Sidebop vs GradeIQ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sidebop
Discover events in Los Angeles, from movies to live music and markets. Get personalized recommendations based on your preferences and save your favorites. The app helps you find activities tailored to your mood, timing, and location.
- Live event board
- Personalized recommendations
- Filter by mood, timing, neighborhood, price
- Save favorite events
- Local reminders
- AI-powered event suggestions
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LA has a lot going on. Find something you can actually get to. A show nearby. A movie across town. A happy hour after work. sidebop puts Los Angeles events on a map, so you can spend less time figuring out where to go and more time being there. START WHERE YOU ARE. OR WHERE YOU'LL BE. Choose a starting point, a travel mode and how much time you want to spend getting there. Your ring shows what's in range. Starting somewhere else? Search for a place or move your pin. LOOK AHEAD Open Find to choose when, pick a category, or type an event, venue or what you're looking for. Browse upcoming days across Los Angeles, then use From where? to compare travel from a starting point. Return to Now to see what's within reach. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO See a map of the venue, its address, event time and available price and entry details. Open the source listing for more information or get directions when you're ready to head out. KEEP YOUR MAYBES Bookmark an event and find it again in Saved. See listed updates to your saved events and new listings from venues you follow. When an event has a ticket link, Check tickets opens its ticket page so you can see what's available. Browse without creating an account. Use your location if you want, or choose an address instead. Built for Los Angeles. For the little gap in your afternoon, the spontaneous detour and the night you haven't figured out yet.
GradeIQ
Instantly identify sports and trading cards using AI. Get estimated market values, view sales history, and organize your collection. Ask AI questions about your card scans and share detailed reports.
- AI card scanning
- Market value estimation
- Card details and sales history
- Graded card recognition
- Custom collection building
- AI-powered card inquiries
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Know what your cards are worth. GradeIQ uses AI to scan sports and trading cards, identify key details, estimate market value, and save every find to your collection. • Scan sports and TCG cards • View card details, recent sales, and price history • Recognize graded cards and variants • Build custom collections • Ask AI about sports-card scans • Share card reports Values and card details are estimates for informational purposes only. GradeIQ Pro offers optional auto-renewing subscriptions for unlimited scans. Manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://kejani-tech.vercel.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://kejani-tech.vercel.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sidebop at none against GradeIQ's 2. Sidebop also leads on update cadence (every 2 days 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. GradeIQ sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. Sidebop asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sidebop ships an update every 2 days, GradeIQ every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sidebop | GradeIQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kevin Showkat | Keyur Jani |
Customer experience
Sidebop
GradeIQ
In-app purchases
Sidebop
No in-app purchases
GradeIQ
- Pro Weekly3 Days trial$6.997 Days
- Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
