# crabhands vs Listen Later

The clearest difference is rating: Listen Later at 4.3 against crabhands's 3.8. crabhands's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (50 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Listen Later holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: crabhands has 50 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

crabhands ships an update monthly, Listen Later every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | crabhands | Listen Later |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | [3.8 (50 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crabhands/id1277138090/reviews) | **[4.3 (3 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/listen-later/id1510971905/reviews)** |
| Number of ratings | **50** | 3 |
| Positive reviews | 61.4% of reviews | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | **Monthly** | Every 3 months |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Size | 219 MB | 4 MB |
| Requires iOS | **16.0** | 18.6 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, Mac** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [David Underwood](https://appshunter.io/developer/1277138089) | [Breakbeat Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1510971904) |

## What reviewers say

### crabhands

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/crabhands/id1277138090)

Stay updated on your favorite artists' new music releases with instant notifications. Connect your Spotify account to track followed artists and discover upcoming tracks. New music is automatically added to a dedicated Spotify playlist for easy listening.

**Highlights:** Artist tracking, New music notifications, Upcoming release alerts, Spotify integration, Automatic playlist creation, Push notifications

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Best app for Spotify
- 🚀 Efficient new music discovery
- 👍 Useful for tracking releases
- 👍 Great for staying updated
- 👍 Works well for its purpose

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Incessant login issues
- 💸 High subscription price
- 👎 No longer free
- 👎 Subscription model disliked
- 👎 App is outdated

**Reported bugs**

- Re-login required every time the app is opened
- Incessant sign-ins after app revamp
- Login is broken after new update
- App is completely outdated (3 years)
- App freezes on iPhone 12 and iOS 16.2

**Requested features**

- More filtering options
- Option to filter by followed artists only
- In-app payment option (Apple ID)
- Donate option
- Apple Music integration


### Listen Later

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/listen-later/id1510971905)

This app acts as a music to-do list, helping you save albums and tracks you discover. It allows you to create personal listening queues and collections for any mood or event, then play them through your preferred music service.

**Highlights:** Music to-do list, Save albums and tracks, Personal listening queue, Create music collections, Play through favorite services, Build listening history

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is crabhands free?

crabhands is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Is Listen Later free?

Listen Later is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, crabhands or Listen Later?

Listen Later is rated higher. crabhands averages 3.8 out of 5 from 50 ratings, while Listen Later averages 4.3 from 3 ratings.

### Do crabhands or Listen Later have ads?

Neither crabhands nor Listen Later shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, crabhands or Listen Later?

crabhands ships an update monthly, and Listen Later every 3 months. Most recently, crabhands was updated on October 20, 2026 and Listen Later on October 24, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*