LA Phil vs Studios Tour
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LA Phil
Enhance your concert experience with event discovery, ticket management, and program information. Stay informed about venue guidelines and safety updates for seamless enjoyment.
- Discover upcoming events
- Share and scan tickets
- Learn about music programs
- Stay updated on safety information
- Venue guidelines
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One city, many stages, and an app that lets you experience it all. The LA Phil app makes it easier to see what’s happening across Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, and The Ford.
Studios Tour
Explore the history of Paramount Studios with this app. Scan props and costumes to unlock exclusive content behind famous movies. Enhance your studio tour experience with interactive insights.
- Explore studio history
- Scan props and costumes
- Unlock exclusive movie content
- Interactive studio tour enhancement
- Behind-the-scenes insights
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Visitors to Paramount Studios can now engage and explore the rich history behind the 100+ years Paramount has been making unforgettable movies with the Studio Tour App. If you plan to visit the Paramount Studios while you are in Hollywood, download the Studio Tour app and when you arrive at the lot your mobile phone will be ready to scan props and costumes that reveal exclusive content behind hits like Interstellar, Transformers, Titanic, and much more!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Studios Tour at 100% against LA Phil's 36%. Studios Tour also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). LA Phil's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 9 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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.
Studios Tour holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of LA Phil's written reviews are positive against 100% of Studios Tour's.
LA Phil ships an update every 6 weeks, Studios Tour every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA Phil | Studios Tour |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 4.6 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 7.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | The Studios at Paramount |
Customer experience
LA Phil
Studios Tour
In-app purchases
LA Phil
No in-app purchases
Studios Tour
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is LA Phil free?
Is Studios Tour free?
Which has better reviews, LA Phil or Studios Tour?
Do LA Phil or Studios Tour have ads?
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