ArtsWave vs Jlive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ArtsWave
Discover and plan your arts and entertainment experiences with a personalized event calendar. Unlock exclusive pass savings, discounts, and behind-the-scenes content to support local arts.
- Personalized event calendar
- ArtsWave Pass savings
- Exclusive content
- Customizable itineraries
- Support local arts
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The ArtsWave App is your one-stop calendar for arts and entertainment in Greater Cincinnati! Sign up to become a member of ArtsWave and save time and money while supporting the region through its arts. Key Features: Personalized Events Calendar: Explore, customize and create itineraries with Cincy A&E, your one-stop calendar for arts and entertainment. ArtsWave Pass Savings: Give & Go to unlock free and last-minute passes to dozens of concerts, shows, performances and exhibitions. Level up to Unlimited Membership to enjoy more arts with an additional 100+ half-price experiences as well as shopping and dining savings. Exclusive Content: Watch the calendar come to life with behind-the-scenes videos, interviews and more designed to help you experience all the region has to offer.
Jlive
Discover personalized event and program recommendations from Jewish organizations. Easily find local and non-local activities tailored to your interests.
- Personalized event recommendations
- Discover local and non-local programs
- Tailored to Jewish organizations
- Easy event discovery
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Jlive enables individuals to easily discover personalized recommendations of events and programs across many local and non-local Jewish organizations.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: ArtsWave at 4.1 against Jlive's 3.0. ArtsWave also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (22 vs 2). Jlive's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price and update cadence 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. ArtsWave sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Jlive asks for nothing beyond the download.
ArtsWave holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ArtsWave has 22 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ArtsWave | Jlive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (22 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 22 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 15.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ArtsWave | Jlive |
Customer experience
ArtsWave
Jlive
In-app purchases
ArtsWave
- The BLINK® Insider$10.00
- ArtsWave Pass Unlimited$100.00
Jlive
No in-app purchases
