Taper's Section vs Attics
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Taper's Section
Access a vast library of live music recordings from archive.org. Stream, save, and organize your favorite shows, build playlists, and enjoy offline listening. Features background playback and powerful search capabilities.
- Stream live music from archive.org
- Save favorite bands and shows
- Background streaming
- Offline listening
- Powerful search and filtering
- Build and share playlists
- Manage play queue
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Taper's Section gives you access to the Live Music Archive from archive.org in the palm of your hand. * Stream your favorite shows from over 5,000 bands * Save your favorite bands and shows for quick access * Easily access your recently played shows * Background streaming with Bluetooth and AirPlay compatibility * Powerful search and filtering options * Build playlists and share them with your friends * Build a play queue, reorder your queue, and make it a new playlist * Offline listening - save your data plan while listening to your downloaded shows while away from WiFi.
Attics
Access and stream thousands of live concert recordings from popular bands like the Grateful Dead, Billy Strings, and more. Easily find shows, enjoy gapless playback, and download your favorites for offline listening.
- Stream live concert recordings
- Download shows for offline listening
- Easy show navigation
- Gapless playback
- Share favorite shows
- Access 30+ bands and 20k+ shows
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Attics is a fast, simple, and reliable app that lets you stream and download thousands of live Grateful Dead, Billy Strings, Dead & Company, JRAD, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and many more concert recordings hosted on the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive. Features: - Easy to navigate: get right to the show you're looking for - 30+ bands, 20k+ shows, more being added regularly - Gapless playback - Share your favorite shows with your friends - Download and listen to your favorite shows offline
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Attics at 4.9 against Taper's Section's 4.5. Attics also leads on ratings volume (465 vs 39). Taper's Section's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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.
Attics holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Attics has 465 ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Taper's Section's written reviews are positive against 98% of Attics's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taper's Section | Attics |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (39 ratings) | 4.9 (465 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 97.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 | 465 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Franklin Kesler | Zachary Wood |
Customer experience
Taper's Section
Attics
Bugs and requests
Taper's Section
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Attics
Reported bugs
2 issues- Network errors causing connectivity issues
- Inconsistent behavior between downloaded and streaming shows
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to create playlists or queue songs
- Implement offline listening/download option
- Add more artists beyond Grateful Dead
- Improve sorting/filtering options
In-app purchases
Taper's Section
No in-app purchases
Attics
No in-app purchases
