BackStagr vs AskRaven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BackStagr
This app helps music fans track, rate, and relive their concert experiences. Log shows, view setlists, and share your memories with a community of fellow enthusiasts. Discover upcoming performances by artists and venues.
- Log concerts attended or planned
- Track artists, venues, and setlists
- Rate performances and leave reviews
- Share concert experiences with others
- Discover upcoming concerts
- Community-driven setlist contributions
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BackStagr — The Live Music Tracker for Real Fans BackStagr brings your concert memories to life. Whether you’re front-row at a dive bar or lost in a stadium crowd, BackStagr helps you record, rate, and relive every show you see. Track Every Show Log concerts you’ve attended or plan to attend. Add artists, venues, and concerts in seconds. Relive the Setlist View and contribute to live setlists — see what songs were played and when the magic moments hit. Share Your Experience Rate performances, leave reviews, and connect with others who were there. Every show becomes part of your musical story. Explore What’s Next Browse concerts by venue or artist, and discover where your favorite bands are playing next. Built for Music Lovers Designed with a clean, intuitive interface and powered by community data from real fans. Join the growing BackStagr crowd — where your music memories live forever.
AskRaven
Discover every electronic music event in New York City, from warehouse parties to rooftop house. Get personalized recommendations based on your taste and ask for specific event suggestions. Find detailed info on lineups, venues, and prices.
- Comprehensive event listings
- Personalized recommendations
- Event search by location and genre
- Detailed event information
- Artist and venue profiles
- Genre and venue explanations
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Raven knows every electronic music event in New York. Warehouse parties, club nights, open airs, day parties, basement techno, rooftop house. One feed, all of it. Tell Raven what you're into and she learns from there. The more you save, follow, and go out, the sharper her picks get. Ask her anything: "what's good Friday in Bushwick", "something dark and small, not a big room", "who's playing that I'd like". She answers like a friend who's always out, not a search box. WHAT YOU GET • Every event that matters, 22 genres deep, from techno and house to jungle and trance • Picks matched to your taste, not a generic top list • Real info per event: lineup, venue, start time, price, and a direct link to the official listing • Artist and venue pages with music you can actually hear • New to the scene? Raven explains genres, venues, and etiquette without gatekeeping Built by people from the scene, for the scene. No clutter, no spam, no guessing which night is worth it. NYC now. More cities later.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: BackStagr at 5.0 against AskRaven's 4.5. BackStagr also leads on device support (3 vs 1). AskRaven's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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.
BackStagr holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 8 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
BackStagr ships an update every 5 days, AskRaven every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BackStagr | AskRaven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.5 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 64 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Cameron Smith | Ask Raven LLC |
Customer experience
BackStagr
AskRaven
In-app purchases
BackStagr
No in-app purchases
AskRaven
No in-app purchases









