Comparison

Stage 32 vs ShoBizzy

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

Head to head
About

Stage 32

This platform connects film, TV, and digital content creators with industry buyers. It offers extensive educational resources and networking opportunities to help aspiring professionals advance their careers in entertainment.

Highlights
  • Connect with content buyers
  • Access film, TV, and digital content education
  • World-class webinars, classes, and labs
  • Networking opportunities with industry professionals
  • Marketplace for talent and material incubation
Features
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Stage 32 is the largest online platform training film, TV and digital content creators and connecting them with content buyers in entertainment. The platform was launched 10 years ago by CEO Richard “RB” Botto with the goal of leveling the playing field for the entertainment industry by providing its members the opportunity for meaningful connections, world class education, and access to decision makers. The platform now boasts over 1,000,000 creatives and professionals worldwide. Additionally, the Stage 32 education library is the largest of its kind anywhere in the world, with over 2,000 hours of film, television and new media webinars, classes and labs taught by the most respected and revered voices in the industry. Stage 32 works with over 1,000 industry professionals who provide education and development services for the platform. These professionals, which include managers, agents, development executives, producers, financiers, filmmakers and other creative and business professionals recognize Stage 32 as a marketplace that incubates talent and material and pairs content creators with content buyers Stage 32’s partners include some of most prestigious brands in the entertainment business including the Cannes Film Festival Marche du Film, The American Film Market, Variety and many more. They are also partners with a number of film commissions and other entertainment related organizations around the world. Stage 32 has been featured all over the media in Forbes, Variety, CNBC, Entrepreneur, Inc., CNN, TechCo, The Hollywood Reporter, The Wrap, The Business Insider, Deadline and more.

About

ShoBizzy

Connect with industry professionals, showcase your skills, and discover production opportunities. This platform streamlines crew hiring for entertainment productions using an advanced algorithm.

Highlights
  • Professional profile with IMDb integration
  • Production staffing algorithm
  • Industry social feed
  • In-app messaging
  • Advanced talent and company search
  • Production dashboard
  • Production-specific messaging channels
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ShoBizzy is the first ever professional networking and production staffing marketplace built for the global entertainment and creator industry that uses cutting edge technology to curate the best possible crew for any production worldwide. ShoBizzy provides entertainment professionals a platform to showcase themselves, connect with others, communicate within productions, and expose themselves to opportunities like never before. This is the mobile app behind the powerful and innovative ShoBizzy entertainment staffing web platform that uses our first of its kind, patent pending smart algorithm to expertly match freelance crew to available production roles across the globe. ShoBizzy enables productions to instantly find top available talent while incorporating one’s existing network, inclusion initiatives, local hires, and more. Unlike other solutions that rely on outdated job posting methods that waste valuable time and money, ShoBizzy is the only platform to leverage machine learning technology to suggest the best freelance talent for every production role. It is completely FREE to create an account, with an option to upgrade to our PRO version. FEATURES: 1. Professional Profile - Put your best foot forward with your own highly customizable professional profile that is integrated with IMDb and gives you a proper platform to market yourself and your availability. 2. Production Staffing - Creating your free ShoBizzy user profile ensures your visibility in our production staffing algorithm used by several top Production Companies, Studios, and Networks that will lead to more production job opportunities. 3. Social Feed - Stay up to date on the latest industry news, trends, and everything your industry peers are up to. 4. Messaging - Easily connect with peers and potential employers, communicate on set, and stay in touch in one simple app. 5. Search - Enjoy the most robust talent and company search in all of entertainment, allowing users to search for anyone, anywhere, with dozens of search filters. PRODUCTION-SPECIFIC FEATURES: 1. Production Dashboard - Production Companies, Studios, Networks and Creators can easily track all current, past, and future productions in one simple dashboard including crew and vendor status, local hires, gender and inclusion initiatives, and more. (With even more functionality on web) 2. Production Messaging - Like a Slack for entertainment productions, we automatically create channels for each department as well as an “All Crew” channel to allow your team to quickly and easily stay in touch and up to date with everything including sending attachments like daily call sheets. 3. Production Calendar - Stay up to date on important production events and schedules with our simple and intuitive production calendar. (Coming soon) 4. Production Crew and Vendors - Always have access to your crew and vendor lists right in your pocket. 5. (Web only) Production Staffing - Our AI-powered staffing algorithm takes all the work out of staffing productions by automatically curating the best available crew for each position based on your existing network and beyond, while considering dozens of variables that will save your production significant time and money. SUBSCRIPTION AND PAYMENT INFORMATION: You may purchase an auto-renewing yearly or monthly ShoBizzy Pro subscription through an In-App Purchase. • 1 month ($20.00) and 1 year ($200.00) durations • Your subscription will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and will automatically renew (at the duration selected) unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • Current subscription may not be cancelled during the active subscription period; however, you can manage your subscription and/or turn off auto-renewal by visiting your iTunes Account Settings after purchase • Privacy policy: https://www.shobizzy.com/privacy and terms of use: https://www.shobizzy.com/terms

Screenshots

Stage 324 screens
ShoBizzy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShoBizzy at 100% against Stage 32's 22%. ShoBizzy also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.3). Stage 32's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ShoBizzy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Stage 32 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ShoBizzy holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Stage 32's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShoBizzy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Stage 32 ships an update every 3 weeks, ShoBizzy fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Stage 32 versus ShoBizzy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStage 32ShoBizzy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (16 ratings)5.0 (26 ratings) — better
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1626 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB116 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperStage 32, LLCShoBizzy, Inc.

Customer experience

Stage 32

All ratings16 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative43.8%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive22.2%
Neutral11.1%
Negative66.7%

ShoBizzy

All ratings26 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Stage 32

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ShoBizzy

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Annual Pro7 Days trial$200.001 Year

Questions

Is Stage 32 free?
Stage 32 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ShoBizzy free?
ShoBizzy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Stage 32 or ShoBizzy?
ShoBizzy is rated higher. Stage 32 averages 3.3 out of 5 from 16 ratings, while ShoBizzy averages 5.0 from 26 ratings.
Do Stage 32 or ShoBizzy have ads?
ShoBizzy shows ads; Stage 32 does not.
Which is updated more often, Stage 32 or ShoBizzy?
Stage 32 ships an update every 3 weeks, and ShoBizzy fortnightly. Most recently, Stage 32 was updated on September 8, 2026 and ShoBizzy on June 4, 2026.

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