LateTape vs Nugget 01
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!
Nugget 01
This audio effect plug-in emulates a classic sampler's compressor, adding warmth, vinyl noise, and drive. It's a free tool for musicians seeking a unique lo-fi sound, usable within compatible music production apps or standalone.
- Detroit-style mix slammer
- Warm vinyl noise and crackle
- Drive to clip converters
- Four sample grades
- Light or dark color scheme
- AUv3 effect plug-in
- Standalone preview
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Lil' Doc is a compressor effect based on the muscular, vinyl simulator in an early 00s workhorse sampler. It’s a powerful effect that’s found a cult following among lo-fi heads, and rightly so! We first implemented this compression algorithm for our paid plug-in Doctor Vibe, and the sound was so unique, we thought it would be a great first entry in our free plug-in series. Enjoy! Features: - Completely free, no unlock required! - Four controls: - Detroit-style mix slammer - Warm vinyl noise and crackle - Drive to clip the converters! - Four sample grades to choose - Output gain - One-click loudness matching - Light or dark color scheme. Lil' Doc is an AUv3 effect plug-in. For best experience, load the plug-in on an effects slot in a compatible host. You can also preview the effect in the standalone with our new mini-player. Check out our YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@sketchaudio Visit the site: https://sketchaudio.com/nuggets/lil-doc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LateTape at every 10 days against Nugget 01's every 2 months. LateTape also leads on ratings volume (21 vs 4). Nugget 01's advantage is iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. 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 5.0 for Nugget 01. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LateTape has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
LateTape ships an update every 10 days, Nugget 01 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LateTape | Nugget 01 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (21 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Radii Research | Sketch Audio, LLC |
Customer experience
LateTape
Nugget 01
In-app purchases
LateTape
No in-app purchases
Nugget 01
No in-app purchases
