Stagehand vs ICG Safety
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Stagehand
This app consolidates theatrical lighting gel swatch books from multiple manufacturers into a single, searchable digital reference. Easily find the perfect color by hue, name, number, or even by selecting a color from a wheel.
- Consolidated swatch books
- Searchable by hue, name, number
- Color wheel search
- Manufacturer information
- Neighboring color samples
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Stagehand brings the Roscolux, GAM, Lee and Apollo swatch books together on your iOS device! Gels are viewable by their swatch book, or all together sorted by hue, letting you find the perfect color without worrying about manufacturer. Each gel is complete with manufacturer information including transmission and description as well as samples of neighboring colors in the swatch book. The entire collection of gels in Stagehand is searchable not only by its name, number, and description, but also by color with the built-in color search that allows you to select a color from the color wheel and see the closest matches available to the selected color. Stagehand is provided as a free reference for professionals and amateurs alike, and we hope you enjoy the app! Stagehand is already used hundreds of times a day and has been downloaded to over 20,000 devices since it launched 10 years ago!
ICG Safety
This safety reference app provides critical information for professionals in the motion picture and television industry. It includes hazard reporting with two-way communication, safety bulletins, emergency guides, and videos. Access anonymous hotlines and industry-specific initiatives.
- Two-way hazard reporting communication
- Anonymous safety hotline numbers
- Industry-wide safety bulletins
- Emergency preparedness guides
- Safety videos
- Local 600 initiatives
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The ICG Safety App is a safety reference in the palm of your hand for IATSE Local 600 members and working professionals in the motion picture and television industry. The app now features two-way communication for users who submit safety hazard reports, allowing for real-time texting with a Local 600 Business Rep. Find critical safety information, such as anonymous safety hotline numbers, industry-wide safety bulletins, in-depth articles about safety and what to do in an emergency, safety videos, and information on Local 600’s Rides & Rooms initiative.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ICG Safety at 5.0 against Stagehand's 4.6. Stagehand's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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.
ICG Safety holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 7 respectively.
Stagehand ships an update every 4 months, ICG Safety every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Stagehand | ICG Safety |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (19 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 19 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Angle | International Cinematographers Guild |
Customer experience
Stagehand
ICG Safety
In-app purchases
Stagehand
No in-app purchases
ICG Safety
No in-app purchases
