Malibu Guide vs KilnRun

The Malibu Guide supports over 700 business, community and resource listings for the City of Malibu, California USA. It is the mobile go-to resource for discounts, directions, menus, announcements, community calendar, contacts and more. Supporting an easy-to-use format, virtually every category of every resource is made available for the estimated 12,000 local residents and upwards of 15,000,000 visitors annually to the community. Malibu Guide supports a breaking news feel for local news, a news ticker for important community announcements, community calendar, push notifications on important events and matters and more. Categories supported are Food and Drink, Shopping, Animals and Livestock, Self-Care, Beauty and Wellness, Urgent Care, Government agencies, Home Services, Medical, Parks and Recreation, Professional Services, Religion, Schools and Learning Centers, Transportation, Wedding and Events and more. For business owners there is a 100% free listing under their respective categories. But it also offers a wide variety of advertisement sponsorship and advertising opportunities that vary in cost and location throughout the application. Options may change without notice. A better placement if a business offers any form of discount. Options may change without notice. Activate one-tap dialing, mapping, website/menu and preferred category placement. Social Media icons to a paid listing Owning a Category - your message at the top of a master category like: Restaurants, etc. Push Notifications - Send a message to all users News Ticker - Run a message on the news ticker on the main page of the apps (message length and space limited) Breaking News - Total of 3 articles, 30 days each, anytime in a calendar year + push notification announcements when made live. Banner (major sponsor) - Be added to large app rotating banners + ad link on main page + push notification. Program Sponsor: “Malibu Guide brought to you by YOUR NAME HERE” Business or service is highlighted by full app sponsorship. Westlake Software Inc. is a full service field labor automation provider serving customers in over 80 countries in over 50 languages. Our organization has built hundreds of branded applications for the worlds largest companies. Contact us @ malibu@westlakesoftware.com for more information.

KilnRun connects pottery studios and their members in one app. Track every piece from wet clay to finished work, get notified when your pieces are ready, and build a visual journal of your pottery journey. FOR POTTERS: - Track your pieces through every stage — making, trimming, bisque firing, glazing, glaze firing, and pickup - Get notified when your pieces move to the next stage - Browse clay and glaze catalogs to plan your next project - Build a visual journal of your finished work with photos from every stage - Use independently or connect to your studio with a join code FOR STUDIOS: - Manage piece tracking for all members — scan, tag, and move pieces through firing stages - AI-powered piece scanning identifies clay type, form, and technique from a photo - Load kilns and track which pieces are in each firing - Send pickup notifications when pieces are ready - Manage memberships, classes, and bookings - View reports on clay usage, member engagement, and studio activity GETTING STARTED: 1. Download KilnRun 2. Create an account 3. Start tracking your pieces — no studio required! 4. Want to connect to a studio? Enter their join code anytime. Studio owners: Visit kilnrun.com to set up your studio account.