Comparison

Tape2 vs Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner

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

Head to head
About

Tape2

Relive the nostalgia of 80s cassette players with this music app. It emulates a vintage cassette player, displaying animated tapes while playing your songs from the Apple Music app. Enjoy simple touch and swipe controls for an immersive retro experience.

Highlights
  • Cassette player emulator
  • Plays music from Apple Music app
  • Animated cassette display
  • Simple touch and swipe controls
  • Retro 80s aesthetic
Features
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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. 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. 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 !!!

About

Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner

Features
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Discover What Your Records Are Actually Worth You're standing in front of a dollar bin with a record in your hand. Is it worth five dollars or five hundred? Crate tells you in seconds. Photograph the record or pick a shot from your library, and get the release, the pressing and a price estimate back before you decide whether to buy it. What Crate Does Identify the exact pressing Artist, album, year and format, plus which pressing you are actually holding. A first press and a reissue are not the same record, and Crate tells them apart. Full release details Label, catalog number, genre, country, weight and special edition notes, plus the complete tracklist by side with running times. A price that follows condition Instead of one flat number, you grade the disc and the sleeve yourself on the standard collectors actually use, and the estimate adjusts to match. A grading guide built in Not sure whether that's VG+ or NM? The in-app guide walks through what separates the grades, so you're not guessing. Your collection, saved Every record you scan stays on your shelf. Note what you paid and where you bought it, then come back later to see how the estimate has moved. Short guides for the rest How to identify pressings, what actually makes a record valuable, how to grade condition, and how to store a collection so it keeps its value. Who Crate Is For New collectors You inherited a box of LPs or picked up your first few, and you want to know what you have before you spend more. Collectors You want a proper catalog of your shelf, with pressings, grades, purchase prices and current estimates in one place. Crate diggers and resellers You make the call standing in the shop. Scan it, check the price, grade it in your hand, and know whether to walk out with it. Why Crate Honest - you set the grade, so the estimate reflects the record in front of you Deep - pressing, label, catalog number, country, weight, tracklist with times Yours - purchase price and source saved on every record you own Fast - one photo, an answer in seconds Start with the first record on your shelf. Download Crate and find out what it's worth. Values are estimates based on available market data and may differ from what a record actually sells for. Terms of Use: http://starlititpromotion.com/user-agreement.html Privacy Policy: http://starlititpromotion.com/privacy-statement.html

Screenshots

Tape24 screens
Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner at fortnightly against Tape2's every 3 months. Tape2's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Tape2 sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tape2 ships an update every 3 months, Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Tape2 versus Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTape2Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander RutkowskijSTARLIT IT PROMOTION AGENCY LIMITED

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Tape2

One-time18
  • Cassette 2Free
  • cassette 6$0.49
  • Cassette 18$0.49
Show 15 more
  • Cassette 21$0.49
  • Cassette 30$0.49
  • Cassette 34$0.49
  • Cassette 29$0.49
  • Cassette 28$0.49
  • Cassette 33$0.49
  • Cassette 32$0.49
  • Cassette 36$0.49
  • Cassette 35$0.49
  • Cassette 13$0.49
  • Cassette 15$0.49
  • Cassette 5$0.49
  • Cassette 4$0.49
  • Cassette 3$0.49
  • All Cassettes$4.99
2 purchases

Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner

Subscriptions2
  • Full Access3 Days trial$9.997 Days
  • Full Access$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Tape2 free?
Tape2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner free?
Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Tape2 or Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner have ads?
Neither Tape2 nor Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tape2 or Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner?
Tape2 ships an update every 3 months, and Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner fortnightly. Most recently, Tape2 was updated on October 27, 2026 and Crate · Vinyl Record Scanner on October 29, 2026.

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