Sideshow vs JoyDrop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sideshow
Engage live with events through interactive features like trivia, polls, and Q&A. Submit photos and videos to be featured, earning points for participation. Experience virtual events like never before, whether you're there in person or watching from afar.
- Real-time event interaction
- QR code scanning for event access
- Live polling and Q&A
- Photo and video submission
- Earn participation points
- Virtual experience creation
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Sideshow enables you to interact in real time with your favorite live in person and televised events. Simply scan the on screen QR code, or follow a link provided by the event organizer to begin. You will be instantly transported into the event. Whether near or far you will be a part of the conversation. Your participation will drive the show, allowing us to create virtual experiences like never before. Inside you will find interactions such as Trivia, Polling, Q&A, Reactions, and the ability to submit photos and videos to be featured in the show. Your interactions are displayed in real time to the event hosts, allowing a near instant response. As you participate you will earn points. What are you waiting for? Join the Show!
JoyDrop
This entertainment app offers ad-free games and a unique way to connect with friends. Users can also receive real-life surprises for their engagement.
- Ad-free games
- Connect with friends
- Real-life surprises
- Entertainment super-app
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Joydrop is an entertainment super-app where you can play games (without ads) and get to know your friends like never before. Oh, and we almost forgot... you get real-life Surprises for doing all this!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sideshow at 5.0 against JoyDrop's 3.7. Sideshow also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 26). JoyDrop's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. JoyDrop sells 26 one-off in-app purchases. Sideshow asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sideshow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.
Sideshow ships an update every 3 weeks, JoyDrop every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sideshow | JoyDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 343 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Event Center LLC | Surprise.com, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sideshow
JoyDrop
In-app purchases
Sideshow
No in-app purchases
JoyDrop
- 100 Gems$0.99
- Piggy Bank Break L1$2.99
- Starter Pack$3.99
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- Medium Spins pack$3.99
- Silver Hammers Pack$4.99
- Snake Milestone$4.99
- Gem Pack$4.99
- Prize Hunt Ticket pack 1$4.99
- Village Achievement Pack$5.99
- First Time Pack$6.99
- Village Achievement Pack$6.99
- Thursday offer$7.99
- Large Spins pack$9.99
- Village Achievement Pack$9.99
- Key$10.99
- Key$12.99
- Village Achievement Pack$12.99
- Village Achievement Pack$14.99
- Out Of Gems Small Pack$14.99
- Key$19.99
- Key$28.99
- Out Of Gems Medium Pack$29.99
- Village Achievement Pack$34.99
- Village Achievement Pack$39.99
- Village Achievement Pack$49.99
- Out Of Gems Large Pack$49.99
