Comparison

Bop vs Heady Set

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

Head to head
About

Bop

Share your daily song and discover what friends are listening to. Build a social network around music, join taste-driven groups, and preview tracks instantly. Save your favorites and connect through shared musical tastes.

Highlights
  • Share daily song posts
  • Discover friend's music
  • Join taste-driven groups
  • Instant track previews
  • Save favorite songs
  • Cross-platform compatibility
Features
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One song a day unlocks your world. Share the soundtrack to your day, discover what your friends are loving, and build a social network powered by music. - Share your daily Bop: Post one song every day to unlock your feed. Keep it authentic with album art and optional photos, then add a short caption to set the vibe. - Discover better music: Your feed opens to friends’ Songs of the Day with instant previews. Find hidden gems faster with a Trending view powered by the community. - Talk in taste-driven groups: Create group chats around genres, moods, or moments. Drop songs right into the conversation, react, and keep the music flowing together. - Preview instantly, play anywhere: Seamless 30‑second previews in-app. Jump to full tracks on Spotify or Apple Music with a tap. - Save what hits: Like to favorite and build your personal Library of Bops you’ll come back to. - Celebrate the moment: Comment, react, and share—because the best discoveries are the ones you pass on. Why Bop? - Better Music: A feed that only moves when you do—one honest pick a day makes discovery meaningful. - A real social network: Music-first connections, deeper conversations, and communities built around shared taste. - Cross‑platform by design: Wherever you listen, Bop fits in. Some features may vary by region or streaming availability.

About

Heady Set

Track your concert experiences and share them with friends. Get personalized statistics about your favorite artists, songs, and venues. This app is free and ad-free, built for music lovers.

Highlights
  • Setlist tracking
  • Show history
  • Friend sharing
  • Personalized stats
  • Artist tracking
  • Song tracking
  • Venue tracking
Features
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Heady Set is the setlist tracker built for the jam band and live music community. Log every show you attend, keep a running history of the songs and venues you've experienced, and unlock personalized stats about the artists you love — Grateful Dead, Phish, Billy Strings, or whoever's on your tour list this year! TRACK YOUR SHOWS Build a complete log of every concert you've been to - venue, date, setlist, and who you went with. Your show history becomes a permanent, personal archive of your live music journey. PERSONALIZED STATS See how many times you've seen your favorite songs live, which venues you frequent most, how your most-seen artists stack up against each other, and how your concert-going has evolved over time. SHARE WITH FRIENDS Compare notes with friends, see who was at the same shows as you, and relive tours together. FREE. NO ADS. NO CATCH. Heady Set is a passion project built by a fan, for fans. It's free today and will stay free and ad-free - always. No paywalls, just a tool for people who love music. Have a question, feature request, or bug to report? Reach out to me directly at aaron@headyset.net - I love hearing from users and will do my best to make your ideas come to life!

Screenshots

Bop4 screens
Heady Set4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Heady Set at none against Bop's shown. Heady Set also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Bop's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bop against 5.0 for Heady Set. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bop has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bop ships an update every 3 weeks, Heady Set every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Bop versus Heady Set: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBopHeady Set
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB60 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBop App LLCAARON THEODORE KY-RIESENBACH

Customer experience

Bop

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Heady Set

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Bop

No in-app purchases

None

Heady Set

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Bop free?
Bop is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Heady Set free?
Heady Set is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Bop or Heady Set?
Heady Set is rated higher. Bop averages 4.9 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Heady Set averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Bop or Heady Set have ads?
Bop shows ads; Heady Set does not.
Which is updated more often, Bop or Heady Set?
Bop ships an update every 3 weeks, and Heady Set every 3 months. Most recently, Bop was updated on October 30, 2026 and Heady Set on October 18, 2026.

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