Comparison

CrowdLore vs MilkCrate Music

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
Read full description

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

MilkCrate Music

Read full description

MilkCrate is a music player for people who own their music. Pair it with the free MilkCrate app on your Mac and your whole library comes with you. PUTS MUSIC ON YOUR PHONE MilkCrate on your Mac copies music to your iPhone over your home Wi-Fi, tags and artwork included, laid out by albums, artists, songs and playlists. Nothing gets uploaded. You pick what goes on: whole playlists, albums or artists. Lossless files can be converted to AAC on the way to save space. STREAMS THE REST FROM YOUR MAC Songs that aren't on your phone play straight from your Mac while you're on the same network. SAME PLAYLISTS EVERYWHERE With MilkCrate Cloud, your playlists, favorites and recently played match on every device, at home or away, and you can pick up playback where you left off on another device. IN THE CAR AND AROUND THE HOUSE CarPlay support, plus AirPlay to speakers and TVs around the house. SHARE A SONG Send a friend a link to any song in your library. The page shows the song with links to it on the streaming services they use. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No ads, no analytics, no tracking. Your music never leaves your devices. An account is optional and only needed for MilkCrate Cloud. PUBLIC BETA The app is free. MilkCrate Cloud is free during the beta. Everything that runs on your own devices stays free after it. The Mac app is available for macOS 15 or later at milkcratemusic.com.

Screenshots

CrowdLore4 screens
MilkCrate Music4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: MilkCrate Music at weekly against CrowdLore's every 2 months. MilkCrate Music also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). CrowdLore's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). 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

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

MilkCrate Music holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: CrowdLore has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CrowdLore ships an update every 2 months, MilkCrate Music weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
CrowdLore versus MilkCrate Music: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrowdLoreMilkCrate Music
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperNoah BienFullancia

In-app purchases

None

CrowdLore

No in-app purchases

None

MilkCrate Music

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CrowdLore free?
CrowdLore is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is MilkCrate Music free?
MilkCrate Music is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CrowdLore or MilkCrate Music?
MilkCrate Music is rated higher. CrowdLore averages 4.6 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while MilkCrate Music averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do CrowdLore or MilkCrate Music have ads?
Neither CrowdLore nor MilkCrate Music shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CrowdLore or MilkCrate Music?
CrowdLore ships an update every 2 months, and MilkCrate Music weekly. Most recently, CrowdLore was updated on November 5, 2026 and MilkCrate Music on November 10, 2026.

Other comparisons