Comparison

SunFest Official vs SquadUP

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

Head to head
About

SunFest Official

Plan your festival experience with the official event app. View the full schedule, create a personalized itinerary, discover vendors, and explore points of interest. Stay updated with the latest news and social media feeds.

Highlights
  • View full event schedule
  • Create personalized schedules
  • Discover vendors and points of interest
  • Stay updated with news and social media
  • Register for festival upgrades
Features
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Welcome to the official app for SunFest 2024. With this handy app, you can view the entire schedule for this year's event, as well as create your own personalized schedule of your favorite acts and performers. Also, be sure to check out the great vendors and awesome points of interest at the festival. And register to win festival upgrades. In News and Socialize, be up to date on all things related to SunFest - latest news posts, social posts from SunFest and fans, as well as our Instagram feed.

About

SquadUP

Plan and manage events seamlessly from your mobile device. This app offers group messaging, photo sharing, event discovery, and social media integration to create engaging experiences for attendees.

Highlights
  • Event creation and management
  • Group messaging
  • Photo sharing
  • Social media integration
  • Event registration and ticket scanning
  • Live social gallery
  • Event discovery
Features
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SquadUP - Event Planning on Your Mobile Phone - Free to Download - Group Messaging - Photo Sharing - Event Discovery - Passbook Integration - Social Media Gallery - Event Registration - Ticket Scanning SquadUP is the social way to plan the perfect event right from your mobile phone. Create and manage events with SquadUP including social sharing, content curation from Facebook, Twitter and Instagram via event hashtags, real-time messaging for event attendees, photo sharing, mobile check in and registration. SquadUP offers a Social Gallery where guests can view photos and videos before, during and after events. SquadUP provides the tools you need to create an experience, not just an event. Features of SquadUP include: - Create and manage events right from your phone - Free to download - Send invitations, buy tickets, track RSVPs and ticket sales - Create a customized event web and mobile page that seamlessly integrates with all social media channels - Check in guests with just one tap or scan tickets - Real-time messaging for you and your guests during the event - Photo sharing - Live Social Gallery: curated photos and videos from Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are available to view before, during and after the event using your event specific hashtag - Passbook integration - Find event details, including maps and directions - Access all of your SquadUP events, past and present - Discover featured events, search by interest, location, name or host - Perfect to plan and manage conferences, fundraisers, concerts, networking events, parties, group travel, college events and more! Follow SquadUP Twitter (twitter.com/squadup) Facebook (facebook.com/squadup) Instagram (instagram.com/squadup) Google+ (https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/112926897922478470591/+Squadup/posts) *Named Hottest NYC Startup by Tech Cocktail About SquadUP SquadUP is the next generation event creation and management platform dedicated to creating an experience instead of just an event. SquadUP is the only app that lets you plan, update and monitor your events in real time - right from your phone - including registrations, check ins and ticket scanning. SquadUP provides social sharing, content aggregation from social platforms, real-time messaging and photo sharing during the event. The company supports organizers from event creation to the event itself -- and even post-event where guests can review the photos in the social gallery to relive the experience. For more information, visit www.squadup.com.

Screenshots

SunFest Official4 screens
SquadUP4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SunFest Official at 4.0 against SquadUP's 2.6. SquadUP's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 50%) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 12 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SunFest Official holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 28 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of SunFest Official's written reviews are positive against 87% of SquadUP's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SunFest Official ships an update every 12 months, SquadUP every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SunFest Official versus SquadUP: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSunFest OfficialSquadUP
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (10 ratings) — better2.6 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews86.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1028 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB107 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSunFest of Palm Beach CountySquadUP, Inc.

Customer experience

SunFest Official

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

SquadUP

All ratings26 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.8%
Written reviews75 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

SunFest Official

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SquadUP

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Won't recognize password
  • Won't recognize reset password
  • Cannot log in
  • App crashes
  • App will not open to allow access to tickets
Show 3 more
  • Facebook authentication is broken
  • Cannot view event details
  • Temp password would not work at event

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to change temporary passwords
  • Download all tickets in purchase to wallet as a group
  • Add seat details to wallet tickets
  • Geographically sortable upcoming events for non-NYC users

In-app purchases

None

SunFest Official

No in-app purchases

None

SquadUP

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SunFest Official free?
SunFest Official is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SquadUP free?
SquadUP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SunFest Official or SquadUP?
SunFest Official is rated higher. SunFest Official averages 4.0 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while SquadUP averages 2.6 from 28 ratings.
Do SunFest Official or SquadUP have ads?
Neither SunFest Official nor SquadUP shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SunFest Official or SquadUP?
SunFest Official ships an update every 12 months, and SquadUP every 3 months. Most recently, SunFest Official was updated on September 14, 2026 and SquadUP on November 1, 2026.

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