Showroom Creator vs HowTo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Showroom Creator
Connect with brands and create content for your social channels. Apply for campaigns, get approved, and earn based on your social media value. All creators are welcome, regardless of follower count.
- Connect with brands
- Apply to content campaigns
- Get paid for content creation
- Campaign briefs provided
- All follower counts welcome
- Push notifications for new campaigns
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Showroom is a free app that connects you with the brands you love, and lets you apply to campaigns to create content and post in your social channels. It doesn't matter how many followers you have – everyone's influence counts! Scroll through the campaigns that are live, read the brief from the brand, and apply to the ones you like if approved by the brand, you will get paid based on your Social Media Value. Make sure to allow push notifications so that you don't miss any new campaigns that go live! Download the app and become an icon today!
HowTo
A social platform for creators to share their projects, from woodworking to baking. Connect with a community, discover new ideas, and share your creative journey through photos, videos, and 'Snaps'. Monetize your creations by linking to tools and equipment.
- Share projects via photos, videos, and 'Snaps'
- Discover creative ideas and follow creators
- Connect with like-minded individuals
- Engage with a unique commenting system
- Monetize creations with affiliate links
- Private messaging
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The HowTo app is a social media platform for all things creative! Connect with a fast-growing community filled with like-minded creative people. Explore a wide range of how-tos from Woodworking to Arts and crafts, or embroidery to baking. Stay up-to-date with projects from your favorite creators or simply discover new ideas for your own projects. Share What You Love - People are waiting. Whether you’ve just whittled a spoon or are adding the finishing touches to a victoria sponge; our community can’t wait to see it. The HowTo community has always been at the heart of everything we do; and with the new HowTo app we really are uniting creativity. Whether you’re just starting a project or have one you’ve finished, you’ll be able to easily share it using our unique platform… We’ve built the tools to be able to share the journey of your project in bite size chunks, essentially creating a story for you followers. You’ll also be able to upload ‘Snaps’ which is a quick way to share ‘Snappy’ updates without having to upload a whole how-to. Connect with others. We’ve made it easy to search for people that you may be already familiar with, or those you’re yet to discover! Join The Conversation. We’ve made it easy for you to read or engage with others on topics you care about the most. With our unique commenting system, you’ll even be able to hear or leave voice notes within the comments on each snap or how-to. Explore creativity. Creativity comes in all shapes and sizes and with our app we’ve made it easier than ever to discover photos, videos and users based around topics you’re interested in. Earn Extra Money! With the HowTo App, you’ll be able to add links showing your followers where they’re able to get the tools or equipment used for your creation. These could be affiliate links meaning you could earn extra money. We’re also working on additional methods for you to earn extra money. We’re working on a unique platform which will connect you to brands and retailers from around the world, looking to work with creatives like you. More info coming soon. Download The HowTo App Today! - Share Videos, Photos and Audio with others. - Private Messages - Engage with others via our unique commenting system - Share How-Tos & Snaps - Get tailored notifications on account activity - Connect with others
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Showroom Creator at 5.0 against HowTo's 4.5. Showroom Creator also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). HowTo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.
Showroom Creator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Showroom Creator ships an update every 3 weeks, HowTo every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Showroom Creator | HowTo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Morning Ventures One AB | How To Make Ltd |
Customer experience
Showroom Creator
HowTo
In-app purchases
Showroom Creator
No in-app purchases
HowTo
No in-app purchases
