JamBase vs Helping Friendly App
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.
Helping Friendly App
Access a comprehensive database of Phish setlists dating back to 1983. Track your personal concert statistics and compare them with friends. This app is essential for dedicated fans of the band.
- Phish setlist database
- Personal stats tracking
- Friend comparison
- Comprehensive data since 1983
- Phish.net integration
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The Helping Friendly App (HFA) is the must-have app for every Phish Phan! It is a comprehensive database of every Phish setlist since 1983 and it helps you keep track of your personal stats, compare your stats to your friends and much more. All setlist data provided courtesy of The Mockingbird Foundation / Phish.net.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JamBase at 4.9 against Helping Friendly App's 3.9. JamBase also leads on ratings volume (1.5K vs 60) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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.
JamBase holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: JamBase has 1.5K ratings behind it against 60, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of JamBase's written reviews are positive against 60% of Helping Friendly App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JamBase | Helping Friendly App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.5K ratings) — better | 3.9 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 54.9% of reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.5K — better | 60 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | JamBase | Richard Wollack |
Customer experience
JamBase
Helping Friendly App
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
Helping Friendly App
From 60 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great Phish companion app
- 📊 Useful stats tracking
- 💡 Real-time updates (when working)
- ✨ Definitive Phish stats nerd app
- 📱 Syncs with phish.net
Room to improve
- 🐛 Set lists not always correct
- 🐛 Import shows option fails
- 🐛 Syncing issues with .net
- 🐛 App deleted stats/shows
- 🐛 Cannot manually add shows
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
Helping Friendly App
Reported bugs
41 issues- NYE 2025/6 incorrect setlist
- Cream & Sincere missing
- Me & Bobby McGee not played
- Import shows option fails
- Syncing issues with .net
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- App deleted all stats/shows
- Cannot resync
- Error message 'try again'
- Human Nature not showing on July 20 2024 show
- Encore missing for 5/28/22
- Oct 29th 2021 date missing
- 10/29/21 missing from Vegas '21 Halloween run
- Login not working
- Password not working on app but works on website
- Cannot refresh or update during tour to add new shows
- Contrast issues (black on black font)
- Not importing 2020 show stats from phish.net
- Bugs prevent login or registration
- App crashing
- Cannot register as a user
- Black font on black background in night mode
- Crashing issues
- Dark appearance setting makes text unreadable
- Horrible font and background color choices
- Dark mode not working
- Setlist updates are infrequent
- Latest shows not updated in a timely manner
- App won't open
- Baker's Dozen populated incorrectly
- August 6th show listed several times
- Last two Dicks shows never added
- App crashes when trying to look up shows
- Tabs in search feature crash the app
- Stats only works sometimes
- Stats deleted twice by updates
- No shows after 2017
- App not updated since 2017 tour
- Shows after 2010 not appearing without in-app update
- Crash last Halloween, developer fixed it
- App not updated regularly
- App not updated since 9/1
Requested features
8 requests- Count NYE shows as January
- Link out to Phish.net pages
- Integration with phish.in, Relisten, or LivePhish+
- Update for 2024 stats
- Manually enter shows
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- Add NYE 18 run and Mexico 19 to stats
- Ability to add friends and compare shows
- Tap on a song to see overall stats
In-app purchases
JamBase
No in-app purchases
Helping Friendly App
No in-app purchases
Questions
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