LivePhish vs Newport Folk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Stream entire live concert catalog
- Gapless playback
- Scrubbing within tracks
- Social sharing of songs/shows
- Offline playback
- Archival video releases
- LivePhish Radio
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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
Newport Folk
This official companion app provides essential information for attendees of the Newport Folk festival. Access the latest lineup, schedule, event alerts, and maps to enhance your festival experience at The Fort.
- Latest lineup information
- Event schedule
- Event alerts
- Festival map
- Event updates
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Time to grab the official app of Newport Folk! This essential companion app provides the latest lineup and schedule information, event alerts, map, and all the updates you'll need to make the most of your experience at The Fort.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Newport Folk at none against LivePhish's 4. Newport Folk also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). LivePhish's advantage is ratings volume (42K vs 16) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. LivePhish sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Newport Folk asks for nothing beyond the download.
LivePhish holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LivePhish has 42K ratings behind it against 16, 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 61% of Newport Folk's.
LivePhish ships an update every 2 months, Newport Folk every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LivePhish | Newport Folk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (42K ratings) — better | 4.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.6% of reviews — better | 60.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 42K — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | nugs.net enterprises, LLC | Newport Festivals Foundation |
Customer experience
LivePhish
Newport Folk
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
Newport Folk
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
LivePhish
- LivePhish$9.991 Month
- LivePhish With$24.991 Month
- LivePhish$99.991 Year
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- LivePhish With$149.991 Year
Newport Folk
No in-app purchases









