Comparison

FIRSTPRESS AUDIO vs Crate

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

Head to head
About

FIRSTPRESS AUDIO

Purchase music, merchandise, and concert tickets directly from artists. Own your music library without subscriptions, and receive exclusive updates from your favorite creators. The app is designed for focused listening with no ads or autoplay.

Highlights
  • Direct artist purchases
  • Own your music library
  • Integrated merch and tickets
  • Artist fanclubs
  • Ad-free listening
  • Shareable music cards
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Every artist on FIRSTPRESS has their music, their merch, their shows and their fanclub in one place. You buy from them, not from a shop standing in the middle. What you buy is yours to keep. WHAT YOU BUY, YOU OWN Buy a record and it stays bought. It downloads to the phone and stays there, so it plays on a plane, on the subway, in a basement venue with no bars. No subscription, so nothing lapses and there is nothing to cancel. Walk away for a year and come back, and your library is exactly where you left it. ONE RECORD AT A TIME Discover hands you a single record and thirty seconds of it. Sit with it or move on. There is no feed here to get to the bottom of. THE ARTIST'S WHOLE SHOP Their music, their merch, their shows and a fanclub they actually post in. Buy a shirt or a ticket from the same page as the record. Tickets land in a wallet in the app. HEAR IT FROM THEM Follow an artist and you hear about the new record from them, not from a chart. One notification when they put something out, and never for anything else. MADE FOR LISTENING No ads. Nothing autoplaying into a track you did not ask for. The scrubber is drawn from the track itself, so you can find the part you want by eye. PUT SOMEBODY ON TO IT Turn any track into a card and send it to Instagram or TikTok, artist credited. IF YOU MAKE THE MUSIC Your numbers on your phone: what sold, who bought it, where they came from, and the moments people go back to. Post to your fanclub from here. Listing and pricing stay on the web dashboard. Ninety percent of every sale goes to the artist.

About

Crate

Features
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**Find your next sample with Crate.** Crate is a music sample discovery app built for producers, beatmakers, and music lovers who want to dig deeper. Discover rare sounds, explore drum breaks, search by instrument, and find inspiration for your next beat. **What you can do with Crate:** - Discover music samples across genres and eras. - Explore soul, jazz, funk, rock, and obscure recordings. - Find drum breaks and sounds for beat making. - Search for samples by instrument, mood, and sound. - Explore curated music collections and sample discoveries. - Save discoveries to revisit during your creative process. - Find new inspiration when you're stuck on a beat. Whether you're digging for vinyl-inspired sounds or searching for something different, Crate helps you spend less time searching and more time creating. **Crate. Built for the producers.** Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

FIRSTPRESS AUDIO4 screens
Crate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: FIRSTPRESS AUDIO at none against Crate's 2. FIRSTPRESS AUDIO also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On price, update cadence, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Crate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. FIRSTPRESS AUDIO asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FIRSTPRESS AUDIO ships an update weekly, Crate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
FIRSTPRESS AUDIO versus Crate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFIRSTPRESS AUDIOCrate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB8 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaytona Lab Agency LLCDonte Perkins

In-app purchases

None

FIRSTPRESS AUDIO

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Crate

Subscriptions2
  • Crate Pro$4.991 Month
  • Crate Studio Tier$9.991 Month

Questions

Is FIRSTPRESS AUDIO free?
FIRSTPRESS AUDIO is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crate free?
Crate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do FIRSTPRESS AUDIO or Crate have ads?
Neither FIRSTPRESS AUDIO nor Crate shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FIRSTPRESS AUDIO or Crate?
FIRSTPRESS AUDIO ships an update weekly, and Crate every 5 days. Most recently, FIRSTPRESS AUDIO was updated on November 5, 2026 and Crate on November 6, 2026.

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