Lighthouse VOAR vs Showpass
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lighthouse VOAR
Stream live radio or choose from curated music channels. Access on-demand playback of favorite programs and discover local community events, adding them directly to your calendar.
- Live radio streaming
- Multiple music channels
- On-demand program playback
- Local event listings
- Add events to calendar
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Listen to Lighthouse FM's live broadcast or choose from one of three music channels. Listen to your favourite Lighthouse programs and play them back again, whenever you want. Find local events in your community and add them to your calendar.
Showpass
Discover and purchase tickets for top events across North America. This app allows you to store and present your digital tickets via a QR code for seamless entry, eliminating the need for physical tickets.
- Event discovery
- Ticket purchasing
- Digital ticket scanning
- QR code entry
- Eliminates physical tickets
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Showpass is the leading event management and ticketing provider in North America. You can discover the best events, buy tickets and get them scanned all on this app. You can just show the Showpass QR code to any events and you are all set! So no more printing, finding and keeping physical tickets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lighthouse VOAR at 67% against Showpass's 15%. Lighthouse VOAR also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Showpass's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 59 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lighthouse VOAR ships an update every 59 months, Showpass fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lighthouse VOAR | Showpass |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better | 15.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 59 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 205 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Seventh-day Adventist Church In Newfoundland And Labrador | Up In Code Inc. |
Customer experience
Lighthouse VOAR
Showpass
In-app purchases
Lighthouse VOAR
No in-app purchases
Showpass
No in-app purchases
