Newport Folk vs CrowdLore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Newport Folk
This official companion app provides essential information for attendees of the Newport Folk festival. Access the latest lineup, schedule, event alerts, and maps to enhance your festival experience at The Fort.
- Latest lineup information
- Event schedule
- Event alerts
- Festival map
- Event updates
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Time to grab the official app of Newport Folk! This essential companion app provides the latest lineup and schedule information, event alerts, map, and all the updates you'll need to make the most of your experience at The Fort.
CrowdLore
Log and remember every concert you've attended, from setlists to crowd moments. Build a profile of your live music experiences and discover upcoming shows. Connect with fellow fans and track your favorite artists.
- Log attended shows
- Rate setlists and memories
- Build a live music profile
- Follow favorite artists
- Discover upcoming concerts
- Connect with other fans
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You've been to hundreds of shows. You remember the ones that hit different, the setlists, the crowds, the moments you didn't want to end. But the details fade. Crowdlore is where that changes. Log every show you've been to, rate the setlist, write what you remember. Build a profile that actually shows where you've been and what you've seen. Follow the artists you're obsessed with. Find out what's coming up near you. See what your friends have logged. Connect with other fans who were in that crowd with you. For the people who were there.
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Verdict
Newport Folk and CrowdLore both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of CrowdLore's written reviews are positive against 61% of Newport Folk's. Newport Folk's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Newport Folk against 4.6 for CrowdLore. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 11 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Newport Folk's written reviews are positive against 90% of CrowdLore's.
Newport Folk ships an update every 10 days, CrowdLore every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Newport Folk | CrowdLore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (16 ratings) | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.5% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Newport Festivals Foundation | Noah Bien |
Customer experience
Newport Folk
CrowdLore
In-app purchases
Newport Folk
No in-app purchases
CrowdLore
No in-app purchases
