# Helping Friendly App — Read the Book

> Phish setlist database and personal concert statistics tracker. (iPhone/iPad app by Richard Wollack.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helping-friendly-app/id360564876 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Richard Wollack](https://appshunter.io/developer/969543131)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.90/5 from 60 App Store ratings · 80 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2010-03-10
- Data updated: 2026-08-03
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helping-friendly-app/id360564876/reviews.md

## What is Helping Friendly App?

The Helping Friendly App (HFA) is the must-have app for every Phish Phan! It is a comprehensive database of every Phish setlist since 1983 and it helps you keep track of your personal stats, compare your stats to your friends and much more. All setlist data provided courtesy of The Mockingbird Foundation / Phish.net.

## Key features

- Phish setlist database
- Personal stats tracking
- Friend comparison
- Comprehensive data since 1983
- Phish.net integration

## What do users think of Helping Friendly App?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Great Phish companion app
- 📊 Useful stats tracking
- 💡 Real-time updates (when working)
- ✨ Definitive Phish stats nerd app
- 📱 Syncs with phish.net
- 🤩 Incredible app resource
- 💯 Love the app
- 🌟 Back and better than ever
- 💖 Love the updates
- 🥳 Pumped for new features
- 👍 Great app, love it
- 🚀 Working great now
- 💯 Best app ever
- 👍 Great phan tool
- 😍 Amazing app
- ✅ App is back up and running
- 💖 Love this app
- 💯 Best Phish app
- 👍 Great app

**Cons**

- 🐛 Set lists not always correct
- 🐛 Import shows option fails
- 🐛 Syncing issues with .net
- 🐛 App deleted stats/shows
- 🐛 Cannot manually add shows
- 🐛 Misleading info about syncing
- 🐛 Human Nature missing from setlist
- 🐛 Encore missing
- 🐛 Date missing from app
- 🐛 Setlist updates infrequent
- 🐛 Slow updates
- 🐛 Clunky and outdated
- 🐛 Not updated since 2017
- 🐛 Crashes often
- 🐛 Stats not updated
- 🐛 App deleted previous shows
- 🐛 Hard to navigate
- 🐛 Abandoned app
- 🐛 Not updated in years
- 🐛 Email support non-responsive
- 🐛 Constant crashing
- 🐛 Stats deleted by updates
- 🐛 Tabs in search crash app
- 🐛 Missing shows after 2017
- 🐛 Not updated for NYE 18/Mexico 19
- 🐛 Baker's Dozen populated incorrectly
- 🐛 No shows after 2017
- 🐛 Stats not updated
- 🐛 Delay in updates
- 🐛 Paid app not updated
- 🐛 App not updated in almost four years
- 🐛 Set lists not updating
- 🐛 Support non-responsive
- 🐛 Shows post-2011 need update
- 🐛 Paid app not updated daily
- 🐛 App doesn't update daily
- 🐛 Shortened title needed for icon
- 🐛 Not seamless
- 🐛 Wilson could make it bad

**Commonly reported bugs**

- NYE 2025/6 incorrect setlist
- Cream & Sincere missing
- Me & Bobby McGee not played
- Import shows option fails
- Syncing issues with .net
- App deleted all stats/shows
- Cannot resync
- Error message 'try again'
- Human Nature not showing on July 20 2024 show
- Encore missing for 5/28/22
- Oct 29th 2021 date missing
- 10/29/21 missing from Vegas '21 Halloween run
- Login not working
- Password not working on app but works on website
- Cannot refresh or update during tour to add new shows
- Contrast issues (black on black font)
- Not importing 2020 show stats from phish.net
- Bugs prevent login or registration
- App crashing
- Cannot register as a user
- Black font on black background in night mode
- Crashing issues
- Dark appearance setting makes text unreadable
- Horrible font and background color choices
- Dark mode not working
- Setlist updates are infrequent
- Latest shows not updated in a timely manner
- App won't open
- Baker's Dozen populated incorrectly
- August 6th show listed several times
- Last two Dicks shows never added
- App crashes when trying to look up shows
- Tabs in search feature crash the app
- Stats only works sometimes
- Stats deleted twice by updates
- No shows after 2017
- App not updated since 2017 tour
- Shows after 2010 not appearing without in-app update
- Crash last Halloween, developer fixed it
- App not updated regularly
- App not updated since 9/1

**Most requested features**

- Count NYE shows as January
- Link out to Phish.net pages
- Integration with phish.in, Relisten, or LivePhish+
- Update for 2024 stats
- Manually enter shows
- Add NYE 18 run and Mexico 19 to stats
- Ability to add friends and compare shows
- Tap on a song to see overall stats

## Recent user reviews (10 of 80)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/helping-friendly-app/id360564876/reviews.md

### 2/5 — Set lists aren’t always correct

*2026-01-02, version 5.7.0*

NYE 2025/6 is incorrect.   Cream & Sincere are missing and they didn’t play Me & Bobby McGee!!

