Osheaga vs HIO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Osheaga
Plan your festival experience with this official music and arts festival app. Access tickets, create a personalized schedule, and stay updated on artist performances and news. Discover the lineup and listen to the official playlist to prepare for the event.
- Access tickets
- Create custom schedule
- View full festival schedule
- Discover lineup
- Listen to official playlist
- Artist performance notifications
- Festival news updates
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The official OSHEAGA 2026 app From July 31st to August 2, 2026 at Parc Jean-Drapeau -Access your tickets -Browse and create your personalized schedule -Discover the lineup and listen to the official playlist -Get the latest news on shows and activities by enabling notifications
HIO
A social music streaming platform designed to fairly compensate creators. It aims to revolutionize how musicians, content creators, and users earn from digital media engagement.
- Social music streaming
- Fair creator compensation
- Monetize digital media engagement
- Platform for musicians and content creators
- User engagement monetization
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A social music streaming platform where creators get paid fairly. Disrupting the way Musicians, Content Creators, and Users monetize their digital media engagement.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HIO at 5.0 against Osheaga's 4.4. HIO also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Osheaga's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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.
HIO holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Osheaga has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Osheaga ships an update every 6 weeks, HIO weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Osheaga | HIO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | L'Aréna des Canadiens, Inc. | HIO Music Inc. |
Customer experience
Osheaga
HIO
In-app purchases
Osheaga
No in-app purchases
HIO
No in-app purchases
