BlackCandy vs ONGA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
| Parameter | BlackCandy | ONGA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文冬 赵 | Francois Humbert |
In-app purchases
BlackCandy
No in-app purchases
ONGA
No in-app purchases









