WCIU vs Ravinia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WCIU
This app provides access to Chicago's local television entertainment, featuring popular shows like Judge Judy and Seinfeld, original news programming, and live sports coverage. Stay connected with the station through its social media channels.
- Watch popular TV shows
- Access original news programming
- View local sports coverage
- Follow social media updates
- Stream on iPhone and iPad
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The U is Chicago’s home for great television entertainment with TV favorites such as Judge Judy, Seinfeld, Judge Mathis, our original news magazine show, On The Block and local sports coverage like Game of the Week and Chicago Sky women’s basketball games. For more, follow us @wciu on Facebook and X, @wciutheu on Instagram.
Ravinia
Manage your event tickets, browse upcoming shows, and purchase new tickets with ease. Share your tickets with friends and family directly from the application.
- Access and transfer tickets
- Browse event listings
- Purchase tickets
- Seamless ticket access
- Ticket transfer to others
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Welcome to the brand new app for Ravinia Festival Access and transfer your tickets for upcoming events, browse our event listings and easily purchase tickets for future shows Seamless Ticket Access - simply sign in with the same account you used to purchase your ticket Discover our upcoming events - check availability, and secure your spot with just a few taps Ticket Transfer - easily share tickets with friends and family from within the app
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ravinia at 4.6 against WCIU's 3.8. Ravinia also leads on ratings volume (6.3K vs 5). WCIU's advantage is review sentiment (50% vs 14%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Ravinia holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ravinia has 6.3K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of WCIU's written reviews are positive against 14% of Ravinia's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
WCIU ships an update every 17 months, Ravinia every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WCIU | Ravinia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (6.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 6.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 12 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weigel Broadcasting Co. | Ravinia Festival |
Customer experience
WCIU
Ravinia
Bugs and requests
WCIU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ravinia
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues and account lockouts
- Ticket names are squeezed together and unreadable
Requested features
7 requests- Allow web access option for tickets
- Provide more information about the venue (e.g., opening times, parking)
- Improve the user interface and user experience
- Optimize the app for mobile devices
- Enhance performance and reduce page load times
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- Make call-to-action buttons more prominent
- Allow ticket organization and management on Windows devices
In-app purchases
WCIU
No in-app purchases
Ravinia
No in-app purchases
