JaxEvents vs MagicCon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JaxEvents
Discover and experience endless entertainment in Jacksonville. This app provides event listings, mobile ticket purchasing and storage, concession ordering, and exclusive offer notifications for seven city venues.
- Event discovery
- Mobile ticket wallet
- Concession ordering
- Exclusive offer notifications
- Venue information
- Ticket purchasing
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JaxEvents App - the ultimate guide for endless entertainment in Jacksonville right at your fingertips! Stay up to date with new events, purchase and store your tickets in the mobile wallet, order food from concessions, and sign up for notifications to get exclusive offers and day-of-show information. Browse upcoming events and buy tickets for the seven City of Jacksonville venues: Jacksonville Center For The Performing Arts VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena Prime Osborn Convention Center Ritz Theatre & Museum VyStar Ballpark EverBank Stadium Daily's Place Download the App Today!
MagicCon
Navigate your convention experience with this official app. Access event schedules, detailed maps, guest information, and real-time updates. Activate your badge within the app to unlock exclusive features.
- Event schedule and programming
- Detailed convention center maps
- Guest and artist profiles
- Real-time push notifications
- Badge activation for immersive features
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The MagicCon mobile app is your ultimate companion for navigating MagicCon: Amsterdam. Designed to enhance your weekend experience, this app puts all the information you need right at your fingertips! 1. Event Schedule and Programing Plan your weekend with an up-to-date schedule of panels, ticketed play events, signings, and other activities. Browse different stages, event types, and don't forget to set reminders, so you never miss a moment. 2. Maps Easily find your way around the convention center with all of our detailed show maps! Location of Magic Marketplace exhibitors, Art of Magic artists, play areas, panel rooms, and more. 3. Guest and Artist Info Check out profiles for our special guests and featured artists. Get signing schedules and booth locations so you can plan your meet-and-greet moments. 4. Push Notifications & Updates Stay informed with real-time alerts about schedule changes, exclusive announcements, or show updates throughout the weekend. 5. Badge Activation & Gaming Use the badge activation directly in the mobile app to unlock immersive features, the game hub, and more happening throughout the show!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: MagicCon at none against JaxEvents's shown. MagicCon also leads on rating (2.4 vs 2.2) and ratings volume (119 vs 6). JaxEvents's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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.
MagicCon holds the better App Store score, 2.4 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MagicCon has 119 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of JaxEvents's written reviews are positive against 15% of MagicCon's.
JaxEvents ships an update every 3 weeks, MagicCon every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JaxEvents | MagicCon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.2 (6 ratings) | 2.4 (119 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 14.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 201 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SMG | Reed Elsevier Inc. |
Customer experience
JaxEvents
MagicCon
In-app purchases
JaxEvents
No in-app purchases
MagicCon
No in-app purchases
