# Award Expert vs Drafthouse Notifications

The clearest difference is ads: Drafthouse Notifications at none against Award Expert's shown. Award Expert's advantage is update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 26.0). On price, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Award Expert sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Drafthouse Notifications sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Award Expert ships an update every 6 days, Drafthouse Notifications every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Award Expert | Drafthouse Notifications |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.8 (251 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/award-expert/id6446135720/reviews)** | — |
| Number of ratings | **251** | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.5% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | **Every 6 days** | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Size | 45 MB | 16 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.6** | 26.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad** | iPhone |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | [Justin Jaeger](https://appshunter.io/developer/1668004056) | [Matthew Gravis](https://appshunter.io/developer/1823161944) |

## What reviewers say

### Award Expert

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/award-expert/id6446135720)

This app allows users to predict the winners of major movie awards like the Oscars and Golden Globes. Users can track friends, create watchlists, and analyze award races with community rankings and charts. Compete with others on leaderboards and track your prediction history.

**Highlights:** Predict Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA, Follow friends and track updates, Add films to watchlist, Analyze award races with charts, Compete on leaderboards, Track prediction history

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $1.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $3.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Monthly | $5.99 | per month |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $19.99 | per year |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $39.99 | per year |
| Award Expert Pro - Yearly | $49.99 | per year |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Intuitive and easy to use interface
- ✨ Fantastically designed interface
- 🌟 Seamless and well-designed UI
- 🚀 Smooth app performance
- 💡 Great community features

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 App crashes frequently
- 🐛 Glitches too much
- 🐛 Saving features not working
- 🐛 App crashes within seconds
- 🐛 No live updates

**Reported bugs**

- App crashes
- No live updates
- Cannot access account (Twitter login removed)
- App closes almost at random on iPad
- Predictions not saving

**Requested features**

- Add music award shows
- Add casting section
- Add stunts/choreography section
- Create a 'personal awards pick' list separate from official predictions
- Add a 'next' button to move to the next category


### Drafthouse Notifications

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/drafthouse-notifications/id6747877650)

**In-app purchases (1)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| DN Premium | $5.99 | per month |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Award Expert free?

Award Expert is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is Drafthouse Notifications free?

Drafthouse Notifications is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Do Award Expert or Drafthouse Notifications have ads?

Award Expert shows ads; Drafthouse Notifications does not.

### Which is updated more often, Award Expert or Drafthouse Notifications?

Award Expert ships an update every 6 days, and Drafthouse Notifications every 2 months. Most recently, Award Expert was updated on October 24, 2026 and Drafthouse Notifications on October 7, 2026.

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