# ACL Music Festival — user reviews > 94 indexed App Store user reviews of ACL Music Festival by C3 Presents, LLC, rated 2.13/5 from 67 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/acl-music-festival/id456112822/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/acl-music-festival/id456112822.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 13 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 6 · 2★ 9 · 1★ 38 ## What do users think of ACL Music Festival? Overall sentiment: negative **Pros** - 👍 Simple and intuitive navigation - ⭐ Useful for planning schedule before festival - 🗺️ Map functionality helps navigate grounds - ❤️ Ability to favorite and save artists - 📱 Mobile convenience over paper schedules - 🎵 Artist preview links and music samples - ⏰ Reminder notifications for favorite artists **Cons** - ⏰ Consistently late updates before festival - 📡 Requires internet connection for key features - 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing - 📊 Lacks artist information and bios - 🔋 High battery drain during festival - 🎯 Poor performance during peak crowds - 🔐 Forced tracking and notification permissions - 📱 Doesn't sync between web and app - 🎨 Outdated UI and poor design choices - ❌ Missing essential festival features **Commonly reported bugs** - App stuck on infinite loading screen - Map fails to download or load - Notification permission setup blocks app access - App hangs on settings page during setup - Schedule not displaying artist names - Swipe interface too sensitive - Login confirmation codes not accepted - MyACL list won't populate - Wristband activation fails - App freezes when clicking menu items - Content stuck downloading indefinitely - No support link available in app store - Vendor pages trap users with no back button - App crashes during peak festival times **Most requested features** - Artist bio links and genre information - Spotify and Apple Music playlist integration - Offline map functionality - Schedule grid view showing all stages simultaneously - Personalized schedule based on conflicts - Friend schedule sharing and comparison - Push notifications 10 minutes before artist starts - Location markers for food vendors and restrooms - Wristband registration and cashless payment - Festival transportation and directions - Check-in features for location sharing - Merchandise ordering through app - Syncing between website and mobile app - Alphabetical artist browsing - Day-by-day schedule filtering - Prior setlists and song previews ## Newest reviews (17 of 94) ### 3/5 — Apple Music & Spotify Playlists *2024-09-27, version 18.0.0* App is okay, but it would be great if it could provide playlists for Apple Music and Spotify so it could help me choose artists I would like to see. ### 3/5 — Finally updated with this years lineup… but could be better *2024-09-23* They finally updated the app with this years lineup. Thank you. But I wished they would include links to each artist bio and top songs so you can get a better idea which new artist you want to see since multiple play at the same times. ### 2/5 — Wish they would update *2024-09-10* This app would be great but every year as acl comes I struggle to get the info for the current year rather than the last one. Wish they would update the app along with the website. ### 2/5 — Worth keeping? *2024-09-06, version 15.0.0* Is there an intention to keep this updated annually ? ### 1/5 — Where is the 2023 info? *2023-09-06* Why has the app not been updated with the 2023 schedule? I can’t be the only person frustrated by this ### 1/5 — Not a great app right now *2023-09-03, version 14.0.1* Please fix it ACL. Fix your app. ### 1/5 — Needs updating *2023-09-01, version 14.0.1* ACL is a month away and the app is still showing 2022…??? ### 2/5 — 2023 Page Not Found *2023-08-23* ACL is in a little over a month and it’s still showing 2022 information. This is not helpful, especially when the 2023 schedule promotes getting the app for better use. ### 2/5 — Bruh *2023-08-19, version 14.0.1* This needs updating. ### 1/5 — Needs update *2023-08-17, version 14.0.1* App still has 2022 information ### 1/5 — Useless App *2023-07-15, version 14.0.1* ACL is one of the largest festivals in the country and they don’t leverage their app at all. Nothing is updated for 2023 and it was never useful for 2022. ### 1/5 — Update please. *2023-06-03* We’ve had tickets for months. PLEASE update the app to 2023. ### 1/5 — ACL, use the app to promote the 2023 lineup *2023-05-09* ACL needs to step up their game. You just realized the 2023 line up but the app is still showing the outdated 2022 artists. Use the app to get your users excited about the concert and get more information. Read the prior comments! ### 1/5 — Worst version of this app that I can recall *2022-10-15* Missing key features that I relied upon in prior versions: artist bios, previews or links to preview the artist’s work, and the ability to schedule. That’s a real shame because lesser known artists are missing opportunities to gain new fans. Many listings don’t even have photos. About the only advantage this app has over the no longer printed paper schedules is the lack of