Deadtapes vs Blues & BBQ
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.
Blues & BBQ
This music streaming app provides 12 hours of curated content, featuring artists from a specific festival, past headliners, and blues-inspired tracks. Listen to interviews with artists and committee members, and connect with other fans during a live broadcast.
- 12-hour curated music stream
- Festival artist tracks
- Past headliner performances
- Blues-inspired music selection
- Artist interviews
- Committee member interviews
- Live broadcast experience
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Even if we can’t have 17,000 people together in one park, music can still bring us together. We’ve been working hard to curate 12 hours of streaming, which will include tracks from artists you would have seen on stage this year, past festival headliners, blues-inspired music we think you’ll dig, as well as interviews with artists and Blues & BBQ committee members. The station will stream from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, July 11. Tune in at any point during the 12-hour broadcast and find comfort in knowing that you’re sharing an experience with other North Liberty Blues & BBQ fans, even if this year looks different.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blues & BBQ at 100% against Deadtapes's 0%. Blues & BBQ also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blues & BBQ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blues & BBQ has 5 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 Blues & BBQ's.
| Parameter | Deadtapes | Blues & BBQ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 10.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Thomas Maher | City of North Liberty |
Customer experience
Deadtapes
Blues & BBQ
In-app purchases
Deadtapes
No in-app purchases
Blues & BBQ
No in-app purchases
