Hoofbeat vs Queued Up
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hoofbeat
This app serves as an official guide for a large country music festival. It allows users to customize their schedules, receive real-time updates on shows and emergencies, and find food vendors with dietary information. Users can also preview merchandise and navigate the festival grounds with interactive maps.
- Customizable schedule
- Real-time event updates
- Food vendor locator with dietary info
- Merchandise preview
- Interactive festival maps
- On-site contest information
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The official app of Hoofbeat - The Country's Largest Party in a Hayfield - Cadott, Wisconsin. -Customize your schedule -Get real-time show updates, schedule changes, emergency info & more. -FAQs -Food Finder: quickly locate your favorite festival grub! Have a special diet or allergy? All on the Food Finder! -Merch: get a sneak peek of official festival merch -Maps -On-site contests & fun
Queued Up
Collaboratively build music playlists with friends in real-time, regardless of location. Sync with Spotify Premium to share and discover music together, managing roles for a seamless listening experience.
- Create collaborative music rooms
- Invite friends to join
- Sync with Spotify Premium
- Manage user roles (Admin, Contributor, Viewer)
- Discover music collectively
- Real-time playlist building
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With the Queued Up music app, you can play millions of songs collectively with your friends. Create a “room” and invite your group to join the party. Sync your Spotify Premium account and start contributing. You can join the “room” in one physical location, or have people around the country join in. Whether you’re throwing a party, road tripping with friends, or just hanging out, Queued Up ensures everyone gets the aux. Discover all the best music from your group, as opposed to an algorithm. How it works: Step 1: Create a room Step 2: Invite your group into the room Step 3: Establish “Roles”... Manage “Roles” within the room Hosts can distribute control… Admin - Manage playlist, doesn’t need to request permission to add songs Contributor - Can request songs, but needs to be approved by the “Admins” Viewer - Can see what is played, and react to songs. Can’t request songs. Step 4: Enjoy Join the party Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://queuedupmusic.com/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hoofbeat at none against Queued Up's 2. Queued Up's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Queued Up sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Hoofbeat asks for nothing beyond the download.
Queued Up holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 17 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Hoofbeat ships an update every 7 months, Queued Up every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 22, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hoofbeat | Queued Up |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chippewa Valley Country & Rock Festival INC. | Queued Up, LLC |
Customer experience
Hoofbeat
Queued Up
In-app purchases
Hoofbeat
No in-app purchases
Queued Up
- Queued Up$1.991 Month
- Queued Up$19.991 Year
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