JamBase vs Attics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JamBase
Discover local concerts and live music events happening in your area. Stay updated on upcoming shows for all your favorite artists across every musical genre. Find out who's playing near you and never miss a live performance.
- Find local concerts
- Discover upcoming shows
- Browse all musical genres
- Stay updated on live music
- Concert information on the go
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Go See Live Music!! Find local concerts for all your favorite artists! JamBase is the premiere destination for live music concert information, offering tens of thousands of upcoming shows across all musical genres. Now you can stay in the loop on local shows while on the go by finding out who's playing in your area.
Attics
Access and stream thousands of live concert recordings from popular bands like the Grateful Dead, Billy Strings, and more. Easily find shows, enjoy gapless playback, and download your favorites for offline listening.
- Stream live concert recordings
- Download shows for offline listening
- Easy show navigation
- Gapless playback
- Share favorite shows
- Access 30+ bands and 20k+ shows
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Attics is a fast, simple, and reliable app that lets you stream and download thousands of live Grateful Dead, Billy Strings, Dead & Company, JRAD, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and many more concert recordings hosted on the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive. Features: - Easy to navigate: get right to the show you're looking for - 30+ bands, 20k+ shows, more being added regularly - Gapless playback - Share your favorite shows with your friends - Download and listen to your favorite shows offline
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Verdict
JamBase and Attics both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 98% of Attics's written reviews are positive against 55% of JamBase's. JamBase's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.5K vs 465). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for JamBase against 4.9 for Attics. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.5K and 465 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of JamBase's written reviews are positive against 98% of Attics's.
JamBase ships an update fortnightly, Attics every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JamBase | Attics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.5K ratings) | 4.9 (465 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews | 97.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 465 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | JamBase | Zachary Wood |
Customer experience
JamBase
Attics
User reviews
JamBase
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😎 Spliff Mama Approved!
- 👍 Great App
- 🤩 Amazing
- 🌟 Wow
- 🤩 Amazing!
Room to improve
- 🤔 Location by Zip code doesn't work
- 🤔 Cannot view past shows in App
- 🤔 Can't see all the shows
- 🤔 Not all events can be trusted.
- 🤔 Can't Scroll
Attics
From 465 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎶 Excellent collection of live music
- 👍 User-friendly interface
- 🔍 Easy to find and access shows
- 🙌 Grateful Dead and other jam bands covered
- 💯 High-quality audio
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔍 Search function could be improved
- 🎶 Lack of gapless playback
- 📱 No CarPlay or HomePod integration
Bugs and requests
JamBase
Reported bugs
5 issues- Location finder keeps placing user in wrong location
- Login issues, unable to log in on app
- Crashes frequently, especially when trying to view shows
- Incompatible with newer iOS versions
- Missing venue and ticket price details when viewing shows
Requested features
9 requests- Add ability to view past shows in the app
- Increase search radius beyond 200 miles
- Integrate with native calendar apps
- Add map view of shows
- Add ability to sort shows by distance or popularity
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- Add news/article section
- Show number of users who have saved a show
- Add ability to add shows to phone calendar
- Fix the app
Attics
Reported bugs
2 issues- Network errors causing connectivity issues
- Inconsistent behavior between downloaded and streaming shows
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to create playlists or queue songs
- Implement offline listening/download option
- Add more artists beyond Grateful Dead
- Improve sorting/filtering options
In-app purchases
JamBase
No in-app purchases
Attics
No in-app purchases
