LateTape vs GORILLA SYNTH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LateTape
This app offers a lo-fi looping and scratching experience for quick sound capture and playful exploration. It provides instant audiovisual feedback, allowing users to record, loop, and manipulate sound with a tactile tape feel. Designed for intuitive use, it focuses on fun and creative sound manipulation without complex menus.
- One-touch capture: record, play, loop
- Visual sound feedback (oscilloscope, color mapping)
- Interactive tape scratching
- Adjustable playback speed
- Menu-free, intuitive interface
- AUv3 compatible
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Twist Time. See Sound. Feel the Tape. LateTape is a lo-fi looping and scratching toy for quick capture and playful sound exploration. Tap to record, watch your sound come alive, and scratch the tape with instant audiovisual feedback. Unlike a DAW or complex looper, LateTape gives you instant access to the tape feel - with speed and touchable sound right under your fingertips. Why you’ll like it: • One‑touch capture: record → play → loop • Load your own samples, and share your performances with friends! • See your sound: oscilloscope and frequency-to-color mapping put you in tune • Scratch the tape: animated tape path you can touch • Shift speed: slow it down, speed it up, bend time • Trim sample endpoints • Scratch-over-loop and one-shot modes • AUv3 Compatible! • Stay in flow: no menus, no fuss - just fun! Perfect for musicians, beatmakers, and anyone who loves tape loops, lo-fi textures, or just playing with sound. Now AUv3 Compatible!
GORILLA SYNTH
This app offers a punchy, analog-style subtractive synthesizer for iOS, designed for fast sound design and expressive musical performance. It provides studio-quality sound with a clean interface, ideal for sketching ideas, producing tracks, or live playing.
- Dual oscillators with sub and noise
- Classic ladder filter
- Dual ADSR envelopes
- Duophonic mode with glide
- LFO modulation
- Touch-optimized controls
- AUv3 instrument support
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GORILLA - Analog-Style Subtractive Synth GORILLA is a focused, punchy analog-style subtractive synthesizer designed for fast sound design and expressive play on iOS. Built for musicians, producers, and sound designers, Gorilla delivers studio-quality sound in a clean, performance-ready interface — whether you’re sketching ideas, producing tracks, or playing live. Key Features: - Dual oscillators with sub and noise - Classic ladder filter - Dual ADSR envelopes (Filter + Amp) - Duophonic mode with glide - LFO for pitch, filter, and PWM modulation - Touch-optimized performance controls - Built-in spectrum / EQ visualizer - AUv3 instrument support - CoreMIDI & Bluetooth MIDI - Designed for iPhone and iPad Gorilla is intentionally focused — no clutter, no distractions. Just fast access to powerful sound shaping and expressive control. Designed for mobility. Built for creation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LateTape at Free against GORILLA SYNTH's $4.99. LateTape also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%). GORILLA SYNTH's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
LateTape is free to download; GORILLA SYNTH costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LateTape against 4.9 for GORILLA SYNTH. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 19 and 21 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of LateTape's written reviews are positive against 88% of GORILLA SYNTH's.
LateTape ships an update fortnightly, GORILLA SYNTH every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LateTape | GORILLA SYNTH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better | 4.9 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radii Research | Steffen Mølgaard Larsen |
Customer experience
LateTape
GORILLA SYNTH
In-app purchases
LateTape
No in-app purchases
GORILLA SYNTH
No in-app purchases





