Wacken Open Air vs WGT Kompaß
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wacken Open Air
This festival companion app provides essential information for attendees. It includes running orders, the full lineup, and festival maps to help you navigate the event. Manage your festival experience with helpful features before and during the event.
- Running orders
- Full lineup information
- Festival maps
- News section
- On-site management tools
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Get the brandnew festival app for Wacken Open Air 2027! It's the perfect companion for all visitors of the festival! With running orders, line-up, festival maps or a news section it offers a lot of helpfull features which might come in handy before the festival begins. You will also be able to manage even more of your daily festival business with functions that are absolutely helpful on spot at the holy ground!
WGT Kompaß
Stay updated with the latest news, lineup changes, and event schedules for a major music festival. Access artist information, interactive maps, and plan your routes. Save favorites and sync across devices for an organized experience.
- Real-time news and updates
- Artist directory with bios and social links
- Interactive venue map
- Personalized schedule planning
- Cloud synchronization
- Offline access to information
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WGT Kompaß is the official app for the Wave-Gotik-Treffen and provides you with the latest news, line-up changes and organisational information at all times. Push notifications send you short-term updates on additional shows and important announcements directly to your smartphone - so you are always informed without having to look for a long time. The integrated artist directory lists all participating bands and acts and offers a Spotify link to the music preview for each entry as well as links to the official social media channels. Short biographies and tour dates help you to find your favourites and not miss any highlights. The programme schedule allows you to keep an eye on concerts, readings, parties and fringe events. An interactive map shows all the venues - from the Moritzbastei to the Agra grounds - and allows you to plan your route between the locations. Parking and travel information will help you plan your day in the best possible way. You can save your favourite bands and events as favourites at the tap of a finger; these are synchronised in the cloud so that you see the same data on all devices. The friends function allows you to compare programmes, discover shared favourites and share your personal schedule via a link or social networks. Even without an internet connection, all important information is available to you in offline mode. Reminder alerts ensure that you are reminded of your next programme item in good time. Extensive search and filter functions make it easy to find bands, venues and times. If you have any questions or feedback, please contact our support team at support@wgkompass.de.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: WGT Kompaß at every 2 days against Wacken Open Air's every 3 months. Wacken Open Air's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Wacken Open Air against 5.0 for WGT Kompaß. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wacken Open Air has 6 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Wacken Open Air's written reviews are positive against 50% of WGT Kompaß's.
Wacken Open Air ships an update every 3 months, WGT Kompaß every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wacken Open Air | WGT Kompaß |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.1% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 187 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | WOA Festival GmbH | Danny Sotzny |
Customer experience
Wacken Open Air
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In-app purchases
Wacken Open Air
No in-app purchases
WGT Kompaß
No in-app purchases
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