Event vs Owncasts
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Event
Easily broadcast live events over the internet using your phone as a mobile studio. Stream everything from sports games to school plays to a global audience.
- Live event webcasting
- Mobile broadcast studio
- Stream sports and school events
- Easy to use interface
- Inexpensive broadcasting
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With Event-Cast webcasting your events is fast, easy, and inexpensive. From baseball and football to school plays and special events and more, Event-Cast allows you to webcast your local events live on the Internet. And now with the Event-Cast app, webcasting your event is even easier. Event-Cast turns your phone into a mobile broadcast studio.
Owncasts
Discover and watch independent live streams from various sources. Receive instant notifications when your favorite streamers go live, ensuring you never miss an update. This app aggregates content from Owncast-powered platforms.
- Watch independent live streams
- Get notified when streamers go live
- Aggregate Owncast-powered content
- On-the-go viewing
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Add your favorite Owncast-powered live streams to watch on the go. Get notified when streamers go live so you'll never miss out. If you're an Owncast streamer, you can stream to your personal instance directly from this app!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Event at 75% against Owncasts's 0%. Event also leads on rating (4.2 vs 3.9) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 17.6). Owncasts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Event sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Owncasts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Event holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Event's written reviews are positive against 0% of Owncasts's.
Event ships an update every 6 weeks, Owncasts weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 5, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Event | Owncasts |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (6 ratings) — better | 3.9 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sports Internet Solutions LLC | Gabe Kangas |
Customer experience
Event
Owncasts
In-app purchases
Event
- 1 hour - 6 viewer webcast$1.99
- 1 hour - 12 viewer webcast$2.99
- 2 hour - 6 viewer webcast$3.99
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- 1 hour - 25 viewer webcast$3.99
- 3 hour - 6 viewer webcast$5.99
- 2 hour - 12 viewer webcast$5.99
- 1 hour - 50 viewer webcast$5.99
- 2 hour - 25 viewer webcast$7.99
- 2 hour - 50 viewer webcast$11.99
- 6 hour - 50 viewer webcast$35.99
Owncasts
No in-app purchases
