ASCAP vs Pulse 101.3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ASCAP
This app helps ASCAP members manage their music catalog, register new works, and track royalty distributions. It also offers tools for finding collaborators, accessing educational resources, and discovering industry events.
- Manage music and metadata
- Register new music
- Scan catalog for data health
- Check royalty distributions
- Find collaborators
- Access music industry education
- Discover events
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If you're an ASCAP songwriter, composer or music publisher, you've come to the right place. The ASCAP app connects you to your ASCAP account, with innovative tools to help you get the most out of your membership, and boost your music career. Think of it as a music manager in your pocket. With the ASCAP app you can: - Manage your music and metadata to make sure you’re set up to get paid for your creative work - Add to your ASCAP catalog with our step-by-step guided or quick registration options - Take a work registration quiz for guidance on how to register your new music - Scan your entire catalog with our data health check, and quickly add any missing metadata to help ASCAP get you paid - Check up on your latest ASCAP royalty distributions - Find new collaborators and mentors with the ASCAP Connections messaging platform - Educate yourself on how the money flows in the music industry, and learn how to sustain your music career, whether you’re an experienced creator or just starting out - Find workshops, competitions and networking events near you What is ASCAP? ASCAP is the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers, a performing rights organization (PRO) representing over 1.1 million of the greatest songwriters, composers and music publishers in the world. We’re the only PRO in America operating on a not-for-profit basis, and the only one that puts creators first. We get you paid when your music is played ASCAP’s main job is to pay you royalties when your music is played publicly by the businesses we license. And we’re really good at what we do! In 2024, we achieved revenues of $1.835 billion, and distributed $1.696 billion to our songwriter, composer and publisher members. We put music creators first We pay our members all of the music licensing revenue we take in, minus our operating expenses (among the lowest in the industry). Our governing documents require us to pay music creators first – a claim that only ASCAP can make. We’re led by music creators like you ASCAP is the only PRO in the US founded and governed by songwriters, composers and music publishers. Every decision about how we operate is made by music creators like you – not broadcasters, corporations and investors, like our competitors. We innovate ASCAP offers the most advanced data processing systems of any PRO, to ensure that you get paid fairly and accurately. Our ASCAP Lab explores how new technologies and new business approaches can drive value for our members and the businesses that use their music.
Pulse 101.3
Experience the best music and stay informed with the latest news and events. This app fosters a sense of community and connection through the power of radio.
- Best music selection
- Latest news updates
- Community building
- Event information
- Radio enjoyment
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The Pulse 101.3 APP, our objective is to present our listeners with the best music and enjoyment while also keeping them up to date on the newest news and happenings. We want to instill a feeling of community in our listeners and bring people together via the power of radio.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pulse 101.3 at 100% against ASCAP's 70%. Pulse 101.3 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.1). 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.
Pulse 101.3 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 39 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of ASCAP's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pulse 101.3's.
| Parameter | ASCAP | Pulse 101.3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (32 ratings) | 4.9 (39 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 | 39 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.1 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 66 MB | 33 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | ASCAP | Pulse 101.3 LLC |
Customer experience
ASCAP
Pulse 101.3
In-app purchases
ASCAP
No in-app purchases
Pulse 101.3
No in-app purchases









