When We Were Young vs Tinlightenment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
When We Were Young
Access all the essential information for the 2025 festival. View the lineup, build your personalized schedule, and reserve a locker. Find answers to common questions to enhance your festival experience.
- View festival lineup
- Create custom schedule
- Reserve locker
- Access FAQs
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Download the OFFICIAL 2025 When We Were Young Festival app. On this year's app you will be able to: -View the lineup -Create your own schedule -Reserve your locker -Check out helpful FAQs and more!
Tinlightenment
Access monthly mantras, quarterly prophecies, and divine dispatches from the bros. Receive special messages by checking in with a selfie at events. Aimed at fans seeking spiritual guidance and community.
- Monthly mantras
- Quarterly prophecies
- Divine dispatches
- Selfie check-ins at events
- TinCannegram type analysis
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Fans of Tin Can Bros: if you’re looking to achieve Tinlightenment, you’ve come to the right place! In the app, members can access monthly mantras, quarterly prophecies based on their TinCannegram type, and receive divine dispatches from the bros themselves. Also, you’ll receive a special message when you check in with a selfie at Tinlightenment World Tour events! Athem!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tinlightenment at 100% against When We Were Young's 41%. Tinlightenment also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and ads (none vs shown). When We Were Young's advantage is ratings volume (45 vs 3). On price, in-app purchases, device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Tinlightenment holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: When We Were Young has 45 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of When We Were Young's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tinlightenment's.
When We Were Young ships an update every 12 months, Tinlightenment every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | When We Were Young | Tinlightenment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.9 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | C3 Presents, LLC | Tin Can Brand LLC |
Customer experience
When We Were Young
Tinlightenment
In-app purchases
When We Were Young
No in-app purchases
Tinlightenment
No in-app purchases
Questions
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