Edfringe vs Edinburgh Zoo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Edfringe
Discover and book tickets for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Find shows, view details, and manage your schedule. Get real-time notifications and personalized recommendations for performances happening near you.
- Search and discover Fringe shows
- View show details, maps, and venue info
- Book and access e-tickets
- Receive start time notifications
- Find nearby shows starting soon
- Save favorites and manage planner
- Get random show suggestions
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The official app for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. Find Fringe shows using search. View show details, maps and venue information. Book and access e-tickets in the app. Be notified when your shows are about to start. ‘Nearby now’ helps you find shows near your location that are starting soon. Use ‘My planner’ to save your favourites and access your tickets. Feeling lucky? Shake your phone for a random show suggestion. Unleash your Fringe!
Edinburgh Zoo
Navigate Edinburgh Zoo's 80 acres with ease, locate your favorite animals, and discover daily talks and dining spots. Plan your visit for an enjoyable wildlife experience.
- Interactive zoo map
- Animal location finder
- Daily talks schedule
- Dining information
- Visitor planning tool
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Explore Edinburgh Zoo like never before with our new app! Find your way around our 80-acres of wildlife and easily navigate to all your favourite animals. Whether you want to find the best spot for a bite to eat or want to know what talks are on each day, our app has all the information you need for an un-fur-gettable day out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Edinburgh Zoo at 100% against Edfringe's 10%. Edinburgh Zoo also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.9). Edfringe's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and ratings volume (31 vs 7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Edinburgh Zoo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 31 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 10% of Edfringe's written reviews are positive against 100% of Edinburgh Zoo's.
Edfringe ships an update every 2 weeks, Edinburgh Zoo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edfringe | Edinburgh Zoo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (31 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 9.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Equilibrium Interactive Pty Ltd | Attraction Technology Ltd. |
Customer experience
Edfringe
Edinburgh Zoo
Bugs and requests
Edfringe
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tickets disappearing from planner
- Apple Pay not working
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add show times to main list
- Allow offline access to tickets
- Improve venue mapping and directions
- Integrate with calendars and planners
Edinburgh Zoo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Edfringe
No in-app purchases
Edinburgh Zoo
No in-app purchases
