Empo vs Ravinia
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empo
Discover local events and places tailored to your interests. Find hidden gems, happy hours, live shows, and festivals. Experience your city with a personalized feed and curated recommendations.
- Personalized 'For You' feed
- Curated event playlists
- Explore city with endless scroll
- Save favorite places
- Filter by neighborhood or vibe
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Discover your city like never before Empo learns what you love and shows you exactly what is happening. The places, specials, and moments that match your vibe. From hidden happy hours to rooftop parties, live shows, food festivals, and everything in between, Empo lets you see your city in full color. No confusing algorithms. No endless searching. Just what is actually happening right now. Experience the best of your city and cities around the world through curated lists, trending spots, and personalized recommendations that keep you in the know and in the moment. Because life is better when you do not miss what is right around you. Everything happening, every single day, with a feed that’s unique to you. Features • Personalized “For You” feed • Curated playlists such as Date Night and Sunday Specials • Endless scroll to explore your city • Save favorite places • Filter by neighborhood or vibe
Ravinia
Manage your event tickets, browse upcoming shows, and purchase new tickets with ease. Share your tickets with friends and family directly from the application.
- Access and transfer tickets
- Browse event listings
- Purchase tickets
- Seamless ticket access
- Ticket transfer to others
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Welcome to the brand new app for Ravinia Festival Access and transfer your tickets for upcoming events, browse our event listings and easily purchase tickets for future shows Seamless Ticket Access - simply sign in with the same account you used to purchase your ticket Discover our upcoming events - check availability, and secure your spot with just a few taps Ticket Transfer - easily share tickets with friends and family from within the app
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Verdict
Empo and Ravinia both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Empo's written reviews are positive against 14% of Ravinia's. Empo also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 12 months). Ravinia's advantage is ratings volume (6.3K vs 137). On price, rating, ads 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 — 4.7 for Empo against 4.6 for Ravinia. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ravinia has 6.3K ratings behind it against 137, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Empo's written reviews are positive against 14% of Ravinia's.
Empo ships an update every 10 days, Ravinia every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empo | Ravinia |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (137 ratings) — better | 4.6 (6.3K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 14.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 | 6.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 81 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | EMPO App Inc | Ravinia Festival |
Customer experience
Empo
Ravinia
Bugs and requests
Empo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Ravinia
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login issues and account lockouts
- Ticket names are squeezed together and unreadable
Requested features
7 requests- Allow web access option for tickets
- Provide more information about the venue (e.g., opening times, parking)
- Improve the user interface and user experience
- Optimize the app for mobile devices
- Enhance performance and reduce page load times
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- Make call-to-action buttons more prominent
- Allow ticket organization and management on Windows devices
In-app purchases
Empo
No in-app purchases
Ravinia
No in-app purchases
Questions
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