AUFX vs TAPESCAM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
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.
- 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
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Verdict
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
AUFX costs $4.99 and TAPESCAM $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
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.
| Parameter | AUFX | TAPESCAM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (28 ratings) | 5.0 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kymatica AB | Charles Vestal |
Customer experience
AUFX
TAPESCAM
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
AUFX
No in-app purchases
TAPESCAM
No in-app purchases









