Comparison

Plan My Fringe vs Twyncast

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

Twyncast

Engage with real stories from inspiring personalities in entertainment, sports, and adventure. You direct the narrative by asking questions and making choices, forging your own path through authentic, curated video content. Experience interactive storytelling where you are an active participant.

Highlights
  • Interactive video episodes
  • Real stories from personalities
  • User-directed narrative
  • Choice-based storytelling
  • Authentic, curated content
  • Active participation in stories
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Twyncast is a library of inspiring stories that you can interact with. We spend quality time with personalities from the worlds of entertainment, sport, adventure and more, and package up their most iconic stories into interactive episodes. It's really them, talking on camera about their career and life defining moments; and you get to ask them questions. You direct the story through the questions you ask and the answers you give, thereby forging your own path through the story. No generative AI. Every second of content is real and authentic; filmed and curated by our team. With Twyncast, you don't just sit and listen, you're an active participant in the storytelling process. The choices you make and the questions you ask influence the course of the narrative. Your choices shape the outcome and determine the ultimate destination of the story.

Screenshots

Plan My Fringe4 screens
Twyncast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Twyncast at 100% against Plan My Fringe's 48%. Twyncast also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 months). Plan My Fringe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Twyncast holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Plan My Fringe has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Plan My Fringe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Twyncast's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plan My Fringe ships an update every 6 months, Twyncast fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Plan My Fringe versus Twyncast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlan My FringeTwyncast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.414.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB153 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHenson IT Solutions LtdTwyn Holdings Ltd

Customer experience

Plan My Fringe

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

Twyncast

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plan My Fringe

No in-app purchases

None

Twyncast

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plan My Fringe free?
Plan My Fringe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Twyncast free?
Twyncast is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plan My Fringe or Twyncast?
Twyncast is rated higher. Plan My Fringe averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Twyncast averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Plan My Fringe or Twyncast have ads?
Twyncast shows ads; Plan My Fringe does not.
Which is updated more often, Plan My Fringe or Twyncast?
Plan My Fringe ships an update every 6 months, and Twyncast fortnightly. Most recently, Plan My Fringe was updated on November 2, 2026 and Twyncast on November 4, 2026.

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