Medallion vs Arcade Fire
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
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
Medallion and Arcade Fire both sit at 4.4 stars, but that hides the real split: 86% of Arcade Fire's written reviews are positive against 38% of Medallion's. Arcade Fire also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Medallion's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Arcade Fire asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Medallion against 4.5 for Arcade Fire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 38% of Medallion's written reviews are positive against 86% of Arcade Fire's.
| Parameter | Medallion | Arcade Fire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (37 ratings) | 4.5 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Medallion Arts Inc. | Arcade Fire Music, LLC |
Customer experience
Medallion
Arcade Fire
In-app purchases
Medallion
- Medallion FM$4.991 Month
Arcade Fire
No in-app purchases
