Promote PDX vs Befores
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Promote PDX
Discover all live music performances in Portland, Oregon. Filter shows by date or venue, save your favorites, and get direct links to purchase tickets. Easily share upcoming concerts with friends.
- Comprehensive live music calendar
- Filter shows by date and venue
- Save favorite shows
- Direct ticket purchase links
- Share shows with friends
- Tracks over 70 venues
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PromotePDX is your go to place for every show in Portland, OR! Our calendar tracks over 70 venues + community submissions to give you the most all encompassing music calendar for the Portland area. Sometimes it can be daunting to keep track of all the shows happening, but with the PromotePDX calendar you can easily find all the shows you want to go to A few things you can do with the Calendar ● Filter shows by date or venue to find the shows you want to see ● Like shows that you plan to go to so you can see them all in one place ● Get direct links to tickets in show information ● Share shows with friends
Befores
This app helps EDM fans organize their festival experiences, including artists and set times. It serves as a practical tool for managing all your rave-related information in one place.
- Festival organization
- Artist tracking
- Set time management
- Rave planning tool
- All-in-one organizer
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Befores the Afters! Organize your festivals, artists and sets for your favorites in EDM. A fun but practical all-in-one tool for your rave box.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Befores at every 4 days against Promote PDX's every 2 months. Befores also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Promote PDX against 5.0 for Befores. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Promote PDX ships an update every 2 months, Befores every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Promote PDX | Befores |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Apps Are Fun LLC | BudWiz Inc. |
Customer experience
Promote PDX
Befores
In-app purchases
Promote PDX
No in-app purchases
Befores
No in-app purchases
