Comparison

Stage 32 vs Mentee Club

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

Mentee Club

Features
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Mentee runs curated artist development collectives and camps hosted by proven industry professionals. Billboard-charting producers, managers behind superstar careers, writers and engineers with real catalogs. Each Collective is its own small room. This community is where all of them connect.

Screenshots

Stage 324 screens
Mentee Club4 screens

Verdict

The call

Stage 32 and Mentee Club are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Stage 32 versus Mentee Club: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStage 32Mentee Club
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews22.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB78 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStage 32, LLCCreator Education Inc

In-app purchases

None

Stage 32

No in-app purchases

None

Mentee Club

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Stage 32 free?
Stage 32 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mentee Club free?
Mentee Club is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Stage 32 or Mentee Club have ads?
Neither Stage 32 nor Mentee Club shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Stage 32 or Mentee Club?
Stage 32 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Mentee Club every 3 weeks. Most recently, Stage 32 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Mentee Club on November 6, 2026.

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