bandNada vs Medallion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bandNada
Discover underground music and live shows in New York City. This app connects you to emerging artists and provides details on upcoming events.
- Discover underground music
- Find live show listings
- Explore New York City music scene
- Get event details
- Connect with emerging artists
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The bandNada listening app lets you listen to and discover local music in New York City as well as tell you when and where local shows are happening
Medallion
This app helps serious music fans organize their listening experience. Track favorite artists, log past shows, and RSVP to upcoming events. Gain insights into your music taste with daily stats and explore curated content.
- Track favorite artists
- Log past shows
- RSVP to upcoming shows
- Daily listening stats
- Curated artist content
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Track your artists, shows and listening, all in one place. - Follow your favorite artists to stay up to date with their latest announcements. - Keep track of all of your shows: Review and create albums of your past ones, RSVP to upcoming ones. - Get a deep dive into your unique music taste with daily listening stats. - Subscribe to Medallion FM: A new kind of music subscription, with artists at the center. Curated 100% by artists. $4.99 a month. And your subscription only goes to the artists you listen to.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: bandNada at 5.0 against Medallion's 4.3. bandNada also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Medallion's advantage is ratings volume (47 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Medallion sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. bandNada asks for nothing beyond the download.
bandNada holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Medallion has 47 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.
bandNada ships an update weekly, Medallion every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | bandNada | Medallion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.3 (47 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 47 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cole Hill Prime LLC | Medallion Arts Inc. |
Customer experience
bandNada
Medallion
In-app purchases
bandNada
No in-app purchases
Medallion
- Medallion FM$4.991 Month
