Dusk.fm vs MusicLocal
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.
MusicLocal
Discover live music events in Tallahassee, Florida. View full event listings, performer details, social media links, and venue information. Watch video previews of artists.
- Live music event listings
- Performer details and social media
- Video previews of artists
- Venue information
- Comprehensive event details
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MusicLocal provides comprehensive and convenient live music event listings for Tallahassee, Florida. Scroll through the full events list, see event details, watch video previews of performers, get performer descriptions and social media links, and view venue information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MusicLocal at 5.0 against Dusk.fm's 4.5. MusicLocal also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). Dusk.fm's advantage is ratings volume (144 vs 12). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
MusicLocal 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 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Dusk.fm's written reviews are positive against 100% of MusicLocal's.
Dusk.fm ships an update every 2 months, MusicLocal every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dusk.fm | MusicLocal |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (144 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 124 MB | 65 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | BeatGig, LLC | Christopher Skene |
Customer experience
Dusk.fm
MusicLocal
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
MusicLocal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Dusk.fm
No in-app purchases
MusicLocal
No in-app purchases
