Etree Mobile vs LostArchiveTV
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.
LostArchiveTV
Discover historical footage and educational content from the Internet Archive with an intuitive, swipeable interface. Easily find and save interesting clips, build personal collections, and explore a vast library of rare videos.
- Swipeable interface for effortless discovery
- AI-powered natural language search
- Context-aware content recommendations
- Download and share video clips
- Create personal collections of favorites
- Access vast historical and educational video library
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Explore the vast treasures of the Internet Archive through an intuitive, modern interface. LostArchiveTV transforms historical footage and educational content into an engaging, swipeable experience that makes discovering the past as easy as scrolling through social media. Key Features: Effortless Discovery - Navigate through archive content with familiar swipe gestures, just like your favorite social apps Smart Search - Find exactly what you're looking for using natural language queries powered by advanced AI Intelligent Recommendations - Discover related content through semantic matching that understands context and connections Save & Share - Download interesting clips directly to your Photos library to share or watch later Personal Collections - Build your own library of favorite discoveries and revisit them anytime Vast Content Library - Access historical films, documentaries, educational videos, and rare footage from Archive.org's extensive collection Whether you're a history enthusiast, researcher, student, or simply curious about the past, LostArchiveTV makes exploring archival content intuitive and addictive. Uncover forgotten stories, rare footage, and educational gems with every swipe.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: LostArchiveTV at 5.0 against Etree Mobile's 4.0. LostArchiveTV also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Etree Mobile's advantage is ratings volume (84 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 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.
LostArchiveTV holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Etree Mobile has 84 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Etree Mobile ships an update every 3 weeks, LostArchiveTV every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Etree Mobile | LostArchiveTV |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (84 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 84 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dan Tepper | Say Goodnight Software |
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
LostArchiveTV
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Etree Mobile
No in-app purchases
LostArchiveTV
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Etree Mobile free?
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