Deadtapes vs DeadSpread
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.
DeadSpread
Access and stream a vast collection of live concert recordings from bands like the Grateful Dead and Widespread Panic. Download your favorite shows to enjoy offline. Discover music from various other jam bands.
- Stream live concert recordings
- Download shows for offline playback
- Access archive.org content
- Discover Widespread Panic shows
- Explore other jam band artists
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Stream & download archive.org Grateful Dead Shows and PanicStream.com Widespread Panic shows along with others like Bloodkin, Drivin N Cryin, Jupiter Coyote, Moonshine Still and more.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: DeadSpread at 90% against Deadtapes's 0%. DeadSpread also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (weekly vs every 46 months). Deadtapes's advantage is monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ads, 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.
DeadSpread holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DeadSpread has 102 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 90% of DeadSpread's.
Deadtapes ships an update every 46 months, DeadSpread weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deadtapes | DeadSpread |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.8 (102 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 90.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 102 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Thomas Maher | Walter Sanders |
Customer experience
Deadtapes
DeadSpread
In-app purchases
Deadtapes
No in-app purchases
DeadSpread
No in-app purchases
