O2 Academy Venues vs Roaring
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
O2 Academy Venues
Discover and book tickets for your favorite artists performing at O2 Academy venues. This official app provides a quick and easy way to find upcoming shows and secure your spot.
- Find O2 Academy venues
- Book tickets
- Discover favorite artists
- See upcoming shows
- Easy ticket purchasing
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Download the new, official O2 Academy venue app. The quickest and easiest way to find and book tickets for all your favourite artists at O2 Academy venues near you.
Roaring
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Turn movement into sound. Roaring transforms your iPhone into a motion-powered sound instrument and acoustic motion feedback tool. Your movements become sound in real time, creating a new way to play, experiment, and make movement noticeable through sound. MOVE. HEAR. CREATE. Roaring uses your iPhone’s motion sensors to turn movement into responsive sound. Tilt it, rotate it, carry it, dance with it, or attach it to something that moves—and hear that movement come alive. CREATE WITH MOVEMENT Explore movement as a new way to make and shape sound. Turn gestures, dancing, walking, cycling, physical objects, and everyday motion into unique acoustic experiences. MAKE MOVEMENT AUDIBLE Movement can become an audible signal. Use Roaring to make motion noticeable through sound and explore acoustic feedback for different movements, objects, activities, and situations. ONE PHONE. ENDLESS MOVEMENT. • Turn iPhone motion into sound in real time • Explore expressive, motion-reactive audio • Make movement noticeable through acoustic feedback • Experiment with gestures, activities, objects, and environments • Discover new relationships between movement and sound • Create unusual videos and motion-driven sound experiences • Play, explore, and invent your own uses Roaring is part instrument, part experiment, and part acoustic motion feedback tool. Movement is everywhere. Now you can hear it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: O2 Academy Venues at Free against Roaring's $1.99. O2 Academy Venues also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 38 months). Roaring's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On 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
O2 Academy Venues is free to download; Roaring costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
O2 Academy Venues ships an update every 2 months, Roaring every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | O2 Academy Venues | Roaring |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.1 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 38 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 305 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Academy Music Group Limited | Let's Build |
Bugs and requests
O2 Academy Venues
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to log in or access tickets
- App constantly prompting for updates that don't resolve issues
- Tickets disappearing from the app
Requested features
4 requests- Allow ticket access without downloading app
- Improve app stability and reliability
- Provide better integration with ticket vendors
- Offer more transparent data collection policies
Roaring
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
O2 Academy Venues
No in-app purchases
Roaring
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is O2 Academy Venues free?
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Do O2 Academy Venues or Roaring have ads?
Which is updated more often, O2 Academy Venues or Roaring?
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