Comparison

大麦 vs Fantopia

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

大麦

This app is a leading entertainment ticketing platform in the Chinese-speaking region, offering ticket purchasing for concerts, dramas, sports, movies, and exhibitions. It provides a seamless mobile ticketing experience with discounts, fan benefits, and curated content.

Highlights
  • Mobile ticket purchasing
  • Red packet discounts and offers
  • Fan exclusive benefits
  • Curated content and show information
  • Online seat selection
  • Electronic ticket redemption
Features
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大麦网为华语地区领先的娱乐票务平台,为用户提供演唱会、话剧、体育比赛、儿童亲子、电影、展览等品类的选座购票服务,满足亿万观众走入演出现场的梦想。 【亮点推荐】 随时随地移动购票 红包折扣优惠不停 特色栏目粉丝福利 精编专栏撩妹必备 【爱•特色福利】低价折扣票、免费看演出、粉丝专属礼,一言不合就送送送!每天打开总有惊喜! 【看•有范频道】全新上线「发现」特区,麦小编每天更新演出资讯,为热爱现场的你精编各类养眼专栏,你要的潮、燥、闹、静、有态度的文娱生活,只需一个大麦APP! 【简•购票流程】优质的在线选座流程,支持同项目多票价多数量合并支付,便捷的电子票兑换,给你棒棒哒订票体验! 【星•热门演出】周杰伦、五月天、薛之谦、邓紫棋、张学友、蔡依林、汪峰、张艺兴、陈伟霆、鹿晗、田馥甄、草莓音乐节等热门演出陆续上架中,想了解Idol们最新的演出信息?快下载大麦客户端,开启你的文娱生活! 【想•找我吐槽】 体验反馈:点击大麦App-设置,在“意见反馈”页面留言即可。 官方微博:关注新浪微博@大麦网。

About

Fantopia

Easily purchase tickets and merchandise for live events. Features secure transfers and real-time QR codes to ensure a safe and convenient experience for all fans.

Highlights
  • Tickets and merchandise purchase
  • Online pre-order for merchandise
  • Offline merchandise pickup
  • Secure ticket transfers
  • Real-time QR code updates
  • Convenient event access
Features
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Fantopia Ticketing is committed to delivering the best live event experience, helping more fans achieve the dream of being there in person! 【Tickets + Merch】 Not just official tickets — Fantopia also offers authentic merchandise for online pre-order and offline pickup. 【Safe + Convenient】 With Fantopia’s transfer feature and real-time QR code updates, you'll never have to worry about fake tickets. Download the Fantopia Ticketing app now and get your tickets! Contact us: Website: www.fantopia.io Email: support@fantopia.io Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

大麦4 screens
Fantopia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fantopia at 63% against 大麦's 8%. Fantopia also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.3) and monetization model (ad-supported vs free with in-app purchases). 大麦's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (435 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. 大麦 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Fantopia sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fantopia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 大麦 has 435 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of 大麦's written reviews are positive against 63% of Fantopia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

大麦 ships an update every 2 weeks, Fantopia weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
大麦 versus Fantopia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter大麦Fantopia
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.3 (435 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews7.9% of reviews63.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings435 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size223 MB63 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBeijing Damai Cultural Media Development Co., Ltd.FANTOPIA AISA PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

大麦

All ratings435 ratings
Positive32.2%
Neutral2.1%
Negative65.7%
Written reviews202 reviews
Positive7.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative91.1%

Fantopia

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.0%

Bugs and requests

大麦

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Frequent app crashes
  • Login and registration issues
  • Inaccurate seat selection

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for Apple Wallet
  • Improved ticket allocation system
  • Better customer support

Fantopia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

大麦

One-time1
  • 9.9元 NFT 商品$0.99
2 purchases

Fantopia

Subscriptions2
  • Topi Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Topi Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is 大麦 free?
大麦 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fantopia free?
Fantopia is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 大麦 or Fantopia?
Fantopia is rated higher. 大麦 averages 2.3 out of 5 from 435 ratings, while Fantopia averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do 大麦 or Fantopia have ads?
Fantopia shows ads; 大麦 does not.
Which is updated more often, 大麦 or Fantopia?
大麦 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Fantopia weekly. Most recently, 大麦 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Fantopia on October 12, 2026.

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