Backstage Competition vs Swift Alert
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Backstage Competition
Stay updated with real-time event statuses, including routines, award presentations, and breaks. Access social media links, judge bios, and provide feedback to ensure a VIP experience. Location services are optional for receiving relevant messages.
- Real-time event status tracking
- Award presentation updates
- Break time notifications
- Judge biographies
- Event feedback submission
- Social media and website links
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- Event Tracker- see real-time event status - What routine is on Stage, Award Presentation, Break Times and Event Updates. - Easy access to our Instagram, Facebook and Backstage Website! - Bios on our judges - Provide feedback for each event so we can be sure everyone is getting the VIP experience. This app uses your geographic location so we can send you relevant messages during the event. This is not mandatory. Please note that continued use of GPS running in the background can dramatically decrease battery life.
Swift Alert
Stay updated with all things related to a popular artist's tour and music. Get news, concert dates, real-time alerts for livestreams, track surprise songs, and test your knowledge with trivia.
- Fan newsfeed
- Concert dates
- Real-time livestream alerts
- Surprise Song Tracker
- Trivia quizzes
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The ultimate app for Swifties! Swift Alert will keep you connected to the shows and the music with a newsfeed of key fan accounts, concert dates in your time zone, and real-time alerts so you can check out livestreams. The Surprise Song Tracker will ensure you always know the latest surprise songs, and trivia quizzes will give you a chance to test your knowledge and show off your Swiftie status to your friends. Swift Alert is THE go-to source for Swifties! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backstage Competition at none against Swift Alert's 10. Swift Alert's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (81% vs 50%). On price, device support 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. Swift Alert sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Backstage Competition asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swift Alert holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swift Alert has 40K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Backstage Competition's written reviews are positive against 81% of Swift Alert's.
Backstage Competition ships an update every 12 months, Swift Alert every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Backstage Competition | Swift Alert |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) | 4.9 (40K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 81.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 40K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 118 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Backstage Competition LLC | Swift Alert LLC |
Customer experience
Backstage Competition
Swift Alert
Bugs and requests
Backstage Competition
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Swift Alert
Reported bugs
3 issues- Mastermind scores not tracking correctly
- Trivia questions not loading properly
- Calendar events not clearing after shows
Requested features
4 requests- More interactive features (outfit history, song rankings, etc.)
- Ability to edit Mastermind submissions
- Merch/announcement notifications
- Syncing progress across devices
In-app purchases
Backstage Competition
No in-app purchases
Swift Alert
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$0.991 Month
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$1.991 Month
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$2.991 Month
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- Swift Alert Games Subscription$3.991 Month
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$9.991 Year
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$12.991 Year
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$14.991 Year
- Swift Alert Games Subscription$17.991 Year
- Become a Swiftie$0.99
- Become a Swiftie$1.99
Questions
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