Comparison

Best vs Backstage

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

Head to head
About

Best

Discover and vote on top-rated hotels, restaurants, movies, fashion, and more. Share your own products and services to boost sales and brand awareness in a community celebrating excellence. Stay on top of trends and influence global rankings.

Highlights
  • Discover top-rated hotels, restaurants, movies, fashion
  • Vote for your favorites
  • Showcase products and services
  • Boost sales and brand awareness
  • Stay on top of trends
  • Influence global rankings
Features
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Discover the Best in short videos and vote for the Best Hotels, Restaurants, Movies, Fashion, Influencers, CarExplore and vote for the Best Hotels, Restaurants, Movies, Fashion, Influencers, Cars, Games, Fashion & Beauty Brands, and more! The Best App lets you stay on top of trends and discover the most highly rated and recommended products, services, and experiences around the world. Unleash the power of your voice by casting your vote for what you believe is the best, and help shape rankings that influence millions. Showcase your own best products and services to boost sales, increase brand awareness, and gain recognition in a vibrant community that celebrates excellence.Showcase your Best products and services to increase their sales and brand awareness.

About

Backstage

Features
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ITA Group, a global leader in engagement solutions, helps leading brands around the world take action with confidence, resulting in increased sales, purchases, retention, referrals and alignment. ‌ Through events, incentives, recognition, loyalty, research and learning, we're transforming how business feels for employees, channel partners and customers while helping brands create connections, motivate audiences and drive purposeful change. ‌ What You'll Find on the ITA Group Backstage App: • ITA Group announcements and insights • Details about our solutions • General company information • Give-back stories

Screenshots

Best4 screens
Backstage3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backstage at none against Best's 10. Backstage also leads on ads (none vs shown). Best's advantage is iOS requirement (12.4 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence 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. Best sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Backstage asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Best ships an update monthly, Backstage fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Best versus Backstage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBestBackstage
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB88 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPREMLEADITA Group, Inc.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Best

Subscriptions10
  • .Best$0.991 Month
  • Best Creator Admin$0.997 Days
  • Best Creator by Month$0.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Best Business by Month$4.991 Month
  • Best Certification$9.991 Year
  • Best Creator Free1 Year trial$9.991 Year
  • .Best1 Year trial$11.491 Year
  • Best business$49.991 Year
  • Best Business Free1 Year trial$49.991 Year
  • Best creator$99.991 Year
None

Backstage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Best free?
Best is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Backstage free?
Backstage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Best or Backstage have ads?
Best shows ads; Backstage does not.
Which is updated more often, Best or Backstage?
Best ships an update monthly, and Backstage fortnightly. Most recently, Best was updated on November 3, 2026 and Backstage on November 4, 2026.

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