Comparison

Frostbite vs cratedigger.fm

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Frostbite

Transform sounds into ambient textures, soundscapes, or frozen reverbs using spectral freezing, ring modulation, and feedback. Explore four distinct freezing modes for extreme sonic experimentation.

Highlights
  • Spectral freezing modes
  • Ring modulator
  • Feedback module
  • Ambient texture generation
  • Soundscape creation
  • AUv3 and Standalone support
Features
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Frostbite is a spectral freezing plugin with a Ring Modulator and a Feedback module. With the four freezing modes (spectral, reverb, convolution, granular), you can transform any sound into ambient textures, soundscapes, or just frozen reverbs. Frostbite can also be used for extreme sonic experiments by entirely mangling any source with extreme modulations. Available as AUv3 and Standalone.

About

cratedigger.fm

Features
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cratedigger.fm is a music discovery app for people who'd rather dig for gems than be fed by an algorithm. Hit play and lean back while a continuous, radio-style stream surfaces independent artists, curated labels, and deep cuts — all sourced from Bandcamp, where artists keep the majority of what you spend. DISCOVER, DON'T SCROLL Pick a genre or tag, press play, and let the crates roll. cratedigger.fm builds a never-ending feed of releases you won't find on the front page of the big streaming services. WAYS TO LISTEN • Discovery — a continuous feed of hand-picked releases across genres • Curated Labels — stream straight from independent labels worth knowing • My Radio — build a personal station from the labels and artists you love • Favorites — star tracks and grow your own collection • Playlists — save and organize the tracks you keep coming back to YOUR BANDCAMP, IN SYNC Connect your Bandcamp profile to sync your wishlist and library — so the music you already want and own travels with you, right inside the player. PLAYS LIKE A REAL MUSIC APP • Background playback — keep listening with the screen off or while using other apps • Lock-screen and Control Center controls — play, pause, and skip without unlocking • Automatic track-to-track advancement across full listening sessions SUPPORT ARTISTS DIRECTLY Found something you love? One tap takes you to Bandcamp to buy it — so your money goes to the people who made the music, not a middle-meddling-person. BUILT FOR THE HEADS • Clean, distraction-free player • Dark mode, easy on the eyes • No ads and no third-party trackers beyond anonymous usage analytics cratedigger.fm is an independent app for discovering music on Bandcamp. It is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bandcamp. Made for the heads, not the algorithms.

Screenshots

Frostbite1 screens
cratedigger.fm4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: cratedigger.fm at Free against Frostbite's $14.99. cratedigger.fm also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 12 months). Frostbite's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

cratedigger.fm is free to download; Frostbite costs $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Frostbite ships an update every 12 months, cratedigger.fm every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Frostbite versus cratedigger.fm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFrostbitecratedigger.fm
Price$14.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size15 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAudioThing Ltd.Rasmus Kjærbo

In-app purchases

None

Frostbite

No in-app purchases

None

cratedigger.fm

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Frostbite free?
Frostbite costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is cratedigger.fm free?
cratedigger.fm is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Frostbite or cratedigger.fm have ads?
Neither Frostbite nor cratedigger.fm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Frostbite or cratedigger.fm?
Frostbite ships an update every 12 months, and cratedigger.fm every 10 days. Most recently, Frostbite was updated on October 30, 2026 and cratedigger.fm on November 5, 2026.

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