Pull Global vs Backstage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 3D self-updating world map
- Location-based playback
- Address hint pop-up
- Song and artist information
- Artist map population via web portal
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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
Backstage
Log your concert experiences, rate artists, and discover what your friends are seeing. Keep a diary of live music events, track your favorite performers, and see upcoming shows you want to attend.
- Log concert attendance
- Rate artists
- Track friends' shows
- View artist ratings
- Discover upcoming concerts
- Personalized diary
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Backstage is a social diary of live music. You log a show you went to, rate each artist who played, and keep up with the shows your friends are going to. Log Shows - Tap plus, type a name, tap the artist, tap a rating, save - Date, openers, co-headliners, venue and notes are all optional info Your Diary - Every night you have logged, in order - Who headlined, who opened, what you gave each of them - Filter by venue or browse by tag - Pin your four favorite live acts to your profile Artist Pages - How an artist is rated live, by everybody - Split by whether they were headlining or opening - What people wrote after seeing them Keep Up With Friends - Follow them and see what shows they have been to - Like and reply to what they wrote Upcoming Concerts - Keep a list of artists you want to see or have upcoming
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backstage at 5.0 against Pull Global's 4.0. Backstage also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Backstage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively.
Pull Global ships an update every 2 months, Backstage every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pull Global | Backstage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Isaiah Lewis | Mark Johnson |
Customer experience
Pull Global
Backstage
In-app purchases
Pull Global
No in-app purchases
Backstage
No in-app purchases
