Comparison

BlackCandy vs ONGA

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

Head to head
About

BlackCandy

This application serves as a personal music center, requiring a pre-configured Black Candy server to function. It provides access to your music library through a dedicated iOS interface. More information on server setup is available via the developer's GitHub page.

Highlights
  • Personal music center
  • Requires Black Candy server
  • iOS interface
  • Music library access
  • GitHub for setup info
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The official Black Candy iOS app. To use this app, you must have a Black Candy server set up. For more information, please visit https://github.com/blackcandy-org/blackcandy

About

ONGA

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ONGA is where you keep the gigs you've been to. Add a show and the setlist is already there — every track, in order, encores included. TRACK BY TRACK Rate the night track by track. Write notes and share them with your friends. ALBUM BY ALBUM ONGA breaks the setlist down by album and shows you the split at a glance — four off the new record, six off the one that made you a fan, one deep cut nobody saw coming. Tap any album to see exactly which of its tracks were played that night. A COLLECTIBLE FOR EVERY GIG Every show becomes a visual you compose yourself: choose the artwork, choose the logo. Keep it, or send it wherever you want. GOING TO A SHOW? Add it before the date and ONGA gives you the likely setlist, based on what the artist has been playing lately. Afterwards, the real one takes its place on its own. YOUR PHOTOS The shots you took, and the ticket if you kept it. They stay private. YOUR HISTORY Every gig in one place — search it, sort it, and watch the count of shows and artists grow behind you.

Screenshots

BlackCandy4 screens
ONGA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ONGA at every 2 months against BlackCandy's every 24 months. BlackCandy's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BlackCandy ships an update every 24 months, ONGA every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
BlackCandy versus ONGA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlackCandyONGA
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB77 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer文冬 赵Francois Humbert

In-app purchases

None

BlackCandy

No in-app purchases

None

ONGA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is BlackCandy free?
BlackCandy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ONGA free?
ONGA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do BlackCandy or ONGA have ads?
Neither BlackCandy nor ONGA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BlackCandy or ONGA?
BlackCandy ships an update every 24 months, and ONGA every 2 months. Most recently, BlackCandy was updated on October 25, 2026 and ONGA on October 10, 2026.

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