ViVid Streaming vs HappsNow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ViVid Streaming
Experience a unique blend of American and Caribbean music with live DJ sets and engaging personalities. This app offers an alternative to traditional radio, allowing you to enjoy your favorite tracks anytime, anywhere.
- Live DJ sets
- American and Caribbean music
- Engaging personalities
- On-demand streaming
- Terrestrial radio alternative
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With studios in the US Virgin Islands ViVid Streaming's sound reflects the mood of its geography by infusing its American Influence and Caribbean roots. Talent assembled at this station not only includes a cast of notable veteran DJ's, who are among the best in the Virgin Islands, but personalities you can't help but love. No longer do you have to held hostage by terrestrial radio stations when your favorite song comes one and it's time to leave you house, car or job.
HappsNow
Discover live events like games and concerts, and purchase mobile tickets. Enhance your event experience with features designed to help you focus on enjoying the moment.
- Live event discovery
- Mobile ticketing
- Search and browse events
- Purchase tickets
- Curated selection of events
- Optimized event experience
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Know what is happening now. HappsNow is a live event discovery and mobile ticketing platform that allows users to search for, browse and buy tickets to a curated selection of games, concerts, and venues. Your experience shouldn’t end after you scan your ticket at the door. Which is why with HappsNow, that’s when the fun starts, our features are designed to optimize your experience so you can spend more time living in the moment, and less focused on everything else.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ViVid Streaming at 100% against HappsNow's 0%. ViVid Streaming also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (16 vs 3). HappsNow's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
ViVid Streaming holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ViVid Streaming has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ViVid Streaming's written reviews are positive against 0% of HappsNow's.
ViVid Streaming ships an update every 3 months, HappsNow monthly. Both last shipped on October 2, 2026.
| Parameter | ViVid Streaming | HappsNow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better | 2.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 8.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Stroke of Genius Inc. | SI Tickets, Inc. |
Customer experience
ViVid Streaming
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In-app purchases
ViVid Streaming
No in-app purchases
HappsNow
No in-app purchases
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