Comparison

The Blox vs ArtsWave

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

Head to head
About

The Blox

Access a unique competition docu-series featuring startups, learn from expert mentor consultations, and utilize guided meditations and functional music designed to enhance focus and relaxation. This platform offers free tools and assets to educate and empower entrepreneurs.

Highlights
  • Startup competition docu-series
  • Mentor consultations
  • Guided meditations
  • Functional music (binaural beats)
  • Task-specific music settings
  • Topic-based content filtering
Features
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Welcome to The Blox! We are a series of tools and assets designed to entertain, educate, and empower entrepreneurs - for free! Our flagship asset is a competition docu-series about 20 startups living under a single roof, competing to se who is the best startup on The Blox. This show is exclusively available on the app. Use it to binge-watch their trials and tribulations in the largest live-in startup competition on the planet. We also have hundreds of hours of video and audio based consultations between our world-class mentors and our startups. This will allow you to be a fly-on-the-wall of a startup accelerator - so you can learn alongside our teams. Use the app to filter by topic to ensure you're learning only the things that are most relevant to you! The app also features a series of guided meditations designed to help entrepreneurs harness the power of their brainspace. By doing so, we can physically strenghten your brain, allowing you to more easily build your business. We also have functional music, AKA bi-naural beats, which is ambient music with a scientific twist. Use the app to pick a task, such as study, sleep, flow state, etc. Our music will then auto-tune subliminal frequencies into the background of the music that will sync your brainwaves to the optimal frequency for the task. Use it to help you turn on your focus for the day, or relax at night when it's time to wind down.

About

ArtsWave

Discover and plan your arts and entertainment experiences with a personalized event calendar. Unlock exclusive pass savings, discounts, and behind-the-scenes content to support local arts.

Highlights
  • Personalized event calendar
  • ArtsWave Pass savings
  • Exclusive content
  • Customizable itineraries
  • Support local arts
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The ArtsWave App is your one-stop calendar for arts and entertainment in Greater Cincinnati! Sign up to become a member of ArtsWave and save time and money while supporting the region through its arts. Key Features: Personalized Events Calendar: Explore, customize and create itineraries with Cincy A&E, your one-stop calendar for arts and entertainment. ArtsWave Pass Savings: Give & Go to unlock free and last-minute passes to dozens of concerts, shows, performances and exhibitions. Level up to Unlimited Membership to enjoy more arts with an additional 100+ half-price experiences as well as shopping and dining savings. Exclusive Content: Watch the calendar come to life with behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more designed to help you experience all the region has to offer.

Screenshots

The Blox4 screens
ArtsWave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Blox at 4.9 against ArtsWave's 4.1. The Blox also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). ArtsWave's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ArtsWave sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. The Blox asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Blox holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Blox has 231 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Blox's written reviews are positive against 71% of ArtsWave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Blox ships an update every 9 days, ArtsWave fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
The Blox versus ArtsWave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe BloxArtsWave
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (231 ratings) — better4.1 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings231 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB50 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBetaBlox Series, LLCArtsWave

Customer experience

The Blox

All ratings191 ratings
Positive98.4%
Neutral0.5%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ArtsWave

All ratings22 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.7%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

None

The Blox

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

ArtsWave

One-time2
  • The BLINK® Insider$10.00
  • ArtsWave Pass Unlimited$100.00

Questions

Is The Blox free?
The Blox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ArtsWave free?
ArtsWave is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Blox or ArtsWave?
The Blox is rated higher. The Blox averages 4.9 out of 5 from 231 ratings, while ArtsWave averages 4.1 from 22 ratings.
Do The Blox or ArtsWave have ads?
The Blox shows ads; ArtsWave does not.
Which is updated more often, The Blox or ArtsWave?
The Blox ships an update every 9 days, and ArtsWave fortnightly. Most recently, The Blox was updated on October 20, 2026 and ArtsWave on October 25, 2026.

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