Comparison

ShowFinder vs Classic Car Buyer

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

ShowFinder

Discover automotive events, cruise-ins, and museums across the US and Canada. Browse detailed event information, view photo galleries, save favorites, and share with friends. Submit corrections or new events to keep the database comprehensive.

Highlights
  • 90,000+ automotive events
  • 4,700+ cruise-ins
  • 300+ museums
  • Location-specific results
  • Photo galleries
  • Save events to favorites
  • Add events to calendar
  • Share events via social media/text/email
Features
Read full description

ShowFinder is your personal guide to over 90,000 automotive events, 4,700 cruise in's & 300 museums in the US and Canada. Our collection of data is the largest of its kind serving you location specific results, photo galleries and event info which is easy to save and share with friends! This app is created for auto show lovers by auto show lovers! With ShowFinder you can select specific states you would like to find events in, or use your GPS location and select a radius. When browsing events check out photo galleries to see cars from that event. When you find an event worth saving you can add it to your favorites list and also save it to your local calendar. We even save the specific dates & times in your calendar for each event. If you really like what you see and want to share it, you can choose to post the event to Facebook, Twitter, Email or Text it to a friend. If by chance you find some info to be incorrect in ShowFinder, you can easily submit to us your changes for review. Also, if you don’t see your event added, you can submit it from the app and we will contact you to verify the info before posting. ShowFinder is dedicated to providing the most complete list of updated and accurate auto event’s in the US and Canada. We hope you enjoy using our app as much as we enjoyed making it :)

About

Classic Car Buyer

This app is a digital version of a leading weekly publication for classic car enthusiasts. It offers news, auction reports, buying guides, and a marketplace for classic cars and parts. Access current and back issues, plus subscribe for regular updates.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive news section
  • Auction reports and events
  • In-depth buying guides
  • Road tests and market reviews
  • Hundreds of cars and parts for sale
  • Dedicated classifieds for commercial vehicles
Features
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Classic Car Buyer is Britain’s leading weekly newspaper for classic car enthusiasts. Out every Wednesday, it’s packed with the biggest and most comprehensive news section plus auction reports and events - anything related to the classic car scene, you can read about here first. In addition, you’ll also find in-depth features covering all aspects of owning a classic car – buying, maintaining, driving and – crucially - enjoying. There are comprehensive buying guides, informative road tests, a nostalgic pull-out spread depicting a scene from the halcyon days of motoring, staff car sagas, guest columnists, market reviews, a detailed club directory and a regularly updated price guide. The publication is also packed with hundreds of cars and parts for sale in its Free Ads section, making it THE place to buy or sell your classic. There is a dedicated classifieds spread on classic commercial vehicles and machinery. Classic Car Buyer provides the best insight into bread and butter classics – every week! Edited by John-Joe Vollans, Classic Car Buyer is backed by a hugely knowledgeable team who have had years of experience running their own classics. That combined with an unending enthusiasm for classic motoring makes for a most informative and entertain read. ---------------------------------------------- This is a free app download. Within the app users can purchase the current issue and back issues. Subscriptions are also available within the application. A subscription will start from the latest regular issue at the time of purchase. -The subscription will renew automatically unless cancelled more than 24 hours before the end of the current period. You will be charged for renewal within 24 hours of the end of the current period, for the same duration and at the current subscription rate for the product. -You may turn off the auto-renewal of subscriptions through your Account Settings, however you are not able to cancel the current subscription during its active period. -Payment will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of purchase and any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription to that publication is purchased. -If a subscription offers a free trial, at the end of the trial period, you will be charged the full price of the subscription. You may cancel a subscription during its free trial period via the subscription settings on your iTunes account. This must be done 24 hours before the end of the subscription period to avoid being charged. Users can register for/ login to a pocketmags account in-app. This will protect their issues in the case of a lost device and allow browsing of purchases on multiple platforms. Existing pocketmags users can retrieve their purchases by logging into their account. We recommend loading the app for the first time in a wi-fi area so that all issue data is retrieved. If your app will not load past the splash page after a first install or an update, please delete and reinstall the app from the App Store Help and frequently asked questions can be accessed in-app and on pocketmags. If you have any problems at all please do not hesitate to contact us: help@pocketmags.com -------------------- You can find our privacy policy here: http://www.pocketmags.com/privacy.aspx You can find our terms and conditions here: http://www.pocketmags.com/terms.aspx

Screenshots

ShowFinder2 screens
Classic Car Buyer2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShowFinder at none against Classic Car Buyer's 20. ShowFinder also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.6). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Classic Car Buyer sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $8.49 per month. ShowFinder asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ShowFinder ships an update every 10 months, Classic Car Buyer every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
ShowFinder versus Classic Car Buyer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShowFinderClassic Car Buyer
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (24 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings24 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 months — betterEvery 14 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB33 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSHFT LLCKelsey Publishing Group

Customer experience

ShowFinder

All ratings24 ratings
Positive45.8%
Neutral25.0%
Negative29.2%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative11.5%

Classic Car Buyer

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

ShowFinder

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • App doesn't work at all
  • App not working
  • SSL Error at launch
  • App starts to open then closes
  • Getting security warning
Show 4 more
  • Certificate Invalid
  • App isn't always accurate
  • Stopped loading results
  • Can't add to calendar

Requested features

6 requests
  • Fix the app so it works
  • Add times for meets
  • Add an option for time when submitting events
  • Improve accuracy of dates and times
  • Allow zip code search instead of only location service
Show 1 more
  • Enable adding events to calendar

Classic Car Buyer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

ShowFinder

No in-app purchases

20 purchases

Classic Car Buyer

Subscriptions3
  • Classic Car Buyer 1M Auto Sub$8.491 Month
  • Classic Car Buyer Auto-Renewable Subscription$15.993 Months
  • Classic Car Buyer Auto-Renewable Subscription1 Month trial$73.991 Year
One-time17
  • CCB 8 May 2013 (id:699112)$2.99
  • CCB March 20 2013 (id:699098)$2.99
  • No.211 Fake Cla... (id:699229)$2.99
Show 14 more
  • No.210 Speed Tr... (id:699225)$2.99
  • No.209 More You... (id:699220)$2.99
  • 18th April 2018 (id:700006)$2.99
  • 19th September ... (id:700050)$2.99
  • 23-Jul-25 (pp:1113899)$2.99
  • 14-May-25 (pp:1113884)$2.99
  • 03-Dec-25 (pp:1113945)$2.99
  • 14-Jan-25 (pp:1113951)$2.99
  • 16-Jul-25 (pp:1113901)$2.99
  • 04-Jun-25 (pp:1113913)$2.99
  • 07-May-25 (pp:1113876)$2.99
  • 28-May-25 (pp:1113915)$2.99
  • 20-Aug-25 (pp:1113891)$2.99
  • 23-Apr-25 (pp:1113886)$2.99

Questions

Is ShowFinder free?
ShowFinder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Classic Car Buyer free?
Classic Car Buyer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do ShowFinder or Classic Car Buyer have ads?
Neither ShowFinder nor Classic Car Buyer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ShowFinder or Classic Car Buyer?
ShowFinder ships an update every 10 months, and Classic Car Buyer every 14 months. Most recently, ShowFinder was updated on October 22, 2026 and Classic Car Buyer on October 16, 2026.

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