Edfringe vs GenStars
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!
GenStars
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GenStars is a new kind of social platform where you don't just watch, you compete, judge, and decide who wins. COMPETE TO WIN Showcase your skills, have your say in who advances, battle for prizes and glory. BATTLE THROUGH ELIMINATION ROUNDS Advance round by round, right from your phone. Upload your performance, review your peers, survive the cut, and make it to the final. VOTE & DECIDE WHO WINS Judge real talent and earn points on every vote. Back your instinct, agree with the crowd, and shape who takes the crown. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Rack up Instinct & Consensus points and rise through the rankings. Every vote you cast moves you up the boards. HOST YOUR OWN COMPETITION Create and run competitions with your own rules, judges and prizes. Pick the format, set the rounds, and let the community decide who wins. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a competition, or start your own 2. Upload your performance video 3. Vote on your peers as a performer or on talent as a judge 4. Advance through elimination rounds 5. Win prizes, glory, leaderboard status and your place in the content feed GenStars is free to download and join. Some competitions offer paid entry with prize pools, paid entry is currently available only to users aged 18 or over in the United Kingdom. Free competitions are open to everyone. Terms of Use: https://www.genstars.co/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.genstars.co/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Edfringe at none against GenStars's 10. GenStars's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. GenStars sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Edfringe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Edfringe ships an update every 2 weeks, GenStars weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Edfringe | GenStars |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.9 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 9.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 76 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Equilibrium Interactive Pty Ltd | AAA Interactive |
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
GenStars
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Edfringe
No in-app purchases
GenStars
- Creator Pass$9.991 Month
- Creator Pass$99.991 Year
- Event credit £669.99$699.99
- Event credit £709.99$699.99
- Event credit £739.99$699.99
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- Event credit £719.99$699.99
- Event credit £689.99$699.99
- Event credit £699.99$699.99
- Event credit £729.99$699.99
- Event credit £749.99$799.99
Questions
Is Edfringe free?
Is GenStars free?
Do Edfringe or GenStars have ads?
Which is updated more often, Edfringe or GenStars?
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