Ticketek AU vs crowdDJ
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ticketek AU
Discover and purchase tickets for a wide range of live events, including concerts, sports, and theatre. Access your mobile tickets for easy entry and share them with friends. Receive alerts for upcoming events and special offers.
- Discover live events
- Search and buy tickets
- Mobile ticket access
- Share tickets with friends
- Event alerts and notifications
- Add tickets to Apple Wallet
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The Ticketek App connects you to thousands of live events and experiences across concerts, sport, comedy, theatre, arts and exhibitions. It’s the fastest way to buy tickets for your next live experience, receive event alerts and access your mobile tickets to view and share with friends. Discover New Events • Explore events happening near you • Find out what's on this week • Quickly search events and go direct to buy tickets Buy Tickets Quickly • Seamless end to end purchase • Anywhere, Anytime View, Share & Manage Your Tickets • Access mobile tickets for safe, contactless entry • Seamlessly share tickets with friends • Add tickets directly to your Apple Wallet Never miss an event with Event Alerts * Get notified about events going on sale * Receive special offers * Ticket information for your upcoming events
crowdDJ
Select and play your favorite songs at participating venues like gyms, bars, and hotels. Browse music libraries, add songs to the queue, and even integrate with Spotify to import playlists and save tracks. Discover new music and support local artists.
- Find participating venues
- View current and upcoming playlists
- Search and browse music library
- Add songs to playback queue
- Support Australian musicians
- Import Spotify playlists
- Save tracks to Spotify
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crowdDJ® lets you choose your favourite songs in your favourite places - gyms, bars, hotels, bowling alleys, cruise ships and thousands of other locations. Using crowdDJ® you can: - find crowdDJ venues - view the current playlist (past and upcoming) - search and browse the venue's music library - sort alphabetically or by release year - play your favourite songs by adding them into the playback queue - support Aussie musicians and play their music - you'll see our new Australian Played icon next to all Aussie tracks By connecting your Spotify account, you can also: - import your Spotify playlists to match with the venue's music library - take home the previous or upcoming 50 tracks by saving to your own Spotify playlists - add individual songs to your Spotify playlists or a new Spotify playlist - view featured and suggested songs similar to your music selections - listen to or preview a track through Spotify There's no need to create an account or give any of your details - just turn on Location Services so you can be verified at the venue (we do not use or store this information), choose 'Continue as Guest' and 'Check In' to your current Location! Use the Map to see where you can crowdDJ® next. Each crowdDJ® venue has a unique sound, and you can add to the vibe in that location by picking songs that fit their brand. This unique sound and music library may include release year filters, exclude explicit content or focus on a particular music genre. If you are importing your Spotify playlists please note that song-matching may be affected by these settings, which are requested by the venue. Search results may also be affected. crowdDJ® is a public performance music platform exclusive to Nightlife Music clients. Chances are you listen to Nightlife at your favourite bar, work out to it at your gym, dance to it at the hottest nightclubs and even shop to it at your local mall. Nightlife Music is Australia's most recognised music entertainment system and has been for almost 30 years - nightlife.com.au.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: crowdDJ at 4.1 against Ticketek AU's 1.3. crowdDJ also leads on review sentiment (36% vs 3%). Ticketek AU's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (53 vs 12). 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.
crowdDJ holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 1.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 3% of Ticketek AU's written reviews are positive against 36% of crowdDJ's.
Ticketek AU ships an update fortnightly, crowdDJ every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Ticketek AU | crowdDJ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.3 (53 ratings) | 4.1 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 2.8% of reviews | 36.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 90 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ticketek Pty Ltd | Nightlife Music Pty Ltd |
Customer experience
Ticketek AU
crowdDJ
Bugs and requests
Ticketek AU
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to access purchased tickets
- Login and password reset issues
- Tickets not appearing in the app
- Compatibility problems with newer devices
Requested features
4 requests- Improved ticket sharing and transfer capabilities
- Better integration with digital wallets
- More transparent and flexible refund policies
- Enhanced customer support and communication
crowdDJ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ticketek AU
No in-app purchases
crowdDJ
No in-app purchases
