# Krate: Rate Music

> Social music discovery and rating platform for albums, singles, and EPs. (iPhone/iPad app by Krate LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/krate-rate-music/id1540002251 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Krate LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/1540002253)
- Category: Music, Social Networking, Music
- Price: Free
- Rating: 4.34/5 from 115 App Store ratings · 47 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 15.1 · 24 MB
- Languages: English
- Released: 2020-11-21
- Data updated: 2026-08-22
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/krate-rate-music/id1540002251/reviews.md

## What is Krate?

*** Krate is not affiliated with Spotify nor does Krate store or use your Spotify data. However, you will need a Spotify account to use the app. ***

A social networking app bringing together music fans that allows you to rate Albums, Singles, and E.P.s from Spotify. Rate what you are listening to (or have listened to) out of five stars. Additionally, you can write a review to be included with your rating on each post. Follow other users and friends to see what they are reviewing and listening to. Add albums to My Krate and save them for future listening.

Krate users will only see what you choose to post, not everything you listen to on Spotify.

## Key features

- Rate albums, singles, and EPs
- Write music reviews
- Follow other users
- See friends' reviews
- Save music to 'My Krate'
- Social music networking

## What do users think of Krate?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 💡 Cool concept for music discovery and sharing
- 👍 Simple and charming interface
- 🚀 Quick replies from support
- 👍 Great for personal music logging
- 👍 Fun to see friends' and strangers' opinions
- 💡 Innovative way to share music
- 👍 Great for discovering new music
- 👍 Exciting to see potential for growth
- 👍 Feels like hanging out at a record shop
- 👍 App is still active with members
- 👍 Made users excited to write reviews
- 👍 Consistent way to discover music
- 👍 Devs listen to feedback and update frequently
- 👍 Great fun to find people's opinions
- 👍 Excited to see what other features they build
- 👍 Love the concept and how clean it is
- 👍 Excited to archive listens and share
- 👍 The greatest app of all time
- 👍 Incredible app
- 👍 The most fun I’ve had on an app in ages
- 👍 Awesome idea for music fans
- 👍 Cool app made by cool people
- 👍 Download it NOW
- 👍 A lot of fun for music lovers
- 👍 Wonderful
- 👍 Creative way to share music
- 👍 Sickest app; FFO: real underground tune
- 👍 Brings back focus on music quality
- 👍 Excited to listen to music again
- 👍 Awesome
- 👍 Vibe with dogs
- 👍 Checking out music recs from trusted people
- 👍 Cool idea; app doesn't work (but idea is cool)
- 👍 Awesome app for hardcore music fans
- 👍 Cool idea to talk about music
- 👍 KRATE is the greatest thing to happen to music
- 👍 Incredible App! Like Letterboxd for music
- 👍 Krate is the best social media since MySpace
- 👍 Great way to connect with friends and discover new music
- 👍 Music nerds unite
- 👍 Sick
- 👍 Wow
- 👍 Best app
- 👍 Letterboxd for music!
- 👍 Promising
- 👍 Love It
- 👍 DOPE!
- 👍 Cool!
- 👍 Great way to find new music from reliable sources
- 👍 Amazing app
- 👍 Great app wow!

**Cons**

- 🚫 Limited to Spotify
- 🐛 App is buggy and sluggish
- 🐛 App crashes constantly
- 🐛 App is slow and clunky
- 🐛 App doesn't load anything half the time
- 🐛 Randomly logged out and can't log back in
- 🐛 Can't refresh rate feed
- 🐛 Keeps giving same songs every time
- 🐛 Won't let me edit my profile
- 🐛 Freezes when connecting to Spotify
- 🐛 Searching for usernames yields no results
- 🐛 Clicking on followers goes to blank screen
- 🐛 Postings appear and disappear
- 🐛 App needs attention
- 🐛 Not keeping it because it barely works
- 🐛 No feed to see friends' posts as they come
- 🐛 AI preview pictures are disliked

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Randomly logged out and can't log back in
- Can't refresh rate feed
- Keeps giving same songs every time
- Won't let me edit my profile
- Freezes when connecting to Spotify
- Searching for even exact usernames yields no results
- Clicking on followers takes you to a blank screen
- Postings appear and disappear
- App is laggy and doesn't load anything half the time
- App barely works, slow and clunky throughout
- No feed to see friends post as they come
- App freezes and then immediately takes me back to my Home Screen
- App crashes constantly making it unusable
- AI preview pictures

**Most requested features**

- Allow connection to other apps besides Spotify (Apple Music, Qobuz, etc.)
- Add feature to sort music by genres
- Search by album name
- Add a favorites tab or 'my library' tab sortable like a topster
- Make albums searchable and rateable outside of recently played
- Continuous scroll when looking at profiles
- Sort albums on profile by rating, date rated, or release date
- Show album rating on profile without clicking
- Ability to search for albums to review (especially for non-Spotify users)
- Link Last.fm account
- Organize music into genres, lists, top picks
- See other people's categories and lists
- Ways to discover new music and similar artists
- Clarify the difference between adding to 'My Krate' and just rating
- Easier way to click an album someone rated and give it a rating yourself
- Add dark mode option
- Advanced analytics dashboard
- More streaming platforms like Apple Music and Qobuz
- Manual add option for albums not on Spotify
- Ability to add music not on Spotify
- Make albums searchable
- Allow users to rate or add albums to their Krate outside of recently played
- Add a favorites tab
- Add a 'my library' tab
- Sort through music genres
- Search by album name
- Continuous scroll when looking at profiles
- Sort all albums on profile by different things
- Show rating of album on profile
- Search for albums and rate them from search tab
- Link last.fm account
- Organize music into genres, lists, top picks
- See other people's categories and lists
- Discover new music, similar artists
- Clarify what it means to add something to My Krate vs just have it rated
- Easier way to click an album someone rated and give it a rating yourself
- Add a favorites tab
- Add a 'my library' tab
- Sort through music genres
- Search by album name
- Continuous scroll when looking at profiles
- Sort all albums on profile by different things
- Show rating of album on profile
- Search for albums and rate them from search tab
- Link last.fm account
- Organize music into genres, lists, top picks
- See other people's categories and lists
- Discover new music, similar artists
- Clarify what it means to add something to My Krate vs just have it rated
- Easier way to click an album someone rated and give it a rating yourself

