Looking for a new home for your ratings? Here's the honest state of the options in 2026 — including the ones that aren't us.
The short answer: Peak Music Reviews is the closest like-for-like Musicboard replacement — album ratings on a 0–10.0 scale, written reviews, lists, and social profiles — plus a few things Musicboard doesn't offer: live release-night chat rooms, two-sided debates, a For You feed, and a catalog that includes unreleased tracks. It's free, works fully on the web and on iOS, and ships updates weekly.
As for Musicboard itself: as of August 2026 its iOS app hasn't been updated since May 2025, its Android app isn't currently on Google Play, and TechCrunch reported a stretch of multi-day outages earlier this year. Nothing official says it's shutting down, and it may well pick back up — but plenty of its users are looking for a second home in the meantime.
| Feature | Peak | Musicboard |
|---|---|---|
| Album ratings | 0–10.0, one decimal | Half-star scale |
| Written reviews | ✓ | ✓ |
| Lists | ✓ | ✓ |
| Live release-night chat rooms | ✓ | ✕ |
| Two-sided debates with votes | ✓ | ✕ |
| Posts + For You feed | ✓ | ✕ |
| Unreleased / leaked tracks in catalog | Via Genius deep library | ✕ |
| Profile customization | Themes, showcases, favorites | Basic |
| Full web app | ✓ | App-first |
| iOS app | On the App Store | Last update May 2025 |
| Android | Planned | Not currently on Google Play |
| Price | Core free — patron perks planned | Free + Pro subscription |
| Update cadence | Weekly | Paused since May 2025 |
Musicboard details as reported / observed August 2026 — corrections welcome at contact@peakmusicreviews.com
Musicboard doesn't offer a public data export, so there's no automatic importer — from us or anyone else. Rebuilding by hand is faster than it sounds:
If enough switchers want a proper import tool, we'll build one — say so at contact@peakmusicreviews.com.
The deepest ratings database and genre charts on the internet, built over two decades, with a community of serious listeners to match. It's web-only with no app, and it's built around cataloguing rather than feeds and conversation. A great choice if depth of data is what you value most.
The best place for aggregated critic and user scores and year-end charts. Reviews and profiles are there too, with a lighter social layer, and it's built web-first. A great choice if you mainly want to check and compare scores.
Tracks what you listen to automatically (scrobbling) and shows your stats — but it isn't a rating or review platform at all. Many people run it alongside a review site rather than instead of one.
Nothing official has been announced. What is public: TechCrunch reported in February 2026 that Musicboard had a stretch of multi-day outages, the Android app is not currently available on Google Play, and the iOS app has not shipped an update since May 2025. Some users have asked for a data export so they can keep their ratings either way.
Peak Music Reviews is the closest like-for-like replacement: 0–10.0 decimal album ratings, written reviews, lists, and social profiles — plus a few things Musicboard doesn't offer, like live release-night chat rooms, two-sided debates, a For You feed, and a catalog that includes unreleased tracks via Genius. It is free, actively updated, and works fully on the web as well as iOS. RateYourMusic and Album of the Year are solid web-only databases if you mainly want charts rather than a social app.
There is no automatic importer yet — Musicboard does not offer a public data export. Rebuilding your top albums on Peak takes a few minutes: the universal search covers the entire Spotify catalog plus Genius deep cuts, and rating an album is two taps. If enough switchers ask, a dedicated import tool is on the table — tell us at contact@peakmusicreviews.com.
Yes — all core functionality is free: rating, reviews, lists, live release rooms, debates, posts, and profile themes. An optional patron subscription with extra perks is planned, but the core experience stays free.
Yes — an iOS app on the App Store, with the exact same content and account as the website, so you are never locked to one platform. An Android release is planned. Unlike app-only services, everything also works in any browser.
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