Comparison

Tape Eater vs Scrybe

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

Head to head
About

Tape Eater

This app is an offline music player that allows you to import, organize, and play various audio and video file formats without needing an internet connection. It simplifies downloading and sharing mixtapes from popular sources and offers advanced features for music organization and playback.

Highlights
  • Offline playback
  • Import mixtapes from popular sources
  • Organize music files
  • Share mixtapes with friends
  • Supports MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4
  • MP3 tag editing
  • Video playback
Features
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Tape Eater is a powerful offline MP3 player and mixtape downloader for iPhone. Import, organize, share, and play your music files without WiFi and ADs. Supports MP3, WAV, M4A, MP4, and more. Tape Eater is the easiest way to download and share mixtapes with your friends. Import free mixtapes automatically from MixtapeMonkey, or unzip and play mixtapes offline from top Hip-Hop and Rap sources like DatPiff, Spinrilla, and LiveMixtapes. Download, organize, and enjoy your favorite mixtapes, MP3s, and MP4s all in one powerful media player. No sign-ups, no spam, no algorithms and NO ADs! Just pure music collecting on your terms! MP3 tag editing for the real music nerds! Key Free Features: - Upload and share mixtapes directly to your friends! - Manage your shared mixtapes with our new shared tab - Import mixtapes directly from MixtapeMonkey with one click - Unzip and play ZIP files from mixtape websites like datpiff and spinrilla - Supports MP3, MP4, WAV, MOV, M4A files - Offline playback - listen to your music anywhere without wifi - Swipe to shuffle - As soon as you open the app you can swipe your entire music collection - Rearrange your queue or reshuffle your queue completely! - Easily scrub through your music collection with the Alphabet scrubber. Upgrade to our Lifetime Membership for the best music experience with premium features! Key Premium Features: - Create unlimited custom playlists for your favorite tracks - Upload custom cover art and rearrange tracks for playlists - ID3 Meta Tag Editor - Edit your mp3s meta date before sending music without cover art - Preload - Set your favorite mixtape playlist on your swipe to play - Watch your MP4 videos - Anything from movies, tv shows, or music videos - Rearrange your app's navigation - perfect if you prefer your videos or playlists - Quick play swipe - great to listen to your favorite mixtapes immediately. Start building your mixtape collection today with Tape Eater! Any genre from any source. Build the greatest mixtapes ever! Tape Eater is not affiliated with mixtape sites like DatPiff, Live Mixtapes, My Mixtapes, or Spinrilla Learn more at https://tapeeater.app Terms of Service: https://mixtapemonkey.com/tos

About

Scrybe

This app offers a vast library of free music and podcasts uploaded by creators. Listeners can enjoy content for free or subscribe to favorite artists for a low monthly fee. Creators benefit from a unique model that pays them more while fans pay less.

Highlights
  • Ad-free streaming
  • Free music and podcast catalog
  • Creator subscription model
  • Low fan subscription fees
  • Creators paid more
  • Content distribution for creators
Features
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Scrybe is an ad free digital music and content streaming app that was built with the creator and listener in mind. Fans can explore the entire catalog of free music and podcasts that are uploaded by creators as a free user or they can pay as little as $1 and have access to subscribe to all their favourite artists who have adopted the platform. Scrybe has developed a first of its kind business model allowing creators to be paid more and fans to pay less for all of their favourite music and podcasts. For creators, Scrybe is 100% free to use and distribute the content that they own. Simply upload the content, set the subscription rate for that song or episode, the entire album or series, or for the entire catalog of content released. Creators will then be paid by their subscribers rather than for individual streams. View our Terms and Conditions here: http://scrybestreaming.com/terms-and-conditions View our Privacy Policy Here: http://scrybestreaming.com/privacy-policy/ Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless user unsubscribes 24 hours before the end of the current period. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected plan. Subscribing and unsubscribing may be managed by going to Account Settings, media & purchases setting on your phone after money pack is purchased. All rights reserved Scrybe LLC.

