Comparison

Plan My Fringe vs Edinburgh Zoo

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

Edinburgh Zoo

Navigate Edinburgh Zoo's 80 acres with ease, locate your favorite animals, and discover daily talks and dining spots. Plan your visit for an enjoyable wildlife experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive zoo map
  • Animal location finder
  • Daily talks schedule
  • Dining information
  • Visitor planning tool
Features
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Explore Edinburgh Zoo like never before with our new app! Find your way around our 80-acres of wildlife and easily navigate to all your favourite animals. Whether you want to find the best spot for a bite to eat or want to know what talks are on each day, our app has all the information you need for an un-fur-gettable day out.

Screenshots

Plan My Fringe4 screens
Edinburgh Zoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Edinburgh Zoo at 100% against Plan My Fringe's 48%. Edinburgh Zoo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). Plan My Fringe's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

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

Edinburgh Zoo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Plan My Fringe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Edinburgh Zoo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plan My Fringe ships an update every 6 months, Edinburgh Zoo monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Plan My Fringe versus Edinburgh Zoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlan My FringeEdinburgh Zoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (7 ratings)4.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings77
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size60 MB45 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHenson IT Solutions LtdAttraction Technology Ltd.

Customer experience

Plan My Fringe

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

Edinburgh Zoo

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Plan My Fringe

No in-app purchases

None

Edinburgh Zoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plan My Fringe free?
Plan My Fringe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Edinburgh Zoo free?
Edinburgh Zoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Plan My Fringe or Edinburgh Zoo?
Edinburgh Zoo is rated higher. Plan My Fringe averages 4.1 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Edinburgh Zoo averages 4.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Plan My Fringe or Edinburgh Zoo have ads?
Neither Plan My Fringe nor Edinburgh Zoo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plan My Fringe or Edinburgh Zoo?
Plan My Fringe ships an update every 6 months, and Edinburgh Zoo monthly. Most recently, Plan My Fringe was updated on November 2, 2026 and Edinburgh Zoo on November 8, 2026.

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