Comparison

LivePhish vs Setlist Carrot

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

Head to head
About

LivePhish

Access a vast catalog of live concert recordings and stream them on demand. Enjoy features like gapless playback, song sharing, and offline listening with a subscription. Explore featured shows and radio for free.

Highlights
  • Stream entire live concert catalog
  • Gapless playback
  • Scrubbing within tracks
  • Social sharing of songs/shows
  • Offline playback
  • Archival video releases
  • LivePhish Radio
Features
Currently charting
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Every night is a different show. Now you can watch all of them. LivePhish is the official streaming home of Phish and the only place to watch every concert live, replay sets on demand, and access the complete official archive. For more than two decades, LivePhish has been the direct connection between the band and the fans who follow every note. LivePhish With is the new, complete Phish experience: Now, every Phish concert is streamed live in 4K (where available), every night of the tour. On-demand replay access will be available (availability windows may vary), so you can go back to that second-set jam the morning after. Plus: -The complete official lossless audio archive: every show since 2002. -Exclusive releases from the Phish Archives. -Select archival concert video, with more on the way. Every Phish livestream is exclusive to LivePhish With members. One subscription covers every show and no more buying individual streams. LivePhish keeps you connected through the full audio archive and exclusive Phish Archives releases. LivePhish With $149.99/year · $24.99/month Annual rate locked for the first year of membership. Renews automatically at the then-current member rate unless canceled. LivePhish $99.99/year · $9.99/month LivePhish Subscription Payment and Auto-Renewal Terms LivePhish offers auto-renewing monthly and annual subscriptions to stream music from the LivePhish catalog. Two subscription types are available, each with two tiers: monthly (30 days) and annual (365 days). All subscriptions auto-renew. A LivePhish monthly subscription is $9.99 per month and the yearly subscription is $99.99 per year. A LivePhish With monthly subscription is $24.99 per month and the yearly subscription is $149.99 per year. Payment will be charged to the iTunes Account at the end of your trial period if applicable, otherwise at the time of your purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the users Account Settings after purchase. LivePhish Terms of Use - https://www.livephish.com/terms.aspx LivePhish Privacy Policy - https://www.livephish.com/privacy.aspx

About

Setlist Carrot

Explore past concerts by your favorite artists, discovering the exact songs played at specific shows. Create custom playlists directly within the app, mirroring the authentic setlist order.

Highlights
  • Search artist gigs by location and year
  • View songs played at specific shows
  • Create Apple Music playlists from setlists
  • Relive past concert experiences
  • Discover song covers played live
Features
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Research your next gig or relive your last one. Setlist carrot will allow you to search for your favourite artist gigs down to the location and year of the show to find what songs or covers were played on that night. Forget best of playlists, listen to the tracks in the order the Artist think they should be heard by creating Apple Music playlists of the setlist direct from the app

Screenshots

LivePhish4 screens
Setlist Carrot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LivePhish at 4.9 against Setlist Carrot's 3.9. LivePhish also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months) and review sentiment (78% vs 50%). Setlist Carrot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. LivePhish sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Setlist Carrot asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LivePhish holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LivePhish has 42K ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of LivePhish's written reviews are positive against 50% of Setlist Carrot's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LivePhish ships an update every 2 months, Setlist Carrot every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
LivePhish versus Setlist Carrot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivePhishSetlist Carrot
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (42K ratings) — better3.9 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings42K — better15
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 19 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#34 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developernugs.net enterprises, LLCLee Gaskell

Customer experience

LivePhish

All ratings41,585 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews352 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral5.7%
Negative16.8%

Setlist Carrot

All ratings15 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral26.7%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LivePhish

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Playback stops unexpectedly
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching networks
  • Search and browsing issues
  • Syncing problems with 'My Stash'
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved playlist management and sorting
  • Native CarPlay and Apple TV integration
  • Gapless playback and scrubbing controls
  • Better offline listening options
  • More historical content from early Phish eras

Setlist Carrot

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

LivePhish

Subscriptions4
  • LivePhish$9.991 Month
  • LivePhish With$24.991 Month
  • LivePhish$99.991 Year
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  • LivePhish With$149.991 Year
None

Setlist Carrot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LivePhish free?
LivePhish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Setlist Carrot free?
Setlist Carrot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LivePhish or Setlist Carrot?
LivePhish is rated higher. LivePhish averages 4.9 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while Setlist Carrot averages 3.9 from 15 ratings.
Do LivePhish or Setlist Carrot have ads?
Neither LivePhish nor Setlist Carrot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LivePhish or Setlist Carrot?
LivePhish ships an update every 2 months, and Setlist Carrot every 19 months. Most recently, LivePhish was updated on October 28, 2026 and Setlist Carrot on October 24, 2026.

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