Dusk.fm vs iGig
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.
iGig
Discover and book local musicians and artists for live performances. Find talent for events happening today or schedule them for a future date.
- Find local musicians
- Hire artists for events
- Book for today or future dates
- Live music discovery
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iGig allows you to find musicians and artists around you and hire them to play TODAY or at a Future date!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dusk.fm at 144 against iGig's 7. iGig's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Dusk.fm against 4.4 for iGig. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dusk.fm has 144 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Dusk.fm's written reviews are positive against 100% of iGig's.
Dusk.fm ships an update every 2 months, iGig every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dusk.fm | iGig |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (144 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 106 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | BeatGig, LLC | igig.com, inc. |
Customer experience
Dusk.fm
iGig
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
iGig
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dusk.fm
No in-app purchases
iGig
No in-app purchases
