Real Fans Don't Need to Be Bribed.
Push.fm's fan-gating model trades follows for freebies. The result? Hollow metrics, disengaged audiences, and a strategy that Spotify is actively cracking down on. NotNoise helps you grow a real fanbase with authentic tools: smart links, playlist pitching, managed ads, and cross-platform analytics.
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Push.fm vs NotNoise
Why Push.fm's Model Is a Trap
Free smart links sound great until you realize the growth strategy behind them is built on sand. Here's what Push.fm doesn't tell you.
Fan-Gating Produces Hollow Followers
Push.fm's Reward Links require fans to follow you, save a track, or complete social actions before unlocking content. The problem? These incentivized follows aren't real fans. They're people who wanted a free download and will never stream your music again. Your follower count goes up, but your engagement rate tanks. Algorithms notice, and your reach actually decreases.
Spotify Is Cracking Down Hard
Spotify's API terms explicitly prohibit incentivized engagement. They're tightening restrictions on apps that gate content behind follows and saves. Artists using fan-gating tools risk having their streams flagged, their algorithmic recommendations reduced, or their accounts penalized. Push.fm's core feature is on a collision course with the platform your career depends on.
Pre-Saves Limited to 3 Platforms
Push.fm only supports pre-saves on Spotify, Apple Music, and Deezer. That leaves out Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, and every other platform where your fans listen. In a fragmented streaming landscape, limiting pre-saves to three services means leaving fans behind and missing chart-eligible saves on platforms that matter.
No Real Analytics or Growth Tools
Push.fm shows page views and click counts. That's the extent of their analytics. No Spotify streaming data, no cross-platform insights, no geographic breakdowns, no audience demographics. And beyond links, there's nothing: no playlist pitching, no ad campaign management, no AI video creation. You get a link and a gating mechanic, and you're on your own for everything else.
NotNoise vs Push.fm
Grow your audience with real tools instead of incentivized tricks.
Fan Engagement
Growth Tools
Analytics
Platform Safety
Trade Gated Follows for Real Growth
Stop incentivizing hollow engagement. Start building an audience that actually cares about your music.
Sign Up for NotNoise Free
Create your free account in seconds. No credit card, no gating required. Your complete music marketing platform is ready from day one.
Start FreeCreate Your Smart Links
Build smart links that send fans to every streaming platform, not just three. No forced follows, no content gates, just clean links that convert because the music speaks for itself.
Enable Pre-Saves on All Platforms
Set up pre-saves across Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer, and more. Push.fm limits you to three platforms. NotNoise supports them all.
Explore Playlist Pitching
Submit your tracks to our vetted playlist pitching network. This is real growth: genuine curators placing your music in front of real listeners who chose to be there. No bribes, no gates.
Launch Your First Ad Campaign
Use NotNoise's managed Meta ad campaigns to reach targeted listeners. Paid ads with proper targeting convert better than gated follows because the people who click actually want to hear your music.
Artists Who Chose Real Growth
Real stories from musicians who learned the hard way that gated follows don't build careers.
“I ran Push.fm Reward Links for six months and gained 2,000 Spotify followers. Sounds great, right? Except my monthly listeners barely moved. My save rate dropped. My algorithmic playlists dried up. Those followers never came back to listen. They followed to unlock a free download and forgot I existed. With NotNoise's playlist pitching and ads, I gained 800 followers in two months, but these ones actually stream my music every week.”
Marcus T.
R&B Artist · Chicago, IL
Switched after 6 months of hollow growth
“Push.fm froze my account with no explanation. I had $1,400 in pending fan payments and couldn't access any of it for three weeks. Their support was basically nonexistent. I eventually got my money, but the trust was gone. I moved everything to NotNoise and haven't looked back. The tools are better, the support actually exists, and I don't worry about waking up locked out of my own campaigns.”
Sofia L.
Pop Artist · Madrid, Spain
Switched after account freeze incident
“Someone in a production Discord asked why fan-gating was risky, and I shared my story. I used Push.fm's Reward Links on three consecutive releases. Each time, my follower count spiked and then engagement cratered. By the third release, Spotify's algorithm was barely surfacing my music. I realized I'd trained the algorithm to think my fans weren't real. Switching to NotNoise and focusing on genuine growth through pitching and targeted ads was the reset my career needed.”
Kai W.
Electronic Producer · Berlin, Germany
Switched after algorithmic decline from gated follows
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about fan-gating risks and switching to authentic growth tools.
Real Fans Don't Need to Be Bribed.
Stop trading downloads for hollow follows. NotNoise gives you the tools to grow an audience that genuinely cares about your music. Smart links, playlist pitching, managed ads, and real analytics. Free to start, no credit card required.