SXSW® GO vs Texas Eclipse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SXSW® GO
This official event guide helps attendees make the most of their SXSW 2026 experience. Explore artists, speakers, and events, and build your personalized schedule.
- Explore artists, speakers, and events
- Build personalized schedule
- Official event guide
- SXSW 2026 access
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SXSW® GO, presented by Paramount+, is the official mobile app for getting the most out of attending SXSW 2026. With SXSW® GO, you can explore our list of artist, speakers, and events. Log in and start building your schedule.
Texas Eclipse
Navigate a multi-day music, art, and innovation festival with this comprehensive event companion. Explore artist lineups, interactive maps, event schedules, and essential health and safety information to enhance your festival experience.
- Explore artist lineups
- Interactive festival map
- Event and speaker schedules
- Health and safety information
- Event navigation
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Texas Eclipse Festival App - Your Ultimate Companion for an Unforgettable Event Experience! Discover a world of music, art, and innovation like never before as we bring together the best DJs, musicians, and artists for four days and nights of pure magic. With the Texas Eclipse Festival App, you'll have everything you need to navigate this extraordinary event. Explore the lineup, interact with the festival map, see the schedules for events, speakers and other activities, receive health & safety information, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SXSW® GO at 4.4 against Texas Eclipse's 1.0. SXSW® GO also leads on review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 1). Texas Eclipse's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
SXSW® GO holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SXSW® GO has 2.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of SXSW® GO's written reviews are positive against 0% of Texas Eclipse's.
| Parameter | SXSW® GO | Texas Eclipse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.2K ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.2K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 139 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SXSW, LLC | DDP Worldwide Inc |
Customer experience
SXSW® GO
Texas Eclipse
Bugs and requests
SXSW® GO
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login issues
- Frequent crashes
- Unreliable sync between app and website
- Incompatibility with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to see all bands at a venue
- Filters to see events by time, venue, and pass type
- Retain last viewed screen when reopening the app
- Better search and filtering functionality
- Improved syncing between app and website
Texas Eclipse
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
SXSW® GO
No in-app purchases
Texas Eclipse
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is SXSW® GO free?
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Which has better reviews, SXSW® GO or Texas Eclipse?
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