Comparison

TapTape vs HiddenTrack

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

Head to head
About

TapTape

Features
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Turn Apple Music into a shelf of collectible virtual mixtapes. TapTape brings the feel of a cassette collection to your music library. Build a tape from Apple Music tracks, arrange Side A and Side B, choose cassette and label styles, design the cover, and play it through tactile cassette players. • Make C60 double-sided tapes • Browse albums, playlists, and songs while building a mix • Create covers with built-in templates or a selected photo • Organize tapes into collections and search your saved library • Play tracks continuously, hear the blank end of a side, and auto-reverse from A to B • Sync collections, tapes, track metadata, and covers through your private iCloud database • Discover editorial Picks resolved for your Apple Music storefront The free version includes the core tape-making experience, iCloud sync, up to 3 saved tapes, and the July 79 cassette player. TapTape Pro unlocks unlimited saved tapes, all cassette players, premium cassette and label styles, and premium cover templates. Requirements: • iOS 26 or later • An active Apple Music subscription is required for catalog playback • Availability depends on Apple Music, your storefront, and your network connection Privacy Policy: https://tta.ikam.pro/legal/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://tta.ikam.pro/legal/terms-of-use/

About

HiddenTrack

Discover curated music collections and share your favorite tracks. Browse hand-picked vinyl, save records to your personal collection, and build your own themed crates to share with the community. Experience music discovery without algorithms or ads.

Highlights
  • Swipe to discover music
  • 30-second track previews
  • Direct buy links to artists
  • Save records to personal collection
  • Build and share custom crates
  • Community feed for crate discovery
Features
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HiddenTrack is a small, slow app for the people who still care what's on the B-side. Curated crates of handpicked vinyl — themed, rotating, made with intention. Swipe through cards like you're flipping through a bin. Preview tracks instantly. Save the ones that speak to you. Share the ones you can't keep to yourself. THE EXPERIENCE • Swipe right to keep, left to pass, up to listen • 30-second previews built in — no Spotify or Apple Music needed • Buy links to Bandcamp, Discogs, eBay, and Amazon — support artists directly when you can • Save records to your personal collection • Build your own crates and publish them to the community WHY HIDDENTRACK • No algorithm — every crate is hand-picked by real people • No account needed — your collection is yours • No ads, no noise, no upsells • A mobile-first experience designed for taste, not scale WHO IT'S FOR • Vinyl collectors looking for their next pickup • Crate diggers who miss flipping through bins • Music heads who want to share what they're loving • Anyone tired of "recommended for you" feeds WHAT YOU CAN DO • Browse today's editorial crates — fresh themes, refreshed regularly • Build a personal crate from records you save • Make it public — your friends see a beautiful web page with previews and buy links • Discover crates from other heads in the community feed • Follow the discovery — what's playing, what's new, what's making people stop A hidden track is the song nobody told you about. The reward for staying through the credits. The good stuff for the people who pay attention. This is for them.

Screenshots

TapTape4 screens
HiddenTrack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HiddenTrack at none against TapTape's 2. HiddenTrack also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). TapTape's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ads 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. TapTape sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. HiddenTrack asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TapTape ships an update every 5 days, HiddenTrack every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
TapTape versus HiddenTrack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTapTapeHiddenTrack
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB34 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developer黎 甘JASON EDWARD ROBERTS

In-app purchases

2 purchases

TapTape

Subscriptions2
  • TapTape Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • TapTape Pro Yearly$5.991 Year
None

HiddenTrack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TapTape free?
TapTape is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HiddenTrack free?
HiddenTrack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TapTape or HiddenTrack have ads?
Neither TapTape nor HiddenTrack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TapTape or HiddenTrack?
TapTape ships an update every 5 days, and HiddenTrack every 5 weeks. Most recently, TapTape was updated on October 28, 2026 and HiddenTrack on October 24, 2026.

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