Comparison

Plan My Fringe vs Taskmaster The App

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

Head to head
About

Plan My Fringe

This app helps you plan your Edinburgh Fringe Festival experience by scheduling shows based on your preferences and ratings. It considers your budget, walking speed, and allows for real-time schedule adjustments. Discover new shows, create optimized routes, and manage your festival itinerary seamlessly.

Highlights
  • Personalized show scheduling
  • AI-powered recommendations
  • Optimized Fringe Trails
  • Budget and walking speed considerations
  • Animated route schedules on Google Maps
  • Search and filter by venue
  • Wishlist management
Features
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This app is designed to maximize your Edinburgh Fringe Experience in the time that you are in Edinburgh. Simply enter the shows you would like to see, and give each one a rating for how much you would like to see it. This app will then schedule as many shows during your visit as it can, ensuring your highest-rated shows are included wherever possible! Your budget, walking speed and other preferences are taken into account during this, and your schedule can be re-calculated at any time if you discover other shows you would also like to see. You can Search for Shows, Browse for them or look for Nearby Shows without registering. But if you want to use the app to its fullest you can Register your basic details. This allows your choices to be remembered, and you can use the www.planmyfringe.co.uk website and this app interchangeably with the same Wishlist, Schedule and Preferences. We have a Recommendations section which will suggest the best shows for you personally using AI, AND a Fringe Trail which allows you to easily create a chain of shows you wish to see following on from one another, minimising walking and waiting time between shows! You can also - view your schedule for each day as an animated route schedule on Google Maps - view nearby shows and make sure they don't interfere with your schedule - add other shows you become aware of to your Wishlist and let these be slotted in - select to ignore certain performances - confirm shows you have booked tickets for, so that the app will not re-calculate these dates - add non-show calendar items for anything else of interest - search or filter by venues to see what else is on at any venue This is an unofficial Edinburgh Fringe application, created by Henson IT Solutions. It uses data provided courtesy of the Edinburgh Festivals Listings API. Although we do our utmost to ensure everything is up-to-date and works smoothly, we cannot accept any liability for any problems caused by use of our services. Have a Good Fringe!

About

Taskmaster The App

Engage with the official TV show companion app. Compete in fantasy leagues, play along with episodes, and enjoy group or solo tasks. Test your knowledge with quizzes and listen to show music.

Highlights
  • Fantasy Taskmaster leagues
  • Show Companion for live play
  • Group Game with friends
  • Solo Tasking challenges
  • Taskmaster Academy quizzes
  • Taskmaster Jukebox
Features
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The official app for the Channel 4 TV show Taskmaster. - Join Fantasy Taskmaster to compete against the Taskmaster community answering questions ahead of each week's show. Create and share private groups to compare scores with friends and family. - Play along with the TV show at home and vote for a People's champion using the Show Companion. - Enjoy tasking with your friends and family using the Group Game featuring brand new tasks by the Taskmaster's assistant Alex Horne. - Get Solo Tasking and have your attempts voted on by the rest of the Taskmaster community. - Take the Entrance exam and in the Taskmaster Academy and go onto test your knowledge with quiz modules for each series. - Kick back and listen to music from the show with the Taskmaster Jukebox. It's a jam packed Taskmaster extravaganza! So what are you waiting for? Get involved and make good choices.

Screenshots

Plan My Fringe4 screens
Taskmaster The App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Plan My Fringe at Free against Taskmaster The App's $1.99. Plan My Fringe also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7). Taskmaster The App's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months) and chart position (#178 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Plan My Fringe is free to download; Taskmaster The App costs $1.99 up front. Taskmaster The App sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Plan My Fringe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.8 for Plan My Fringe against 3.7 for Taskmaster The App. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 14 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 48% of Plan My Fringe's written reviews are positive against 53% of Taskmaster The App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plan My Fringe ships an update every 6 months, Taskmaster The App every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 13, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Plan My Fringe versus Taskmaster The App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlan My FringeTaskmaster The App
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better3.7 (14 ratings)
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews52.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings514 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#178 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB81 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHenson IT Solutions LtdAvalon Television

Customer experience

Plan My Fringe

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative43.5%

Taskmaster The App

All ratings14 ratings
Positive64.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive52.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative31.6%

In-app purchases

None

Plan My Fringe

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Taskmaster The App

One-time7
  • Academy Module (Series 4)$0.49
  • Academy Module (Series 3)$0.49
  • Academy Module (Series 2)$0.49
Show 4 more
  • Academy Module (Series 5)$0.49
  • Bonus Task Pack 1$1.99
  • Jukebox Full Access$1.99
  • Bonus Task Pack 2$1.99

Questions

Is Plan My Fringe free?
Plan My Fringe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Taskmaster The App free?
Taskmaster The App costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plan My Fringe or Taskmaster The App?
Plan My Fringe is rated higher. Plan My Fringe averages 3.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Taskmaster The App averages 3.7 from 14 ratings.
Do Plan My Fringe or Taskmaster The App have ads?
Neither Plan My Fringe nor Taskmaster The App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plan My Fringe or Taskmaster The App?
Plan My Fringe ships an update every 6 months, and Taskmaster The App every 6 weeks. Most recently, Plan My Fringe was updated on September 13, 2026 and Taskmaster The App on September 21, 2026.

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