See Saw vs Showrunner app
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
See Saw
Discover and plan your art gallery visits in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, and Paris. Find current exhibitions, map your route, and stay updated on show openings and closings. Browse by artist, gallery, or neighborhood to create a personalized art tour.
- Customizable gallery maps
- Up-to-date exhibition information
- Opening and closing date tracking
- Search by artist, gallery, or neighborhood
- View exhibition images and press releases
- Editor's Picks for recommended shows
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Plan your visits to New York, Los Angeles, Berlin, London, and Paris contemporary art galleries with a custom map. Find the best shows, map your route, and go! FEATURES • Navigate galleries with a map of all current shows, or create a custom map of just your picks. • Always have accurate and up-to-date exhibition information handy. • Track openings and shows that are closing soon so you’ll never miss an important exhibition. • Search for artists and galleries, or browse by neighborhood. • View exhibition images and press releases. • Check out the Editor’s Picks for popular exhibitions, under-the-radar recommendations, and critically-acclaimed shows.
Showrunner app
Discover art exhibitions in New York City with this comprehensive guide. Explore current and upcoming shows, find trending exhibitions, 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 exhibitions highlight
- Interactive map for nearby shows
- Advanced filtering by subject, medium, neighborhood
- Follow curated lists
- Create and share custom lists
- Notifications for openings/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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Showrunner app at 5.0 against See Saw's 4.6. Showrunner app also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). See Saw's advantage is ratings volume (266 vs 18). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Showrunner app holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: See Saw has 266 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of See Saw's written reviews are positive against 100% of Showrunner app's.
See Saw ships an update every 2 months, Showrunner app every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | See Saw | Showrunner app |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (266 ratings) | 5.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 266 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | See Saw, Inc. | Milton Gomez |
Customer experience
See Saw
Showrunner app
Bugs and requests
See Saw
Reported bugs
2 issues- Data not loading for certain locations
- Laggy and slow performance in some cases
Requested features
5 requests- Filter by medium, artist, or other criteria
- Option to mark shows as visited
- Improved neighborhood/street-level organization
- Ability to create custom lists of shows
- Expand coverage to more cities
Showrunner app
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
See Saw
No in-app purchases
Showrunner app
No in-app purchases
