Comparison

Jamselect vs Pulse

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

Head to head
About

Jamselect

Share your favorite music artists, songs, and albums with friends and discover new music through communities. Create or join groups based on genres, moods, or shared experiences to connect with other music lovers.

Highlights
  • Share favorite songs and albums
  • Follow friends' music tastes
  • Join music genre communities
  • Create public or private communities
  • Discover music through shared realities
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Show off your favorite music artist with the songs you love and let your friends into your world of music! Music lovers now have a home. Share your favorite songs and albums. Invite and follow your friends to see the songs and albums they love and listen to. Join music communities that matter to you - wether that be communities around music genres like Afrobeats or Pop Music or Jazz, or communities created around shared realities like where we find music, for example movie soundtracks or music discovered on the radio in traffic or songs you've found yourself putting on repeat - THERE IS A COMMUNITY FOR EVERYONE. You can also create and manage your own public or private community.

About

Pulse

Connect with your local community and discover events, groups, and people who share your interests. This app helps you find local happenings and engage with neighbors without the clutter of mainstream social media.

Highlights
  • Discover local posts and events
  • Join interest-based groups
  • Organize and attend meet-ups
  • Direct and group messaging
  • Connect with neighbors
  • Find local happenings
Features
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Pulse is where your community comes alive. Whether you're new to a city, looking to expand your social circle, or just want to find people who share your interests — Pulse was built for you. DISCOVER YOUR COMMUNITY Browse posts from people around you. See what's happening locally. Stay in the loop without the noise of mainstream social media. JOIN GROUPS THAT MATTER Find and join groups built around shared interests, neighbourhoods, universities, hobbies, and more. Every group has its own space to post, chat, and organise meet-ups. ATTEND LOCAL EVENTS Discover events happening in your community — meet-ups, gigs, talks, sports, art shows. RSVP, share, and find your tribe. CHAT IN COMMUNITIES Direct messages and group chats inside the communities you join. All messaging is gated by mutual consent on both sides — no unsolicited messages from strangers. BUILT FOR LOCAL LIVING Pulse is for anyone who wants to feel more connected to the city they live in. Students, young professionals, creatives, neighbours — all welcome. Your city. Your people. Your pulse. Download free today.

Screenshots

Jamselect4 screens
Pulse4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pulse at none against Jamselect's shown. Pulse also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Jamselect's advantage is ratings volume (6 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Jamselect against 5.0 for Pulse. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jamselect ships an update monthly, Pulse weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Jamselect versus Pulse: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJamselectPulse
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB38 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJamselect LTDDaniel Jemiri

Customer experience

Jamselect

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pulse

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Jamselect

No in-app purchases

None

Pulse

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Jamselect free?
Jamselect is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pulse free?
Pulse is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Jamselect or Pulse?
Jamselect and Pulse are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 6 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Jamselect or Pulse have ads?
Jamselect shows ads; Pulse does not.
Which is updated more often, Jamselect or Pulse?
Jamselect ships an update monthly, and Pulse weekly. Most recently, Jamselect was updated on November 3, 2026 and Pulse on October 31, 2026.

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