# SPULE — Reel Tape Recorder

> Reel Tape Recorder (iPhone/iPad app by DANIEL BRUEGGE.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/spule/id6818888318 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [DANIEL BRUEGGE](https://appshunter.io/developer/1528292926)
- Category: Utilities, Productivity
- Price: $4.99
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 8 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-11-01
- Data updated: 2026-11-02

## What is SPULE?

SPULE is a reel-to-reel recorder that turns your iPhone into a classic tape machine. Capture audio snippets, organize them onto virtual cassettes, and relive the tactile charm of vintage recording, with the power and convenience of your iPhone.

SPULE records high-quality audio on the fly and groups your takes onto virtual "cassettes," just like old-school tapes. Each cassette is a collection of your recordings, and its paper label shows the cassette's name.

Everything happens on one screen: functional transport buttons, spinning reels you can touch and turn, and a live level meter and waveform, and an effects section with tactile faders and tiles.

>> FEATURES

- Record high-quality audio instantly
- Organize recordings onto virtual cassettes
- A single-screen reel-to-reel deck with transport buttons and animated reels
- Touch a reel to stop the tape and turn it to scrub: clockwise plays forward, counter-clockwise plays backward
- Double-tap Play for reverse playback
- Hold a reel during playback to pause, release to resume
- Repeat a sample without a gap
- Six effects, set separately for every sample and saved with it:
  - Pitch: up to 12 semitones up or down
  - Level: evens out quiet and loud passages, great for voice recordings
  - Echo: a tape echo with mix, time, feedback, tone, wobble and drive
  - Reverb: mix, decay, pre-delay, size and tone
  - Lo-fi: bit crushing and sample-rate reduction, plus low and high cut, for the sound of an old sampler or a cheap radio
  - Tape: the sound of a worn cassette, with wow, flutter, saturation and hiss
- Lock the effects to avoid accidental fader changes during playback
- Record tape loops of 0.5 to 30 seconds and shape them live with feedback, wobble and tone
- See a waveform of every take
- Stereo LED level meters with peak hold
- Customize cassette labels and colors
- Share recordings with other apps
- Pick your input: built-in mic, wired or Bluetooth headset, USB or Lightning microphone
- Choose recording quality (Low / Medium / High) and format (M4A/AAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF)
- Optionally tag recordings with where they were made
- Optionally sync your cassettes, recordings and effect settings across your devices with iCloud Drive
- Everything stays on your device unless you turn on iCloud Drive. SPULE has no accounts and no tracking

>> WHAT YOU CAN DO AND WHAT YOU CANNOT

- You can capture audio and play it back with authentic tape-deck controls
- You can scrub through a take by turning the reels like a real machine
- You can create, name, and color your own cassettes to build mixtape-style collections
- You can shape every sample with pitch, level, echo, reverb, lo-fi and tape effects
- You can record tape loops with feedback, wobble and tone
- You can share your recordings with other apps
- You can keep your library in iCloud Drive and use it on all your devices
- You cannot edit in multitrack: SPULE is a tape recorder, not a DAW

## Is SPULE safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess SPULE.

## Is SPULE legit?

SPULE appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for SPULE is 75 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 1 release)

### 1.0 — 2026-11-01

No release notes.

## More apps by DANIEL BRUEGGE

- [CC PAL](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cc-pal/id1468684956)
- [X/Y PAL](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/xy-pal/id1469271950)

All apps by DANIEL BRUEGGE: https://appshunter.io/developer/1528292926

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