Taper's Section vs Chateau Archive Player
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.
Chateau Archive Player
Access and stream thousands of live concert recordings from various artists. Enjoy offline listening, CarPlay, and AirPlay support. This open-source application is completely free and respects user privacy.
- Stream and download full concert shows
- Browse by band, year, and date
- CarPlay support
- AirPlay support
- Open-source and ad-free
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Chateau Archive is a free, open-source concert player for live music fans. Browse and stream thousands of performances from the Grateful Dead, Phish, and dozens of other artists on the Internet Archive and Phish.in. - Stream or download full shows for offline listening - Browse by band, year, and date - CarPlay support for listening on the road - AirPlay support - Completely free with no ads, no accounts, and no tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chateau Archive Player at 5.0 against Taper's Section's 4.5. Chateau Archive Player also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Taper's Section's advantage is ratings volume (40 vs 6) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Chateau Archive Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Taper's Section has 40 ratings behind it against 6, 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 100% of Chateau Archive Player's.
Taper's Section ships an update every 3 months, Chateau Archive Player fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taper's Section | Chateau Archive Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (40 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franklin Kesler | Joseph Hardy |
Customer experience
Taper's Section
Chateau Archive Player
In-app purchases
Taper's Section
No in-app purchases
Chateau Archive Player
No in-app purchases
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