Guidebook vs FIU Orientation Guide
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.
FIU Orientation Guide
This app helps new undergraduate students navigate their university orientation. It provides essential information on campus resources, schedules, and ways to get involved. Prepare for your transition to university life with key details at your fingertips.
- Orientation schedule access
- Information on FIU resources
- Engagement and involvement opportunities
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Welcome to Panther Nation! The FIU Orientation Guide app will provide you with the tools to welcome you to your undergraduate orientation. You will find important information about FIU resources, your orientation schedule, opportunities to stay engaged/involved, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Guidebook at every 2 weeks against FIU Orientation Guide's every 3 months. Guidebook also leads on ratings volume (3.7K vs 2) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). 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 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guidebook has 3.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guidebook ships an update every 2 weeks, FIU Orientation Guide every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guidebook | FIU Orientation Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 2 |
| 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 | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | Florida International University Online |
Customer experience
Guidebook
FIU Orientation Guide
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
FIU Orientation Guide
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
FIU Orientation Guide
No in-app purchases
Questions
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