Guidebook vs OUSD ExLO SI
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.
OUSD ExLO SI
This app supports expanded learning partners by providing tools to enhance after-school program quality and meet compliance expectations. It allows users to review agendas, register for workshops, and connect with other attendees. Features include personalized schedules, contactless check-in, and real-time announcements.
- Review Summer Institute agenda
- Register for workshops
- Offline event information access
- Personalized QR code for check-in
- Build personal agenda with reminders
- Connect with attendees via chat
- Share photos and videos
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This is the official app for the OUSD Expanded Learning Summer Institute. Summer Institute is an annual launching pad for Expanded Learning Program Coordinators, Agency Directors, and partners to be prepared, inspired, and aligned for the new school year. Summer Institute provides youth practitioners with compliance training, district support resources, youth and staff development workshops, and opportunities to develop partnerships with other leaders in Oakland's after-school landscape. OUSD Expanded Learning leaders, including Site Coordinators, Agency Directors, presenters, and other partners can use this official mobile app to: - Review the agenda for this year's Summer Institute - Register for Summer Institute workshops - View all event information and updates offline - Build your own personal agenda with automated reminders - Connect with attendees through interests & chat - Share videos, photos and other fun moments with attendees - Receive real-time announcements
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OUSD ExLO SI at 100% against Guidebook's 52%. OUSD ExLO SI also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Guidebook's advantage is ratings volume (3.7K vs 15) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). 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.
OUSD ExLO SI holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Guidebook has 3.7K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Guidebook's written reviews are positive against 100% of OUSD ExLO SI's.
Guidebook ships an update every 2 weeks, OUSD ExLO SI every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Guidebook | OUSD ExLO SI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 4.9 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 107 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | Nunify Tech Inc. |
Customer experience
Guidebook
OUSD ExLO SI
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
OUSD ExLO SI
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
OUSD ExLO SI
No in-app purchases
