Comparison

UpNext vs Pull Global

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

Head to head
About

UpNext

This app connects independent music artists and industry professionals. Discover collaborators, share your work, and promote your music through playlist placements and social ad campaigns. Grow your network and advance your music career.

Highlights
  • Network with artists and professionals
  • Discover collaborators via video
  • Run playlist placement campaigns
  • Launch social ad campaigns
  • Build a curated feed
  • Get feedback on music
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UpNext – The Independent Artist Network UpNext is the network for independent music artists and industry professionals to connect, collaborate, and build real momentum together. Built for the new generation of artists, producers and industry pros, UpNext helps you discover people in your lane, form genuine creative relationships, and unlock new opportunities. Whether you're looking to collaborate, get feedback, grow your network, or professionally promote your music, UpNext brings everything into one platform. Key Features: Network Follow artists, share posts, and build a curated feed around your sound and style. Studio Take collaboration further with group rooms to create tracks together. Marketing Get submitted to independent curators to professionally promote your music and reach new listeners. Built for Independent Artists From emerging creators to fast-growing artists, UpNext is designed to help you build real connections, grow consistently, and move your career forward on your terms. Ready to be UpNext? Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pull Global

Discover music by exploring a 3D map of the world. Artists can place songs in real-world locations for a limited time, and listeners can find them through location-based playback.

Highlights
  • 3D self-updating world map
  • Location-based playback
  • Address hint pop-up
  • Song and artist information
  • Artist map population via web portal
Features
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Pull Global tethers sound to space, creating one-of-one listening and music discovery experiences. If you want to hear the music, you have to go out and find it where music belongs: in the real world. Artists are able to place songs anywhere in the world for a limited amount of time. Listeners are able to navigate a 3D map of the world, exploring and discovering new music. Features include: A 3D self-updating world map that listeners can navigate Location-based playback An address hint pop-up that copies to clipboard Information about songs, artists, and exclusive opportunities Directions for artists who wish to populate the map via our web portal

Screenshots

UpNext4 screens
Pull Global4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pull Global at none against UpNext's 1. Pull Global also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.8). UpNext's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, review sentiment, ads and monetization model 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. UpNext sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $29.99 per month. Pull Global asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pull Global holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: UpNext has 40 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 68% of UpNext's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pull Global's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

UpNext ships an update every 3 weeks, Pull Global every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
UpNext versus Pull Global: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUpNextPull Global
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (40 ratings)4.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings40 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB85 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPSounds LimitedIsaiah Lewis

Customer experience

UpNext

All ratings40 ratings
Positive65.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative27.5%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive67.9%
Neutral7.1%
Negative25.0%

Pull Global

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

UpNext

Subscriptions1
  • UpNext Manager Monthly$29.991 Month
None

Pull Global

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is UpNext free?
UpNext is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pull Global free?
Pull Global is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, UpNext or Pull Global?
Pull Global is rated higher. UpNext averages 3.8 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Pull Global averages 4.0 from 4 ratings.
Do UpNext or Pull Global have ads?
Neither UpNext nor Pull Global shows ads.
Which is updated more often, UpNext or Pull Global?
UpNext ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pull Global every 2 months. Most recently, UpNext was updated on October 12, 2026 and Pull Global on October 5, 2026.

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