Audio Tape vs MF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Audio Tape
Experience a nostalgic 80's cassette player with realistic tape rotation and customizable looks. Load your favorite playlists and control playback with intuitive buttons, VU meters, and an LCD time counter.
- Realistic tape rotation
- 20 customizable tape looks
- Playlist loading
- Full playback controls
- VU meters
- Shuffle and repeat functions
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A vintage 80's cassette player. Features: - beautiful and realistic tape rotation; - choose the audio tape look from 20 available; - load your favorite playlist; - play, pause, fast forward and rewind buttons; - load the next/prev track; - left/right audio VU meters; - shuffle/repeat functions; - green lcd time counter; - volume slider.
MF
This app meticulously recreates a classic analog effects pedal, offering a voltage-controlled ring modulator, carrier oscillator, and LFO. It's designed to process and modulate any audio input, providing a unique, retro-futuristic sound with organic parameter interaction for a musical playing experience.
- Ring Modulator
- Voltage-controlled Carrier Oscillator
- Voltage-controlled LFO
- AUv3 effects plugin
- Processes any audio input
- Organic parameter interaction
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The MF-102S Ring Modulator is a re-invention of Moog Music’s classic Moogerfooger MF-102 analog effects pedal. The MF-102 Ring Modulator, introduced in 1998, contained three complete modular functions: a Ring Modulator, a voltage-controlled Carrier Oscillator, and a voltage-controlled dual-waveform Low Frequency Oscillator (LFO). Designed by Bob Moog and his engineering team, the MF-102 was a direct descendant of the original Moog modular synthesizers, adapted to process, modulate, and play with inputs ranging from guitar, voice, and synthesizer to any imaginable audio source. The MF-102 Ring Modulator has been meticulously recreated as the MF-102S, capturing not only the spaced-out, retro-futuristic sound of the original, but also the organic way in which the parameters interact to create a musical playing experience. The MF-102S is an AUv3 effects plug-in that requires a compatible host or DAW to function.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: MF at 100% against Audio Tape's 13%. MF also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Audio Tape's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $14.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Audio Tape costs $0.99 and MF $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
MF holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Audio Tape's written reviews are positive against 100% of MF's.
Audio Tape ships an update every 3 months, MF monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Audio Tape | MF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 2.2 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 13.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Giuseppe Cigala | Moog Music Inc. |
Customer experience
Audio Tape
MF
In-app purchases
Audio Tape
No in-app purchases
MF
No in-app purchases
