ShowPhaze vs GigLedger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ShowPhaze
This app connects event organizers with skilled crew and contractors. It facilitates seamless event planning, crew coordination, and job searching with features like live updates, resource sharing, and in-app communication.
- Request skilled crew
- Manage multiple sessions
- Live updates and real-time changes
- Upload resources and schedules
- Live chat and communication
- Job matching for contractors
- Secure and transparent workflow
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ShowPhaze – The Ultimate Platform for Event & Crew Management ShowPhaze is an all-in-one platform for event planning, crew coordination, and contractor opportunities. Whether you are organizing an event, coordinating a team, or looking for your next shift, ShowPhaze keeps schedules, communication, documents, and essential event details in one place. For Event Organizers and Clients: • Request Skilled Crew – Submit staffing requests with or without an account, define event sessions and positions, review the details, and send your request securely. • Create Events with AI – Turn a guided conversation into a complete event draft, then review, edit, save, or submit it. • Manage Multiple Sessions and Dates – Organize multi-day events, sessions, positions, schedules, and crew assignments. • Track Events and Documents – Access estimates, invoices, payment due dates, PDFs, schedules, and shared resources. • Stay Connected – Receive live updates and communicate with coordinators, contractors, and crew through real-time messaging. For Contractors and Crew: • Build Your Professional Profile – Add your skills, roles, experience, certifications, documents, and availability. • Discover Opportunities – Review event and position details and respond to work opportunities that match your experience. • Manage Your Schedule – Track open, applied, and confirmed work using monthly, weekly, and daily calendar views. • Keep Work Details Together – Access event information, resources, purchase orders, statements of work, timesheets, agreements, and WorkMarket details. • Complete Workflows in the App – Submit hours and reimbursements, report issues, manage documents, and contact support. ShowPhaze is designed for efficient planning, flexible scheduling, and seamless collaboration. Whether you are building the crew or joining it, ShowPhaze keeps events, people, schedules, and communication moving together. Download ShowPhaze and take your next event to the next phaze.
GigLedger
This app helps freelance live event professionals manage their work, from tracking gigs and logging expenses to creating invoices and exporting records. It offers a streamlined workflow for organizing bookings, client details, and payments, designed specifically for the event industry.
- Gig tracking
- Expense logging
- Invoice creation
- Data export
- Client management
- Reminder system
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GigLedger is the workspace for freelance live event professionals who need their tracking, records, exports, and invoices to match the reality of the show day. Built for A1s, V1s, camera ops, playback, stage managers, crew leads, and other event freelancers, GigLedger helps you stay organized from booking to payment without forcing your workflow into generic invoicing software. Use GigLedger on iPhone to track gigs in the field, then continue on desktop when it’s time to review records, manage invoices, connect Wave, and export data. Use GigLedger to: • Track gigs, dates, venues, clients, and notes • Log labor, kit usage, expenses, mileage, and billing details • Create polished invoices with clear totals and terms • Connect Wave to create, refresh, and open linked invoices • Export year-end, monthly, client, invoice, and gig records • Export CSV files for invoice software workflows • Manage reminders and follow-up timing • Keep client, invoice, and gig details connected in one place GigLedger is designed around the details that actually change what you bill, including gig-by-gig terms, invoice customization, export-ready records, and real-world freelance event workflows. Whether you are managing a single freelance call or keeping multiple productions organized at once, GigLedger gives you one workflow from booking to payment. Subscription information: GigLedger Pro Monthly is an auto-renewing monthly subscription at $9.99/month. GigLedger Pro Yearly is an auto-renewing yearly subscription at $99.99/year. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://gigledger.io/terms Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://gigledger.io/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GigLedger at 5.0 against ShowPhaze's 2.4. GigLedger also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). ShowPhaze's advantage is monetization model (free vs freemium). On price, ratings volume, 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.
GigLedger holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.
ShowPhaze ships an update weekly, GigLedger every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 14, 2026.
| Parameter | ShowPhaze | GigLedger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ShowPhaze LLC | Dustin Ford |
Customer experience
ShowPhaze
GigLedger
In-app purchases
ShowPhaze
No in-app purchases
GigLedger
No in-app purchases







