# Cheltenham Festivals — Changing Lives through Culture > Festival planning and information hub for arts and culture events. (iPhone/iPad app by TMSQR B.V..) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheltenham-festivals/id1457024279 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [TMSQR B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1634412918) - Category: Entertainment, Music - Price: Free - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 30 MB - Languages: Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Spanish - Released: 2019-04-26 - Data updated: 2026-06-02 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheltenham-festivals/id1457024279/reviews.md ## What is Cheltenham Festivals? Get Festival-ready with your one stop shop for all things jazz, science, music, literature and more with the Cheltenham Festivals app. The app has a whole host of features to make planning your visit easy. Browse all our events, get notified before your event is due to begin, receive real-time notifications on exclusive daily discounts, line-up reminders, timetable, map, all the latest Festival news and more! Cheltenham Festivals is an arts charity that creates experiences which bring joy, spark curiosity, connect communities and inspire change though year-round learning and participation and talent development programmes culminating in four world-class Festivals, offering everyone an opportunity to explore and create culture. ## Key features - Event browsing - Personalized notifications - Discount alerts - Line-up reminders - Timetable access - Interactive maps - Latest festival news ## Recent user reviews (6 of 6) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheltenham-festivals/id1457024279/reviews.md ### 1/5 — Totally Useless App *2025-10-10, version 61.0.0* Sat in the middle of the main garden site, want to view the map, go to app, the site shows 1 tent… nothing else. Absolutely useless app. Disservice to the festival. ### 1/5 — Where is 2025 update *2025-03-23, version 60.0.5* Not updated for 2025. ### 1/5 — Atrocious app. A 2010 experience in 2024. *2024-10-19* I attended the Lit Fest again this year and thoroughly enjoyed my weekend, as usual. All those involved in putting on the show do a fantastic job. However, I wanted to provide some feedback on the website/app experience as it is, after many years of iterations, still a complete mess. I’d appreciate it if you would forward this on to whoever is responsible for your IT operations. You need to team up with someone who can drive the adoption of improved tools/systems with far greater urgency. The process of booking today is awful - my sister had three events that simply didn’t book properly the first time…it didn’t even tell her which events hadn’t been booked - just those that had been. She was able to go back and fix this after the fact, by cross checking what hadn’t been booked, but there is NO EXCUSE for not also giving details of the failed transactions when they occur or, better yet, eliminate the occurrence of failed transactions completely. Additionally, it is CRAZY that I can only book the same number of tickets for all events…it should be possible to book 2 for one event, 1 for another and 3 for another…people don’t always want to see the same events…my wife and I have different tastes, so why make this process so restrictive. I don’t know if you actually solicit any feedback for your web-based system, but it certainly doesn’t feel that you do, as these shortcomings never seem to get fixed. On a separate point, lack of any cloud support in 2024 is also INSANE. I should be able to log-in from any web browser or your app and, once logged in, see all my favourited events before booking and, after securing tickets, I should be able to view them on the same platform…but this appears still to be stored on the device locally only. I can’t see any cloud support at all. This is the most basic functionality that I’d expect you to support in the cloud. Additionally, I could see you were testing the use of barcode scanners for entry but you need to make it easier to use phones for tickets, if you want to pull this off. Pulling up PDFs on a phone is the kind of solution I’d expect 10 years ago…not today. Your app should have the tickets in it. It should automatically show the tickets for your next event at the top so you just click a button and they open, in a format that makes the barcode as large as possible, within the capabilities of the scanners used. Again, this isn’t complicated and could integrate with the cloud support that I mention above. I’m not going to make a hollow threat, saying that I'll go to some other festival, as you offer the best literature festival in the country today - I love the mix of content and the venue - but please please please address areas that need improvement. I’ve attending the Lit Fest for years, and your systems have changed somewhat, and are unquestionably better than they used to be, but of all the people I know who attend the Literature Festival, not a single one of them is happy with your favouriting/booking/purchasing/ticketing systems. I know you don’t