DiscoCat vs paer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DiscoCat
Explore and stream music from artists, labels, and creative works. Discover new music through genre tags and suggested artists. Rate and track your favorite music, with your collection synced via iCloud.
- Discover artists, labels, and works
- Stream music via Apple Music integration
- Rate and track music collections
- View comprehensive artist discographies
- Find related artists and releases
- Sync collection across devices with iCloud
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DiscoCat is for discovering, streaming, rating, and tracking musical artists and composers from the popular to the obscure. Discover and Explore • Search for artists (bands, musicians, composers, etc.), record labels, and creative works in external catalogs • Shazam playing music to find the recording, release, and artist • Suggested Artists: discover many other artists that share the same genres as your favorite artists • Recent Releases: keep up-to-date with the latest releases from your favorite artists • Tap on a genre or tag to find other artists that share the same ones • View comprehensive artist discography, not just the ones with streaming contracts • Learn about all the current and former members of a band or find other bands an individual artist was/is in • List all the creative works of an individual songwriter, composer, lyricist, etc. • Find related artists such as cover bands, related releases such as tribute albums, and related record labels • List all tracks for a given release or release version and get details for each track including related recording and work • List all release versions optionally grouped by format (such as vinyl, CD, etc.) or release country • View detailed release album art and sometimes even images of physical media such as records, jackets, liner notes, etc. • Tap once on artwork to enter zoom then double-tap to toggle between zoom modes • See all the musicians, engineers, producers, and other recording personnel that contributed to a recording • Find the creative work associated with a track or recording and from there, find other recordings from other artists who also covered it • If you can’t find what you are looking for in the item details, most item types also include an extensive list of external links to related sites such as fan pages, music services, lyrics sites, etc. Stream • Apple Music subscribers may stream any artist, release, or track that is found in Apple's streaming catalog without leaving the app • Users without Apple Music subscriptions will still be provided with external links if it is found in Apple Music Rate and Track • Rate or simply bookmark any artist, release, release-version, track, recording, work, or record-label to save it to your collection¹ • Your collection is stored on iCloud so it can be accessed on all platforms • Group your saved artists by genre or country or simply show all sorted by rating • Group your saved tracks by album or artist or simply show all sorted by rating • Group your saved releases by artist or genre or type or simply show all sorted by rating • Group your saved release versions by artist or country or format or simply show all sorted by rating • Search your saved items in any category • Several different rating schemes are supported such as 3, 4, or 5 star, out-of-ten, like/dislike, favorite, etc. ¹ Saving more than 10 of any item type (artist, release, etc.) requires an active subscription to the full version
paer
This music app allows users to scan QR codes from purchased albums to access high-quality audio, exclusive photo galleries, and video content. It offers a deeper connection to music and artists through a streamlined, integrated experience.
- QR code scanning for albums
- High-quality audio streaming
- Exclusive artist photo galleries
- Rich video content
- Deepened music experience
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paer, 음악을 더 가까이 CONNECT WITH MUSIC, DEEPEN EVERY MOMENT paer는 음악을 더욱 특별하게 즐길 수 있도록 돕는 음악 감상 서비스입니다. paer의 쉽고 간편한 사용법 1. paer 앱 실행 2. 구매한 paer ALBUM의 QR코드 스캔 3. 음악과 다양한 콘텐츠 감상 paer에서 만나는 특별한 경험 MUSIC – 고품질 음원을 소장하고, 끊김 없이 감상하세요. GALLERY – 아티스트의 다양한 사진을 고화질로 만나보세요. VIDEO – 풍부한 영상 콘텐츠를 자유롭게 감상하세요.더 깊이 있는 음악 경험, paer에서 시작하세요.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: paer at 5.0 against DiscoCat's 4.0. paer also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). DiscoCat's advantage is device support (4 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. DiscoCat sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. paer asks for nothing beyond the download.
paer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
DiscoCat ships an update every 2 months, paer every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DiscoCat | paer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antarian Logic LLC | fablelab Inc. |
Customer experience
DiscoCat
paer
In-app purchases
DiscoCat
- DiscoCat Monthly$0.991 Month
- DiscoCat Annual$9.991 Year
paer
No in-app purchases









