Cruel World vs Arcade Fire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cruel World
Plan your festival experience with this official app. View the lineup, create a custom schedule, manage your mobile passes, and get real-time updates and alerts.
- View festival lineup
- Favorite artists
- Build custom schedule
- Manage mobile passes
- Festival information
- Real-time updates
- Location-based alerts
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The world is a little less cruel with the official Cruel World Festival mobile app. Check out the lineup, favorite artists and build your own custom schedule, plus get the latest updates as the festival approaches. Start planning now by viewing your mobile passes, exploring festival info, & more. Stay tuned for additional details as we get closer to the festival dates, including maps and set times. FYI: you may receive notifications based on your location at the festival that can help you plan your day, including info & weather alerts. Allow push notifications and location to be shared for best experience.
Arcade Fire
Access exclusive content and get early access to concert tickets. This app provides a direct connection to artists for fans.
- Exclusive content
- Early ticket access
- Direct fan connection
- Artist updates
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Download for exclusive content, early access to tickets, and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Arcade Fire at 86% against Cruel World's 20%. Cruel World's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (929 vs 20). 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.
Cruel World holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cruel World has 929 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 20% of Cruel World's written reviews are positive against 86% of Arcade Fire's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Cruel World | Arcade Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (929 ratings) — better | 4.5 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 20.0% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 929 — better | 20 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Goldenvoice | Arcade Fire Music, LLC |
Customer experience
Cruel World
Arcade Fire
In-app purchases
Cruel World
No in-app purchases
Arcade Fire
No in-app purchases
