Taper's Section vs TheDeadly
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.
TheDeadly
Access and stream thousands of live concert recordings from the Internet Archive. Organize your favorite shows, explore curated collections, and enjoy background playback with lock screen and CarPlay controls.
- Stream live concert recordings
- Browse by year, venue, date
- Personal music library
- Curated collections
- Background audio playback
- CarPlay support
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TheDeadly is a modern streaming client for the Internet Archive's vast collection of live concert recordings. Stream thousands of shows — free, with no ads or subscriptions. FEATURES • Browse shows by year, venue, or date • Stream directly from the Internet Archive • Build your personal library of favorite shows • Explore curated collections of guest artists and acoustic sets • Background audio playback • Lock screen and Control Center controls • CarPlay support BUILT FOR LIVE MUSIC FANS This app exists to make listening to live recordings as easy as possible. No money is made from streaming. The app is completely open source — anyone can inspect the code or contribute. All recordings are streamed directly from the Internet Archive, a non-profit digital library. Recording availability is determined by the Archive and applicable rights holders.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: TheDeadly at every 5 days against Taper's Section's every 3 months. TheDeadly also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Taper's Section's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.5). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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.
TheDeadly holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Taper's Section's written reviews are positive against 100% of TheDeadly's.
Taper's Section ships an update every 3 months, TheDeadly every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taper's Section | TheDeadly |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (39 ratings) | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Franklin Kesler | Damian Silbergleith |
Customer experience
Taper's Section
TheDeadly
In-app purchases
Taper's Section
No in-app purchases
TheDeadly
No in-app purchases
