LA Phil vs ShuffleHead™
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.
ShuffleHead™
An interactive coloring book that lets you spin, mix, and color comic imagery to create unique visual stories. Discover narrative moments and responsive soundscapes as you bring your creations to life.
- Spin and mix comic imagery
- Create endless scene combinations
- Color with artist-created palettes
- Reveal short narrative moments
- Experience responsive sound loops
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ShuffleHead is an interactive, animated coloring book where you spin, mix, shuffle and color comic imagery to create playful visual stories. Each ShuffleHead is composed of three visual sections that can be spun and mixed into nearly endless scene combinations that are designed to work together seamlessly. Color each composition using artist-created palettes, tap to reveal short narrative moments, and experience sound loops that respond to your interactions.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ShuffleHead™ at 100% against LA Phil's 36%. ShuffleHead™ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). LA Phil's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ratings volume, ads 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
LA Phil is free to download; ShuffleHead™ costs $3.99 up front. ShuffleHead™ sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. LA Phil asks for nothing beyond the download.
ShuffleHead™ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of LA Phil's written reviews are positive against 100% of ShuffleHead™'s.
LA Phil ships an update every 6 weeks, ShuffleHead™ every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LA Phil | ShuffleHead™ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Los Angeles Philharmonic Association | Kasumi Art Studios LLC |
Customer experience
LA Phil
ShuffleHead™
In-app purchases
LA Phil
No in-app purchases
ShuffleHead™
- Baby Animals$1.99
- Creatures of Imagination$1.99
- Extroverted Vertabrates$1.99
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- Monsters of the ID$1.99
- Schemers and Dreamers$1.99
- Trials and Errors$1.99
- Uncanny Headscapes$1.99
- We Beg to Differ$1.99
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