full film, artwork, metadata, and screen grabs — all in one place. See real-time status updates the moment your team marks something ready. YOUR FILMS, YOUR PORTAL Every filmmaker gets a private portal showing the live status of each deliverable, a 14-day countdown when your film is accepted by TUBI, and a monthly Avail Sheet reminder so you never miss the submission deadline. DIRECT COMMUNICATION Message your delivery team directly through the in-app chat — one thread per film, no email chains. Get push notifications the moment something changes on your title. TUBI DELIVERY, SIMPLIFIED Once every deliverable is ready, APEX handles the TUBI submission package — master, captions, posters, metadata, and screen grabs — delivered on the 25th of every month. Watch your film go from intake to live on TUBI without touching a spreadsheet. SERVICE ORDERS Need artwork, closed captions, or screen grabs produced by the APEX team? Request services directly in the app, track order progress, and download finished files as soon as they're ready. BUILT BY FILMMAKERS, FOR FILMMAKERS APEX is a Detroit-based distribution services studio. We've spent years helping indie filmmakers navigate the paperwork and technical specs that stand between a finished film and a streaming platform. This app is the tool we built for ourselves — and now it's yours. FEATURES • Live deliverable status: Trailer · Closed Captions · Full Film · Artwork · Metadata · Screen Grabs • TUBI acceptance countdown — 14 days to get every asset in Dropbox • Monthly Avail Sheet deadline reminder (25th of each month) • In-app chat with your delivery team • Service order requests and delivery tracking • Push notifications for every status change • Secure client portal with biometric login
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Crew Up at Free against ApexDEL's $4.99. ApexDEL's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 18.0). On 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
Crew Up is free to download; ApexDEL costs $4.99 up front. Crew Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. ApexDEL asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Crew Up | ApexDEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (114 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 114 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crew Up, Inc. | richard myles |
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
ApexDEL
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Crew Up
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Monthly$4.991 Month
ApexDEL
No in-app purchases








