Comparison

LivePhish vs Taper's Section

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

LivePhish

Access a vast catalog of live concert recordings and stream them on demand. Enjoy features like gapless playback, song sharing, and offline listening with a subscription. Explore featured shows and radio for free.

Highlights
  • Stream entire live concert catalog
  • Gapless playback
  • Scrubbing within tracks
  • Social sharing of songs/shows
  • Offline playback
  • Archival video releases
  • LivePhish Radio
Features
Currently charting
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Every night is a different show. Now you can watch all of them. LivePhish is the official streaming home of Phish and the only place to watch every concert live, replay sets on demand, and access the complete official archive. For more than two decades, LivePhish has been the direct connection between the band and the fans who follow every note. LivePhish With is the new, complete Phish experience: Now, every Phish concert is streamed live in 4K (where available), every night of the tour. On-demand replay access will be available (availability windows may vary), so you can go back to that second-set jam the morning after. Plus: -The complete official lossless audio archive: every show since 2002. -Exclusive releases from the Phish Archives. -Select archival concert video, with more on the way. Every Phish livestream is exclusive to LivePhish With members. One subscription covers every show and no more buying individual streams. LivePhish keeps you connected through the full audio archive and exclusive Phish Archives releases. LivePhish With $149.99/year · $24.99/month Annual rate locked for the first year of membership. Renews automatically at the then-current member rate unless canceled. LivePhish $99.99/year · $9.99/month LivePhish Subscription Payment and Auto-Renewal Terms LivePhish offers auto-renewing monthly and annual subscriptions to stream music from the LivePhish catalog. Two subscription types are available, each with two tiers: monthly (30 days) and annual (365 days). All subscriptions auto-renew. A LivePhish monthly subscription is $9.99 per month and the yearly subscription is $99.99 per year. A LivePhish With monthly subscription is $24.99 per month and the yearly subscription is $149.99 per year. Payment will be charged to the iTunes Account at the end of your trial period if applicable, otherwise at the time of your purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the users Account Settings after purchase. LivePhish Terms of Use - https://www.livephish.com/terms.aspx LivePhish Privacy Policy - https://www.livephish.com/privacy.aspx

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

LivePhish4 screens
Taper's Section4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Taper's Section at none against LivePhish's 4. Taper's Section also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 78%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). LivePhish's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (42K vs 39). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LivePhish sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Taper's Section asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LivePhish holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LivePhish has 42K ratings behind it against 39, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of LivePhish's written reviews are positive against 90% of Taper's Section's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LivePhish ships an update every 2 months, Taper's Section every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
LivePhish versus Taper's Section: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLivePhishTaper's Section
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (42K ratings) — better4.5 (39 ratings)
Positive reviews77.5% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42K — better39
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#37 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB55 MB
Age rating4+12+
Developernugs.net enterprises, LLCFranklin Kesler

Customer experience

LivePhish

All ratings41,585 ratings
Positive97.0%
Neutral1.3%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews338 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral5.9%
Negative16.6%

Taper's Section

All ratings39 ratings
Positive87.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%

Bugs and requests

LivePhish

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Playback stops unexpectedly
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching networks
  • Search and browsing issues
  • Syncing problems with 'My Stash'
  • Compatibility issues on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved playlist management and sorting
  • Native CarPlay and Apple TV integration
  • Gapless playback and scrubbing controls
  • Better offline listening options
  • More historical content from early Phish eras

Taper's Section

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

LivePhish

Subscriptions4
  • LivePhish$9.991 Month
  • LivePhish With$24.991 Month
  • LivePhish$99.991 Year
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  • LivePhish With$149.991 Year
None

Taper's Section

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LivePhish free?
LivePhish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Taper's Section free?
Taper's Section is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, LivePhish or Taper's Section?
LivePhish is rated higher. LivePhish averages 4.9 out of 5 from 42K ratings, while Taper's Section averages 4.5 from 39 ratings.
Do LivePhish or Taper's Section have ads?
Neither LivePhish nor Taper's Section shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LivePhish or Taper's Section?
LivePhish ships an update every 2 months, and Taper's Section every 3 months. Most recently, LivePhish was updated on September 24, 2026 and Taper's Section on June 1, 2026.

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