Comparison

Insight GO vs Mad Collab

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

Head to head
About

Insight GO

This platform connects portfolio companies with valuable resources and opportunities to foster growth. It offers a network designed to accelerate development and success for businesses within its ecosystem.

Highlights
  • Connect with a network of resources
  • Access opportunities for growth
  • Accelerate business development
  • Support for portfolio companies
  • Scale-up platform
Features
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GO is a scale-up platform that provides Insight Partners' portfolio companies with the network, resources, and opportunities that they need to grow.

About

Mad Collab

Connect with local artists and creators to collaborate on projects. Discover painters, musicians, models, and more in your area. The app facilitates creative partnerships for events like fashion shows, art galleries, and concerts.

Highlights
  • Discover local artists
  • Collaborate on creative projects
  • Swipe-based profile browsing
  • Talent-focused profiles
  • Location-based artist search
  • Premium membership for travel features
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Immerse yourself in your local art culture. Find producers, painters, models, musicians and more on the Mad Collab app. Do you identify as an artist? As a creator? Then Mad Collab is the app for you! Mad Collab is created to help artists find each other locally for collaborations on projects both big and small. Interact with other artists to throw a fashion show, an art gallery, a concert, and more. The possibilities are endless with all of your local artists available at the palm of your hand. Mad Collab includes a swipe left/ swipe right format to make viewing profiles a breeze. We want our users to be seen for their talent. Profile pictures aren't available until two users match for a collaboration based on their previous work. When creating a profile, users will be asked what kind of artist they identify as. This is where you define who you are locally. You will be able to post a selection of work to represent your artistic abilities. Are you a traveling artist? Do you have any trips planned in the near future? With our premium membership you can have your profile featured in other locations. You will also have the luxury of viewing artists in any location prior to visiting to pre-plan collaborations.

Screenshots

Insight GO4 screens
Mad Collab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Insight GO at none against Mad Collab's 1. Insight GO also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 10 months). Mad Collab's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.4). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Mad Collab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Insight GO asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Insight GO against 5.0 for Mad Collab. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Insight GO ships an update every 3 months, Mad Collab every 10 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Insight GO versus Mad Collab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInsight GOMad Collab
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 10 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB87 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperInsight Venture Management, LLCDiamond Smith

Customer experience

Insight GO

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Mad Collab

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Insight GO

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Mad Collab

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Subscription$5.991 Month

Questions

Is Insight GO free?
Insight GO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mad Collab free?
Mad Collab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Insight GO or Mad Collab?
Insight GO and Mad Collab are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 3 and 6 ratings respectively.
Which is updated more often, Insight GO or Mad Collab?
Insight GO ships an update every 3 months, and Mad Collab every 10 months. Most recently, Insight GO was updated on November 3, 2026 and Mad Collab on November 3, 2026.

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