### 4/5 — NYE shows should count as January

*2025-12-17*

Seeing the stat about months you’ve seen a show. I think New years shows should also count as January since the third set takes place in January. I was at big cypress and that set went on for 6+ hours into January

### 1/5 — “Import shows” option fails to import my shows!

*2025-04-07*

“Import shows” option fails to import my shows. Please fix this crucial error i cannot enter every show by hand! Please please update!!

### 5/5 — Best setlist and tracking app

*2025-01-02*

Is it possible to manually enter shows now that there are syncing issues with .net? I can’t seem to add my 2024 shows.

### 1/5 — Misleading info

*2024-12-30, version 5.3.0*

You are NOT still able to sync your shows from .net. App deleted all my stats/shows (originally imported from .net years ago) and will not resync. Keeps saying “error try again”. I’ve logged out, deleted, redownloaded. Still won’t sync. When I log into phish.net in safari though all my shows are still there.

### 5/5 — Human Nature!

*2024-08-04, version 5.2.10*

Thanks so kindly for making this incredible app! What a resource! Oddly, Human Nature is not showing up on the July 20 2024 great woods show, between number line and its ice.

### 5/5 — Update for 2024

*2024-05-24*

Hello, will you be updating the app with 2024 stats? Thanks so much.

### 4/5 — A Must Have Phish Companion

*2023-02-25, version 5.2.6*

I was pinged about this on a Phish Discord and downloaded for this Mexico run, and I have to say I’m impressed! It’s notification system pings me before the songs even start on my couch stream, and the stats tools are neat. Now I just need to recall all the show’s I’ve heard (I’m new, haven’t seen any shows yet, was supposed to do YEMSG 2022 but got Covid 😖) for the stats.

Things I’d love to see, and would make this perfect:
Could we get a link out to the Phish.net pages for each show, I like checking reviews, notes, jam charts while listening.

Similarly integration with any or all of: phish.in, Relisten, or the LivePhish+ app to open a way to listen to that show.

### 5/5 — Issues fixed. Love this app

*2022-08-05*

Great app, love it, I constantly find myself looking at this app before and after shows whether I was at show or not. Thanks!

### 4/5 — So so good now!!

*2022-07-31*

Way to go! I know this app is a Labor of love for the developer and I’m elated that he finally found the time and resources to update it. Working great now, real time updates, accurate stats, always some bugs (but I’m ok with that because the developer tries to do as much with the app as possible). The definitive Phish stats nerd app. When it works, is the second most used app on my phone.

## Frequently asked questions about Helping Friendly App

### What does the Helping Friendly App do?

The Helping Friendly App provides a comprehensive database of all Phish setlists from 1983 to the present. It also allows users to track their personal concert attendance statistics and compare them with friends.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include access to a complete Phish setlist archive, personal statistics tracking for concerts attended, and the ability to compare your stats with those of your friends. The app relies on data from Phish.net.

### Is this app free to use?

Yes, the Helping Friendly App is free to download and use. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned.

### Who is the target audience for the Helping Friendly App?

This app is specifically designed for Phish fans, often referred to as 'Phish Phans'. It caters to those who want to delve deep into the band's performance history and track their own concert-going experiences.

### Where does the setlist data come from?

All setlist data provided within the Helping Friendly App is courtesy of The Mockingbird Foundation and Phish.net, a well-known resource for Phish information.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.11.0 — 2026-07-19

Live shows are now displayed on the home screen.

### 5.10.0 — 2026-07-14

Liquid Glass support - end of the doughnut nav bar era

### 5.9.0 — 2026-07-13

Removed ratings - no longer supported through .net.

### 5.8.0 — 2026-07-12

- Fixed an issue where shows won't import from .net due to API updates
- Seeded shows up to date through DC 7/11

### 5.7.0 — 2025-07-29

- Updated through end of summer tour.

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