Helmslee is built for the Independent bar or restaurant owner, 50–200 cap, running 1–2 open mics per week — found in the Facebook groups for venue owners. The Free tier scores one open-mic lineup before you commit. The Launch tier at $9.99/mo is an honest alternative to the $19/month status quo. The Concierge tier at $249/mo adds a human on call for marketing review and pricing iteration.
Anchored to willingness-to-pay ($19/mo) verified with the same open-mic persona that drives the Free-tier copy.
Three tiers
Free scores one wedge, no card. Launch at $9.99/mo runs the 10-axis scorecard weekly plus the SEO + community distribution loop. Concierge at $249/mo adds a human in the loop.
Freeforever
Score one open-mic lineup before you commit. Free tier ships with the “$19 / mo, billing opens on launch” wedge for your venue.
$9.99/ month
An honest alternative to a $19/month status quo — start small, scale confidence first.
$249/ month
Helmslee + a human on call for marketing review and pricing iteration on your venue.
Stripe checkout opens; the account is verified before payments process. Tier subscriptions run month-to-month via the Stripe customer portal.
Conservative revenue range
Each range below is three assumptions: paying-customer count × price × channels/window. Tap a range to open the math and the source for every line.
Refunds · in plain English
Helmslee does not bury a refund policy in a 2,000-word terms doc. Here is the whole thing on one screen.
Subscriptions run month-to-month. No annual lock-in, no auto-renewal cliff. Cancel inside the Stripe customer portal and the next month simply does not run.
Write helmslee@polsia.app and we route the request through the Polsia platform on your behalf. There is no in-app refund button by design — the same flow applies on every Helmslee account, so we never discretionarily say yes or no.
Stripe's dispute and refund windows run on top of the above. If your purchase is recent and Stripe's window is still open, we will hand you the Stripe dispute form on request.
Pricing FAQ
If yours isn't here, write helmslee@polsia.app.
Start the run
Send the starter prompt for your venue — capacity, weekly cadence, what you already run, what your lineup problem actually is — and Helmslee returns a scored shortlist within the hour.
One inbox · no sales funnel · no calendar link · no discount code.
Free tier · the wedge
Hand the engine the starter prompt for your venue — capacity, weekly cadence, and what your lineup problem actually is — and the same 10 axes that drive the scoring table return a scored shortlist within the hour. Free tier ships with one full report and the “early access · billing opens on launch” pricing note.