Comparison

TVA App vs ESPN Events

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

TVA App

Stay connected with Temecula Valley Astronomers' club activities. Access event calendars, newsletters, equipment sign-outs, and contact information. Features include lunar phases, celestial body positions, and an Orrery.

Highlights
  • Club activity updates
  • Event calendar
  • Lunar phases
  • Celestial body positions
  • Newsletter archive
  • Equipment sign-out
Features
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The TVA App helps keep Temecula Valley Astronomers connected and informed of TVA Club activities. Keep track of TVA activities including: + Outreach + Meetings + Event Calendar - Lunar Phases to 2051 - Online Events (includes Star Parties) - Position * current latitude and longitude * alt (m/ft) * heading (true or mag) - Orrery (24-month) - Galilean Moon positions - Saturn's rings positions + Newsletter (2014 through current) + Equipment Sign-out + Contact TVA (forum email) + Board Members

About

ESPN Events

Access your personal ESPN event agenda, sign up for activities, and get directions. View your event pass for easy check-in and receive important updates via push notifications. This app is exclusively for invited users of ESPN hosted events.

Highlights
  • Personal event agenda access
  • Activity sign-up and wait-listing
  • Event maps and directions
  • Digital event pass (QR Code)
  • Push notifications for updates
  • Offline event information access
Features
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This app provides valid users access to their personal agendas, activity sign-up, maps and directions plus the latest information regarding ESPN Events. Accessing your event information is now at your finger tips. Register, cancel attendance or wait-list for your events using this app. You have access to your event pass (QR Code) for quick and easy access to events that require check-in. Be sure to accept the push notification request so you never miss a celebrity sighting, activity details and venue information related to ESPN Events. *This app is for users that have been invited to an ESPN hosted event with an Event App feature. *You will be required to provide the email you used during registration for your event *This app asks for storage permissions. This is used in storing information about the event you log into so you can navigate offline *This app also asks for permission to send push notifications. If you reject this permission you won't receive notifications about changes to your activities or new activities *This app also asks for permission to access your location, simply to display your location on the map when navigating the map section *This app will only be used in displaying and collecting information about the event you log into and your attendance for that event.

Screenshots

TVA App4 screens
ESPN Events3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TVA App at every 3 weeks against ESPN Events's every 3 months. TVA App also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). ESPN Events's advantage is ratings volume (4 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for TVA App against 5.0 for ESPN Events. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TVA App ships an update every 3 weeks, ESPN Events every 3 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
TVA App versus ESPN Events: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTVA AppESPN Events
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings)
Number of ratings14 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB35 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperSoftware Industry & General HardwareBright Spot Creative, LLC

Customer experience

TVA App

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ESPN Events

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TVA App

No in-app purchases

None

ESPN Events

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TVA App free?
TVA App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ESPN Events free?
ESPN Events is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TVA App or ESPN Events?
TVA App and ESPN Events are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 4 ratings respectively.
Do TVA App or ESPN Events have ads?
Neither TVA App nor ESPN Events shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TVA App or ESPN Events?
TVA App ships an update every 3 weeks, and ESPN Events every 3 months. Most recently, TVA App was updated on November 2, 2026 and ESPN Events on November 2, 2026.

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