Electric State vs BackStagr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Electric State
Experience a 24-hour global music and talk radio stream. Tune into live artist interviews, discover new and unreleased tracks, and engage with a community forum. Plus, enter monthly ticket giveaways for exciting opportunities.
- 24-hour global music and talk radio
- Live artist interviews
- New and unreleased music
- Discussion forum
- Monthly ticket giveaways
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Electric State is your all-access pass to live music and events. Discover shows happening tonight, tomorrow, and this weekend near you — then check in, earn XP, and unlock badges as you go. Track your concert history, build your music passport, and level up your status with every event you attend. From local clubs to major festivals, Electric State Passport puts the full live music scene at your fingertips. Features: • Location-aware event discovery — tonight, tomorrow, this week • Check in at shows to earn XP and unlock exclusive badges • Save events you're interested in • Personal passport with your full check-in history • Submit events to grow the community • Clean, fast, built for music lovers
BackStagr
This app helps music fans track, rate, and relive their concert experiences. Log shows, view setlists, and share your memories with a community of fellow enthusiasts. Discover upcoming performances by artists and venues.
- Log concerts attended or planned
- Track artists, venues, and setlists
- Rate performances and leave reviews
- Share concert experiences with others
- Discover upcoming concerts
- Community-driven setlist contributions
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BackStagr — The Live Music Tracker for Real Fans BackStagr brings your concert memories to life. Whether you’re front-row at a dive bar or lost in a stadium crowd, BackStagr helps you record, rate, and relive every show you see. Track Every Show Log concerts you’ve attended or plan to attend. Add artists, venues, and concerts in seconds. Relive the Setlist View and contribute to live setlists — see what songs were played and when the magic moments hit. Share Your Experience Rate performances, leave reviews, and connect with others who were there. Every show becomes part of your musical story. Explore What’s Next Browse concerts by venue or artist, and discover where your favorite bands are playing next. Built for Music Lovers Designed with a clean, intuitive interface and powered by community data from real fans. Join the growing BackStagr crowd — where your music memories live forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Electric State at none against BackStagr's shown. Electric State also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). BackStagr's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Electric State against 5.0 for BackStagr. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 3 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Electric State ships an update every 2 weeks, BackStagr every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Electric State | BackStagr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Casey Olayos | Cameron Smith |
Customer experience
Electric State
BackStagr
In-app purchases
Electric State
No in-app purchases
BackStagr
No in-app purchases
