Comparison

TheDeadly vs LiveVault

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Stream live concert recordings
  • Browse by year, venue, date
  • Personal music library
  • Curated collections
  • Background audio playback
  • CarPlay support
Features
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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.

About

LiveVault

Explore thousands of historic live Grateful Dead performances with this mobile streaming player. Discover new shows, browse by era, and curate your personal library of legendary concerts with gapless playback.

Highlights
  • Thousands of historic live Grateful Dead shows
  • Explore shows by era and year
  • Gapless audio playback
  • Robust song catalog
  • Personal library for favorite shows
  • On This Day discovery feature
Features
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Explore live Grateful Dead performances with LiveVault. Browse shows by date and era, discover performances of your favorite songs, and stream recordings hosted by the Internet Archive. LiveVault is free. Browse and play music without an account. Sign in to use Live Guide and My Trip, with no payment card or subscription required. FIND THE SHOW See shows performed on today's month and day, browse by year and era, and explore a curated catalog of 166 songs with their live performances. CHOOSE THE TAPE Inspect up to ten same-date recordings with SBD, AUD, or MTX labels, ratings, reviews, and download counts, then pick the one you want to hear. Choosing a source changes the recording and setlist. PRESS PLAY Full-show playback with background audio, lock-screen controls, queue and seek, and resume from your saved position. LIVE GUIDE Follow one shared daily episode built around the recordings. Narration alternates with selected Archive-hosted recordings in a visible timeline. Narration is AI-generated and may contain errors. Guide availability depends on the published episode catalog. Free with sign-in. MY TRIP Keep a personal listening trail across shows, songs, venues, years, and milestones, and revisit what you discover. You can turn listening-history collection off in settings. Free with sign-in. YOUR LIBRARY Save favorites, write notes, and build playlists. Previously saved shows remain playable on the device where you saved them. LiveVault is an unofficial, third-party streaming client. Music streams from the public catalog hosted by the Internet Archive (archive.org). LiveVault is not affiliated with the Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead Productions, Rhino, nugs.net, the Internet Archive, or any artist. Recording availability varies. AI-generated context may contain errors. Privacy Policy: https://www.livevaultapp.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.livevaultapp.com/terms

Screenshots

TheDeadly4 screens
LiveVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TheDeadly at every 5 days against LiveVault's every 3 months. LiveVault's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for TheDeadly against 5.0 for LiveVault. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 20 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TheDeadly ships an update every 5 days, LiveVault every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
TheDeadly versus LiveVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheDeadlyLiveVault
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (20 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1420 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB59 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDamian SilbergleithLiveVault App, LLC

Customer experience

TheDeadly

All ratings14 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LiveVault

All ratings20 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

TheDeadly

No in-app purchases

None

LiveVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheDeadly free?
TheDeadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LiveVault free?
LiveVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TheDeadly or LiveVault?
LiveVault is rated higher. TheDeadly averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while LiveVault averages 5.0 from 20 ratings.
Do TheDeadly or LiveVault have ads?
Neither TheDeadly nor LiveVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TheDeadly or LiveVault?
TheDeadly ships an update every 5 days, and LiveVault every 3 months. Most recently, TheDeadly was updated on October 14, 2026 and LiveVault on October 5, 2026.

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