Guidebook vs Eastern Communication Assoc.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Guidebook
This application serves as a comprehensive guide for events, conferences, and campuses. Users can build personalized schedules, access detailed information about speakers and sponsors, and navigate venues with interactive maps. It also facilitates attendee engagement through messaging and a social feed.
- Personalized schedule and to-do lists
- Speaker and sponsor information
- Venue and local area maps
- In-app search functionality
- Attendee messaging and engagement
- Interactive social feed
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Guidebook is your guide to events, conferences, campuses, and more. Download the app to: [+] Build your personal schedule and to-do lists. [+] Easily access speaker, sponsor, exhibitor information, and more. [+] View maps of the venue and local area. [+] Simply search for information within the app. [+] Connect and engage with other attendees through private messages. [+] Share photos, likes, and comments on the interactive social feed.
Eastern Communication Assoc.
This app provides a mobile guide to events for an academic association focused on communication studies. It includes information on the annual convention and other association activities.
- Event guide
- Annual convention information
- Association activities
- Mobile access
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The Eastern Communication Association is the oldest academic association in the U.S. dedicated to the study of communication. This app serves as a mobile guide to ECA events, including the annual convention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Guidebook at none against Eastern Communication Assoc.'s shown. Guidebook also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 1). Eastern Communication Assoc.'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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.
Eastern Communication Assoc. holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guidebook has 3.7K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guidebook ships an update every 2 weeks, Eastern Communication Assoc. every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guidebook | Eastern Communication Assoc. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | Eastern Communication Association |
Customer experience
Guidebook
Eastern Communication Assoc.
Bugs and requests
Guidebook
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when trying to view event details
- Inability to add custom events to schedule
- Incorrect location pinpointing on maps
- Notification issues and unwanted alerts
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Ability to sync schedule across devices
- More customization options for user profile
- Better event filtering and search capabilities
- Integration with calendar apps
Eastern Communication Assoc.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
Eastern Communication Assoc.
No in-app purchases
