# Loopette: Cassette Tape Looper — Pocket Lo-Fi Sampler & Effects

> Pocket Lo-Fi Sampler & Effects (iPhone/iPad app by Nicholas Counts.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loopette-cassette-tape-looper/id6767057314 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Nicholas Counts](https://appshunter.io/developer/1847442817)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: $3.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.6 · 2 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-06-30
- Data updated: 2026-09-07
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/loopette-cassette-tape-looper/id6767057314/reviews.md

## What is Loopette?

Loopette is a cassette looper for iPhone. Press the tape to freeze. Drag to scrub. Flick to spin. The motor wobbles. The tape saturates. Loops that breathe.

A pocket-sized tape machine, alive in your hands. Built for songwriters, producers, and sound designers who want analog character without menu-diving.

WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
• Touch-to-hold — press the cassette to freeze playback at the spot
• Drag to scrub — DJ-style scratching with velocity-sensitive pitch
• Flick to spin — momentum-based motion with a natural slowdown
• Waveform timeline — see exactly where you are while you move

WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE
• Wow & flutter — slow drift and fast wobble, dialed by ear
• Tape saturation — soft compression with frequency-dependent grain
• Bias — frequency tilt the way old machines do
• Ladder filter — warm, resonant low-pass that sweeps like a vintage synth
• Hiss & age — noise floor and degradation you can taste

HIDDEN DEPTH
• Granular engine descended from a legendary open-source Eurorack module
• Position, grain size, density, pitch — real texture synthesis
• Found by feel, not by hunting through menus

LOOPING THAT FLOWS
• Overdub — layer takes without ever leaving the screen
• Resampling — bounce loops back into the engine to keep building
• Variable speed & reverse — pitch and direction as performance tools
• Auto-save — never lose a take

PROJECTS, NOT PRESETS
• Name your projects on the tape label
• Recall them instantly — your last take is one tap away
• Import WAV, AIFF, or M4A; record from the mic
• Export dry or fully wet, with the tape character baked in
• Bluetooth-aware — auto-detects wireless audio gear

NO SUBSCRIPTION
One-time purchase. No ads. No login. No data harvesting. Free updates as new effects land — reverb, delay, and granular are next on the bench.

Designed for iPhone. Made for musicians.

## Chart rankings

- #180 in Top Paid · Music (US App Store)


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.1 — 2026-07-24

Fixed a bug in background audio handling.

### 1.0 — 2026-07-01

No release notes.

## More apps by Nicholas Counts

- [BoligTracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/boligtracker/id6754256727)
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- [STCKRZ: your pocket scrapbook](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/stckrz-your-pocket-scrapbook/id6780979760)
- [Subtext: Cinematic Captions](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/subtext-cinematic-captions/id6783353299)

All apps by Nicholas Counts: https://appshunter.io/developer/1847442817

## Related topics

[tape loop machine](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/tape-loop-machine) · [audio looper free](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/audio-looper-free) · [loopsic](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/loopsic)

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