Amazing
I’ve been using Rollout for the past few months on desktop and it has been great keeping me organized with my releases. This has been game-changing having all my files in one place and being able to cancel 3 subscriptions to just pay for this. I’m pumped it’s finally on the App Store so I can now have quick access to edit links on my link page. If you’re not using Rollout, you’re missing out.
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JJooooeeeeeebb
finally one place for the whole rollout
quick disclosure up top: i'm part of the team behind rolloutxp, but i'm also an artist who runs every one of my own releases through it, so this is the artist side talking.
before this my rollouts lived in a notes app, three group chats and a google drive nobody could find anything in. master in one place, stems in a text thread, cover art in an email, the content calendar in my head. every release i'd miss something. this is the first thing that actually fixed that.
how it works: every release is a project. you upload everything into it. final audio, stems, artwork, the music video, shortform clips, photos. it all sits in folders inside the release, so when my videographer needs the master or my manager needs the art, i send one link instead of digging.
then there's the task list. it's built for release day, not a generic to-do. upload final audio, add cover art, complete credits, set the date, presave live, content scheduled, in order. it always shows you the next move, and the rollout has a percentage that climbs as you knock tasks out. watching a release hit 100% before the date is a different feeling than hoping you didn't forget something.
the xp part is where it gets fun. every task you finish pays xp (more if you're on time, less if you're late, which is fair). you level up, you earn badges, there's a leaderboard. i didn't think i'd care and then i was finishing credits at midnight so i wouldn't fall behind.
the rewards are real. this is the part no other music app does. xp cashes in for actual studio hours at so–ripe studios in lowell, a media room hour, a ripe or rotten freestyle slot, a pass the aux ticket, a playlist placement, a feature post on @ripewaves, a rollout consult call, a design asset, even a discount on diamond club, with tons more rewards coming soon. the work you do on your own release literally pays for your next session. that loop is the whole point.
other stuff i use constantly:
- presave page for the release. one link, done.
- link in bio page with release blocks, a scroll row of your drops, embeds, click tracking and traffic sources so you know where people come from. pro gets themes and your own logo on it.
- team invites. producer, manager, videographer, everyone on the project with their own login. split sheets live in the project too, with credits and your pro/ipi info on your profile so nobody's chasing paperwork later.
- share and review links. send a file or a whole folder, turn approvals on, and people leave timecoded comments on the video with frame stills. notes on a cut without a 40 message thread.
- photos delivered as a clean gallery. select all, download as a zip.
- a public page per release where fans can follow you, see the drop, unlock downloads and vault drops, and talk in the thread. there's a feed and a discover/listen hub for finding other artists on here.
- stats: streaming and social numbers plus link analytics in one view instead of five apps.
- shoot planning with call sheets.
- push notifications that actually matter: the task that's due, the day before release, when someone comments.
- studio mode if you're a studio running rollouts for clients, with a shared workspace and invoices.
the app itself feels native. swipe back, pull to refresh, haptics, fast. it's clearly built for working from your phone between sessions, which is where i actually am.
free gets you one project and you still bank xp. pro is 9.99 a month for unlimited projects, 100 gb and the ability to actually redeem rewards. studio is for studios. honestly the free tier alone would've saved my last three releases.
if you're an independent artist running your own releases with no label back office, this is the operating system for it. just keep creating.
before this my rollouts lived in a notes app, three group chats and a google drive nobody could find anything in. master in one place, stems in a text thread, cover art in an email, the content calendar in my head. every release i'd miss something. this is the first thing that actually fixed that.
how it works: every release is a project. you upload everything into it. final audio, stems, artwork, the music video, shortform clips, photos. it all sits in folders inside the release, so when my videographer needs the master or my manager needs the art, i send one link instead of digging.
then there's the task list. it's built for release day, not a generic to-do. upload final audio, add cover art, complete credits, set the date, presave live, content scheduled, in order. it always shows you the next move, and the rollout has a percentage that climbs as you knock tasks out. watching a release hit 100% before the date is a different feeling than hoping you didn't forget something.
the xp part is where it gets fun. every task you finish pays xp (more if you're on time, less if you're late, which is fair). you level up, you earn badges, there's a leaderboard. i didn't think i'd care and then i was finishing credits at midnight so i wouldn't fall behind.
the rewards are real. this is the part no other music app does. xp cashes in for actual studio hours at so–ripe studios in lowell, a media room hour, a ripe or rotten freestyle slot, a pass the aux ticket, a playlist placement, a feature post on @ripewaves, a rollout consult call, a design asset, even a discount on diamond club, with tons more rewards coming soon. the work you do on your own release literally pays for your next session. that loop is the whole point.
other stuff i use constantly:
- presave page for the release. one link, done.
- link in bio page with release blocks, a scroll row of your drops, embeds, click tracking and traffic sources so you know where people come from. pro gets themes and your own logo on it.
- team invites. producer, manager, videographer, everyone on the project with their own login. split sheets live in the project too, with credits and your pro/ipi info on your profile so nobody's chasing paperwork later.
- share and review links. send a file or a whole folder, turn approvals on, and people leave timecoded comments on the video with frame stills. notes on a cut without a 40 message thread.
- photos delivered as a clean gallery. select all, download as a zip.
- a public page per release where fans can follow you, see the drop, unlock downloads and vault drops, and talk in the thread. there's a feed and a discover/listen hub for finding other artists on here.
- stats: streaming and social numbers plus link analytics in one view instead of five apps.
- shoot planning with call sheets.
- push notifications that actually matter: the task that's due, the day before release, when someone comments.
- studio mode if you're a studio running rollouts for clients, with a shared workspace and invoices.
the app itself feels native. swipe back, pull to refresh, haptics, fast. it's clearly built for working from your phone between sessions, which is where i actually am.
free gets you one project and you still bank xp. pro is 9.99 a month for unlimited projects, 100 gb and the ability to actually redeem rewards. studio is for studios. honestly the free tier alone would've saved my last three releases.
if you're an independent artist running your own releases with no label back office, this is the operating system for it. just keep creating.
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