Comparison

StadiumCrush vs Empo

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

Head to head
About

StadiumCrush

Engage with your favorite sports teams by predicting their scores and winning real-world awards like gift cards and food coupons. Trade, gift, or redeem your earned awards at participating businesses.

Highlights
  • Predict team scores
  • Win real-world awards
  • Redeem awards at businesses
  • Trade awards with players
  • Gift awards to others
  • Donate awards to charity
  • Play anytime, anywhere
Features
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A family-friendly mobile phone game where you can play along with your favorite teams and win real-world Awards! Play Along with Your Favorite Teams Now, you have the opportunity to play along with your favorite teams - regardless if you are at the venue, at the office, or hiking in the woods! Winning Awards is Fun! Correctly predict the correct number of runs, points, goals, etc. that your favorite team will score and you will win the Award that you chose! Awards are digital coupons for food items, merchandise, and gift cards! Exciting Things to Do with Your Awards Once you have won some Awards and they are placed into your own Award Vault, you have many exciting choices: - Redeem Awards at participating businesses; - Trade Awards with other Players; - Gift Awards to other Players; and, - Donate Awards to Game Day Charities! ANYTIME - StadiumCrush® can be played anytime during a live sports event or in advance of a game scheduled to be played! AFFORDABLE - there is no cost for you to play StadiumCrush® and you may win valuable prizes while you are having fun! ANYWHERE - you can play StadiumCrush® anywhere (that is, inside of a venue, at home, at work, and even while traveling! Play with People in Your Neighborhood or Across the World! StadiumCrush® is as easy to learn as tic-tac-toe and has as much strategy as a good game of checkers!

About

Empo

Discover local events and places tailored to your interests. Find hidden gems, happy hours, live shows, and festivals. Experience your city with a personalized feed and curated recommendations.

Highlights
  • Personalized 'For You' feed
  • Curated event playlists
  • Explore city with endless scroll
  • Save favorite places
  • Filter by neighborhood or vibe
Features
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Discover your city like never before Empo learns what you love and shows you exactly what is happening. The places, specials, and moments that match your vibe. From hidden happy hours to rooftop parties, live shows, food festivals, and everything in between, Empo lets you see your city in full color. No confusing algorithms. No endless searching. Just what is actually happening right now. Experience the best of your city and cities around the world through curated lists, trending spots, and personalized recommendations that keep you in the know and in the moment. Because life is better when you do not miss what is right around you. Everything happening, every single day, with a feed that’s unique to you. Features • Personalized “For You” feed • Curated playlists such as Date Night and Sunday Specials • Endless scroll to explore your city • Save favorite places • Filter by neighborhood or vibe

Screenshots

StadiumCrush4 screens
Empo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Empo at none against StadiumCrush's shown. Empo also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (133 vs 1). StadiumCrush's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

StadiumCrush holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Empo has 133 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of StadiumCrush's written reviews are positive against 71% of Empo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

StadiumCrush ships an update every 2 months, Empo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
StadiumCrush versus Empo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStadiumCrushEmpo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (133 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1133 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB97 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPJ Hammer CorporationEMPO App Inc

Customer experience

StadiumCrush

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Empo

All ratings128 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative29.4%

In-app purchases

None

StadiumCrush

No in-app purchases

None

Empo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StadiumCrush free?
StadiumCrush is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Empo free?
Empo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StadiumCrush or Empo?
StadiumCrush is rated higher. StadiumCrush averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Empo averages 4.7 from 133 ratings.
Do StadiumCrush or Empo have ads?
StadiumCrush shows ads; Empo does not.
Which is updated more often, StadiumCrush or Empo?
StadiumCrush ships an update every 2 months, and Empo every 10 days. Most recently, StadiumCrush was updated on October 19, 2026 and Empo on October 27, 2026.

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