Bandcamp vs Pitchspoon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bandcamp
Discover and purchase music directly from artists worldwide. Support creators by buying their merchandise and instantly access your purchased music, both online and offline.
- Explore global music catalog
- Direct artist support
- Purchase merchandise
- Wishlist albums and tracks
- Online and offline listening
- Connect with artists
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Bandcamp is an online record store and music community where passionate fans connect with and directly support the artists they love. The Bandcamp app lets fans explore a vast catalog of music by artists from every corner of the globe, allows them to directly support artists by buying their merch (and wishlisting albums & tracks for purchase at a later time), and lets them instantly listen to the music they've purchased, online or offline.
Pitchspoon
A clean and fast reader for music news, album reviews, and features. Enjoy articles without distractions, browse by category, and quickly find content with search.
- Latest music news
- Album reviews with scores
- Best New Music picks
- Browse by section
- Fast search
- Native reading view
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Pitchspoon is a fast, beautiful reader for the latest music journalism — news, album reviews, and features in a clean, native app built for reading. Skim the day’s headlines, swipe through new album reviews with scores at a glance, and settle into long reads with typography that stays out of the way. No pop-ups, no cookie banners, no clutter — just the writing. FEATURES • The Latest — every story as it publishes, from quick news hits to full features • Reviews — new album reviews with scores and Best New Music picks at a glance • Best New — the highest-rated new albums in one place • Sections — browse by category to find exactly what you’re in the mood for • Search — find any artist, album, or review in seconds • Native reading view — articles render as clean native text, not a web page Pitchspoon is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any publication.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bandcamp at 51% against Pitchspoon's 0%. Bandcamp also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (38K vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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.
Bandcamp holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bandcamp has 38K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Bandcamp's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pitchspoon's.
Bandcamp ships an update every 3 weeks, Pitchspoon monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bandcamp | Pitchspoon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (38K ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 38K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #87 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bandcamp | Union Street Studios |
Customer experience
Bandcamp
Pitchspoon
Bugs and requests
Bandcamp
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tracks randomly skipping or not playing
- App crashing after updates
- Purchases not syncing across devices
- Login issues and account problems
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Playlist creation and management
- Improved artist/genre discovery
- Offline listening and caching
- Chromecast/AirPlay support
Pitchspoon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bandcamp
No in-app purchases
Pitchspoon
No in-app purchases
