Granite Construction vs Ames After Dark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Granite Construction
This app offers company news and information for employees and partners. It serves as a central hub for internal communications and updates.
- Company news access
- Information portal
- Employee updates
- Partner communications
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The Granite Construction app provides Granite employees and partners access to company news and information.
Ames After Dark
Discover real-time nightlife events, deals, and social connections in Ames, Iowa. This app provides a centralized hub for finding local bars, checking their status, and connecting with friends safely.
- Real-time event and specials feed
- Interactive bar map with friend locations
- Bar directory with hours and deals
- Nightlife photo galleries
- Social and safety tools
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Nightlife in Ames, Iowa, plays a big role in the community, but finding accurate information about events and deals can be difficult. Ames After Dark is a centralized, real-time hub designed to transform your nightlife experience. Whether you are a student or a local resident, this app brings together event discovery, social connection, and safety into a single platform. Key Features: Tonight's Feed: Access a real-time feed of nightly events and drink specials. Interactive Map: View a map of Ames bars with their current open or closed status and see the locations of your mutual friends who have opted in to share. Bar Directory: Search through local venues to see operating hours, capacity levels, live deals, and menus. Nightlife Galleries: Browse, download, and share weekly photo galleries uploaded by verified local photographers. Social & Safety Tools: Manage your friends list, control your location visibility, and send "pokes" to your friends. Stop relying on scattered social media posts and word-of-mouth to figure out where to go. Download Ames After Dark today for a safer, more connected, and more fun night out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Ames After Dark at 5.0 against Granite Construction's 3.8. Ames After Dark also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Granite Construction's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Ames After Dark holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 6 respectively.
Granite Construction ships an update fortnightly, Ames After Dark every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Granite Construction | Ames After Dark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 86 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Granite | Chase Anderson |
Customer experience
Granite Construction
Ames After Dark
In-app purchases
Granite Construction
No in-app purchases
Ames After Dark
No in-app purchases
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