BST Hyde Park vs Defender Burghley
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BST Hyde Park
This app enhances your festival experience by securely storing tickets, displaying the lineup, and allowing you to build a personalized schedule. Stay informed with real-time updates, event information, and special offers.
- Secure ticket storage
- Browse festival lineup
- Build personalized schedule
- Real-time event updates
- Access event info and offers
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The ultimate companion to your American Express presents BST Hyde Park experience. Securely store and access your tickets, browse the lineup, build your own schedule once set times are released, and stay up-to-date with real-time event updates, info and offers.
Defender Burghley
Stay informed about the Defender Burghley Horse Trials. Get real-time updates, schedules, and results for this premier equestrian event. Follow your favorite riders and horses throughout the competition.
- Event updates
- Schedules
- Results
- Rider information
- Horse information
- Real-time action tracking
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Keep up to date with all the action from Defender Burghley Horse Trials
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Defender Burghley at 67% against BST Hyde Park's 16%. Defender Burghley also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and device support (3 vs 1). BST Hyde Park's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 24 months) and ratings volume (687 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Defender Burghley holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BST Hyde Park has 687 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of BST Hyde Park's written reviews are positive against 67% of Defender Burghley's.
BST Hyde Park ships an update every 6 weeks, Defender Burghley every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BST Hyde Park | Defender Burghley |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (687 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 687 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 24 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | AEG Europe | BURGHLEY HORSE TRIALS LIMITED |
Customer experience
BST Hyde Park
Defender Burghley
Bugs and requests
BST Hyde Park
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tickets disappearing from app
- Login/password reset issues
- Ticket transfer failures
Requested features
4 requests- Seamless ticket access across platforms
- Simplified login and verification
- Customizable notification preferences
- Improved venue maps and wayfinding
Defender Burghley
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
BST Hyde Park
No in-app purchases
Defender Burghley
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is BST Hyde Park free?
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