Comparison

Tap Delay vs Vinyl Strip

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

Vinyl Strip

This multi-effect plugin offers 6 distinct audio processing modules that can be rearranged to add a vintage vinyl sound to your digital tracks. Achieve classic record warmth and character with this CPU-efficient tool.

Highlights
  • Modular effect arrangement
  • Distortion module
  • Compressor module
  • Bit Crusher module
  • Tilt EQ module
  • Vintage Reverb module
  • Vinylizer module
Features
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Vinyl Strip is a multi-effect plugin featuring 6 modules: Distortion, Compressor, Bit Crusher, Tilt EQ, Vintage Reverb, and Vinylizer. The modules can be arranged in any combination by simple drag-n-drop. Vinyl Strip will add life and an old school touch to your samples and tracks, and achieve that classic vinyl record sound in your digital environment. The plugin is optimised to be lightweight on the CPU.

Screenshots

Tap Delay4 screens
Vinyl Strip1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tap Delay at $1.99 against Vinyl Strip's $14.99. Tap Delay also leads on chart position (#193 vs unranked) and ratings volume (13 vs 2). Vinyl Strip's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.2). 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 Vinyl Strip $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vinyl Strip holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tap Delay has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Tap Delay versus Vinyl Strip: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTap DelayVinyl Strip
Price$1.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.2 (13 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 29 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB17 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHarry GohsAudioThing Ltd.

Customer experience

Tap Delay

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

Vinyl Strip

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Tap Delay

No in-app purchases

None

Vinyl Strip

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tap Delay free?
Tap Delay costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vinyl Strip free?
Vinyl Strip costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tap Delay or Vinyl Strip?
Vinyl Strip is rated higher. Tap Delay averages 4.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while Vinyl Strip averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Tap Delay or Vinyl Strip have ads?
Neither Tap Delay nor Vinyl Strip shows ads.

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