Vol. 01 Issue 2026 / 04 iOS Beta Live

Everything about lifad. In one app.

Band profiles, member histories, tours, releases with lyrics and a news feed — all in one app, in black and red.

Release May 31, 2026 Test beta
Release
31.05.26
Platform
iOS · Android
Languages
DE · EN
Ch. 01 — The app

Five sections. That's it.

Band profiles, member pages, news feed, tour and show list, releases with lyrics. No gimmicks in between, no feed-scroll trickery.

App screenshot: band profile of Rammstein and Till Lindemann with bio and photos
No. 01 / 05 · Profiles

Each band, its own page.

Bio, founding year, origin, discography, current lineup. Rammstein, Till Lindemann and everything else that's part of lifad — one dedicated profile per band.

  • Standalone profiles
  • Bio + history
  • Linked members
App screenshot: member profile of Krissy Kaminski with band history
No. 02 / 05 · People

Who plays where.

One page per musician. Which bands they're in now, which they used to be in, instrument, hometown, side projects. The stuff you used to piece together from ten Wikipedia articles — here it's properly pinned down.

  • Active + past bands
  • Instrument · role
  • Side projects
App screenshot: news feed with reviews and concert announcements
No. 03 / 05 · Feed

News. No algorithm.

Reviews, interviews, album announcements, tour reports, quizzes. Chronological. With author, tags and reading time. No tabloid bait.

  • Chronological
  • With reading time
  • Tags per post
App screenshot: tour overview with Till Fest 2026, countdown and past tours
No. 04 / 05 · Live

Tours. Festivals. Shows.

Active tours with live countdown, individual shows with venue and ticket link, festival profiles with lineup. Past dates in the archive — nothing disappears.

  • Live countdown
  • Individual shows
  • Festival lineups
App screenshot: release view of Skills in Pills with streaming links, shop and lyrics
No. 05 / 05 · Archive

Albums, EPs, singles.

Per release: cover, tracklist, links to Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon. Vinyl and merch straight to the shop. And for every track the full lyrics — for singing along or looking up.

  • Streaming + shop
  • Complete lyrics
  • Per track
— Statement · Vol. 01 —
We missed having an app like this ourselves — so we built one.
Team lifad.world · Munich 2026
Ch. 02 — Features

Six things. That's it.

Everything you want to know about the bands, their tours, their records and their members. By the people who've been writing lifad.world for over ten years.

  1. ◆ — Core

    Band profiles

    Genre, founding, origin, current lineup, former members. One page per band.

  2. ✦ — People

    Members

    Who plays in which band, who used to play where. With instrument, city and side projects — cross-linked across the scene.

  3. ▲ — Live

    Tours & festivals

    Tour profiles with live countdown to the first show. Individual show dates, venues, support acts, ticket links. Festival lineups with artist times.

  4. ■ — Archive

    Releases with lyrics

    Albums, EPs, singles. Cover, tracklist, streaming and buying links. For every track the full lyrics — for singing along or looking up.

  5. ● — Feed

    News feed

    Reviews, interviews, quizzes, album leaks, tour reports. Chronological, with author, reading time and tags. No algorithm.

  6. ◈ — Optional

    Push

    Notifications only if you want them. On or off per band, granular by event type. Never ads.

Ch. 03 — Why bother

Out of self-interest, honestly.

lifad.world has been doing exactly this on the web for over ten years: band profiles, member histories, tour archives. At some point it was obvious this needed to run on a phone, too. Since nobody else was going to do the work, we're doing it ourselves.

  • 01 Same people as on the site no · outsourcing
  • 02 German and English both · languages · native
  • 03 Direct streaming & buying links spotify · bandcamp · vinyl
  • 04 No ads, no tracking ever
TestFlight live

Test the beta before it's officially released.

The beta runs through TestFlight, setup takes two minutes. 500 slots total — write feedback and you'll read a reply the next day. No support ticket system, just email.

Join TestFlight
Free slots 237 / 500
Release
Anno Domini 2026 · MMXXVI

Release on May 31, 2026

App Store · Google Play. Worldwide and free. iOS beta is live already, Android beta starts two weeks before release.

Download App Store Beta Download Google Play In May
Ch. 04 — FAQ

Frequently asked.

If something's missing: [email protected]. Reply usually arrives the same or next day.

What is this, actually?
A mobile app for lifad.world. You get band profiles, tour dates, releases, member pages and a news feed in one app instead of scattered across ten browser tabs. iOS and Android.
When will the app be available?
May 31, 2026. Worldwide on the App Store and Google Play. The iOS beta is already running through TestFlight, Android beta starts about two weeks before release.
How much does it cost?
Nothing. The app is free. There's no shop inside the app — vinyl and merch are bought directly from the bands, we just redirect you there.
How do I get into the beta?
Through TestFlight, Apple's beta service. Click the TestFlight button up top, install the TestFlight app on your iPhone if you don't have it, done. If the 500 slots are full, you'll land on the waitlist.
Which devices are supported?
iOS 16 or newer, Android 10 or newer. Also runs on iPad and Android tablets, but the layout is tailored to phones for now. Tablet version comes later.
Which languages is the app in?
German and English — both written natively, not auto-translated. You can switch anytime in settings. Most content is identical across languages; some editorial pieces appear in one language first.
Who's behind it?
The same team that's been running lifad.world for over ten years. Small, no publisher, no agency. Contact: [email protected].