Comparison

CrowdLore vs OnStage

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Log attended shows
  • Rate setlists and memories
  • Build a live music profile
  • Follow favorite artists
  • Discover upcoming concerts
  • Connect with other fans
Features
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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.

About

OnStage

Follow concerts live, song by song, directly on your Lock Screen and Dynamic Island. Discover upcoming shows, revisit past setlists, and listen to recordings. Organizes your concert history in one place.

Highlights
  • Live setlist tracking
  • Lock Screen integration
  • Dynamic Island updates
  • Browse artists and tours
  • My Shows organizer
  • Access show recordings
  • Searchable show history
Features
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Follow a show. Watch the setlist happen. OnStage puts the concert you’re at, or the one you wish you were at, on your Lock Screen. Follow a show with live coverage and watch the setlist fill in song by song, right in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen. No refreshing, no forum tab open in your pocket. Before the show Browse artists, tours, and upcoming dates. Follow the shows you care about and find your next night out in My Shows. During the show Live Activities keep the current song and setlist progress on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island, with updates as they’re reported by available sources. After the show Revisit setlists, show notes, and details from the sources fans trust. Listen back through available community recordings and official live releases. Your shows, together My Shows organizes the shows you follow into Upcoming, Past, and Recordings, grouped by date. Search by artist, venue, city, month, year, or song title to find a favorite night. Recording badges make it easy to spot shows you can hear again. Artist coverage Live setlist coverage is deepest for artists like Phish and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. Other artists have varying coverage, including dedicated fan-run setlist sources, touring and show-history coverage, and fan-reported live updates when available. We’re adding sources over time. Sign in is optional. Recordings are available for select shows. Apple Music playback requires an Apple Music subscription.

Screenshots

CrowdLore4 screens
OnStage4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: OnStage at every 2 days against CrowdLore's every 2 months. OnStage also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). CrowdLore's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

OnStage holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of CrowdLore's written reviews are positive against 100% of OnStage's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrowdLore ships an update every 2 months, OnStage every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CrowdLore versus OnStage: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrowdLoreOnStage
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings11 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB16 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperNoah BienDANIEL JAMES MILLER

Customer experience

CrowdLore

All ratings11 ratings
Positive90.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

OnStage

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

CrowdLore

No in-app purchases

None

OnStage

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrowdLore free?
CrowdLore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OnStage free?
OnStage is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CrowdLore or OnStage?
OnStage is rated higher. CrowdLore averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while OnStage averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do CrowdLore or OnStage have ads?
Neither CrowdLore nor OnStage shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrowdLore or OnStage?
CrowdLore ships an update every 2 months, and OnStage every 2 days. Most recently, CrowdLore was updated on October 31, 2026 and OnStage on October 31, 2026.

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