Comparison

iFLYER vs SFC PORTAL

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

Head to head
About

iFLYER

Discover concerts, clubs, and festivals with an updated, user-friendly interface. Easily search a vast database of events and purchase tickets to see your favorite artists with just a few taps.

Highlights
  • Event discovery
  • Concert listings
  • Club events
  • Festival information
  • Ticket purchasing
  • Simplified design
Features
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iFLYER is Japan's events platform — and this is its app. Not a feed to scroll: see where your friends are out, what's on near you tonight, and go. BE SOCIAL • See who's going. Your people mark going / interested and it shows up in your feed. • Tonight. What's happening right now, ranked by where your friends are. • Near me. Events, venues and check-ins around you, live. • Check in. Arrive, check in at the venue, name the party. Your friends see it in real time. • DMs and group chat. Plan the night without leaving the app. • Party reports. Photo galleries from the nights you were at, shared with the crew. THE WHOLE SCENE • Every event in Japan — clubs, live music, festivals, art — with lineups, venue details and tickets. • Artists, venues and promoters with real profiles, histories and upcoming dates. • Listen before you go: songs from the lineup, right on the artist page. • Add friends by QR in seconds. ONE ACCOUNT Your iFLYER login works here and on iflyer.tv. Sign in with your iFLYER account, Google, or Apple. iFLYER PRO (optional) A consumer membership with perks, live "popping now" and more. Cancel anytime. Built on MF8, iFLYER's social engine. Available in English and Japanese.

About

SFC PORTAL

Features
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SFC-PORTALは、SFC生のキャンパスライフをもっと便利に、もっと挑戦しやすくするためのアプリです。 バス時刻表や空き教室の確認、気になるイベントや募集の発見、学生同士のプロフィール閲覧、機能要望の投稿まで。 SFCでの毎日に必要な情報と行動を、ひとつのアプリにまとめました。 【SFCの毎日を、ひとつに】 バスの時刻表、空き教室、募集、イベントなど、キャンパスで必要になる情報をすぐに確認できます。 【気になる募集やイベントに、とびこめる】 学生団体、研究会、インターン、イベントなど、SFCで生まれるさまざまな機会を見つけ、そのまま行動につなげられます。 【みんなの声で、アプリを育てる】 「こんな機能がほしい」「ここをもっと便利にしたい」 そんな声を投稿し、SFC生の目線でアプリを一緒につくっていけます。 【SFC生限定だから、安心してつながれる】 @keio.jp認証により、SFC生向けのクローズドな環境で利用できます。 学内の情報共有や募集、イベント参加も、同じキャンパスの仲間とつながるからスムーズです。 【現役SFC生が開発】 SFC-PORTALは、現役SFC生の目線で、SFCの毎日をもっと便利に、もっと面白くすることを目指して開発されています。 SFCでの「みつける」「とびこむ」「ともにつくる」を、SFC-PORTALで。

Screenshots

iFLYER4 screens
SFC PORTAL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: iFLYER at every 4 days against SFC PORTAL's every 3 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

iFLYER ships an update every 4 days, SFC PORTAL every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
iFLYER versus SFC PORTAL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriFLYERSFC PORTAL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB9 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperiFLYERkenshin hayashi

In-app purchases

None

iFLYER

No in-app purchases

None

SFC PORTAL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is iFLYER free?
iFLYER is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SFC PORTAL free?
SFC PORTAL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do iFLYER or SFC PORTAL have ads?
Neither iFLYER nor SFC PORTAL shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iFLYER or SFC PORTAL?
iFLYER ships an update every 4 days, and SFC PORTAL every 3 weeks. Most recently, iFLYER was updated on November 1, 2026 and SFC PORTAL on October 30, 2026.

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