litter. Otherwise, the paper was more useful. ### 1/5 — I don’t want notifications! *2022-10-08* This app wants to force you turn on all notifications. No thanks ### 1/5 — Didn’t get past the 4th setup step *2022-10-07* The app forces you to receive general notifications and/or schedule reminders. I don’t want either and there is no option to pass. Deleted app ### 1/5 — broken *2022-10-06, version 14.0.1* app is broken, hangs on turn on notifications page ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — This app is such a waste *2024-10-12* The ACL app could be super useful and great, and it needs to do so little… give me ONE sample of music for each band, give me a summary of who they are, tell me when they’re playing and where, let me build a usable playlist, give me an easy map of the grounds and resources. It does NONE of those things well after YEARS of effort. ### 1/5 — Don’t make festival map require internet *2024-10-07* Cell service is unreliable in extremely large crowds. The map needs internet to load. This made it impossible to look at the map during peak festival times ### 1/5 — Never updated with enough time prior to the fest *2024-10-03* This app could be decent (and it once was), but nowadays the app is never updated far enough in advance of the festival to be useful and they no longer provide any insight into the style of the artist’s music. This app lost its mojo a number of years ago… ### 1/5 — Yet again… no update… mere weeks before the lights go on in Austin *2024-09-08* ACL is in a little over a month and it's still showing 2023 information. This is not helpful, especially when the 2024 schedule promotes getting the app for better use. ### 1/5 — Where the eff is the new lineup? *2024-09-08, version 15.0.0* The festival is less than a month away. It would be nice to plan ahead… ### 1/5 — Inaccurate schedule *2024-09-05, version 15.0.0* Please update to 2024 lineup ### 1/5 — Still showing 2023 info *2024-08-27* After reading reviews I guess this is the norm for them. Can’t wait to see 2024 line up next year 🙄 ### 1/5 — Weak! *2023-09-28, version 15.0.0* No artist info. Pathetic! ### 1/5 — Update??? *2023-09-10* I’ll edit my review when we get an update especially considering we are a month out. ### 1/5 — Another year, another 11th hour app update *2023-09-10* In a tech city like Austin it’s just embarrassing, not to mention useless. You can throw a rock and hit someone who can update the app. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great Time to Drink in a Field *2024-07-14* This festival gets me truly blitzed 11/10 times that I have been! ### 5/5 — Very simple and easy to navigate. *2023-10-11* Just got this for weekend 2 of 2023 and the app is very simple. You get the lineup and map of the festival. Additionally you can favorite artists then filter the lineup by favorites. Very simple and easy to works. I like that there is not a ton of unnecessary information. ### 5/5 — Well designed schedule *2023-10-06* All I want a festival app for is to figure out my personalized schedule of shows. This app does that well & simply without trying to do to much. ### 5/5 — Great job y’all! *2021-10-05, version 13.0.2* 10/10 very lovely ### 5/5 — Great app! Super useful at festival! *2019-10-04, version 12.13.0* Although connection is a little spotty at times during the festival, the app continues to show what artists are up next and always comes in handy! Along with a intuitive map, this app is extremely useful; highly recommend for anyone going to ACL! ### 5/5 — Great tool for the fest *2015-10-11, version 10.4* All the information you'll need in an easily navigable format. Really dig the fact that you can register wristbands ahead of time and set up cashless which makes it really easy once you get there. Would like to see FAQs on the app for quickly searching on what to bring in etc but overall good festival app! ### 5/5 — Overall great APP *2015-10-09, version 10.4* I love the functionality of the app. I had several questions and felt they were all answered somewhere through your the app. I haven't registered my bracelet yet, so I'm not sure how the app will rate in that department. ### 5/5 — Nice... But... *2015-10-05, version 10.4* Like the schedule because there were very few printed schedules. Would like a easier version of the schedule grid to see what's going on all over instead of the way it is. Also hate having to click to on the ATT commercial ### 5/5 — ACLFest App *2015-10-05, version 10.4* This app was a great reference for the festival and easier than having to constantly unfold a brochure/map. Made it easy to track new bands we liked by starting them on the schedule. A grid of stage/artist would make a great quick reference as stated by another reviewer. ### 5/5 — Works well, but could use a few enhancements *2015-10-05, version 10.4* Great, helpful app for navigating the ACL festival. It would be nice to provide a view of the schedule grid (I'm not sure if this isn't available or just not working on my device) and to be able to sync my saved schedule from the ACL festival website. Maybe next year! --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-06-10.*