Comparison

Running Order vs Helgoboss Jam Pad

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

Head to head
About

Running Order

Features
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Running Order helps you keep track of set times at festivals, club nights, and gigs, with Home and Lock Screen widgets that keep you updated at a glance. Features β€’ Multi-Stage Tracking – View performances across multiple rooms or stages. β€’ Customizable Layout – Reorder or hide stages; inactive or paused stages can be hidden automatically. β€’ Real-Time Schedule – See what’s playing now, what’s next, what’s finished, and exactly when each set starts and ends. β€’ Smart Widgets – Widgets refresh automatically with new events and lineups, and prioritize your starred events or venues. β€’ Search Inside Events – Quickly find specific performances in larger schedules. β€’ Multi-Day Support – Ideal for multi-day festivals and extended events. β€’ Custom Events – Create your own running orders for any gig or lineup; input is fast and intuitive. β€’ Clashfinder Import – Import schedules directly from Clashfinder. β€’ Request Additions – Ask for events or venues to be added to the database. β€’ Dark Mode – Looks great in low light and adapts to system appearance. β€’ Private by Design – No tracking, no analytics, no data collection. β€’ Power Efficient & Stable – Designed to run all day with minimal battery use. Whether you’re at a local venue or a weekend festival, Running Order keeps your schedule clear and glanceable so you can stay focused on the music.

About

Helgoboss Jam Pad

Features
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Jam Pad helps musicians organize recordings and the moments inside them. Whether you're capturing improvisations, musical sketches, rehearsals or practice sessions, Jam Pad helps you turn growing recording collections into organized, searchable archives that remain accessible across phones, tablets and computers. Use markers, playlists, sheets, tags, musical properties and comments to capture the moments that matter, review recordings efficiently, and always find what you're looking for. Work entirely offline or optionally synchronize recordings across devices and collaborate with your band or team. Features: β€’ Import and capture recordings (from mic/line-in, folders, handheld recorders and cloud shares) β€’ Mark interesting moments (for example, interesting musical ideas or passages that need polishing) β€’ Tag, annotate, review, rate and share (recordings & markers) β€’ Write documents with embedded audio (for preparing gigs or sketching out ideas) β€’ Arrange recordings & markers in playlists β€’ Organize everything into spaces (for example, one space for each band or musical project) β€’ Synchronize spaces peer-to-peer (across your own devices, end-to-end encrypted, optionally even over the internet) β€’ Synchronize spaces via cloud (access your spaces anywhere, anytime, encryption in transit and at rest) β€’ Collaborate with others in cloud spaces (collaborative editing and commenting that even works offline) β€’ Export and import spaces (in a completely open data format that doesn't lock you in) β€’ Amazing playback features (heatmap, coverage, trailer mode, speed adjustment, remembers last position) β€’ Remote control and acoustic feedback (for screen-off usage and marking on the go) β€’ Extremely cross-platform (a coherent user experience on mobile and desktop) β€’ Built to be versatile (check out our usage examples) β€’ Offline-first, privacy-first, security-first, EU-based Usage examples: β€’ Solo musicians and bands (who want to archive and organize their recordings) β€’ Composers and musicians (who want to keep track of their musical ideas) β€’ Classical or jazz musicians (who want to review their practice sessions) β€’ Ensembles and bands (who want to collaborately review recordings, musical ideas and plan gigs) β€’ Sound artists (who want to mark and tag moments in field recordings) β€’ Performers and street musicians (who want to create and optimize their playlists) β€’ Music teachers (who want to show students relevant passages in recordings and comment on them) β€’ Sound studios (who want to manage recordings and stems and collaborate on them together with clients and partners) β€’ Journalists (who want to review interviews or audio notes) β€’ Podcast or audio book listeners (who want to mark, annotate and comment on passages) Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.helgoboss.org/terms

Screenshots

Running Order4 screens
Helgoboss Jam Pad3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Helgoboss Jam Pad at none against Running Order's 5. Helgoboss Jam Pad also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Running Order sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Helgoboss Jam Pad asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Running Order ships an update monthly, Helgoboss Jam Pad every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Running Order versus Helgoboss Jam Pad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRunning OrderHelgoboss Jam Pad
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthly β€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo β€” better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size5 MB95 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeep DesaiBenjamin Klum

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Running Order

One-time5
  • Smaller Tip$0.99
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Leave a Tip$2.99
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  • Leave a Large Tip$4.99
  • Leave a Larger Tip$9.99
None

Helgoboss Jam Pad

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Running Order free?
Running Order is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Helgoboss Jam Pad free?
Helgoboss Jam Pad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Running Order or Helgoboss Jam Pad have ads?
Neither Running Order nor Helgoboss Jam Pad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Running Order or Helgoboss Jam Pad?
Running Order ships an update monthly, and Helgoboss Jam Pad every 2 months. Most recently, Running Order was updated on October 27, 2026 and Helgoboss Jam Pad on October 12, 2026.

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