Comparison

Excel Exec vs Talentbases

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

Head to head

Excel Exec

Executive Passenger Services

TV Talent

About

Excel Exec

Features

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At Excel we aim to build technology around the clients. Presenting our new Booking App that makes it even easier for you to book one of our executive cars.

About

Talentbases

Features

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Talentbases. The freelancer community platform for TV production talent. A free service for freelancers or job applicants to create and update a profile, express an interest (EOI) in upcoming projects, apply for a job, work or contracts, stay in touch and promote themselves to find work. From Executive Producers to Runners starting out and around 150 job roles in between. Talentbases is used and funded by contributions from the TV Industry, Independent TV Production Companies and Broadcasters to deliver genuine opportunities for all, a level playing field for work opportunities, contracts, progression, training, events, news and freelancer support Industry wide. Their talent and production execs use it daily to crew up for upcoming TV Productions People are indeed more important than profit. Let's all explore and create great things together.

Screenshots

Excel Exec4 screens

Talentbases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Talentbases at every 2 days against Excel Exec's every 2 months. Talentbases also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, 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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Excel Exec ships an update every 2 months, Talentbases every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and May 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level

Excel Exec versus Talentbases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Excel Exec	Talentbases
Price	Free	Free
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 2 days — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No	No
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS	16.0	12.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	42 MB	39 MB
Age rating	4+	17+
Developer	Excel Group Services Ltd	Talentbases Ltd

In-app purchases

None

Excel Exec

No in-app purchases

None

Talentbases

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Excel Exec free?

Excel Exec is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Talentbases free?

Talentbases is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Excel Exec or Talentbases have ads?

Neither Excel Exec nor Talentbases shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Excel Exec or Talentbases?

Excel Exec ships an update every 2 months, and Talentbases every 2 days. Most recently, Excel Exec was updated on September 17, 2026 and Talentbases on May 16, 2026.