Comparison

UP Uploader vs Tapeless

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

Head to head
About

UP Uploader

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Uploader makes it easy to move your memories to your new UP Phone. With encrypted cloud storage, your photos and videos are always safe, private, and under your control. Key Features Encrypted backups โ€“ End-to-end encryption ensures only you can access your files. Simple transfers โ€“ Choose the albums or folders you want, and back them up with one tap. Seamless restore โ€“ Download your photos and videos securely to your new UP Phone. Private by design โ€“ No ads, no hidden tracking, no access to your personal files.

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Tapeless

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That box of SD cards from your old camcorder? The .MOD files on them won't play on a modern phone โ€” iPhones simply can't open them. Tapeless fixes that, entirely on your iPhone. Point it at your card (or AirDrop the files over) and Tapeless finds every clip, shows you real previews, and converts them to standard video that plays anywhere. Converted clips are saved straight into your Photos library โ€” filed under the date you actually shot them, read from the camcorder's own sidecar files, so your 2007 beach trip lands in 2007. RETRO DATE STAMP Want the classic look? Burn the original date and time into the corner of the picture โ€” white VCR lettering, just like the tapes you grew up with. MADE FOR OLD CAMCORDERS โ€ข Imports .MOD and .TOD files (JVC, Canon, Panasonic hard-disk and SD camcorders of the 2000s) โ€ข Keeps the original recording date and time, to the second โ€ข Smooths out the interlaced "comb" look from tube-TV-era video โ€ข Widescreen footage comes out at the correct shape, never stretched โ€ข Preview clips before converting โ€” with scrubbing โ€ข Clear-the-card option after everything is safely in Photos PRIVATE BY DESIGN Everything happens on your iPhone. Your footage never touches a server, and Tapeless collects no data at all. Your first conversions are free. One inexpensive purchase unlocks unlimited conversions forever โ€” no subscription.

Screenshots

UP Uploader3 screens
Tapeless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: UP Uploader at none against Tapeless's 1. UP Uploader also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Tapeless sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. UP Uploader asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences ยท 3 level
UP Uploader versus Tapeless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUP UploaderTapeless
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksโ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size137 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperUnplugged Technologies LtdAlexander Bricken

In-app purchases

None

UP Uploader

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tapeless

One-time1
  • Tapeless Unlimited$6.99

Questions

Is UP Uploader free?
UP Uploader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tapeless free?
Tapeless is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do UP Uploader or Tapeless have ads?
Neither UP Uploader nor Tapeless shows ads.

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