Pitea vs Mainstage App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Pitea
Play the Piteå School of Music pipe organ sample set on your iOS or macOS device using MIDI keyboards and pedals. This app provides access to a high-quality, large sample set for musicians.
- Pipe organ sample set
- MIDI keyboard support
- MIDI pedal support
- iOS and macOS compatible
- Large sample download
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This app makes the Piteå School of Music pipe organ sample set available for playing with MIDI keyboards and a MIDI pedal connected to your iOS or macOS device. The sample set was released by Lars Palo under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 license, see http://www.familjenpalo.se/vpo/download . For more information about the app and the underlying Napo framework, please visit the support page http://polaron.de/Pitea/ , the Napo documentation at http://polaron.de/Napo/ and in particular the user manual at http://polaron.de/Napo/manual . *** For your attention *** This app is a huge download of about 1.5 GB. Make sure there is enough free SSD space on your device.
Mainstage App
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Mainstage is your festival companion — track every show you've been to or plan to attend, rate them in detail, and see what your friends are up to. TRACK YOUR FESTIVALS Log festivals as attended, planned, wishlist or favorite. Keep a year-by-year history of everywhere you've been, and see your stats: countries visited, festivals attended, top-rated shows. Rate the festivals you have been, share your experience, tips and tricks with others. Organise your agenda, to not miss any envents and share your whislist with friends. RATE & REVIEW Score festivals on a detailed 20-point scale covering lineup, production, atmosphere, organization and more. Read what other attendees thought, and get an AI-generated summary of the crowd's take on any festival. FRIENDS Add friends, see their festival history, and compare who's going where. DISCOVER Browse a catalog of major festivals worldwide with real lineups, dates, and DJ Mag Top 100 rankings. Follow your favorite artists to see when they're playing next. SHARE Generate a custom story card for your next or last festival, pick a theme, add your rating, genres, and who you're going with, and share it straight to Instagram or wherever you like. PLAYLISTS Generate a Spotify playlist from a festival's lineup in one tap, so you can get familiar with the acts before you go. Whether you're planning next summer's lineup or logging the ones behind you, Mainstage keeps your whole festival life in one place.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mainstage App at Free against Pitea's $29.00. Mainstage App also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 7 months). Pitea's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.5.6 vs 15.1). On 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
Mainstage App is free to download; Pitea costs $29.00 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pitea ships an update every 7 months, Mainstage App every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pitea | Mainstage App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $29.00 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.5.6 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Markus Sigg | Raphael Ohanian |
In-app purchases
Pitea
No in-app purchases
Mainstage App
No in-app purchases
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