Guidebook vs San Japan
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.
San Japan
This app serves as a guide for the largest anime and gaming convention in South Texas. It provides information about the event, which takes place annually in downtown San Antonio during Labor Day Weekend.
- Convention information
- Event location details
- Fan-run organization
- Anime-focused content
- Gaming convention
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San Japan is the Largest Anime & Gaming Convention in the South Texas Region. We occur at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and San Antonio Grand Hyatt downtown San Antonio on Labor Day Weekend. San Japan is a fan-run organization providing an annual anime-focused convention.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Guidebook at 3.7K against San Japan's 3. San Japan'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.
San Japan 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.
| Parameter | Guidebook | San Japan |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.7K ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.7K — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| 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 | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Guidebook Inc | San Japan LLC |
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
San Japan
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Guidebook
No in-app purchases
San Japan
No in-app purchases
