Comparison

Funderbird Cassette vs Side A

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

Head to head
About

Funderbird Cassette

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The first full length album from the Michigan post-punk group FUNDERBIRD. Revisit hearing music like we did in the 80s and 90s. The true cassette tape listening experience. Fast forward, rewind, auto reverse .... all the hi-tech buttons ... Walkman not included because it got stolen at a party.

About

Side A

Experience your Apple Music library through a retro cassette tape interface. Design custom tapes, create mixtapes with liner notes, and share them with friends. Record songs as they play and relive the nostalgia of physical media.

Highlights
  • Cassette tape music playback
  • Customizable tape design
  • Mixtape creation
  • Share mixtapes with friends
  • Record songs from radio
  • Share currently playing song
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Side A plays your music as cassettes. **Requires an Apple Music subscription.** See what's playing right now on a beautifully detailed cassette tape: spinning reels, worn labels, and a cassette player frame around it, powered by your Apple Music. But Side A isn't just a pretty player. It's a full tape deck. DESIGN YOUR OWN TAPES Pick a shell, write on the label in retro fonts, choose your ink color, and drop a photo behind the jewel case. Every tape is yours. MAKE MIXTAPES Build a mixtape from your Apple Music, name it, add handwritten liner notes, and give it a cover. Just like the old days. SEND A TAPE TO A FRIEND Text someone a mixtape. If they have Side A it opens right up and plays; if they don't, they get a gorgeous web page with the tracklist and your liner notes. "I made you a tape". SHARE THE SONG YOU'RE ON One tap turns your now-playing song into a clean, tappable card you can send anywhere. RECORD OFF THE RADIO Tape songs as they play: grab the last few tracks and turn them into a mixtape, just like catching a song off the radio. A note from us: We're a small team of Gen X kids who grew up on cassette tapes and Walkmans. Instead of lugging an actual tape deck to the gym, we wanted to glance at our phones and see our music spinning on cassettes again. Side A is our love letter to that era. It's a passion project, and we hope you enjoy it. If you have feedback, issues, or ideas, we'd genuinely love to hear them. Rewind your music. — Your tapes, mixtapes, and recordings are stored on your device — content is only uploaded when you choose to share it.

Screenshots

Funderbird Cassette1 screens
Side A4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Funderbird Cassette at Free against Side A's $2.99. Side A's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Funderbird Cassette is free to download; Side A costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Funderbird Cassette ships an update every 5 months, Side A every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Funderbird Cassette versus Side A: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFunderbird CassetteSide A
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Paid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB69 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGregory KoenigFREDERICK AARON GOODIN

In-app purchases

None

Funderbird Cassette

No in-app purchases

None

Side A

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Funderbird Cassette free?
Funderbird Cassette is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Side A free?
Side A costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Funderbird Cassette or Side A have ads?
Neither Funderbird Cassette nor Side A shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Funderbird Cassette or Side A?
Funderbird Cassette ships an update every 5 months, and Side A every 10 days. Most recently, Funderbird Cassette was updated on October 25, 2026 and Side A on November 2, 2026.

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