## Recent user reviews (10 of 47)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/krate-rate-music/id1540002251/reviews.md

### 4/5 — Amazing to use but limited

*2026-04-29, version 3.1.2*

Wish we could use other apps than spotify to connect. I also would like there to be a feature that could sort out through music genres because finding new reviews that aren’t metal is excruciatingly hard

### 3/5 — This app seems cool. I wish I could use it though.

*2026-03-26, version 3.1.2*

I got really excited to get started on this app but then I realized it’s only for Spotify users. As an Apple Music user, this is pretty disappointing. I hope in the future they make the app accessible to other streaming service users.

### 5/5 — Enjoy Krate

*2025-12-02, version 3.1.2*

This app is super simple and I think that’s the charm of it all! I really like this for honestly personal music logging, but it’s fun to see what friends and strangers think about music too. When I emailed them about an issue with my account they were quick to reply and help. Maybe in the future yall can add more streaming platforms like apple music and qobuz so people that use them can also get on krate :p

### 1/5 — AI SLOP POSTERS

*2025-08-26, version 3.1.2*

bruh why the AI preview pictures

### 3/5 — Used this app for years, then randomly logged me out

*2024-12-13, version 2.1.0*

I have been using this app since it launched 4 years ago. It's still super active with other members! It worked great and I had no issues until today. It randomly logged me out, and won't allow me to log back in or request "forgot password". Not sure what happened but that stinks.

### 1/5 — don’t limit it to spotify

*2024-11-05, version 2.1.0*

if you don’t bring in apple music im actually going to do something bad.

### 5/5 — Cool idea

*2024-09-20, version 2.1.0*

Great fun to find people and your friend’s opinions, wish you could search by album name though.

### 5/5 — Killer App

*2022-11-22, version 2.1.0*

This app made me excited enough to write my first review. I’ve been on Krate since it first launched and this has been my consistent way to discover new music, discover brand new contemporary music (artist releases day-of), and playfully or seriously write reviews akin to letterboxd. 

The devs seem to listen to feedback that users share and update the app frequently with small, but significant changes. I think the app is still in a really great place right now— not yet fully realized it’s full potential with artist marketing, and user growth and scalability, but it will get there soon. This is one of the ‘couple’ apps that I have that I feel extremely confident will do well in the future. It’s pretty much like hanging out at the record shop and talking to the person behind the register recommending you music all day long. Get on it now and tell your friends!

### 1/5 — Won't let me make an account so I'm reviewing your bad app here

*2022-11-07, version 2.1.0*

All my friends are having fun on this app, why can't I? Do you not like arab people? Or maybe it's because I'm a woman. Either way, this app is hot garbage but if you could assist me in MAKING AN ACCOUNT on your STUPID APP, maybe I would be less pessimistic

### 4/5 — Cool but basic

*2022-08-31, version 2.1.0*

It would be cool to have a favorites tab, or a "my library" tab, that you could sort through and change around like a topster. Please don't give up on her!!!

## Frequently asked questions about Krate

### What does Krate do?

Krate is a social networking app for music fans. It allows users to rate albums, singles, and EPs from Spotify using a five-star system and write reviews for each rating. You can also follow other users to see their musical activity and save music to your personal collection.

### How do I rate music on Krate?

You can rate albums, singles, and EPs out of five stars directly within the app. After assigning a star rating, you have the option to write a detailed review to accompany your rating, sharing your thoughts and opinions with the community.

### Is Krate free to use?

Yes, Krate is a free application. There are no costs associated with downloading or using its core features for rating music, writing reviews, and connecting with other users.

### Do I need a Spotify account to use Krate?

Yes, a Spotify account is required to use Krate. While Krate is not affiliated with Spotify and does not store or use your Spotify data, it utilizes Spotify to access and rate music content.

### What kind of music can I rate?

You can rate albums, singles, and EPs that are available on Spotify. The app focuses on providing a platform for users to share their opinions on specific music releases they have listened to.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 3.1.2 — 2025-02-04

We’ve made some improvements under the hood to enhance your experience. Enjoy a smoother and more seamless Krate!

### 3.1.1 — 2025-01-25

• Character counter for comments and reviews.
• Faster app performance.
• Dark mode splash screen.
• Biometric login: Face ID.
• New Krate and globe loading animations.
• Revamped mentions UI for smoother tagging (@) in comments and descriptions.
• Swipeable star rating for quick album reviews.
• Improved accessibility: enhanced button functionality.
• Haptic feedback for interactions like buttons, tabs, and star ratings.
• Better rating workflow: stay in the same tab after rating an album.
• Profile view upgrades: seamless navigation between albums and profiles without reloads.
• Share button fix: export share cards to your camera roll without crashes.

### 2.1.0 — 2021-09-25

New Recommendation Feature

### 2.0.0 — 2021-03-02

- Performance Upgrades
- New Design
- Half Star Functionality
- Improved Mentions Ability

### 1.0.0 — 2020-11-21

No release notes.

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