have a lot of money to throw around, but there is mature technology available to address all of the issues I raise above and you really need to embrace some of that…as what you have today is frustratingly bad. ### 2/5 — No literary festival available yet *2024-08-29, version 60.0.5* The literary festival tickets have gone on sale but this festival still isn't available in the app. Frustrating! ### 3/5 — So close to being brilliant *2023-09-15, version 50.0.5* The app makes putting a wish list together and seeing your schedule based on that easy. Brilliant But You can’t buy the tickets in the app and your wish list is not transferred to the website. So you need to look at the wish list on the app and use the web to book. And there is no way of transferring what you’ve booked to your calendar Technically really easy to make this mind blowing: Wish list transferred to shopping cart Ability to buy tickets in app (some complexity as often different types of seats as well as number of tickets being purchased for an event but not impossible) Add tickets to calendar (easy) Provide in app tickets (or transfer to wallet) so can use to enter event. And potentially use app to collect reviews on events so can collect feedback to inform future years. ### 1/5 — Lost favourites *2021-10-09, version 35.1.1* Only downloaded it 24hrs ago, put in all my literature sessions, and they have been wiped already. Next to useless, but doesn’t surprise me as the festival’s website is similarly poor. Shame their IT lets an otherwise great festival down! ## Frequently asked questions about Cheltenham Festivals ### What types of festivals does Cheltenham Festivals cover? Cheltenham Festivals covers a diverse range of events including jazz, science, music, and literature. The app provides information and planning tools for all these cultural experiences. ### Can I get real-time updates with Cheltenham Festivals? Yes, the app offers real-time notifications for exclusive daily discounts, line-up reminders, and important festival news. You can stay informed about schedule changes and special offers. ### Is Cheltenham Festivals free to download and use? Yes, Cheltenham Festivals is available for free. There are no costs associated with downloading or using the app's core features for planning your festival visit. ### What devices are supported by Cheltenham Festivals? Cheltenham Festivals is currently supported on iPhone and iPod devices. Users can plan their festival experience on these Apple mobile platforms. ### How often is Cheltenham Festivals updated? The app was last updated on April 14, 2026, with version 61.1.0. This indicates a commitment to regular updates to enhance user experience and provide current festival information. ### What is the age rating for Cheltenham Festivals? Cheltenham Festivals has an age rating of 4+. This makes it suitable for a wide audience, including families attending cultural events. ### Does Cheltenham Festivals have ads? No, Cheltenham Festivals does not contain advertisements. Users can enjoy planning their festival experience without any interruptions from ads. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 61.1.0 — 2026-04-14 Design update for 2026 events, AM/PM support and performance improvements ### 61.0.0 — 2025-04-09 App update by a new developer, ready for a new year of events by Cheltenham Festivals ### 60.0.5 — 2024-03-05 This is the Cheltenham Festivals app for the 2024 Season. ### 50.0.5 — 2023-04-04 An upgraded app for the 2023 festival season ### 40.0.4 — 2022-04-08 Minor bug fixes ## Apps similar to Cheltenham Festivals | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [RIAT](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/riat/id6744925651) | — | Free | Entertainment | | [The Halls Wolverhampton](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-halls-wolverhampton/id6448047785) | 4.0 (1,191) | Free | Entertainment | | [Cheltenham Racecourse](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheltenham-racecourse/id6465276522) | 5.0 (2) | Free | Entertainment | | [Kingsholm Stadium](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kingsholm-stadium/id6743166824) | 2.9 (43) | Free | Entertainment | | [Plan My Fringe](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/plan-my-fringe/id1264802429) | 3.8 (5) | Free | Entertainment | | [Greenbelt 2025](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/greenbelt-2025/id6747395922) | — | $4.99 | Entertainment | ## More apps by TMSQR B.V. - [TMSQR](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tmsqr/id731062580) - [Shambala Festival](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shambala-festival/id1255976495) - [Dekmantel](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dekmantel/id1634412916) - [MENT Ljubljana](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ment-ljubljana/id6445948005) - [Jazz in Duketown](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/jazz-in-duketown/id6446121354) All apps by TMSQR B.V.: https://appshunter.io/developer/1634412918 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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