TheEventGuide.com vs Zeam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheEventGuide.com
Discover all upcoming events in Southport and Oak Island, North Carolina. This app serves as a comprehensive local event calendar for residents and tourists. Follow local adventures and stay updated on area happenings.
- Local event listings
- Southport events
- Oak Island events
- Event calendar
- Local adventures
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TheEventGuide.com is the only event calendar in the area that covers all of the events happening in Southport and Oak Island, North Carolina. Locals and visitors alike can visit this site to see everything the area has to offer. View events happening in Southport and Oak Island, North Carolina all in one place. Follow along with Jen and Dave on their adventures around Oak Island and Southport, NC.
Zeam
Discover live, local entertainment and breaking news happening right in your community. Get authentic reporting, on-demand news clips, and live event coverage to stay connected and informed about your surroundings.
- Live local entertainment
- Breaking local news
- Authentic local reporting
- On-demand news clips
- Live event coverage
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Welcome to Zeam – your ultimate live, local entertainment companion. Zeam ensures you stay informed about everything happening around you, with immediate access to breaking news, authentic reporting that resonates with where you're at, where you're from, and where you're going. Zeam is your go-to source for live, local TV. Zeam offers on-demand news clips, live event coverage, and more. The Zeam experience is here to make you feel connected, informed, and entertained – anytime, anywhere. Download now and embark on a journey of discovery with Zeam!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TheEventGuide.com at 5.0 against Zeam's 3.2. Zeam's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 31 months) and ratings volume (105 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TheEventGuide.com holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Zeam has 105 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
TheEventGuide.com ships an update every 31 months, Zeam fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | TheEventGuide.com | Zeam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 3.2 (105 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 10.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 105 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 31 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jen & Dave Entertainment, LLC | Syncbak, Inc. |
Customer experience
TheEventGuide.com
Zeam
Bugs and requests
TheEventGuide.com
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Zeam
Reported bugs
21 issues- App stopped working after update
- App crashes when selecting a channel
- App stops working in multi-windows on Mac
- App doesn't remember where you stopped previously
- App stopped working on Apple TV after recent update
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- App won't let users watch newscasts on-demand
- App says location services is off when it is on
- App closes every time a user clicks to play something
- No way to stop airplay once initiated
- Favorites broken in Roku and Fire Stick
- Cannot favorite channels unless they appear on the Home Screen
- Local news app only partially loads
- KTSF news is laggy and freezes
- Login issues, keeps saying try later
- Cannot save favorites
- App requires iOS 16.0 update
- App only caters to ABC, other local networks not listed
- App not supporting iOS 15.8.3
- App won't open on iPad
- Live streams are unstable, stutter and pixelate
- App freezes at splash screen and never loads
Requested features
18 requests- Add channels for arts and crafts
- Add an arts and crafts podcast
- Add stand-up comedy channels
- Add high school sports channels
- Add live events channels
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- Keep updating the app and adding more channels
- Improve user-friendliness
- Add buttons for small forward/backward movement
- Add local content for San Antonio
- Fix favorites functionality on Roku and Fire Stick
- Allow favoriting channels found via search
- Add movies and other content besides news
- Add local news channels from other cities
- Add local things to watch
- Add more local channels
- Add CBS, ABC, and FOX channels for live events
- Improve live stream stability
- Clean up inappropriate ads
In-app purchases
TheEventGuide.com
No in-app purchases
Zeam
No in-app purchases
