Lighthouse+ vs re
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lighthouse+
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The official festival app informs you what happens on the festival ground and provides you with all the information you need. Lineup and artists, create your personal timetable, map, side program and more relevant details in one place. Everything you need for the weekend. Download the app.
re
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The official app for re:publica Vienna, 2–3 October 2026. The first re:publica Vienna brings Europe's most important festival for digital society, politics, technology and culture to Austria. For two days, Kulturhaus Brotfabrik becomes a place for debates and keynotes with international speakers, co-organised and curated by Momentum Institut as local host, in cooperation with Kulturhaus Brotfabrik. The app puts everything for the festival in one place: the full programme, all speakers, your personal schedule and updates from the organisers, always up to date and available offline. PROGRAMME • All talks, workshops and keynotes by day and start time • Filter by track, format and language • Timeline across all stages or list view, with breaks at a glance • Detailed session pages with descriptions and speakers SPEAKERS • All speakers with photo, bio and their sessions • Save speakers as favourites MY SCHEDULE • Mark sessions as favourites and build your own festival plan • Your favourites stay on your device, no account needed MESSAGES & NEWS • Push notifications from the organisers, for example schedule changes • All messages are kept in the app • Latest news from vienna.re-publica.com ON SITE • Tickets, directions, partners and FAQ straight from the app WORKS OFFLINE • Programme, speakers and images are stored on your device • Updates load automatically when you're online MADE FOR YOU • German and English • Light and dark mode, adjustable text size • Fast, lightweight and privacy-friendly: no account, no tracking, no personal data collected
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Verdict
Lighthouse+ and re are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Lighthouse+ ships an update every 3 days, re every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lighthouse+ | re |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Benedikt Oelz | republica GmbH |
In-app purchases
Lighthouse+
No in-app purchases
re
No in-app purchases



