BYU Walks vs Sideshow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BYU Walks
Discover BYU and its surroundings through engaging tours crafted by faculty and students. Explore the campus and learn about its history and points of interest.
- Faculty-led tours
- Student-created content
- Campus exploration
- Points of interest
- Historical insights
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Explore BYU and its environs, with tours written by faculty and students.
Sideshow
Engage live with events through interactive features like trivia, polls, and Q&A. Submit photos and videos to be featured, earning points for participation. Experience virtual events like never before, whether you're there in person or watching from afar.
- Real-time event interaction
- QR code scanning for event access
- Live polling and Q&A
- Photo and video submission
- Earn participation points
- Virtual experience creation
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Sideshow enables you to interact in real time with your favorite live in person and televised events. Simply scan the on screen QR code, or follow a link provided by the event organizer to begin. You will be instantly transported into the event. Whether near or far you will be a part of the conversation. Your participation will drive the show, allowing us to create virtual experiences like never before. Inside you will find interactions such as Trivia, Polling, Q&A, Reactions, and the ability to submit photos and videos to be featured in the show. Your interactions are displayed in real time to the event hosts, allowing a near instant response. As you participate you will earn points. What are you waiting for? Join the Show!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sideshow at 5.0 against BYU Walks's 4.5. Sideshow also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). BYU Walks's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.
Sideshow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively.
BYU Walks ships an update every 7 months, Sideshow every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BYU Walks | Sideshow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 136 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Brigham Young University | Event Center LLC |
Customer experience
BYU Walks
Sideshow
In-app purchases
BYU Walks
No in-app purchases
Sideshow
No in-app purchases
