Deadtapes vs Dead Serius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Deadtapes
Identify the Grateful Dead concert your music tape originated from. Input a sequence of up to three songs, and the app will find shows from 1972-1995 that feature that exact song order.
- Song sequence search
- Grateful Dead show identification
- 1972-1995 show coverage
- Tape origin discovery
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Finds which Grateful Dead show your dead tape was created from. You enter up to three songs, in sequence, that you hear on your tape. It reports which shows have that sequence played at the show. For all shows from 1972 through 1995.
Dead Serius
Engage with your favorite shows by sending custom messages and topic suggestions. Stay updated with show schedules and social media feeds directly within the application. Discover new programs and never miss a moment of your preferred content.
- Send custom voice messages
- Receive show playing notifications
- Access in-app social feeds
- Submit topic and idea suggestions
- Browse Program Schedule
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Get listening to Dead Serius! Don't Get Mad, Get Serius Packed with great features: - Send Shoutouts - record your own message and send it to us - Get notified when your show is playing - Follow our social feeds in the app, never miss a post - Send in topic suggestions, ideas, birthday wishes and more… - Find new shows in our Program Schedule Dead Serius app means more than just radio! Install now and get listening
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dead Serius at 100% against Deadtapes's 0%. Dead Serius also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 14 months vs every 46 months). Deadtapes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.
Dead Serius holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dead Serius has 17 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Deadtapes's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dead Serius's.
Deadtapes ships an update every 46 months, Dead Serius every 14 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and June 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deadtapes | Dead Serius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 17 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Every 14 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Thomas Maher | Dead Serius Radio |
Customer experience
Deadtapes
Dead Serius
In-app purchases
Deadtapes
No in-app purchases
Dead Serius
No in-app purchases
