Why do iPhone 4s and 5 take poor quality concert photos?

I can't seem to find a straight answer or any tips for this problem. Hoping someone can hel.
I have an iPhone 4s and my husband has an iPhone 5. Every concert we've been to, we try to get some pictures and they are either all white, over exposed, or out of focus and you can't even tell what you've taken a picture of. Then, once in a while, it autofocuses for a quick second the lighting is correct and image is sharp. But then it goes out of focus again and the next picture turns white and blurry. And it's even worse when you try to zoom in. In fact the zoom takes blurry photos most of the time, whether at a concert or not. But the focus of this question is concert photos. At my most recent concert, I noticed that the person in front of me who had a non-iPhone (looked like a Samsung) was taking beautiful pictures, and she was zooming in and getting close-up shots. Compared to what she had, my iPhone camera was a piece of junk--and it should not be! Is there something we're not doing correctly? Is this just the iPhone has an inferior camera with regard to this kind of lighting? I'm hoping someone can shed some light and advice on this issue.

Thank you, Courcoul. I will check out the Fast Camera and Blux Pro. They could come in handy for other photo-taking activities. However, I'm not sure it's going to solve my white-out-overexposure-blurry problem. Shouldn't we expect Apple's camera to work properly, without any special apps to make it behave for standard type stuff? Especially for the price we pay to own an Apple. It's a drag when you see a Samsung taking good pictures and zooming in without losing focus. I like your advice for other specialized apps, though. Much appreciated. And I will check into them.
If anyone can shed some light (no pun intended) on the over exposure white and out of focus issue with concert photos, I'd love to hear more suggestions. Thanks!!

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