Setlist Carrot vs Max Hits Now
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
Max Hits Now
This app delivers a continuous stream of today's biggest pop and country music hits. Discover chart-topping songs and new tracks from emerging artists. It's your primary source for non-stop music and industry news.
- Maximum hit music streaming
- Today's pop hits
- Today's country hits
- Chart-topping songs
- Latest tracks from emerging artists
- Music news
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Max Hits Now is your destination for Maximum Hit Music and Today's Pop & Country music hits! We play the biggest and hottest songs from the world of pop and country, with a mix of chart-topping hits and the latest tracks from up-and-coming artists. Tune in for non-stop hits and the latest news from the world of music. We're excited to be your go-to source for all things pop and country!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Max Hits Now at 5.0 against Setlist Carrot's 3.9. Max Hits Now also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 19 months) and device support (3 vs 1). Setlist Carrot's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (15 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Max Hits Now holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Setlist Carrot has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Setlist Carrot ships an update every 19 months, Max Hits Now every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Setlist Carrot | Max Hits Now |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (15 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lee Gaskell | Max Hits Now LLC |
Customer experience
Setlist Carrot
Max Hits Now
In-app purchases
Setlist Carrot
No in-app purchases
Max Hits Now
No in-app purchases
