zaterdag 8 november 2014

Tondeden vs Click.DJ vs Artist Intelligence Agency vs EDMTunes vs Stereoload vs ArtistEngine Follow to Download Review

A lot of Follow to Download apps came out lately, so here's a short comparison between Toneden, Click.DJ, Artist Inelligence Agency, Stereoload, and ArtistEngine Follow to Download services:

Toneden
  • Only supports SoundCloud Follow-to-Download
  • Doesn't host files on own servers (you need a SoundCloud premium account to host the downloads on there yourself).
  • Has some cool statistics and artist profiles
  • The other features seem kind of useless (news stream like Twitter)
  • Premium service costs $5 per month

Click.DJ
  • Support for SoundCloud, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram Follow to Download
  • Download statistics
  • Add up to 3 additional artists to be followed per download
  • Get followed multiple networks per download
  • You need a SoundCloud account to get started
  • Premium service costs $3 per month

AIA NFlux App (Artist Intelligence Agency)
  • Only supports SoundCloud Follow-to-Download
  •  'Private' app (it's rumored non-invited users have to pay up to $40 per download page)
  •  A shady disclaimer that says all connected users will 'contribute to the growth of The EDM Network'.

EDMTunes
  •   Only supports SoundCloud
  •   Another shady disclaimer
  •   Users instantly follow over 10 EDMTunes SoundCloud accounts at once when they download a song

Stereoload & ArtistEngine
  • Don't use Stereoload or Artist Engine. Ever.
  • Shady, no email replies
  • Copied designs from other Follow to Download services
  • Both sites are tested, didn't work for a single download, and contacting support never got a reply.
  • Don't use these. Ever.

The winner
I would say the clear winner is Click.DJ. Although Toneden has a nice design and some other unrelated features, Click.DJ offers the whole package for all major social networks and has a real focus on allowing artists to build a following using their music. The other apps don't come close and Stereoload and Artist Engine are simply damaging the whole idea of Follow to Download.