eSET vs Stageworth
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
eSET
This app serves as a comprehensive glossary for live entertainment technology, offering over 2000 terms across various industry disciplines. It's designed to help professionals and aspiring individuals understand and communicate effectively within the field, with ongoing updates to its searchable database.
- Extensive glossary of over 2000 terms
- Covers all live entertainment technology disciplines
- Searchable database
- Organized by discipline
- Developed by industry leaders
- Continually updated content
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eSET is the most efficient way to learn the language of live entertainment technology, to understand and to be understood. With over 2000 terms associated with the industry, eSET will guide you to the information you need to know. Covering virtually every discipline within live entertainment technology, eSET was developed by industry leaders to help build a skilled and knowledgeable workforce for the future of the industry. eSET provides the user with a searchable database, organized by discipline, that helps you direct your learning, covering what you have to know today and need to know tomorrow. The database will be continually updated. See sample terms and download assessments and discipline-specific PDF’s at our website: http://www.eset.net/terms/index.php eSET: Ready for today, prepared for tomorrow
Stageworth
Log and rank all the shows you attend, track your progress with yearly challenges, and discover new productions. Connect with friends, plan trips, and get personalized recommendations based on your taste.
- Log shows, dates, venues, notes, and reviews
- Rank favorite shows with drag-and-drop
- Set yearly theatre challenges
- Compare shows side-by-side
- Discover currently running and upcoming productions
- Plan trips and itineraries with friends
- Engage with a theatre community feed
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LOG EVERY SHOW • Record shows, dates, venues, notes and reviews • Add photos and tag your friends RANK YOUR FAVORITES • Drag and drop shows in a personal ranked list • View statistics and see your friends' rankings • Browse ranking history and keep track of changes SET A YEARLY GOAL • Start a Theatre Challenge and track your annual progress LEADERBOARDS • See who's seen the most shows — among your friends or everyone on Stageworth • Filter by shows seen, theaters visited, or a "Stageworth score" GET SUGGESTIONS • Torn between a handful of shows? Pick up to 6 and get a side-by-side comparison to help you choose what to see next • Looking for a new show? Ask for a recommendation based on your taste or for a specific date • Want to know if you will like a show? Ask for a recommendation when viewing the show's page PLAN TRIPS WITH FRIENDS • Build a trip "wish list" and vote on what to see together • Plan an itinerary and schedule your shows and other events • Get reminders for upcoming shows and trips BROWSE WHAT'S PLAYING • Discover currently running, upcoming, and closing-soon productions from a list of 700 shows (and growing) • Get notified about new show announcements, opening/closing dates, and other events ENGAGE WITH THE COMMUNITY • See posts from the people you follow, a global feed, and a popular feed • Share visits, rankings, and recommendations • Block and report any user at any time — we review reports within 24 hours YOUR DATA, YOUR CONTROL • Delete your account and everything in it from Edit Profile, any time. • Location is used only to show theatres, and only while you're using the app. • No ads. No cross-app tracking. No third-party analytics inside the app.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Stageworth at Free against eSET's $0.99. Stageworth also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 17 months). eSET's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.1). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
Stageworth is free to download; eSET costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Stageworth holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
eSET ships an update every 17 months, Stageworth every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | eSET | Stageworth |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | USITT | Ben Beaudet |
Customer experience
eSET
Stageworth
In-app purchases
eSET
No in-app purchases
Stageworth
No in-app purchases









