Comparison

Fly Tape 2 vs Splat

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

Head to head
About

Fly Tape 2

This app emulates the sound of vintage cassette tapes, adding textured nuances like noise and hiss to audio signals. It offers extensive control for "on the fly" audio manipulation and can be automated via MIDI CC.

Highlights
  • Vintage cassette tape emulation
  • Textured noise and hiss control
  • On-the-fly audio manipulation
  • MIDI CC automation
  • AUv3 plugin for iOS hosts
Features
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FlyTape 2 builds on the principles of the original FlyTape. However, FlyTape 2 is a complete rewrite and has been vastly improved in both features and stability. A love of vintage sounds and character is our thing and FlyTape 2 fits this ethos as a unique take on the features of classic tape.  Named for it's style, performance and user improvisation control, it’s FX can be added to incoming audio signals in many ways "on the fly". Sliders for textured nuances such as noise hiss will allow you to dial in tasteful settings reminiscent of cassette tapes. These also can be automated via midi cc for additional modulation. FlyTape 2 installs as an iOS AUv3 plugin effect, designed for use within host apps such as Garageband, Beatmaker 3, Cubasis, Audiobus, and more.

About

Splat

Create hard-hitting urban beats with a vast library of drum sounds and advanced synthesis. Import your own samples, utilize built-in effects, and route audio for professional mixing. Perfect for aspiring and experienced producers alike.

Highlights
  • 10,000 Drum Sounds
  • 750 Beat Chops & Kits with MIDI
  • Import Your Own Samples
  • Host Plugin Effects
  • Full Synthesis for Pads
  • Route Pads to Individual Outs
  • Swing Groove Templates
Features
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The Ultimate Urban Drum Rompler If you've always wanted to make the phattest urban beats with incredible hard-hitting drum sounds, but never spent the years being a beat chopper or crate digger, then this library is for you. It takes years to properly learn how to chop samples, rip breakbeats, create the right "swing", and run it all through the expensive hardware to get those perfect drums. This library does all of this for you. And for the experienced producer, you have access to advanced features like importing your own drums with MIDI and running them through our synthesis and incredible effects. Route pads to separate audio outs, use your own plugin FX inside the app, and get full access to synthesizer type programming to make for the ultimate urban drum rompler! Highlights: - 10,000 Combined Drum Sounds - 750 Beat Chops & Kits with MIDI - Load/Save your Own Samples - Host your own Plugin Effects - Insert FX, Global & Master Buss - Full Synthesis for Pads 1-12 - Route Pads to Individual Outs - Dedicated "Slug" Knob - Swing Groove Templates Factory Preset Style The factory presets come with Kits, Full Loops, and Chops from the Loops all in the style of Boom-Bap, Lo-Fi, Hip-Hop Soul, Vinyl and Chill-Hop. Similar to these artists: The Roots, J Dilla, Pete Rock, Q-Tip, and the Wu-Tang, etc.. Use Chops for Drums Any beat maker knows that loop chops represent the phatest sound. So along with the chops on each pad, you can tweak the chopped drums in order to create your own kits from the chops. Sampled from Hardware No drum sounds will ever sound good if they are not sampled from the correct hardware. We use all of the industry standard and our own secret gems in order to produce the hardest hitting drums. Secret Weapon Features: - Alias Name and Tagging for Drum Sounds - Route Drum Sounds to Separate Outputs - Load Your Own Plugins into FX Slots - Ability to Export MIDI Patterns - Save Presets with MIDI Data Embeded - Dedicated Knob to Lay Behind the Beat - Use Chops as Drum Sounds - 5-Insert FX Per Pad 1-12 Route Audio Outputs to any Channel Our app gives you the ability to route any drum pad sound to any output on your multi-channel audio device. This is paramount for mixing drums and separating them out for more flexibility when editing and mastering. Stacking and Layering With 36-pads, you can even stack and layer different drum sounds, which is a very popular producer trick. Simply assign the same MIDI Note to multiple sounds and stack as many drums as you want with one hit. This is how producers get those "out of this world" phat drum sounds. Amazing Effects In partnership with Overloud™, we have the full version of the famous Vintage Keyboard FX Suite of effects readily available. We also have licensed a ton of other high quality effects, all with very lush, warm, and vintage sounds. Each pad 1-12 can have up to 5 insert effects per pad, along with global and master busses. Every knob/fader can be MIDI learned, so you can adjust effects in real-time with a controller. Run the entire beat through a crazy reverb or phaser to instantly change the entire "feel" of the beat or drum sound. Our FX arsenal is so vast that you will spend months just exploring all of the possibilities.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Fly Tape 2 at $5.99 against Splat's $14.99. Fly Tape 2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Splat's advantage is review sentiment (64% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume and ads 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

Fly Tape 2 costs $5.99 and Splat $14.99 up front. Splat sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Fly Tape 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fly Tape 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 51 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 56% of Fly Tape 2's written reviews are positive against 64% of Splat's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fly Tape 2 ships an update every 2 months, Splat every 5 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Fly Tape 2 versus Splat: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFly Tape 2Splat
Price$5.99 — better$14.99
Rating4.4 (51 ratings) — better4.2 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews55.6% of reviews64.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings51 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB341 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMSXII Sound DesignMIDIculous LLC

Customer experience

Fly Tape 2

All ratings50 ratings
Positive84.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive55.6%
Neutral22.2%
Negative22.2%

Splat

All ratings31 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral12.9%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive64.3%
Neutral17.9%
Negative17.9%

In-app purchases

None

Fly Tape 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Splat

One-time1
  • Splat-to-Click Vol 1$12.99

Questions

Is Fly Tape 2 free?
Fly Tape 2 costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Splat free?
Splat costs $14.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fly Tape 2 or Splat?
Fly Tape 2 is rated higher. Fly Tape 2 averages 4.4 out of 5 from 51 ratings, while Splat averages 4.2 from 31 ratings.
Do Fly Tape 2 or Splat have ads?
Neither Fly Tape 2 nor Splat shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fly Tape 2 or Splat?
Fly Tape 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Splat every 5 months. Most recently, Fly Tape 2 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Splat on November 3, 2026.

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