Etree Mobile vs HSB 2026
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Etree Mobile
Access a vast collection of live music recordings from over 6,100 bands. Stream or search for over 250,000 live performances, including Taper's Section recordings and FLAC file playback.
- Live Music Archive access
- Over 250,000 live performances
- Taper's Section recordings
- FLAC file playback
- Searchable collection
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Etree Mobile gives you easy streaming access to the Live Music Archive on your iOS device - over 6,100 bands and more than 250,000 live performances. Listen to the latest recordings or search the collection to find those hidden gems. New features include Taper's Section recordings and FLAC file playback.
HSB 2026
This app provides information for a major music festival held annually in Golden Gate Park. It features artist announcements, bonus content, and the final schedule for the event.
- Artist announcements
- Bonus content
- Final schedule
- Event dates and location
- Multiple stages information
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Join us October 2-4, 2026 for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. We'll welcome more than 70 artists across 6 stages, as well as local food vendors and special guests. As always, Hardly Strictly is 100% FREE for everyone and built with love right here in San Francisco. Watch the app for sneak peek artist announcements, bonus content, and the final schedule on September 22, 2026!
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Verdict
Etree Mobile and HSB 2026 both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Etree Mobile's written reviews are positive against 42% of HSB 2026's. Etree Mobile also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Etree Mobile against 4.1 for HSB 2026. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 45 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Etree Mobile's written reviews are positive against 42% of HSB 2026's.
Etree Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, HSB 2026 every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Etree Mobile | HSB 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) | 4.1 (45 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews — better | 41.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 45 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dan Tepper | HSB LLC |
Customer experience
Etree Mobile
HSB 2026
Bugs and requests
Etree Mobile
Reported bugs
31 issues- Playback controls behave oddly
- Cannot filter by year for concert recordings
- Show reviews aren't accessible
- Lost all favorites in transition
- App crashes when opening
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- Cannot stream any music
- App stopped working months ago
- Crashes every time I open it
- Not pulling all artists from LMA
- Won't show set one, only set two
- Crashing before the app even opens
- Crashes when I select a show to download
- Hangs or shuts off when phone goes to Home Screen or switches apps
- Crashes if you attempt to search for an artist using the icon at the bottom
- Crashes every time I try to download a show
- Hangs forever trying to load a song
- Crashes once I've selected a show and need to download it
- Shuts down when my phone sleeps
- Cannot share shows from the app
- App stops playing when you switch to something else
- Music stops anytime I switch off the app or my phone screen turns off
- App shuts down when phone screen goes dark/sleeps
- Music stops playing when phone sleeps or is turned off
- Cannot play while screen locked/off the app
- Plays running in the background or after phone locks again
- App freezes upon selecting the Dead
- App always crashes when I try selecting a show and/or song
- App won't rotate on original iPad
- Playback pauses for a split second when switching to another app
- Many shows appear with songs out of order
- When clicking on a year in the GD catalogue, the app often shuts down
Requested features
19 requests- Bring back filter by year
- Bring back show reviews
- Bring back ability to sort by year
- Bring back avg star rating for shows
- Link fill info files
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- Ability to filter downloads
- Ability to sort downloads
- Ability to remove downloads
- Share feature (copy URL)
- Apple Carplay use
- Add Community Audio recordings
- Create an account to save favorites
- Add Dead and Company shows
- Volume control via Apple Watch Digital Crown
- Add Band to favorites on Apple Watch
- Add Tape to favorites on Apple Watch
- Single entry for each date with source choice
- Fix songs appearing out of order
- Background downloading
HSB 2026
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Etree Mobile
No in-app purchases
HSB 2026
No in-app purchases
