TheDeadly vs Spoolr
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Stream live concert recordings
- Browse by year, venue, date
- Personal music library
- Curated collections
- Background audio playback
- CarPlay support
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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.
Spoolr
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Every show tells a story. Spoolr is your personal concert journal — a place to log every live music experience, from your first show to your next one. Track the artists you've seen, the venues you've visited, and the friends who were there with you. Add notes about the night, tag your mood, and watch your live music history come to life. Highlights shows you the big picture: how many shows you've been to, your top artists, your most-visited venues, and your peak concert month. Up Next keeps your upcoming shows front and center with a countdown to the next one. Share any show with a friend through iMessage with a clean link card. If they have Spoolr, it opens right in the app. Features: Log shows with artist, venue, date, companions, mood, and notes Search and filter your full concert history Highlights dashboard with stats, top artists, and personal milestones Up Next countdown for upcoming shows Share shows with friends via iMessage Multiple visual themes: Cassette, Vinyl, Studio, Matinée, Broadside All data stored locally on your device — no account required No ads, no subscriptions — one-time purchase Built for the people who save their ticket stubs.
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Verdict
TheDeadly and Spoolr are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | TheDeadly | Spoolr |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Damian Silbergleith | Todd Gustafson |
In-app purchases
TheDeadly
No in-app purchases
Spoolr
No in-app purchases








