Comparison

DeadGraph vs Musaic

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

Head to head
About

DeadGraph

Explore over 2,250 Grateful Dead shows with detailed soundboard, audience, and matrix recordings. Ask natural language questions to find specific songs, guest appearances, or show details, and then play the selected performance. Enjoy visualizers and seamless playback across devices.

Highlights
  • Access 2,250+ Grateful Dead shows
  • Natural language AI querying
  • Detailed recording information
  • Interactive show vault map
  • Eight built-in visualizers
  • CarPlay and AirPlay support
  • Offline downloads (Pro)
Features
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The shows. The songs. 1965-1995. 2,250+ Grateful Dead shows, with their soundboards, audience tapes and matrixes, straight from the Internet Archive. DeadGraph is a player for them, and a way to ask questions about them in plain language. ASK, DO NOT SEARCH "Longest Dark Star in 1972." "Shows where Branford sat in." "What did they open with at Cornell." Type it the way you would say it to a friend who knows, or just ask Siri: "Play Cornell 77 on DeadGraph." DeadGraph reads setlists, transitions, guest sit-ins and run histories, and answers with the show, then plays it. RECORDINGS, HONESTLY LABELED Many nights survive in several versions. DeadGraph lists the ones it has for each night with the source, the taper or transferer credit and the community rating, so you can pick the Miller transfer or the Betty board on purpose rather than by accident. THE VAULT, AT A GLANCE Thirty one rings, one per year, each show in DeadGraph a mark on its ring. Touch a year to go there. It is a map of the thing rather than a list of it. A LIGHT SHOW Eight visualizers built to be watched, not to fill space: liquid light, mandalas, prism folds, wormholes. Build your own color palettes, let it cycle through them on a timer, or leave it running on its own with no music at all, as a decoration. Works on the TV through AirPlay. BUILT FOR HOW PEOPLE ACTUALLY LISTEN CarPlay. AirPlay and Bluetooth output switching without leaving the app. Playlists. Background playback. Lock screen and Now Playing controls. iPhone, iPad and Mac, including landscape on the couch. FREE, AND MEANT TO STAY WORTH USING Browsing, listening, playlists and the whole light show are free. Free accounts get five AI questions a day. Pro raises that to five hundred and adds offline downloads, plus more playlists and chat threads, at 7.99 a month or 79.99 a year. Recordings are streamed from archive.org, where the taping community has kept them for decades. DeadGraph is not affiliated with the Grateful Dead or Rhino Entertainment. Terms of Use: https://deadgraph.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://deadgraph.com/privacy

About

Musaic

Record and edit multi-layer videos with audio effects and virtual instruments. Create split-screen layouts, animate changes, and export in high resolution. Offers advanced features like synced lyrics and chord detection with a premium subscription.

Highlights
  • Multi-layer video recording
  • Split-screen layouts
  • Audio effects (reverb, delay, EQ)
  • Virtual instruments (bass, drums, piano)
  • Timeline animation
  • High-resolution export (2160p, 60fps)
  • Collaboration via iCloud
Features
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RECORD IN LAYERS • Up to 10 takes in one split-screen • Record video + audio, or import clips 4 MODES • Mosaic - split-screen layouts • Live Studio - tap to cut between layers • Twin (beta) - cut yourself out of a second take, two of you in one shot • Audio only - no camera, no watermark: record, layer, mix and export the sound AUDIO FX • Reverb, delay, EQ, warmth, compression per layer INSTRUMENTS • Bass, drums, piano, strings, synth and more, free for everyone • Air instruments (beta) - play in the air, the camera watches your hands • An instrument take draws the notes you played over the picture ON THE PICTURE • Looks you can aim at you, at the background, or at the whole frame • Strength per layer, and a look that can ride the beat TIMELINE • Animate mosaic layout changes over time EXPORT • 2160p and 60 fps • The mix, the lyrics, each layer's audio, each layer's video, or all of it SHARE • Share or collaborate via iCloud • Or send the whole project as a file WITH MUSAIC PRO • Synced lyrics from your vocals • Animations: every lyric line as an animated scene • Chords, beat and key detected from your take, with bass, drums and keys played on them • Chord looks with a fretboard on the frame (the beat looks are free) • Export with no watermark Free to start. Layering, studio FX, Live Studio, audio-only projects, the timeline and every instrument are all included. Musaic Pro adds synced lyrics, chord detection with generated instruments, and removes the watermark. Musaic Pro is an auto-renewing subscription. • Monthly: $2.99 / month in the US • Yearly: $24.99 / year in the US Prices are set per country and region. Your own price is shown in the app before you buy, and on this page. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://likwest.com/musaic/privacy.html

Screenshots

DeadGraph4 screens
Musaic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: DeadGraph at 5.0 against Musaic's 4.0. DeadGraph also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Musaic sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. DeadGraph asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DeadGraph holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DeadGraph ships an update every 2 days, Musaic every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
DeadGraph versus Musaic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeadGraphMusaic
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB135 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMyron KochMarco Duerrwaechter

Customer experience

DeadGraph

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Musaic

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DeadGraph

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Musaic

Subscriptions2
  • Musaic Studio Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Musaic Studio Pro Yearly$24.991 Year

Questions

Is DeadGraph free?
DeadGraph is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Musaic free?
Musaic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DeadGraph or Musaic?
DeadGraph is rated higher. DeadGraph averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Musaic averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DeadGraph or Musaic have ads?
Neither DeadGraph nor Musaic shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DeadGraph or Musaic?
DeadGraph ships an update every 2 days, and Musaic every 8 days. Most recently, DeadGraph was updated on October 7, 2026 and Musaic on October 7, 2026.

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