Comparison

AUFX vs TAPESCAM

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

Head to head
About

AUFX

This app offers a high-quality, real-time reverb audio effect with a 32-bit DSP engine. It allows for extensive parameter tweaking to create a vast range of sounds, from small rooms to infinite spaces. The app supports hardware input/output and can process audio from other apps via Inter-App Audio or Audiobus.

Highlights
  • High quality 32-bit DSP engine
  • Extensive parameter tweaking
  • Built-in resonant filters
  • Process hardware input/output
  • Inter-App Audio and Audiobus support
  • Save, load, and share presets
  • MIDI controllable
Features
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High quality real time reverb audio effect, for everything between small rooms, resonators, and infinitely large spaces. This app is the first in the AUFX series, a collection of simple and powerful audio effect apps. • High quality 32-bit DSP engine. • A multitude of parameters to tweak to get a wide range of sounds. • Built-in resonant filters. • Process hardware input/output. • Process other apps through Inter-App Audio or Audiobus (input/filter/output slots supported). • Save, load and share user presets. • Supports Audiobus2 state saving. • Comes with several bundled presets. • Fully MIDI controllable, including Virtual MIDI. • Background Audio. • Built-in lookahead limiter to prevent clipping. • Record the result directly in app. • Email recordings or export to AudioShare audio document manager app. • Access user presets and recordings through iTunes File Sharing.

About

TAPESCAM

Simulate the warm, imperfect sound of analog tape machines. Add drive, color, and tape-like artifacts like dropouts and wow/flutter to your audio projects. Offers granular control over saturation, hiss, and tape wear.

Highlights
  • Dual gain stages with randomized dropouts
  • Wow/flutter motion control
  • Controllable hiss and tape wear
  • Drive + Color blending
  • Tone tilt and shelving EQs
  • Tape Speed presets
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Bring the sputter, wobble, and magnetic warmth of a well-loved four-track into any project. TapeScam stacks dual gain stages with randomized dropouts, wow/flutter motion, and controllable hiss so you can dial in everything from gentle glue to saturated cassette chaos. - Blend Drive + Color to morph between smooth compression and spitty, asymmetrical crunch - Wow/Flutter knob moves from subtle drift to dreamy vibrato, with Age-based randomness that keeps both channels alive - Tone tilt plus Bass/Treble shelves let you brighten guitars, thicken keys, or scoop space for vocals without leaving the plugin - Tape Speed presets shift headroom, bandwidth, and dropout behavior for “new”, “used”, or “worn” tapes - Noise and Comp switches give instant texture and level matching, while Output trims sit post-saturation for easy gain staging - Randomized dropout envelopes with smooth attack/hold/release phases create musical dips and wear NOTE: This is a plugin! It doesn't make any sound on its own. Available as an AUv3 for iOS/iPadOS. TapeScam slots into your DAW of choice. Interested in using this on desktop? VST3 and AU plugins are available at https://charles.pizza/apps/tapescam

Screenshots

AUFX4 screens
TAPESCAM2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: TAPESCAM at every 2 days against AUFX's every 2 months. TAPESCAM also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and review sentiment (100% vs 85%). AUFX's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

AUFX costs $4.99 and TAPESCAM $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TAPESCAM holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 28 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of AUFX's written reviews are positive against 100% of TAPESCAM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

AUFX ships an update every 2 months, TAPESCAM every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
AUFX versus TAPESCAM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAUFXTAPESCAM
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.8 (28 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKymatica ABCharles Vestal

Customer experience

AUFX

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive85.3%
Neutral5.9%
Negative8.8%

TAPESCAM

All ratings12 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

AUFX

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App does not work on iPhone 7
  • New version crashes when loading presets

Requested features

3 requests
  • AUv3 support
  • More tutorial content
  • Improved bundle pricing

TAPESCAM

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

AUFX

No in-app purchases

None

TAPESCAM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is AUFX free?
AUFX costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is TAPESCAM free?
TAPESCAM costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, AUFX or TAPESCAM?
TAPESCAM is rated higher. AUFX averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while TAPESCAM averages 5.0 from 12 ratings.
Do AUFX or TAPESCAM have ads?
Neither AUFX nor TAPESCAM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, AUFX or TAPESCAM?
AUFX ships an update every 2 months, and TAPESCAM every 2 days. Most recently, AUFX was updated on October 22, 2026 and TAPESCAM on October 25, 2026.

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