Comparison

ConcertCritic vs Set Times

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

Head to head
About

ConcertCritic

Log and rate your concert experiences, discover new venues, and connect with other music fans. Build a comprehensive diary of your live music history and share your passion.

Highlights
  • Concert history log
  • Venue ratings and reviews
  • Social feed for friends' activity
  • Concert search powered by Ticketmaster
  • GPS-verified check-ins
  • Profile statistics for shows, artists, and venues
Features
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Love live music? Never forget a show again with ConcertCritic, the ultimate companion for concert-goers. Whether you are hitting a stadium tour or a local dive bar, ConcertCritic helps you track your history, rate your experiences, and share your passion with a community of music fans. VERSION 4.0 IS HERE We have completely rebuilt the app from the ground up to bring you the features you asked for. KEY FEATURES: • Your Music Diary: Build a permanent log of every concert you’ve ever attended. Add photos, ratings, and memories to keep the post-concert depression at bay. • Rate & Discover Venues: Was the sound terrible? Were the drinks overpriced? Rate venues on atmosphere, sound quality, and more to help other fans know what to expect. • Social Feed: Follow your friends and see what shows they are attending. Like and comment on their reviews and discover new artists through their activity. • Concert Search: Easily find concerts from the past or present. Our powered-by-Ticketmaster search makes logging shows instant and accurate. • Verified Reviews: Prove you were there! GPS-verified check-ins add a badge of authenticity to your concert logs. • Profile Stats: Show off your "rockstar" status. Track how many shows, artists, and venues you’ve visited over the years. Download ConcertCritic today and start building your live music legacy.

About

Set Times

This app helps you meticulously record every live music event you attend. Log artists, venues, and dates to build a personal history of concerts, festivals, and club nights. Explore your show history, view stats like most-seen artists, and easily recall past performances.

Highlights
  • Log artists, venues, and dates
  • Track headliners and openers
  • Add personal notes and tags
  • Tag friends who attended
  • Timeline of show history
  • View stats on artists and venues
Features
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"When did I first see them?" "Who played that festival?" If you've ever tried to piece this together from memory or your feed, Set Times is for you. It's a personal log for people who go to shows: concerts, DJ sets, festivals, club nights, a friend's basement. You log the artist, venue, and date. Over time, you build a record of everywhere you've been and everyone you've seen. Log every set: - Add artists you saw. - Keep track of headliners, openers, b2b sets, and special guest appearances - Add personal notes and tags to remember the experience - Tag friends to remember who you went with - Quick and easy to do while you are at the show Explore your data: - See a timeline of your show history, or by artist or venue - See how many times you've seen an artist - See how many times you've been to a venue See your stats: - Total sets, unique artists, days out - Most-seen artists - Filter by year or all-time Built by someone who goes to a lot of shows, for fellow music lovers

Screenshots

ConcertCritic4 screens
Set Times4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: ConcertCritic at every 4 days against Set Times's every 6 weeks. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for ConcertCritic against 5.0 for Set Times. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ConcertCritic ships an update every 4 days, Set Times every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
ConcertCritic versus Set Times: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConcertCriticSet Times
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size38 MB46 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperGeorge WajdaSetTimes Labs LLC

Customer experience

ConcertCritic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Set Times

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

ConcertCritic

No in-app purchases

None

Set Times

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ConcertCritic free?
ConcertCritic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Set Times free?
Set Times is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, ConcertCritic or Set Times?
ConcertCritic and Set Times are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do ConcertCritic or Set Times have ads?
Neither ConcertCritic nor Set Times shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ConcertCritic or Set Times?
ConcertCritic ships an update every 4 days, and Set Times every 6 weeks. Most recently, ConcertCritic was updated on September 29, 2026 and Set Times on October 4, 2026.

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