CS Access vs CrewDex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CS Access
This app provides essential safety resources and anonymous hotlines for the motion picture and television industry. It offers access to safety bulletins and guidance developed by a labor-management committee, serving as a vital tool for production professionals.
- Anonymous safety hotlines
- Access to Safety Bulletins
- Industry-wide safety guidance
- Resources for film/TV production
- Nonprofit trust fund services
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Contract Services is a nonprofit trust fund that delivers administrative services and training to the motion picture and television industry workforce. It also hosts the IndustryWide Labor-Management Safety Committee, which publishes Safety Bulletins and other guidance for use by the motion picture production industry. The CS Access mobile app is a free resource for motion picture employees, filmmakers and producers, or anyone else working in film and television production. Using the app, you can reach anonymous safety hotlines, access Safety Bulletins and other safety resources developed by the Industry-Wide Labor-Management Safety Committee. For more information, visit csatf.org.
CrewDex
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Someone asks "know a gaffer in Atlanta?" With CrewDex you filter by role and city, pick your person, and text a clean contact card. Ten seconds, done. CrewDex is a crew directory built for film and TV freelancers. Your phone's address book knows names and numbers. It doesn't know who's a gaffer, who's in Atlanta, or who you'd hire again. CrewDex does. — Privacy Policy: https://crewdex.tylermarkhenderson.com/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ BUILT FOR SET • Tag every contact by role, city, and specialty • Stack filters: "Gaffer" plus "Atlanta" shows exactly who can take the call • Keep private star ratings and notes on everyone you've worked with • Assign roles to build out a crew list for your next job SHARE WITHOUT OVERSHARING • Send a clean contact card as plain text or a .vcf file • Only name, role, location, phone, and email go out • Ratings, notes, and personal tags are never included • The share log remembers who you referred and when IMPORT IN MINUTES, NOT AN AFTERNOON • Pull crew straight from your phone's contacts, or just the iPhone groups you pick • CrewDex reads job titles, companies, and group names and suggests the right tags • Review suggestions one swipe at a time, say yes to all, or finish later • Duplicates are spotted and skipped automatically PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Everything stays on your device. No account, no cloud, no sync • Import from your address book with permission, or add crew manually • Your address book is never modified • Delete the app and its data goes with it Made by a working DP who got tired of scrolling Contacts looking for that one Steadicam op from two jobs ago.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: CS Access at Free against CrewDex's $1.99. CrewDex's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 4 weeks). On ads, 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
CS Access is free to download; CrewDex costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CS Access ships an update every 4 weeks, CrewDex every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CS Access | CrewDex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Contract Services Administration Trust Fund | Tyler Henderson |
In-app purchases
CS Access
No in-app purchases
CrewDex
No in-app purchases






