Comparison

Tape Eater vs Auracle

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

Auracle

Rate and track your favorite music, films, TV shows, anime, and video games. Discover new obsessions with community charts and personalized recommendations. Engage in daily music games and build a comprehensive taste profile.

Highlights
  • Rate music, film, TV, anime, and games
  • Personalized taste profile
  • Daily music guessing games (Heardle, Immaculate Grid)
  • Community charts and recommendations
  • Collaborative lists
  • Shareable taste cards
Features
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Every universe you love. One taste profile. Auracle is where your whole taste lives — the albums, films, shows, anime, and video games that make you who you are. Rate everything on one 10-point scale, keep one diary, build one profile that actually captures you. FIVE UNIVERSES, ONE APP Flip between Music, Movies, TV, Anime, and Games with one tap. Each universe gets the full treatment: search anything, rate it in seconds, see community charts, and get recommendations based on your actual taste — not an algorithm selling you something. DAILY GAMES YOU CAN'T PLAY ANYWHERE ELSE • Heardle — guess the song from a one-second snippet • Immaculate Grid — fill a 3×3 with albums matching each row and column • Duels — head-to-head picks that build your personal Elo ranking of everything you've heard • SoundClash — create a game code, send it to friends, same songs, live scoreboard • Brackets — play ours or build your own 8/16-entry bracket about anything and share it BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO KEEP A LIST • 10-point ratings with half-point precision — the difference between great and masterpiece matters • A listening (and watching, and playing) diary so you never forget when you first met a favorite • Collaborative lists anyone can add to and vote on • Taste cards — shareable, generated portraits of your taste in five styles • Community charts and a Canon ranked by real people A FEED WORTH FOLLOWING See what friends are rating across every universe. A friend's 9.5 on an album sits next to their 8 on a game. Argue accordingly. Free to join. Bring your library, find your people, and meet the next obsession you'll defend in a group chat at 1am.

Screenshots

Tape Eater4 screens
Auracle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Auracle at none against Tape Eater's 4. Auracle also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Tape Eater's advantage is ratings volume (670 vs 3). On price, rating 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. Auracle asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Auracle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tape Eater has 670 ratings behind it against 3, 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 100% of Auracle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tape Eater ships an update every 2 weeks, Auracle every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Tape Eater versus Auracle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTape EaterAuracle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (670 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews86.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings670 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Vision ProiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB10 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMark SerranoAndrew Frame

Customer experience

Tape Eater

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

Auracle

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Auracle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
None

Auracle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tape Eater free?
Tape Eater is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Auracle free?
Auracle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tape Eater or Auracle?
Auracle is rated higher. Tape Eater averages 4.8 out of 5 from 670 ratings, while Auracle averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Tape Eater or Auracle have ads?
Tape Eater shows ads; Auracle does not.
Which is updated more often, Tape Eater or Auracle?
Tape Eater ships an update every 2 weeks, and Auracle every 2 days. Most recently, Tape Eater was updated on November 7, 2026 and Auracle on October 31, 2026.

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