Comparison

Lumpen vs Ravinia

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

Head to head
About

Lumpen

Listen to a community radio station broadcasting from Chicago's Bridgeport neighborhood. Tune in to a diverse range of music and ideas curated by volunteers. Accessible via FM radio or online streaming.

Highlights
  • Live radio streaming
  • Community-curated content
  • Music and ideas
  • Volunteer-operated
  • Website access
Features
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Stream Lumpen Radio! We are a non-profit, community radio station located in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. You can hear our radio signal throughout Chicago at 105.5FM and tune-in anywhere from our website. WLPN-LP is operated by a community of volunteers: we are DJs, curators, producers, writers and organizers who work to connect you with the music and ideas we think you will love. Built by the community of the future, for the community of the future. Love to code? Send us a PR! https://github.com/lumpenradio/lumpenradio-ios ©Public Media Institute* * - for real this time

About

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.

Highlights
  • Access and transfer tickets
  • Browse event listings
  • Purchase tickets
  • Seamless ticket access
  • Ticket transfer to others
Features
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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

Screenshots

Lumpen2 screens
Ravinia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lumpen at 5.0 against Ravinia's 4.6. Lumpen also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Ravinia's advantage is ratings volume (6.3K vs 9). 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

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

Lumpen holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ravinia has 6.3K ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lumpen ships an update every 9 months, Ravinia every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lumpen versus Ravinia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLumpenRavinia
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings) — better4.6 (6.3K ratings)
Positive reviews—14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings96.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 months — betterEvery 12 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB81 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLogan BayRavinia Festival

Customer experience

Lumpen

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ravinia

All ratings6,255 ratings
Positive90.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative7.0%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral12.7%
Negative73.0%

Bugs and requests

Lumpen

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
Show 2 more
  • Make call-to-action buttons more prominent
  • Allow ticket organization and management on Windows devices

In-app purchases

None

Lumpen

No in-app purchases

None

Ravinia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lumpen free?
Lumpen is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ravinia free?
Ravinia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lumpen or Ravinia?
Lumpen is rated higher. Lumpen averages 5.0 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Ravinia averages 4.6 from 6.3K ratings.
Do Lumpen or Ravinia have ads?
Neither Lumpen nor Ravinia shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lumpen or Ravinia?
Lumpen ships an update every 9 months, and Ravinia every 12 months. Most recently, Lumpen was updated on October 3, 2026 and Ravinia on October 25, 2026.

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