ShoWorks™ vs eShow Events
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShoWorks™
This companion app streamlines event management for fairs and livestock shows. It allows for easy check-in, judging, and updating of exhibits by syncing with desktop software. Utilize your device's camera for quick scanning and efficient data management.
- Entry management for events
- Check-in and judge exhibits
- Syncs with desktop software
- Barcode scanning via camera
- Kiosk check-in functionality
- Animal weigh-in and placing
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ShoWorks is the world’s leading entry management software for fairs, festivals, livestock shows, and exhibitions. Manage, check-in and judge exhibits with this “must have” tool by swiping ribbons, places, weights, and more, onto entries downloaded from your existing ShoWorks fair management software for Windows. Not a ShoWorks user? Start your FREE trial today. How does ShoWorks work? • Install the full client version of ShoWorks onto any Windows machine. • Receive entries to your show via the built-in online entries website or manual data entry, letting exhibitors optionally print their barcoded receipts and entry tags. • Use this free iPad app as a companion to manage and update these entries in various ways, such as kiosk check-in, animal weigh-in, judging and placing, and more. • Use the existing built-in iPad camera to scan barcoded tags and receipts for quick access. • Sync the changes back to the client version of ShoWorks where you can complete the process of distributing awards and reports for your participants. Requires ShoWorks for Windows.
eShow Events
This app serves as a central hub for conferences and events, offering features like agenda setting, interactive maps, and social networking. Stay updated with real-time event information and sync your account across devices for a comprehensive event experience.
- Agenda setting
- Interactive event maps
- Social networking
- Real-time event updates
- Cross-device account sync
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The central hub for all your conferences and events. Find and access your events, utilizing our many great features including: agenda setting, interactive event maps, social networking, and up-to-the-minute event updates sent directly to your device. Sync your account across all of your devices and get the most out of what your events have to offer with the eShow Events app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShoWorks™ at 100% against eShow Events's 33%. ShoWorks™ also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.1). eShow Events's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and ratings volume (18 vs 2). 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.
ShoWorks™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eShow Events has 18 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ShoWorks™'s written reviews are positive against 33% of eShow Events's.
ShoWorks™ ships an update every 4 weeks, eShow Events weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ShoWorks™ | eShow Events |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | 3.1 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gladstone Inc. | Netronix Corporation |
Customer experience
ShoWorks™
eShow Events
In-app purchases
ShoWorks™
No in-app purchases
eShow Events
No in-app purchases
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