Tape vs TreadTunes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tape
Relive the 80s with a virtual cassette player that emulates the feel of old-school music playback. Enjoy your iPhone music library with animated cassettes and intuitive touch controls. Choose from a variety of cassette designs for a nostalgic experience.
- Cassette player emulator
- Plays music from Apple Music App
- Animated cassette display
- Large selection of cassette designs
- Intuitive touch controls (play, pause, swipe)
- Pinch to zoom for original cassette size
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Do you still remember the cassettes from the 80s? Now you can have it again. You have all your songs from your iPhone or iPod Touch ready in the library. Tape is a cassette player emulator. It plays your music from Apple Music App and shows an animated cassette. There is a large selection of cassettes which you can choose from. This app bring's you back to the 80's. Very easy to use. - Touch for play or pause. - Swipe right for next song. - Swipe left for previous song. - Swipe down for next cassette. - Swipe up for cassette change. - Touch in the upper left corner to select songs. - you can zoom in to original cassette size (pinch to zoom). and because the control is very simple, This app is perfect for the car or on your iPod, iPhone docking Station, have fun with the app! THIS APP ONLY WORKS, IF YOU HAVE MUSIC IN THE APPLE MUSIC APP !!!
TreadTunes
Sync your workout intensity with your favorite music. Connect to Spotify and automatically adjust song tempo to match your walking, jogging, or running pace.
- Tempo matching to music
- Spotify integration
- Automatic pace adjustment
- Supports walking, jogging, running
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Stay in rhythm. Train to your music. Match your pace to the beat with music you already love. Connect your Spotify and automatically play songs at the perfect tempo for walking, jogging, or running.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: TreadTunes at Free against Tape's $1.99. TreadTunes also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Tape's advantage is ratings volume (259 vs 4) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 27 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
TreadTunes is free to download; Tape costs $1.99 up front. Tape sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. TreadTunes asks for nothing beyond the download.
TreadTunes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tape has 259 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Tape ships an update every 7 months, TreadTunes every 27 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tape | TreadTunes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (259 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 259 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months — better | Every 27 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Alexander Rutkowskij | Kyler Knebel |
Customer experience
Tape
TreadTunes
Bugs and requests
Tape
Reported bugs
8 issues- App crashes when using menus
- Freezes on iPhone iOS 14.4.2 and later
- Swipe-to-close doesn't stop playback
- Playhead and capstan roller animation reversed
- App closes unexpectedly for no reason
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- Doesn't recognize hand gestures or song selections
- Won't play selected songs
- Incompatibility with newer iOS updates
Requested features
13 requests- Save and switch between custom mixed tapes
- Playlist duration limits based on cassette type
- Clicking sounds for play/stop button presses
- Support for local MP3 and M4A files
- Screen sleep toggle while music plays
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- Additional cassette designs (especially Memorex and movie-themed)
- Spotify integration
- iPad version with larger interface
- Tape malfunction/degradation simulation
- Record function for music production
- Remove 'tap to load' text overlay
- More realistic button control styling
- Classic 80s Memorex shell design
TreadTunes
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tape
- New Cassette Pack$0.99
- Cassette collection 2$1.99
TreadTunes
No in-app purchases
