O2 Academy Venues vs Edfringe
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.
Edfringe
Discover and book tickets for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Find shows, view details, and manage your schedule. Get real-time notifications and personalized recommendations for performances happening near you.
- Search and discover Fringe shows
- View show details, maps, and venue info
- Book and access e-tickets
- Receive start time notifications
- Find nearby shows starting soon
- Save favorites and manage planner
- Get random show suggestions
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The official app for Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026. Find Fringe shows using search. View show details, maps and venue information. Book and access e-tickets in the app. Be notified when your shows are about to start. ‘Nearby now’ helps you find shows near your location that are starting soon. Use ‘My planner’ to save your favourites and access your tickets. Feeling lucky? Shake your phone for a random show suggestion. Unleash your Fringe!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: O2 Academy Venues at 3.1 against Edfringe's 2.0. Edfringe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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.
O2 Academy Venues holds the better App Store score, 3.1 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 24 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 6% of O2 Academy Venues's written reviews are positive against 10% of Edfringe's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
O2 Academy Venues ships an update every 2 months, Edfringe every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | O2 Academy Venues | Edfringe |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (13 ratings) — better | 2.0 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 6.2% of reviews | 9.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 24 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Academy Music Group Limited | Equilibrium Interactive Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
O2 Academy Venues
Edfringe
User reviews
O2 Academy Venues
From 13 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ⭐ Easy to use
- 📲 Convenient app for accessing tickets
- 🔍 Helpful for finding upcoming events
Room to improve
- 🐛 App crashes or doesn't work as expected
- 🔒 Excessive data collection and privacy concerns
- 🤔 Unnecessary and confusing app requirement for accessing tickets
- 🕰️ Slow and unresponsive app performance
- ❌ Lack of customer support or troubleshooting options
Edfringe
From 24 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Works perfectly well
- 🗓️ Useful for organizing schedule
- 🌟 Good app overall
Room to improve
- 🐛 Constantly says offline
- 🔍 Poor search and filtering
- 🔌 Crashes frequently
- 🤔 Unreliable and unstable
- 💸 Expensive service fees
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
Edfringe
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tickets disappearing from planner
- Apple Pay not working
- Inconsistent behavior across devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add show times to main list
- Allow offline access to tickets
- Improve venue mapping and directions
- Integrate with calendars and planners
In-app purchases
O2 Academy Venues
No in-app purchases
Edfringe
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is O2 Academy Venues free?
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