Deadtapes vs Chateau Archive Player
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.
Chateau Archive Player
Access and stream thousands of live concert recordings from various artists. Enjoy offline listening, CarPlay, and AirPlay support. This open-source application is completely free and respects user privacy.
- Stream and download full concert shows
- Browse by band, year, and date
- CarPlay support
- AirPlay support
- Open-source and ad-free
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Chateau Archive is a free, open-source concert player for live music fans. Browse and stream thousands of performances from the Grateful Dead, Phish, and dozens of other artists on the Internet Archive and Phish.in. - Stream or download full shows for offline listening - Browse by band, year, and date - CarPlay support for listening on the road - AirPlay support - Completely free with no ads, no accounts, and no tracking
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chateau Archive Player at 100% against Deadtapes's 0%. Chateau Archive Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 46 months). 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.
Chateau Archive Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chateau Archive Player has 6 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 Chateau Archive Player's.
Deadtapes ships an update every 46 months, Chateau Archive Player fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deadtapes | Chateau Archive Player |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 46 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thomas Maher | Joseph Hardy |
Customer experience
Deadtapes
Chateau Archive Player
In-app purchases
Deadtapes
No in-app purchases
Chateau Archive Player
No in-app purchases
