Open Mic Finder vs Matter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Open Mic Finder
Discover live music open mic nights across the US, Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand. This app provides daily updated, reliable information powered by the OpenMic.US Network.
- Global open mic listings
- Daily database updates
- Powered by OpenMic.US Network
- Reliable event information
- Supports multiple countries
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'Open Mic Finder' is the definitive open mic finder app. Powered by the OpenMic.US Network, you can easily find a live-music open mic anywhere in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, or New Zealand. Since the database is updated daily, our app provides reliable information. Open Mic Entertainment, Inc. is the word's largest promoter/operator of live-music open mics. We operate 84-websites that provide local, accurate information about live-music open mics.
Matter
Consolidate articles, newsletters, and PDFs into a single, organized reading experience. Enjoy modern tools like natural text-to-speech and fluid highlighting for comfortable and effective consumption of online content.
- Save articles from paywalled sites
- Podcast transcriptions with synced playback
- Send articles to Kindle
- Unified inbox for newsletters and RSS feeds
- Offline reading
- Human-like text-to-speech
- Sync highlights to Notion, Obsidian, Roam, Readwise
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Finally, a better reading app. The internet is full of things you want to read – articles, newsletters, Twitter threads, PDFs. Matter brings them together in one place and gives you modern tools, like natural text-to-speech and fluid highlighting, to help you read more comfortably and effectively. "Matter improves vastly on earlier read-later apps like Pocket and Instapaper" – The Wall Street Journal Save anything: - Save full articles if you're within the paywall (eg. Bloomberg, NYT, WSJ) - Podcast transcriptions & synced playback - Save PDFs and YouTube Read across devices, including Kindle: - iPhone, iPad, Web - Send any article to Kindle in 2-taps Unified inbox for your subscriptions: - Sync your newsletters by connecting Gmail - Follow individual writers for their latest posts - Add any RSS feed The most elegant reading experience: - Best-in-class article parsing + readability - Available offline by default - Gorgeous night mode - Human-like text-to-speech - Fluid highlighting and note-taking Export your knowledge: - Sync your highlights to Notion, Obsidian, Roam, Readwise, and others Matter offers a free service and a Premium service. The free version of Matter includes: - Uncapped read-later library - Mobile & web extensions to save all types of content - Best-in-class parsing and readability - Unlimited tags - Full-text search - Customizable themes and fonts In addition to the free features, Matter Premium offers: - HD text-to-speech for all your articles - Seamless AI Co-Reader - Sync your newsletters, subscribe to writers, and add RSS feeds - Unlimited highlighting, note-taking, and integrations - Send to Kindle Payment for Matter Premium will be charged to your iTunes Account when you subscribe. Annual and monthly subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. Manage your Matter Premium subscription by going to Matter's Settings page. Terms of Use: https://hq.getmatter.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://hq.getmatter.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Matter at 4.6 against Open Mic Finder's 2.3. Matter also leads on review sentiment (54% vs 18%) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). Open Mic Finder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Matter sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Open Mic Finder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Matter holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Matter has 1.3K ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 18% of Open Mic Finder's written reviews are positive against 54% of Matter's.
Open Mic Finder ships an update every 6 weeks, Matter weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Open Mic Finder | Matter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (20 ratings) | 4.6 (1.3K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 18.2% of reviews | 54.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 1.3K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Best chart rank | — | #158 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 123 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Openmic.Us | Dig Wells, Inc. |
Customer experience
Open Mic Finder
Matter
Bugs and requests
Open Mic Finder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Matter
Reported bugs
4 issues- Subscription issues and inability to cancel
- Delayed or missing newsletter delivery
- Syncing problems across devices
- Crashes and freezes on certain content
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to manually add blogs and RSS feeds
- Customizable highlighter colors
- Offline mode for audio playback
- Integration with more note-taking apps
- Improved search and filtering capabilities
In-app purchases
Open Mic Finder
No in-app purchases
Matter
- Matter Pro Weekly$2.997 Days
- Matter Premium (Monthly)$7.991 Month
- Matter Pro (Monthly)$12.991 Month
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- Matter Premium (Monthly)$14.991 Month
- Matter Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Matter Premium (Annual)$79.991 Year
- Matter Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Matter Pro (Annual)$79.991 Year
- Matter Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- Matter Patron Tier$149.99









