Comparison

TheDeadly vs Spoolr

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 library of favorites
  • Curated guest artist 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

Spoolr

Log and track all your live music experiences. Record details like artists, venues, dates, and your mood. View personalized statistics and countdowns to upcoming shows.

Highlights
  • Log shows with artist, venue, date, companions, mood, and notes
  • Search and filter concert history
  • Highlights dashboard with stats and milestones
  • Up Next countdown for upcoming shows
  • Share shows with friends via iMessage
  • Multiple visual themes
Features
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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.

Screenshots

TheDeadly4 screens
Spoolr4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: TheDeadly at 14 against Spoolr's 1. On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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 Spoolr. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TheDeadly has 14 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TheDeadly versus Spoolr: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTheDeadlySpoolr
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better1
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.518.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamian SilbergleithTodd Gustafson

In-app purchases

None

TheDeadly

No in-app purchases

None

Spoolr

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TheDeadly free?
TheDeadly is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spoolr free?
Spoolr is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TheDeadly or Spoolr?
Spoolr is rated higher. TheDeadly averages 4.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Spoolr averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do TheDeadly or Spoolr have ads?
Neither TheDeadly nor Spoolr shows ads.

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