Dusk.fm vs Strumn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dusk.fm
This app acts as a virtual entertainment director for modern venue operators. It helps save time, improve operations, and boost revenue by managing entertainment. Trusted by numerous bars, nightclubs, restaurants, and hotels.
- Virtual entertainment director
- Cost-effective solution
- Time-saving operations
- Revenue boosting tools
- Venue management
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Dusk delivers the capabilities of a world-class entertainment director, at a fraction of the cost. Made for modern venue operators to save time, improve operations, and boost revenue. We're trusted by over 500 bars, nightclubs, restaurants, and hotels – powering 50K+ concerts annually.
Strumn
Streamline your music career with an all-in-one platform for managing schedules, bookings, communications, and payments. Connect with venues directly, find gigs, and receive secure direct deposit payments. Simplify your business operations and focus on your art.
- Schedule and booking management
- Direct venue communication
- Gig discovery
- Secure payment processing
- Direct deposit payments
- 1099 tax form support
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Strumn is your all-in-one platform for managing your schedule, bookings, communications, and payments with venues. Tired of blasting out hundreds of DMs and cold calls to venues and never hearing back? Use Strumn to ensure that your pitch finds its way to the right person without going through Instagram or Email. On the road and looking for a Friday night gig in the city? Use Strumn to quickly find a venue who loves your genre and has an opening in their calendar. Still waiting on that check or cash payment after you performed? Use Strumn to receive scheduled direct deposit payments from the venue, including a 1099. Terms & Policies: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app.strumn.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strumn at 5.0 against Dusk.fm's 4.5. Strumn also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). Dusk.fm's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (85% vs 67%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Strumn sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $10.00 per month. Dusk.fm asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strumn holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dusk.fm has 144 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Dusk.fm's written reviews are positive against 67% of Strumn's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dusk.fm ships an update every 2 months, Strumn every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on August 26, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dusk.fm | Strumn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (144 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BeatGig, LLC | Strumn LLC |
Customer experience
Dusk.fm
Strumn
Bugs and requests
Dusk.fm
Reported bugs
5 issues- Enable notifications toggle persists and cannot be dismissed
- SoundCloud URLs fail to link to artist profiles
- Geographic search returns incorrect location results
- App glitches preventing normal functionality
- Account setup process is unnecessarily complicated
Requested features
8 requests- Phone-based customer support line
- Google Calendar integration
- Improved SoundCloud profile linking
- Better geographic filtering and location-based search
- Disable notifications option that actually works
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- Self-service account setup without manager approval
- List of all businesses using the platform
- More transparent pricing negotiation tools for artists
Strumn
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dusk.fm
No in-app purchases
Strumn
- Monthly Plan$10.001 Month
- Yearly$90.001 Year
