Comparison

tipSkip 2 vs klikWheel

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

Head to head
About

tipSkip 2

Control music playback on your device with simple knocks. Skip tracks, pause, and fast forward without touching your phone, even with gloves or when it's in your pocket. Customize knock actions and sensitivity for a personalized experience.

Highlights
  • Knock to skip tracks
  • Knock to pause music
  • Spotify integration
  • Customizable knock actions
  • Adjustable sensitivity
  • Fast forward/backward options
Features
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Control your music playback by knocking on the front or back of your device! No headphones with remote? Wearing gloves? No problem! Just put the device in your pocket or on the table and knock on your device. Check out the tipSkip TV commercial: http://youtu.be/MtzEPaZgzWY FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS • Knock on the device 2x to skip to the next track (like a double click with your mouse) • To skip to the previous track knock 3x on the device • To pause the track knock 4x • Spotify integration (requires Spotify Premium and internet connection) • Optional: Choose between 90 or 30 sec fast forward / backward • Customize knock actions for 2x, 3x and 4x knocks • Adjust knock detection sensitivity • Choose Playlist, Artists, Albums, Songs, Gernres, Compilations • Shuffle mode Play with the sensitivity slider to find the perfect value for your activity. About us: http://busybytes.com http://facebook.com/tipSkip http://twitter.com/busybytes http://youtube.com/busybytes Mail: contact@busybytes.com LEGAL: This product uses a SPOTIFY API but is not endorsed, certified or otherwise approved in any way by Spotify. Spotify is the registered trade mark of the Spotify Group.

About

klikWheel

Experience music playback with a tactile scroll-wheel interface. Play your own files or stream from Apple Music, all controlled by intuitive gestures. Enjoy visualizers and customization options for a unique listening experience.

Highlights
  • Scroll-wheel navigation with haptic feedback
  • Play local music files (MP3, FLAC)
  • Integrates with Apple Music
  • Reactive visualizers and themes
  • Offline playback
  • Queue management
Features
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klikWheel is a music player you actually touch. Spin the wheel to scroll, press to play, and get through your library without looking at a grid of tiles. Play your own files or pull from Apple Music—through the same click-wheel either way, on iPhone and iPad. FEATURES • Scroll-wheel navigation with haptic clicks • Import your own library (MP3, FLAC, and more)—plays fully offline • Apple Music—search, browse by artist and album, explore playlists, play full tracks with your subscription • iPad—fullscreen, windowed, split • Backdrops—floating notes, a Metal aurora, or bokeh that react to what's playing • Hide Explicit—filters your local library and Apple Music at once, center-press to toggle • Sort albums A–Z or newest-first • Drag to scrub on the Now Playing screen • Block artists from your queue • Edit your Up Next queue—drag to reorder, swipe to remove • Local playlists—multi-select and search to build them fast • 12 collectible themes, 3 unlockable Pro themes • Extras: Brick, Snake, a Fidget toy, and a Clock • Full VoiceOver and Dynamic Type support No klikWheel account. No tracking. No ads. Just your music and a wheel. klikWheel is an original, unofficial tribute to the dedicated scroll-wheel music players of the 2000s. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or associated with Apple Inc.

Screenshots

tipSkip 24 screens
klikWheel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: klikWheel at 4.5 against tipSkip 2's 3.0. klikWheel also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). tipSkip 2's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. tipSkip 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. klikWheel asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

klikWheel holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of tipSkip 2's written reviews are positive against 75% of klikWheel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

tipSkip 2 ships an update monthly, klikWheel every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
tipSkip 2 versus klikWheel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametertipSkip 2klikWheel
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings46 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBusyBytes GmbHJoshua Stoner

Customer experience

tipSkip 2

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral10.5%
Negative23.4%

klikWheel

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

tipSkip 2

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • tipSkip Error when accessing playlists
  • Error getting STPlaylistSnapshot
  • App crashes on startup or when clicking purchased
  • Taps not registering or registering inconsistently
  • Pause command triggers skip/rewind instead
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  • App skips songs unintentionally during movement
  • Brightness resets to incorrect levels
  • Shuffle turns off without user action
  • App doesn't close properly
  • Phone vibrations trigger false tap detection
  • Incompatibility with iPhone 5 and iPhone 6
  • Functions don't work when phone is locked

Requested features

12 requests
  • Work when phone screen is locked
  • Support for Spotify Radio and Pandora
  • Album playback, not just playlists
  • Search songs functionality
  • Clapping gesture recognition
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  • Volume control via gestures
  • Background app functionality
  • All music library access
  • Downloaded playlist offline support
  • Customizable tap configurations
  • Siri integration
  • Native app optimization

klikWheel

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

tipSkip 2

One-time1
  • Developer support$0.99
None

klikWheel

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is tipSkip 2 free?
tipSkip 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is klikWheel free?
klikWheel is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, tipSkip 2 or klikWheel?
klikWheel is rated higher. tipSkip 2 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while klikWheel averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do tipSkip 2 or klikWheel have ads?
Neither tipSkip 2 nor klikWheel shows ads.
Which is updated more often, tipSkip 2 or klikWheel?
tipSkip 2 ships an update monthly, and klikWheel every 2 days. Most recently, tipSkip 2 was updated on August 25, 2026 and klikWheel on September 18, 2026.

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