Afterlight vs CrowdLore
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Afterlight
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Afterlight is a local-first concert diary for the nights that stay with you. Log a show in seconds, fill in the details later, and build a quiet archive of every room, artist, setlist, photo, and memory. START SIMPLE • Log from memory with artist, venue, and date • Scan a ticket, poster, screenshot, or wallet capture • Import old shows with Spotify hints, Setlist.fm, photos, or artist search • Add rating, reflection, clips, photos, friends, and setlists only when you want to BUILT FOR SERIOUS MUSIC FANS Track the bands you keep coming back to. See your top artists and venues, revisit show details, preserve setlists, and turn your year into a finished poster worth sharing. LOCAL-FIRST BY DEFAULT Your diary lives on your device. No account is required for the core experience, and your data stays yours. Export anytime, back up with Apple when you join Friends, and keep private nights hidden from social surfaces. CALM WHEN SERVICES FAIL Setlist.fm, Spotify, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, and Ticketmaster are used as hints, not dependencies. If an import fails, Afterlight always lets you log from memory. FRIENDS, QUIETLY Continue with Apple, choose a username, and follow friends. Friends only see the nights you keep non-private, including shows you both attended. No streaks. No noisy feed. Just the spine of your concert memory.
CrowdLore
Log and remember every concert you've attended, from setlists to crowd moments. Build a profile of your live music experiences and discover upcoming shows. Connect with fellow fans and track your favorite artists.
- Log attended shows
- Rate setlists and memories
- Build a live music profile
- Follow favorite artists
- Discover upcoming concerts
- Connect with other fans
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You've been to hundreds of shows. You remember the ones that hit different, the setlists, the crowds, the moments you didn't want to end. But the details fade. Crowdlore is where that changes. Log every show you've been to, rate the setlist, write what you remember. Build a profile that actually shows where you've been and what you've seen. Follow the artists you're obsessed with. Find out what's coming up near you. See what your friends have logged. Connect with other fans who were in that crowd with you. For the people who were there.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Afterlight at every 2 days against CrowdLore's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Afterlight ships an update every 2 days, CrowdLore every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Afterlight | CrowdLore |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.6 (11 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Maxwell Young | Noah Bien |
In-app purchases
Afterlight
No in-app purchases
CrowdLore
No in-app purchases









