Guidebook vs RFA Hub
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.
RFA Hub
Connect with a nationwide network of journalists and access resources and training. This platform supports corps members and alumni of a national service program focused on strengthening local newsrooms and communities.
- Access extensive resources
- Training materials
- Nationwide journalist network
- Connect with corps members and alumni
- Strengthen local newsrooms
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RFA Hub is the one-stop-shop for Report for America corps members and alumni to access extensive resources and training, as well as tap into a nationwide network of journalists. Report for America is a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to strengthen communities and our democracy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Guidebook at 3.7K against RFA Hub's 3. Guidebook also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). RFA Hub's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). 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.
RFA Hub 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 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Guidebook ships an update every 2 weeks, RFA Hub monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guidebook | RFA Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 85 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | The GroundTruth Project, INC. |
Customer experience
Guidebook
RFA Hub
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
RFA Hub
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
RFA Hub
No in-app purchases
