PAX Nav vs PAX Aus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PAX Nav
Access the full schedule, exhibitor lists, and maps for official PAX events. Discover show specials and engage with PAX XP features.
- Full event schedule
- Exhibitor lists
- Interactive maps
- Show specials
- PAX XP access
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The official app of PAX West, PAX East, and PAX Unplugged. This app gives you access to the full schedule, exhibitor lists, maps, show specials, access into PAX XP, and much more.
PAX Aus
Experience a massive gaming and culture celebration with panels, an expo hall, game demos, and tournaments. Connect with developers, publishers, and fellow gamers over three days.
- Gaming culture celebration
- Thought-provoking panels
- Massive expo hall
- Game demos
- Tournaments
- Community experience
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PAX Aus is a celebration of gaming and gaming culture featuring thought-provoking panels, a massive expo hall filled with the best publishers and independent studios, game demos, tournaments, and a community experience unlike any other. Held across three full days and all under one roof, PAX offers the community the opportunity to meet with old friends, make new ones, interact with game developers, publishers and brands, and get hands-on with everything they love about gaming.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PAX Nav at every 4 months against PAX Aus's every 12 months. PAX Aus's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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.
PAX Nav ships an update every 4 months, PAX Aus every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PAX Nav | PAX Aus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (88 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 28.0% of reviews | 33.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Reed Elsevier Inc. | RX AUSTRALIA PTY LTD |
Customer experience
PAX Nav
PAX Aus
In-app purchases
PAX Nav
No in-app purchases
PAX Aus
No in-app purchases
