When We Were Young vs Proper NYE
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!
Proper NYE
This app helps you navigate a major New Year's Eve event. You can plan your schedule, receive alerts for special content, and get access to exclusive opportunities. It aims to enhance your festival experience.
- Schedule favorite sets
- Real-time notifications
- Exclusive demo alerts
- VIP giveaway invites
- Festival information hub
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Your ultimate Proper NYE guide: schedule your favorite sets, get real-time notifications for exclusive demos, score invites to VIP giveaways, and stay in the know on all things Proper. The perfect festival experience, right in your pocket.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Proper NYE at 100% against When We Were Young's 41%. Proper NYE also leads on rating (3.7 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). When We Were Young's advantage is ratings volume (44 vs 3) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, 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.
Proper NYE holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: When We Were Young has 44 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 Proper NYE's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on June 11, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | When We Were Young | Proper NYE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (44 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 44 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 12 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | C3 Presents, LLC | CRSSD Music LLC |
Customer experience
When We Were Young
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In-app purchases
When We Were Young
No in-app purchases
Proper NYE
No in-app purchases
Questions
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