Tape vs Riffy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tape
Discover curated events, shows, and cultural experiences in NYC and LA. Join existing groups with a code or apply to the waitlist for access to exclusive happenings.
- Curated event listings
- Shows and concerts
- Cultural happenings
- Access via invitation code
- Waitlist for new members
- NYC and Los Angeles focus
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Access curated events, shows and things to do in culture in NYC & LA. You can join with a code or if you know another member. Otherwise sign up for the waitlist as we review weekly.
Riffy
Collaboratively create and modify images with others. Upload your own photos or contribute to a shared collection, adding unique artistic perspectives. Choose to keep your creations private or share them with the entire community.
- Collaborative art creation
- Photo uploading
- Image remixing
- Private or public sharing
- Graffiti and tagging tools
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Riffy is a collaborative art app. Riffy users can use their iPhone or iPad to doodle, remix, riff on, graffiti, tag and otherwise add their own personal perspective to photos. Users can start by either uploading their own photos from their camera roll, or directly contributing to any image in the collective ecosystem. When they upload photos from their camera rolls, they can choose to remain private or allow doodles/contributions from the entire Riffy user base.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Tape at none against Riffy's shown. Tape also leads on ratings volume (61 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Tape against 5.0 for Riffy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tape has 61 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Tape ships an update fortnightly, Riffy every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tape | Riffy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (61 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 61 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 380 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tape Project Inc. | Aaron Soellinger |
Customer experience
Tape
Riffy
Bugs and requests
Tape
Requested features
1 request- More updates and features
Riffy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tape
No in-app purchases
Riffy
No in-app purchases
