Setlist Carrot vs iRetro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Setlist Carrot
Explore past concerts by your favorite artists, discovering the exact songs played at specific shows. Create custom playlists directly within the app, mirroring the authentic setlist order.
- Search artist gigs by location and year
- View songs played at specific shows
- Create Apple Music playlists from setlists
- Relive past concert experiences
- Discover song covers played live
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Research your next gig or relive your last one. Setlist carrot will allow you to search for your favourite artist gigs down to the location and year of the show to find what songs or covers were played on that night. Forget best of playlists, listen to the tracks in the order the Artist think they should be heard by creating Apple Music playlists of the setlist direct from the app
iRetro
Rediscover your music library with a vintage aesthetic. This app offers a visually appealing way to browse and play your songs, albums, and playlists with beautiful cover art and a dark mode interface.
- Vintage design
- Dark mode
- Beautiful cover art
- Browse playlists, songs, albums, artists, genres
- Uses Apple Music Subscription
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iRetro is a music app built for SwiftUIJam that reminds you of the past while building your future with the power of music. Explore your tunes in dark mode and jam out with beautiful cover art, all packaged in a gorgeous vintage design. iRetro uses your Apple Music Subscription and has support for: - Playlists - Songs - Albums - Artists - Genres
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Setlist Carrot at 3.9 against iRetro's 3.3. iRetro's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 19 months) and ratings volume (158 vs 15). On price, review sentiment, 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.
Setlist Carrot holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: iRetro has 158 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 50% and 51% positive.
Setlist Carrot ships an update every 19 months, iRetro every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Setlist Carrot | iRetro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) — better | 3.3 (158 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 158 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lee Gaskell | Maximilian Nabokow |
Customer experience
Setlist Carrot
iRetro
Bugs and requests
Setlist Carrot
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
iRetro
Reported bugs
4 issues- Settings menu doesn't work
- Cover Flow and other features are non-functional
- Frequent crashes when navigating the app
- Scrolling issues and inability to select specific songs
Requested features
5 requests- Support for Spotify and other music services
- Ability to change color/theme of the app
- Full-screen mode and more customization options
- Improved scrolling and song selection experience
- Addition of iPod features like games, photos, videos
In-app purchases
Setlist Carrot
No in-app purchases
iRetro
No in-app purchases
