Crates vs 432
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crates
This app enhances your music experience by organizing, listening to, and discovering your collection. It syncs your music library privately and offers optional audio file conversion for space-saving. Access Bandcamp, YouTube, and Soundcloud bookmarks, and stream local files from your desktop.
- Music collection management
- Private music library sync
- Optional audio file conversion
- Bandcamp, YouTube, Soundcloud integration
- Wi-Fi file transfer
- Remote desktop control
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Crates is a music app for dedicated listeners who truly care about their music collection. Build, organize, and explore your music library across local files and streaming sources - all in one place. Crates Mobile is a companion app to Crates Desktop (Mac & PC). It requires a desktop installation and currently works with Supporter accounts. Crates connects directly to your desktop and syncs your music library securely - no third-party uploads. Your collection stays yours. - Sync your full music library to mobile - Transfer audio files over Wi-Fi in one click - Automatically convert FLAC, WAV, AIFF and more to save space - Play everything from one app (local files + Bandcamp, YouTube, SoundCloud) - Stream your desktop library directly to your phone over Wi-Fi Crates is built for listeners who want control, quality, and a better way to manage their music beyond traditional streaming apps. Join our community on Discord to share feedback, report issues, and help define what comes next. Crates Team
432
This app connects independent musicians with venues and event organizers. Artists can find performance opportunities and express interest in bookings, while curators can discover and manage artists for their events. It's designed to foster connections within the music community.
- Browse venue listings
- Discover event curators
- Send direct booking interest
- Manage artist profiles
- Confirm and manage bookings
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The 432 Collective connects independent artists with curated venues. For Artists: Browse live venue listings, event curators & promoters and send a direct expression of interest to book your next performance. For Event Curators: Browse artist profiles that fit your audience, reach out directly, and confirm & manage bookings in one place. Built for the music community.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: 432 at 5.0 against Crates's 1.5. 432 also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 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.
432 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Crates ships an update every 2 months, 432 every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crates | 432 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | CRATES Ι.Κ.Ε. | Rithish Gopinath |
In-app purchases
Crates
No in-app purchases
432
No in-app purchases
