RODEOHOUSTON vs Tixplorer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RODEOHOUSTON
Plan your visit to a major livestock show and rodeo event. Access tickets, purchase carnival packs, and discover ground festivities. Stay updated on all event activities, including athlete scoring and results, whether attending in person or livestreaming.
- Ticket access and purchase
- Carnival pack loading
- Grounds festivities guide
- Event marketing and promotions
- Athlete scoring and bios
- Livestock and contestant results
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Let’s Rodeo, y’all! The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ app remains your go-to utility when attending your favorite event. Our Visitor’s Guide will ensure you’re ready for the action before you arrive at NRG Park - purchase or access your tickets, load up on carnival packs and find out about all the grounds festivities. Whether you’re joining us in-person or livestreaming from home, the rodeohouston app has all you need - right at your fingertips. New features include: - An all-new home page with added functionality and visuals - Additional marketing and promotional options to ensure you know about everything going on at Rodeo - Interactive RODEOHOUSTON athlete scoring and bios - Mobile access to livestock and contestant results
Tixplorer
Quickly compare ticket prices for concerts, games, and shows from all major marketplaces in one place. See real all-in pricing and interactive seat maps before you buy. Get notified when prices drop for events you're tracking.
- Compare prices from all major marketplaces
- See real all-in pricing with no hidden fees
- Interactive seat maps and 3D seat views
- Track events and get price drop notifications
- Browse trending events by location and date
- Secure checkout via trusted marketplaces
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Tixplorer checks every major ticket site at once so you can find the cheapest seat without opening ten tabs. EVERY SITE IN ONE PLACE • StubHub, Vivid Seats, SeatGeek, Gametime, TicketNetwork, Events365, Hellotickets, MegaSeats and Gigsberg • The same event side by side, sorted by price or by deal REAL PRICES, NOT STICKER PRICES • Fees are included before you compare • The number you see is the number you check out with SEE PRICES ON THE MAP • Every section with tickets gets a price bubble • Green means a good deal for that section, red means you are overpaying • Tap a bubble to see the view from that seat TRACK THE SEATS YOU WANT • Pick your sections, how many tickets, and your max price • We check every marketplace a few times a day and alert you when it drops NEAR YOU FIRST • Team and artist schedules show the dates near you first, then the full run • Trending events, popular artists and deals under $50 for your city Tixplorer never sells tickets. You compare here and check out on the marketplace with the best price.
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Verdict
RODEOHOUSTON and Tixplorer both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Tixplorer's written reviews are positive against 39% of RODEOHOUSTON's. Tixplorer also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). RODEOHOUSTON's advantage is ratings volume (1.4K vs 25). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 — 4.9 for RODEOHOUSTON against 4.8 for Tixplorer. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RODEOHOUSTON has 1.4K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 39% of RODEOHOUSTON's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tixplorer's.
RODEOHOUSTON ships an update monthly, Tixplorer every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | RODEOHOUSTON | Tixplorer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.4K ratings) — better | 4.8 (25 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.4K — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ | Tixplorer, LLC |
Customer experience
RODEOHOUSTON
Tixplorer
Bugs and requests
RODEOHOUSTON
Reported bugs
4 issues- Inability to verify and access purchased tickets
- Repeated requests for cookie preferences
- Incorrect event schedule information
- Parking lot availability not accurately reflected
Requested features
4 requests- Offline access to tickets and coupons
- Better organization of tickets and coupons
- Improved parking and directions information
- More comprehensive event schedules and details
Tixplorer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RODEOHOUSTON
No in-app purchases
Tixplorer
No in-app purchases









