Helping Friendly App vs Martian Monster
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Martian Monster
Embark on a solo mission to explore the Martian landscape. This app provides unique sound bites to accompany your journey. Make the most of your limited time on the red planet.
- Mars exploration simulation
- Interactive sound bites
- Astronaut experience
- Limited time gameplay
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You have been selected as the first astronaut to explore the planet Mars! Keep these phishy sound-bites handy as you explore. And remember: your trip is short!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Martian Monster at 4.9 against Helping Friendly App's 3.9. Martian Monster also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and ratings volume (318 vs 61). Helping Friendly App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). 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.
Martian Monster holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Martian Monster has 318 ratings behind it against 61, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Helping Friendly App's written reviews are positive against 100% of Martian Monster's.
Helping Friendly App ships an update every 3 weeks, Martian Monster every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Helping Friendly App | Martian Monster |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (61 ratings) | 4.9 (318 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 61 | 318 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Richard Wollack | Viktor Denic |
Customer experience
Helping Friendly App
Martian Monster
User reviews
Helping Friendly App
From 61 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
Martian Monster
From 318 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 😊 Highly enjoyable and fun for Phish fans
- 🎵 Well-curated song samples and sound effects
- 🎹 Creative musical instrument-like functionality
- 👍 User-friendly and simple interface
- 🎧 Works well alongside other music apps
Room to improve
- ⏰ No updates for approximately 5 years
- 😞 Outdated content relative to recent Phish shows
- 📱 Potential compatibility issues with older devices
Bugs and requests
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
Martian Monster
Reported bugs
1 issue- No sound on iPhone 4s devices
Requested features
9 requests- Fishman sound pad with 'Yeah' and 'uhhh huuuuu' samples
- Summer 2021 show samples
- Kasvot Växt update with 'Faceplant into Rock' sound
- More recent Phish concert samples
- Additional screaming cat sounds
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- Individual band member sounds
- More spaceship crash and cat meow sounds
- Slow Llama preset jam
- Halloween 2018 effects
In-app purchases
Helping Friendly App
No in-app purchases
Martian Monster
No in-app purchases
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