Comparison

JAM Card vs HOLISTICON

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

JAM Card

This app provides a discreet way to communicate the need for extra patience and support in various social situations. It helps overcome communication barriers by allowing users to quickly display a message indicating they need 'Just A Minute'. It's recognized as a tool for accessibility and inclusion, particularly for individuals with invisible disabilities.

Highlights
  • One-tap card display
  • Customizable messages
  • Find friendly locations
  • Rate and review experiences
  • Provide app feedback
Features
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The JAM Card App is FREE, it’s an easy and discreet way to let others know that you need ‘Just A Minute’ of patience and support. It’s a simple but brilliant concept for overcoming communication barriers – ‘You show it. They know it’ Show your JAM Card with one tap when you need a little extra time and help while shopping, in restaurants and hotels, on public transport and in the workplace and discover how it takes the stress out of social situations. Major global brands are among thousands of JAM-Card friendly businesses worldwide, with staff trained to immediately recognise your card and provide assistance. Recognised as a leading accessibility and inclusion tool, JAM Card has proved so successful it is now the go-to choice for people with an invisible disability or condition, including a learning disability, autism, ADHD and many more. Our App is just as easy-to-use and discreet as the JAM Card – plus it’s packed with many more fantastic features. Scroll to explore what it offers you… * Quick and easy to download * Show your JAM Card with one click * Choose a message that suits your needs * Find places to visit * Rate and review your experiences * Help improve services for people like you * Give App feedback and improve services

About

HOLISTICON

Features
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HOLISTICON is Ireland's new mind, body and soul event series, and this is its app. Explore who is exhibiting and what is on: healers, therapists, makers and teachers, with photos, descriptions and links, and a programme of talks, workshops and sound journeys. Tap the heart on the stalls you want to visit and the sessions you want to catch, and they gather under My Day, with a timeline for the day and a list to tick off as you go. Share a practitioner or a session with a friend, or add a session to your calendar. The HOLISTICON Badge lives here too. Buy it once on the website, and every stall in the hall honours a benefit for you: a discount, a small gift, or both. Scan the stall's code or type it in, confirm, and it is claimed, even with no signal in the hall. What you have shared with each stall is yours to switch off at any time. Every morning and evening the daily ritual offers an affirmation or a gratitude to keep, and the whispering well shares a line from the teachers whenever you want one. The app follows the sky where you are: a bright solar look by day, a cosmic look after dusk, and a glass slider to set how much of the sky shows through. Turn on notifications for event news and changes to the sessions you are attending, add a Face ID lock if you like, and keep the app upright or let it turn with your phone. Your account is the same as on holisticon.ie, so your Badge, favourites and plan are the same everywhere. Browsing needs no account at all. Next event: HOLISTICON Carlow, Talbot Hotel Carlow, Sunday 27 September 2026. Free entry. Questions: holiapp@regurk.ie

Screenshots

JAM Card4 screens
HOLISTICON4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HOLISTICON at none against JAM Card's shown. HOLISTICON also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

JAM Card ships an update fortnightly, HOLISTICON every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
JAM Card versus HOLISTICON: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJAM CardHOLISTICON
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB71 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNOW GroupREGURK LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

JAM Card

No in-app purchases

None

HOLISTICON

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is JAM Card free?
JAM Card is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HOLISTICON free?
HOLISTICON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do JAM Card or HOLISTICON have ads?
JAM Card shows ads; HOLISTICON does not.
Which is updated more often, JAM Card or HOLISTICON?
JAM Card ships an update fortnightly, and HOLISTICON every 3 days. Most recently, JAM Card was updated on October 23, 2026 and HOLISTICON on October 24, 2026.

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