Comparison

O2 Academy Venues vs Roaring

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Find O2 Academy venues
  • Book tickets
  • Discover favorite artists
  • See upcoming shows
  • Easy ticket purchasing
Features
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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.

About

Roaring

Features
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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.

Screenshots

O2 Academy Venues4 screens
Roaring3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
O2 Academy Venues versus Roaring: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterO2 Academy VenuesRoaring
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating3.1 (13 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews6.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 38 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB305 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcademy Music Group LimitedLet'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

None

O2 Academy Venues

No in-app purchases

None

Roaring

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is O2 Academy Venues free?
O2 Academy Venues is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Roaring free?
Roaring costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do O2 Academy Venues or Roaring have ads?
O2 Academy Venues shows ads; Roaring does not.
Which is updated more often, O2 Academy Venues or Roaring?
O2 Academy Venues ships an update every 2 months, and Roaring every 38 months. Most recently, O2 Academy Venues was updated on November 7, 2026 and Roaring on November 3, 2026.

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