My Helena vs Pyrocast
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
My Helena
Connect with your city government to report infrastructure issues and get real-time information on city services. This platform helps residents stay informed and engaged with their local community.
- Real-time city information
- Report infrastructure issues
- Connect with city government
- Stay informed on services
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My Helena is a real-time platform for city residents to get information and report issues about city infrastructure and services. Download today and get connected with your city government.
Pyrocast
Synchronize your fireworks show audio with music for a perfectly timed audience experience. This utility ensures the soundtrack plays in perfect harmony with the visual display.
- Synchronized audio playback
- Fireworks show soundtrack alignment
- Music synchronization
- Audience experience enhancement
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Pyrocast allows your fireworks audience to listen to the firework show audio soundtrack perfectly synchronized to music.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: My Helena at 100% against Pyrocast's 50%. Pyrocast's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months) and rating (4.0 vs 3.8). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Pyrocast holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of My Helena's written reviews are positive against 50% of Pyrocast's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
My Helena ships an update every 18 months, Pyrocast every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | My Helena | Pyrocast |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (4 ratings) | 4.0 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 88 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | City of Helena | IGNITE Firing Systems LLC |
Customer experience
My Helena
Pyrocast
In-app purchases
My Helena
No in-app purchases
Pyrocast
No in-app purchases
