Etree Mobile vs TheArchiveTV
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Etree Mobile
Access a vast collection of live music recordings from over 6,100 bands. Stream or search for over 250,000 live performances, including Taper's Section recordings and FLAC file playback.
- Live Music Archive access
- Over 250,000 live performances
- Taper's Section recordings
- FLAC file playback
- Searchable collection
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Etree Mobile gives you easy streaming access to the Live Music Archive on your iOS device - over 6,100 bands and more than 250,000 live performances. Listen to the latest recordings or search the collection to find those hidden gems. New features include Taper's Section recordings and FLAC file playback.
TheArchiveTV
Stream a curated collection of rare, retro, and restored films and television shows. Discover forgotten gems, classic series, Oscar-winning documentaries, and a horror library, with many titles available in 4K. Enjoy a diverse selection of content from iconic stars to modern favorites.
- Rare films and TV shows
- Retro and restored content
- Oscar-winning documentaries
- Horror library
- 4K streaming available
- Content from classic and modern stars
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TheArchive channel is dedicated to aficionados and lovers of story, craft, and silver screen fun – streaming rare, retro, and restored films and TV. From indies and series, to Oscar winning docs, unearthed MOWs, and a killer horror library, TheArchive delivers forgotten, never-before-seen gems for free and many in 4K. Monroe, Karloff and Welles stream alongside Witherspoon, Keanu, and Samuel L. Jackson. TheArchive has the movies and shows you saw, should’ve seen, or should be watching now! Our full Terms & Conditions can be found here: https://www.thearchive.tv/terms-of-use Our full Privacy Policy can be found here: https://www.thearchive.tv/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TheArchiveTV at 4.8 against Etree Mobile's 4.0. TheArchiveTV also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 75%) and ratings volume (313 vs 84). Etree Mobile's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. TheArchiveTV sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Etree Mobile asks for nothing beyond the download.
TheArchiveTV holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 313 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Etree Mobile's written reviews are positive against 90% of TheArchiveTV's.
Etree Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, TheArchiveTV every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Etree Mobile | TheArchiveTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) | 4.8 (313 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 84 | 313 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 16.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dan Tepper | Multicom Entertainment Group |
Customer experience
Etree Mobile
TheArchiveTV
Bugs and requests
Etree Mobile
Reported bugs
31 issues- Playback controls behave oddly
- Cannot filter by year for concert recordings
- Show reviews aren't accessible
- Lost all favorites in transition
- App crashes when opening
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- Cannot stream any music
- App stopped working months ago
- Crashes every time I open it
- Not pulling all artists from LMA
- Won't show set one, only set two
- Crashing before the app even opens
- Crashes when I select a show to download
- Hangs or shuts off when phone goes to Home Screen or switches apps
- Crashes if you attempt to search for an artist using the icon at the bottom
- Crashes every time I try to download a show
- Hangs forever trying to load a song
- Crashes once I've selected a show and need to download it
- Shuts down when my phone sleeps
- Cannot share shows from the app
- App stops playing when you switch to something else
- Music stops anytime I switch off the app or my phone screen turns off
- App shuts down when phone screen goes dark/sleeps
- Music stops playing when phone sleeps or is turned off
- Cannot play while screen locked/off the app
- Plays running in the background or after phone locks again
- App freezes upon selecting the Dead
- App always crashes when I try selecting a show and/or song
- App won't rotate on original iPad
- Playback pauses for a split second when switching to another app
- Many shows appear with songs out of order
- When clicking on a year in the GD catalogue, the app often shuts down
Requested features
19 requests- Bring back filter by year
- Bring back show reviews
- Bring back ability to sort by year
- Bring back avg star rating for shows
- Link fill info files
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- Ability to filter downloads
- Ability to sort downloads
- Ability to remove downloads
- Share feature (copy URL)
- Apple Carplay use
- Add Community Audio recordings
- Create an account to save favorites
- Add Dead and Company shows
- Volume control via Apple Watch Digital Crown
- Add Band to favorites on Apple Watch
- Add Tape to favorites on Apple Watch
- Single entry for each date with source choice
- Fix songs appearing out of order
- Background downloading
TheArchiveTV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Etree Mobile
No in-app purchases
TheArchiveTV
- TheArchive Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- TheArchive Premium Yearly$35.991 Year
Questions
Is Etree Mobile free?
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