HIT Live Performance vs Black On The Block
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HIT Live Performance
This app connects independent artists with their audiences and collaborators. Create and promote live shows, sell tickets, or offer free entry. Discover local performances and support independent creators.
- Create live shows
- Built-in ticketing platform
- Discover local shows
- Find collaborators
- Audience engagement tools
- Filter by genre and venue
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Hit serves a growing community of self-sustaining artists and their audiences. Create shows wherever, whenever you want. Find collaborators in your neighborhood, and get to know your audience. Sell tickets to your show through the built-in ticketing platform, or welcome guests for free. Discover live shows happening in your area and support local, independent artists. Filter shows by genre, venue type, audience size, and more. Take control over your work and subvert the conventional performer-venue dynamic. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.thehitapp.co/terms-and-conditions Privacy Policy: https://www.thehitapp.co/privacy-policy
Black On The Block
Discover and support Black-owned businesses through curated monthly events. Browse vendors, purchase tickets, order food, and express interest in products directly within the app.
- Discover Black-owned businesses
- Attend monthly events
- Purchase event tickets
- Apply to be a vendor
- Order food
- Express interest in products
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Elevating entrepreneurs and celebrating Black excellence through monthly events. Get tickets, apply to be a vendor, order food, express interest in products and discover your new favorite small business through the Black on the Block App.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HIT Live Performance at 5.0 against Black On The Block's 4.7. HIT Live Performance also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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.
HIT Live Performance holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 79% of HIT Live Performance's written reviews are positive against 83% of Black On The Block's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
HIT Live Performance ships an update monthly, Black On The Block every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | HIT Live Performance | Black On The Block |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better | 4.7 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.6% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 15 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 142 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hit Inc. | App On The Block Inc |
Customer experience
HIT Live Performance
Black On The Block
In-app purchases
HIT Live Performance
No in-app purchases
Black On The Block
No in-app purchases
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