Showrunner app vs Guest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Showrunner app
Explore New York City's vibrant art scene with this comprehensive guide. Discover current and upcoming exhibitions, find trending shows, and navigate using an interactive map. Filter by various criteria and create shareable lists to plan your art adventures.
- Curated feed of current/upcoming exhibitions
- Trending shows highlighted
- Interactive map for nearby shows
- Advanced filtering options
- Curated and user-created lists
- Notifications for openings and closings
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Showrunner is the most comprehensive app for art discovery in New York City. Whether you're an avid collector, curious viewer, or planning a weekend outing, Showrunner makes it easy to explore all the art NYC has to offer. - Scroll through a curated feed of current and upcoming exhibitions - Discover the most popular exhibitions now with shows marked as Trending - Navigate the interactive map to find shows nearby - Filter by subject, medium, neighborhood, opening date, and more - Follow curated lists by featured artists, collectors, and show goers - Create your own lists and share them with friends - Stay updated on openings, closings, and must-see shows From Chelsea to Tribeca to the LES, Showrunner helps you experience the art world your way. Discover what’s on view now—and what’s worth seeing next.
Guest
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Entertainment app for finding TV actors and TV shows Guest-Star is intended to be a free app for casual users. Everyone starts wtih 100 credits. An additional 100 credits can be purchased for 99 cents. The strength of this app is the unique queries such as: - Show Connections which shows actors that have appeared in several shows. - Actor Connections which highlights shows that both actors have aooeared in. - Before they were Famous will find actors who were guest starts on one show and later went on to join the main cast of another. Other unique queries include: - Find the Actor: given the show and character - Find the Episode given the show and an actor - Find the Show given an actor and the character they played These queries above cost one penny (after you used your 100 free credits) Other queries are totally free: - Searching for a Show - Searching for an Actor - Spinoffs / Reboots / Revivals
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Showrunner app at none against Guest's 1. Showrunner app also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). Guest's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ads and device support 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. Guest sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Showrunner app asks for nothing beyond the download.
Showrunner app ships an update every 8 days, Guest every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Showrunner app | Guest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Milton Gomez | Dan Heitz |
In-app purchases
Showrunner app
No in-app purchases
Guest
- Guest-Star Credits$0.99
