GazeboTV vs PLY Spinners Guild
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GazeboTV
Stream classic period dramas and family-friendly series. Access your library, rent, or purchase beloved titles like Anne of Green Gables and Road to Avonlea. Enjoy timeless entertainment for all ages.
- Classic period dramas
- Family-friendly series
- Anne of Green Gables
- Road to Avonlea
- Rent or purchase content
- Access your library
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Discover classic period drama, viewing for the whole family. GazeboTV features classic series including Anne of Green Gables, Road to Avonlea, Wind at My Back, and more. Download this app today to access your library, rent or purchase content. Terms of Service: https://gazebo.vhx.tv/tos Privacy Policy: https://gazebo.vhx.tv/privacy
PLY Spinners Guild
This app provides a comprehensive fiber arts community with instructional videos and forums. Learn spinning techniques at your own pace with guidance from experts, covering everything from fiber prep to finishing. Connect with other spinners and participate in community events.
- Instructional videos
- Expert guidance
- Community forums
- Regular spin-alongs
- Access to past seasons
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The PLY spinning guild is an inclusive, active fiber community centered around spinning more, and more satisfying, yarns. Brought to you by Jacey Boggs Faulkner and PLY Magazine, it's a series of progressive, instructional videos where spinners can learn at their own pace and be guided by some of the best spinners in the community. Whether you're just starting or have been spinning for years; spin on a wheel or a spindle; love wool, silk, and/or plant fibers, there's a place for you in the guild. Each season has 8-10 episodes and each episode has 3-20 parts (totaling 1-3 hours) where the topic is discussed in detail, from different perspectives, and demonstrated with easy-to-see spinning views (from the front, side, and above so you won't miss the action). For each season's topic we'll talk about fiber choices, fiber prep, drafting, plying, ply structures, texture, color, finishing, end use and so much more. Features: * All previous seasons and lessons for as long as you're a member * New episode every 6 weeks * Regular spin-alongs * Forums for questions, communication, and community Terms of Service: https://www.plyspinnersguild.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://www.plyspinnersguild.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: PLY Spinners Guild at 98% against GazeboTV's 68%. PLY Spinners Guild also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). GazeboTV's advantage is ratings volume (935 vs 45) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ads, 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. GazeboTV sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and PLY Spinners Guild sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PLY Spinners Guild holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GazeboTV has 935 ratings behind it against 45, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of GazeboTV's written reviews are positive against 98% of PLY Spinners Guild's.
GazeboTV ships an update every 2 months, PLY Spinners Guild every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GazeboTV | PLY Spinners Guild |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (935 ratings) | 4.9 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.4% of reviews | 97.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 935 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sullivan Entertainment | PLY Publishing Corp |
Customer experience
GazeboTV
PLY Spinners Guild
User reviews
GazeboTV
From 935 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ❤️ Wonderful classic shows
- 👍 Easy to use app
- 🎥 High-quality content
- 💻 Convenient digital access
- 🏠 Family-friendly entertainment
Room to improve
- 💰 Expensive rental/purchase prices
- 🔍 Difficult to navigate episodes
- 🔁 Lack of resume/continue watching feature
- 🔑 Frequent log-in requirements
- 🐛 Technical issues with app
PLY Spinners Guild
From 45 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Exceptional content and inspiration
- 👍 Great resource for spinners
- 👍 Informative and educational videos
- 👍 Warm and approachable teaching style
- 👍 Diverse group of teachers
Room to improve
- 🐛 App is minimal
- 🐛 Not full access compared to web
- 🐛 Forums not available on app
- 🐛 Teaching content video episodes limited
- 🐛 No useful help section
Bugs and requests
GazeboTV
Reported bugs
3 issues- Purchases not showing up in account
- Rental access disappearing after short time
- Streaming/downloading issues causing loss of progress
Requested features
4 requests- Smart TV app integration
- Subscription option instead of pay-per-view
- Better episode organization and navigation
- Resume playback functionality
PLY Spinners Guild
Reported bugs
7 issues- App is minimal with limited access compared to web version
- Forums and spin-in chat threads not available on the app
- Teaching content video episodes limited to a few from last year
- No useful help section
- App is bare bones and hard to navigate
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- Content seems blocked from updates
- Earliest videos are a little out of frame
Requested features
5 requests- Full access to all features on the app, including forums
- Availability of current teaching content updates on the app
- A useful help section
- Improved app navigation
- Fix earliest videos that are out of frame
In-app purchases
GazeboTV
- GazeboTV $2.99$2.99
- GazeboTV $5.99$5.99
- GazeboTV $7.99$7.99
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- GazeboTV $11.99$11.99
- GazeboTV $12.99$12.99
- GazeboTV $13.99$13.99
- GazeboTV $19.99$19.99
- Anne of Green Gables Trilogy$29.99
- GazeboTV $29.99$29.99
- GazeboTV $39.99$39.99
PLY Spinners Guild
- PLY Spinners Guild Monthly3 Days trial$11.991 Month
- PLY Spinners Guild Yearly3 Days trial$85.991 Year
Questions
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