Lightning In A Bottle vs Murmur.fm
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lightning In A Bottle
Plan your festival experience with this app. Discover artist lineups, schedules, and guides. Register your wristband, create a custom schedule, and receive real-time updates for a seamless journey.
- Artist lineup exploration
- Music and activity schedules
- Comprehensive guides
- Wristband registration
- Custom schedule creation
- Real-time updates and announcements
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Discover everything you need to plan and enhance your Lightning in a Bottle experience. Explore artist lineups, music and activity schedules, and comprehensive guides all in one place. Register your wristband, create a custom schedule, and stay in the loop with real-time updates and special announcements to make the most of your festival journey.
Murmur.fm
Discover live music events and plan outings with friends. AI-powered recommendations tailor show suggestions to your musical tastes and listening habits. See which concerts your friends are attending and coordinate your plans.
- AI-curated concert recommendations
- Discover live music events
- Plan outings with friends
- See friend RSVPs
- Genre and listening habit matching
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Discover concerts, festivals, DJs, and live music near you. Murmur helps you find artists you love, see where friends are going, and make a plan for your next show. EXPLORE LIVE MUSIC • Discover concerts, festivals, pop-ups, and local nights. • Follow artists and explore upcoming events, festival lineups, and set times. • Listen to artist previews in Festival Journey and save the sets you want to see. PLAN THE FESTIVAL • Build your personal festival schedule around favorite artists. • Switch between schedule views and keep your picks together in My Plans. • Use your saved festival agenda with Live Activities on supported iPhones. Download the agenda before the event for access when connectivity is limited. GO TOGETHER • See which friends and mutuals are going. • RSVP, invite friends, and share artists, events, and festival plans. • Keep up with event updates, replies, and conversations. FOR APPROVED ORGANIZERS • Create events, manage lineups, and invite co-hosts. • Find guests and scan QR passes at check-in. Find the show. Rally your people. Drop your Murmur.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Murmur.fm at 4.6 against Lightning In A Bottle's 3.9. Murmur.fm also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 58%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Murmur.fm holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Lightning In A Bottle's written reviews are positive against 94% of Murmur.fm's.
Lightning In A Bottle ships an update every 5 months, Murmur.fm every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lightning In A Bottle | Murmur.fm |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (26 ratings) | 4.6 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.3% of reviews | 94.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 25 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 79 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | DO LAB, INC., THE | Borough AI, Inc |
Customer experience
Lightning In A Bottle
Murmur.fm
In-app purchases
Lightning In A Bottle
No in-app purchases
Murmur.fm
No in-app purchases
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