Columbus Crew vs Stadium FX
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Columbus Crew
Stay connected with your favorite MLS club. Manage tickets, access live match coverage, watch video highlights, and get exclusive news. Your official source for all team updates and information.
- Ticket management
- Live radio coverage
- Live Match Center stats
- Video highlights
- Exclusive news
- Fixtures and tables
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Download the official app of The Crew to manage tickets, watch highlights, view live stats, and tune into matchday coverage of the first club in Major League Soccer. Free to download, The Crew’s app is your official source for all things Black & Gold. - Buy, transfer, and manage tickets straight from the app - Live radio coverage of every Crew match straight from your phone or tablet - Live Match Center coverage with team and individual statistical updates - Up-to-the-minute video highlights - Exclusive news stories and features - Updated fixtures and tables from around MLS
Stadium FX
Enhance your live event experience with interactive features. This app transforms spectators into active participants with synchronized light shows, selfie cameras, and engaging trivia games. Become part of the show and amplify the excitement of packed venues.
- Interactive fan experience
- Synchronized light shows
- Synchronized selfie cams
- Battle royale trivia games
- In-venue action participation
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Immerse yourself in the action and excitement. Stadium FX is the go-to app for making the fans a part of the overall show. Designed for the electric environment of a packed stadium, it provides an interactive experience that allows spectators to be a part of the in-venue action with light shows, synchronized selfie cams and battle royale trivia games!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Stadium FX at 4.8 against Columbus Crew's 3.0. Stadium FX also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 26%) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Columbus Crew's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 15 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.
Stadium FX holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stadium FX has 1.6K ratings behind it against 146, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 26% of Columbus Crew's written reviews are positive against 58% of Stadium FX's.
Columbus Crew ships an update every 2 months, Stadium FX every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Columbus Crew | Stadium FX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (146 ratings) | 4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 26.2% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 146 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Columbus Crew SC | CUE Audio, LLC |
Customer experience
Columbus Crew
Stadium FX
User reviews
Columbus Crew
From 146 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great idea for an app
- 👍 Well thought out idea
- 👍 Easy access to tickets, shop, etc.
- 👍 New updates improve usability
- 👍 Makes gameday a breeze
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unable to download tickets to Apple Wallet
- 🐛 Ticketmaster integration issues
- 🐛 Repeatedly have to reconnect Ticketmaster
- 🐛 Denied shared tickets
- 🐛 Inability to log in to Ticketmaster
Stadium FX
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 💡 Effective light show synchronization
- 🤩 Entertaining experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes and unable to save recordings
- 🔒 Privacy concerns with data access permissions
- 🙄 Lack of functionality (camera, saving videos)
Bugs and requests
Columbus Crew
Reported bugs
13 issues- Unable to download tickets to Apple Wallet
- Ticketmaster integration issues
- Repeatedly have to reconnect Ticketmaster
- Denied shared tickets
- Inability to log in to Ticketmaster
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- Unreliable for ticket management
- App is not functional
- Forces workarounds for ticket access
- Schedule displays incorrect team rankings/records
- App icon messed up after update
- App stopped working after name change
- Cannot add tickets to wallet
- Unexpected error when logging into Ticketmaster
Requested features
7 requests- Add tickets to Apple Wallet
- Improve Ticketmaster integration
- Allow ticket management as STM
- Fix schedule display bugs
- Bring back the old logo
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- Revert name change
- Listen to fan feedback on branding
Stadium FX
Reported bugs
2 issues- Camera function not working
- Inability to save recorded videos
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to save recorded videos
- Clearer explanation of app permissions
In-app purchases
Columbus Crew
No in-app purchases
Stadium FX
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Columbus Crew free?
Is Stadium FX free?
Which has better reviews, Columbus Crew or Stadium FX?
Do Columbus Crew or Stadium FX have ads?
Which is updated more often, Columbus Crew or Stadium FX?
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