Taper's Section vs Gizz Tapes
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.
Gizz Tapes
Explore a vast collection of live concert streams from a popular rock band. Relive legendary performances and discover rare shows from extensive archives. Enjoy an ever-growing library of electrifying sets.
- Live concert streams
- Extensive archive access
- Curated performances
- Discover rare shows
- Relive legendary sets
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Dive into the electrifying world of King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard with Gizz Tapes - your one-stop app for live concert streams! Curated from the vast archives of the Internet Archive, Gizz Tapes lets you relive the band's legendary performances at the tap of a button. Queue up a blistering set from 2019, explore a rare intimate show, or just let it run - there's always more Gizz to discover.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gizz Tapes at 4.9 against Taper's Section's 4.5. Gizz Tapes also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Taper's Section's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.3). 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.
Gizz Tapes holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 39 and 18 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Taper's Section's written reviews are positive against 100% of Gizz Tapes's.
Taper's Section ships an update every 3 months, Gizz Tapes every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Taper's Section | Gizz Tapes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (39 ratings) | 4.9 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 39 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.3 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 44 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Franklin Kesler | Ghost Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Taper's Section
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In-app purchases
Taper's Section
No in-app purchases
Gizz Tapes
No in-app purchases
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