Sideshow vs Vivo Performing Arts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sideshow
Engage live with events through interactive features like trivia, polls, and Q&A. Submit photos and videos to be featured, earning points for participation. Experience virtual events like never before, whether you're there in person or watching from afar.
- Real-time event interaction
- QR code scanning for event access
- Live polling and Q&A
- Photo and video submission
- Earn participation points
- Virtual experience creation
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Sideshow enables you to interact in real time with your favorite live in person and televised events. Simply scan the on screen QR code, or follow a link provided by the event organizer to begin. You will be instantly transported into the event. Whether near or far you will be a part of the conversation. Your participation will drive the show, allowing us to create virtual experiences like never before. Inside you will find interactions such as Trivia, Polling, Q&A, Reactions, and the ability to submit photos and videos to be featured in the show. Your interactions are displayed in real time to the event hosts, allowing a near instant response. As you participate you will earn points. What are you waiting for? Join the Show!
Vivo Performing Arts
Discover and purchase discounted tickets for arts events in Boston, exclusively for individuals aged 35 and under. Access premium seating and enjoy a streamlined digital ticketing experience.
- Discounted arts event tickets
- Exclusive 35 Under seating
- Digital ticket delivery
- Age verification
- Event browsing and filtering
- Wish list and friend activity
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Great deals on arts events in Boston, for anyone 35 and younger. Vivo Performing Arts verifies your age once, then opens up reserved 35 Under seats across the whole season — classical, jazz, chamber, dance and new music in the city’s great halls. $40, all in. A huge saving, but not the cheap seats — you choose your own from some of the best locations available, at nearly every performance. Quantities are limited and it is first come, first served. Bring someone. 35 Under tickets come in pairs, up to two per performance, so a night out is never a solo plan. Find your night. Browse the full season, filter the calendar by genre and venue, and follow the artists and ensembles you care about. Tickets that just work. Your age verification lives in the app and every ticket is delivered straight to your digital wallet, ready at the door — no printing, no searching your inbox. See what your friends are into. Save performances to a wish list, follow friend activity, and mingle at 35 Under events through the season. Free on iOS. Hear it live.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Vivo Performing Arts at none against Sideshow's shown. Vivo Performing Arts also leads on ratings volume (48 vs 1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Sideshow's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, update cadence, 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.
Sideshow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vivo Performing Arts has 48 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sideshow ships an update every 3 weeks, Vivo Performing Arts fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sideshow | Vivo Performing Arts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.8 (48 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 48 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 97 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Event Center LLC | The Celebrity Series Of Boston, Inc. |
Customer experience
Sideshow
Vivo Performing Arts
In-app purchases
Sideshow
No in-app purchases
Vivo Performing Arts
No in-app purchases
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