Coldplay vs Arcade Fire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Coldplay
Experience Coldplay's Music Of The Spheres World Tour with the official app. Access exclusive photos and videos, track tour dates, and get updates. Earn rewards for sustainable travel to shows and learn about the tour's eco-initiatives.
- Exclusive show photos and videos
- Tour date tracking and updates
- Sustainable travel carbon calculator
- Rewards for eco-friendly travel
- AR video creation with alien filters
- Latest Coldplay news
- Eco-themed games
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Be a part of Coldplay’s Music Of The Spheres World Tour with the tour’s official app. Includes free access to photos, and videos from every show. Get rewarded for choosing planet-friendly travel to the shows. Whether you’re coming to a show or just following online, the app will bring you right to the heart of the Music Of The Spheres World Tour experience. ● Exclusive show content – look out for exclusive video and photos after every show. ● Track the tour - follow dates leg-by-leg as the band tour the world. Get updates on new show announcements and ticket/venue info for every show. ● Add your favorites - add specific shows to your favourites for a daily countdown and detailed info, along with games, videos, news and much more. TRAVEL ● Use the app to make informed choices on how you travel to the show. The app’s carbon calculator will estimate your CO2 emissions to and from the concert, based on your selected means of transport. Choose sustainable travel options and get a discount code for tour merch. ● The app will feed your travel choice back to a central database so that the band can offset the emissions. PLANET ● Learn more about the tour’s sustainability initiatives. ● Play games - enjoy fun (and deceptively tricky) eco-themed games. ● Meet the tour’s sustainability partners. UNIVERSE ● Make your own Music Of The Spheres video. Use AR filters to place you and your friends among planets and aliens from the album universe. Do as many takes as you like before you record and share your sci-fi masterpiece. ● Get the latest Coldplay news right here in the app. ● Watch exclusive tour videos and do a deep dive into curated content from our extensive archive.
Arcade Fire
Access exclusive content and get early access to concert tickets. This app provides a direct connection to artists for fans.
- Exclusive content
- Early ticket access
- Direct fan connection
- Artist updates
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Download for exclusive content, early access to tickets, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Coldplay at none against Arcade Fire's shown. Coldplay also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Coldplay holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Coldplay has 142 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Coldplay's written reviews are positive against 86% of Arcade Fire's.
| Parameter | Coldplay | Arcade Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (142 ratings) — better | 4.5 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.7% of reviews — better | 85.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 142 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 512 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | SAP SE | Arcade Fire Music, LLC |
Customer experience
Coldplay
Arcade Fire
Bugs and requests
Coldplay
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes when clicking on upcoming shows
- App freezes and shuts down on various interactions
- Crashes with iOS 17.5.1 compatibility
- App becomes unusable when clicking on concert details
- Wrong tour dates displayed (all showing same date)
Requested features
6 requests- Behind-the-scenes videos from different concert cities
- Notifications for upcoming concerts user is interested in
- Concert photos from specific dates (e.g., Sept 12 Wembley)
- More games beyond current offerings
- EV parking discounts at venues
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- Expanded tour dates in underserved regions
Arcade Fire
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Coldplay
No in-app purchases
Arcade Fire
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Coldplay free?
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