O2 Academy Venues vs Pick
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.
Pick
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Stop arguing. Start swiping. PickIt is the quickest way for a group to decide what to watch or where to eat, without the thirty-message group chat. One person starts a room and shares a 4-digit code. Everyone swipes on the same cards at the same time, and PickIt shows you what the group agreed on. No accounts. No sign-ups. No ads. Just a nickname and an emoji. HOW IT WORKS 1. One person taps Run the room and gets a 4-digit code. 2. Friends tap Crash a room and type in the code. Up to 8 people per room. 3. The host picks what you're deciding: movies in cinemas, movies and TV to stream, or food. 4. Pick your filters: genres, streaming services, cuisines or distance. 5. Everyone swipes right on what they'd be happy with and left on what they wouldn't. 6. When everyone's done, you see the winner: a perfect match, or what the majority picked. THREE WAYS TO DECIDE Movies in cinemas: what's showing now, filtered by genre. Tap a film to look up showtimes. Movies and TV to stream: filtered by genre and by the services your group actually has. Food and restaurants: real places near the host, with real photos, or just swipe on cuisines. When everyone in the room has an iPhone, restaurant rooms use Apple Maps. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT Live, together. When a friend swipes, everyone's screen knows. No refreshing, no "did you vote yet?" It knows when you agree. A unanimous pick gets confetti, and a clear majority wins too. Tie-breaks handled. Tied at the top? A quick revote settles it. Still stuck? Let fate pick. Built for patchy signal. If someone drops out, they rejoin as themselves with their votes intact. The host is in charge. Remove someone from the room, or end it for everyone. PRIVACY BY DESIGN No account, no email, no phone number, no contacts. No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Rooms delete themselves at most 24 hours after someone last joined. Ending a room deletes it straight away. Location is optional and only asked of the host in restaurant rooms. It's used to find nearby places and never saved. Read the full privacy policy at pickit-app.pages.dev/privacy. MADE BY ONE PERSON PickIt is made by an independent developer. If something breaks, shake your phone to send feedback, or get in touch through the support page. A real person reads every message.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pick at none against O2 Academy Venues's shown. Pick also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). O2 Academy Venues's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, 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.
O2 Academy Venues ships an update every 2 months, Pick every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | O2 Academy Venues | Pick |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (13 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 6.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 251 MB | 35 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Academy Music Group Limited | Nishesh Jaiswal |
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
Pick
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
O2 Academy Venues
No in-app purchases
Pick
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is O2 Academy Venues free?
Is Pick free?
Do O2 Academy Venues or Pick have ads?
Which is updated more often, O2 Academy Venues or Pick?
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