HSB 2026 vs Sourcerer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
HSB 2026
This app provides information for a major music festival held annually in Golden Gate Park. It features artist announcements, bonus content, and the final schedule for the event.
- Artist announcements
- Bonus content
- Final schedule
- Event dates and location
- Multiple stages information
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Join us October 2-4, 2026 for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. We'll welcome more than 70 artists across 6 stages, as well as local food vendors and special guests. As always, Hardly Strictly is 100% FREE for everyone and built with love right here in San Francisco. Watch the app for sneak peek artist announcements, bonus content, and the final schedule on September 22, 2026!
Sourcerer
Discover cultural events directly from trusted sources without algorithmic noise or ads. Follow venues, curators, and communities to build a personalized feed of upcoming parties, readings, and talks. Plan your weeks with saved and shared events, and explore what's happening nearby.
- Personalized event feed
- Follow trusted sources
- Save and share events
- Collaborative planning
- Map-based event discovery
- Ad-free experience
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Sourcerer puts you in control of your cultural calendar. No more scrolling through endless noise, ads, or algorithmic guesses. Sourcerer lets you follow the venues, curators, and communities you trust, so you never miss what matters. Whether it’s a warehouse party, poetry reading, or low-key panel talk, Sourcerer gives you a clear feed of what’s coming up, straight from the source. — Features — - Personalized event feed curated by you - Follow event calendars from venues, promoters, collectives, and artists - Save, share, and collaboratively plan your weeks - See what events are going on around you with map-based features - No ads. No predictive algorithms. Just the good stuff Sourcerer is currently focused on San Francisco but expanding soon. We don’t sell your data. We don’t track you unnecessarily. We’re building a better way to discover what’s happening. Account required to save events and follow sources. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sourcerer at 100% against HSB 2026's 42%. Sourcerer also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months). HSB 2026's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (45 vs 6). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Sourcerer sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. HSB 2026 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sourcerer holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HSB 2026 has 45 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of HSB 2026's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sourcerer's.
HSB 2026 ships an update every 6 months, Sourcerer every 9 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | HSB 2026 | Sourcerer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (45 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 41.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 45 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 48 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | HSB LLC | Sourcerer |
Customer experience
HSB 2026
Sourcerer
In-app purchases
HSB 2026
No in-app purchases
Sourcerer
- Sourcerer Pro Monthly1 Month trial$7.991 Month
- Sourcerer Pro Yearly$79.991 Year
