VB Go vs Locable Classic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
VB Go
Discover events and attractions in Virginia Beach, from concerts to city meetings. Find and pay for parking at participating locations with real-time data. Add events to your calendar and share them with others.
- Event discovery
- Attraction browsing
- Parking finder
- Parking payment
- Live parking data
- Calendar integration
- Event sharing
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Looking for something to do in Virginia Beach? Find it on VB Go. From concerts at Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater to fun activities at a city park, VB Go has you covered! Browse attractions, events, and find/pay for parking! Once you get to your event, VB Go will help you find and pay for parking at participating city parking locations with up to the minute live parking data to help you find the best place to park! VB Go includes events from: • Resort Area Events • City Public Meetings • Parks & Recreation, Virginia Beach Public Libraries and other City events • Virginia Aquarium & Marine Science Museum • Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau • Virginia Beach History Museums • Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater When you find what you’re looking for, you can add it to your calendar and share it with friends and family.
Locable Classic
Discover local businesses, events, and promotions in your favorite districts. Explore attractions, find parking, and enjoy app-based walking tours. Recommend new districts to expand the network.
- Business listings by category
- Parking locations
- Upcoming events
- Merchant offers and promotions
- App-based walking tours
- District recommendations
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Stroll your favorite shopping and entertainment districts and receive a welcome greeting as you arrive, with access to business listings by category, parking locations and local attractions, upcoming events, and offers and promotions from local merchants. Search by business type or location and see special offers available for you that day. The Locable app supports historic and art walking tours and other app-based “apptivities”. Recommend your favorite district to expand the growing national network.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: VB Go at 4.6 against Locable Classic's 3.9. VB Go also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (52 vs 15). Locable Classic's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 50%). 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.
VB Go holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 15 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of VB Go's written reviews are positive against 80% of Locable Classic's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
VB Go ships an update monthly, Locable Classic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | VB Go | Locable Classic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (52 ratings) — better | 3.9 (15 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Virginia Beach | Locable |
Customer experience
VB Go
Locable Classic
In-app purchases
VB Go
No in-app purchases
Locable Classic
No in-app purchases
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