Comparison

Tap Delay vs luapsel

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Tap Delay

This app recreates the warm, analog sound of vintage tape echo machines with a modern tapped delay engine. It offers 24 taps for rhythmic effects, tape simulation with saturation and noise, and live input processing from various sources.

Highlights
  • Multi-tap delay machine
  • 24 taps for rhythmic effects
  • Tape simulation (Saturation, Noise, Flutter)
  • MIDI controllable
  • Live input processing
  • Audiobus 3 and IAA compatible
  • AUv3 support
Features
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Back in the “old days”, producers and engineers created delay and echo effects using tape machines. Tap Delay combines the warm sound of vintage tape echo machines with a modern, step sequencer-like tapped delay engine which continues the tradition of the tape echo machines into the 21st century. The Tape simulation includes all relevant aspects for the recreation of a faithful analog tape sound: • Compression and Saturation • Tape hiss • Tape head bias • Wow and Flutter (Tape speed instability) • Smooth speed / delay time changes Three feedback filters with hipass/lowpass and bandpass characteristic simplify the creation of authentic dub echo effects. The built-in Limiter allows for endless feedback sounds. Use live input from any source - Microphone, Guitar, Audiobus and Inter App Audio - or take a song from your iTunes library for processing. Features: • Multi-tap delay machine • 24 taps for rhythmic delay effects • Tape simulation ( Saturation, Noise, Flutter ) • Alias free tape saturation through oversampling. • MIDI controllable including Tempo sync • Delay loop equalizer for dub effect. • Glitch free simulation of variable tape speeds. • Spatial echo rotation effect. • Audiobus 3 compatible with state saving • IAA compatible ( Auria, Cubasis, Garageband ). • AudioUnit AUv3 with parameter automation. • Ableton Link. • Integrated iTunes player.

About

luapsel

Create calming electric guitar ambience with reversed samples and built-in effects. Offers polyphonic playback, multiple articulations, and real-time sound shaping tools for unique musical textures.

Highlights
  • Polyphonic reversed guitar sounds
  • Round Robin sampling
  • Multiple articulations
  • Built-in delay, reverb, chorus
  • Real-time low-pass filter
  • ADSR Release control
  • Standalone samples available
Features
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luapsel: Unique Evolving Electric Guitar Ambience luapsel is a collection of Electric Guitar samples, meticulously multi-sampled in Round Robin and reversed in the most transparent way possible to offer your projects an easy-to-use calming vibe. Play around with built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects, or go au naturel. Sound design is a breeze with real-time filters, release control, and tuning options. Get luapsel for free inside Decent Sampler or just enjoy the raw samples, or grab the new improved app for just $1. Features -Polyphonic reversed guitar sounds -Round Robin sampling for nuanced playback -Four articulations: Original, Looped, Fast, & Slow -Built-in delay, reverb, and chorus effects -Real-time low-pass filter (Tone) -ADSR Release control and real-time sampling tuning -Available for Decent Sampler or as standalone samples

Screenshots

Tap Delay4 screens
luapsel3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: luapsel at every 6 days against Tap Delay's every 29 months. luapsel also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). Tap Delay's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 4) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Tap Delay costs $1.99 and luapsel $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

luapsel holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tap Delay ships an update every 29 months, luapsel every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tap Delay versus luapsel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap Delayluapsel
Price$1.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.2 (13 ratings)4.5 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB101 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarry GohsOSC Audio

Customer experience

Tap Delay

All ratings13 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral7.7%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.7%

luapsel

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tap Delay

No in-app purchases

None

luapsel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tap Delay free?
Tap Delay costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is luapsel free?
luapsel costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tap Delay or luapsel?
luapsel is rated higher. Tap Delay averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while luapsel averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Tap Delay or luapsel have ads?
Neither Tap Delay nor luapsel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tap Delay or luapsel?
Tap Delay ships an update every 29 months, and luapsel every 6 days. Most recently, Tap Delay was updated on September 30, 2026 and luapsel on September 23, 2026.

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