Screenshots

Tape Eater4 screens
Scrybe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tape Eater at 4.8 against Scrybe's 4.3. Tape Eater also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 68%) and ratings volume (624 vs 82). Scrybe's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Tape Eater sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Scrybe sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tape Eater holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tape Eater has 624 ratings behind it against 82, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Tape Eater's written reviews are positive against 68% of Scrybe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tape Eater ships an update every 2 weeks, Scrybe every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tape Eater versus Scrybe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTape EaterScrybe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (624 ratings) — better4.3 (82 ratings)
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews — better68.2% of reviews
Number of ratings624 — better82
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMark SerranoScrybe Streaming LLC

Customer experience

Tape Eater

All ratings603 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative7.4%

Scrybe

All ratings83 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative19.3%
Written reviews44 reviews
Positive68.2%
Neutral2.3%
Negative29.5%

User reviews

Tape Eater

From 624 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use and navigate
  • 🎶 Great for mixtapes and unreleased music
  • 🎵 Nostalgic feel for old mixtapes
  • 🚀 Fast and efficient for music playback
  • 📂 Organizes playlists and music well

Room to improve

  • 🚫 No local storage option
  • 💸 Subscription-based model criticized
  • 📢 Frequent ads mentioned
  • ⏳ Lags and slow performance
  • ⏭️ No auto-advance to next track

Scrybe

From 82 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • ❤️ Supports artists directly
  • 💡 Innovative artist compensation
  • ✨ Beautiful UI design
  • 💰 Affordable subscriptions

Room to improve

  • 📉 Limited artist selection
  • 🐛 App is buggy
  • 💸 High data consumption
  • ⚠️ Predatory service
  • 🚫 Content removed after purchase

Bugs and requests

Tape Eater

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App lags when used
  • App does not automatically move to the next track
  • App only plays ads
  • App takes multiple attempts to open an MP3
  • App lags and is slow
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  • App deletes entire catalog when adding new music
  • App bugs out frequently
  • App crashes or deletes imported tapes
  • App is not keeping mixtapes downloaded
  • App downloads are not importing properly
  • App doesn't work
  • Imported mixtapes disappear after closing and reopening the app
  • Zip files for mixtapes won't unzip
  • App has bugs and needs fixes
  • App does not import tapes anymore
  • App deletes all other mixtapes when a new one is imported
  • Imported zip files do not show up in the album tab
  • App not updated in 4 years, unlikely to be fixed

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add local storage for the app
  • Implement auto-advance to the next track
  • Add basic playback controls like fast forward
  • Improve accessibility features, especially for visually impaired users (e.g., visible play button)
  • Add a sleep timer
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  • Improve video player with subtitle support
  • Allow users to manually create playlists
  • Fix issues with automatic album/playlist creation and single import

Scrybe

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Songs only play 30-second preview after purchase
  • Cannot cancel subscription
  • App used excessive data
  • Deducts money without providing service
  • Removed purchased songs and wallet funds
Show 7 more
  • Internal server errors
  • No verification code sent during signup
  • Cannot reset password
  • Login issues
  • Verification phone number field too small
  • App doesn't work
  • Only 30-second preview plays after purchase

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more artists
  • Improve UI/UX
  • Direct downloads in high quality
  • Reach out to influencers for promotion
  • Add XXXTentacion
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  • Build out more features for other content

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Tape Eater

Subscriptions3
  • Premium Subscription$2.997 Days
  • Premium Subscription$4.991 Month
  • Premium Subscription$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • No Ads Ever$79.99
11 purchases

Scrybe

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly money pack 1 for $.99$0.991 Month
  • Monthly money pack 2 for $1.99$1.991 Month
  • Monthly Pack 4$1.991 Month
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  • Monthly money pack 3 for $2.99$2.991 Month
  • Monthly money pack 4 for $4.99$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Pack 3$4.991 Month
  • Scrybe Monthly 2$7.991 Month
  • Scrybe Monthly 1$12.991 Month
One-time3
  • Add money pack 1 for $1.99$1.99
  • Add money pack 2 for $3.99$3.99
  • Add money pack 3 for $5.99$5.99

Questions

Is Tape Eater free?
Tape Eater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Scrybe free?
Scrybe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tape Eater or Scrybe?
Tape Eater is rated higher. Tape Eater averages 4.8 out of 5 from 624 ratings, while Scrybe averages 4.3 from 82 ratings.
Do Tape Eater or Scrybe have ads?
Tape Eater shows ads; Scrybe does not.
Which is updated more often, Tape Eater or Scrybe?
Tape Eater ships an update every 2 weeks, and Scrybe every 2 days. Most recently, Tape Eater was updated on October 25, 2026 and Scrybe on October 21, 2026.

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