Guidebook vs Meliora Weekend
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.
Meliora Weekend
Access essential information for a university celebration, including news, attendee lists, and campus maps. Connect with friends, manage your schedule, and stay updated on campus events.
- Event news and updates
- Attendee list
- Friend messaging
- Itinerary management
- Campus maps
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This official app will provide you with key Meliora Weekend information for this University of Rochester annual celebration. Stay up to date with the latest news and updates around our campuses, see who's attending, message your friends, manage your itinerary, view campus and building maps, and more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Guidebook at 4.7 against Meliora Weekend's 2.0. Guidebook also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 1). 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.
Guidebook holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. 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, Meliora Weekend every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guidebook | Meliora Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | 2.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | University of Rochester |
Customer experience
Guidebook
Meliora Weekend
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
Meliora Weekend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
Meliora Weekend
No in-app purchases
