Comparison

Remote Shuffle vs Bionic Tape

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

Head to head
About

Remote Shuffle

Features
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Remote Shuffle is the companion app for Real Shuffle. It turns your device into a wireless Apple Music receiver, letting you stream your Apple Music library to any screen in your home. HOW IT WORKS 1. Open Real Shuffle on your iPhone and tap the Remote button 2. Open Remote Shuffle on another device (iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac) 3. Remote Shuffle automatically connects over your local network 4. Select a device and start playing — album art, song info, and playback appear on the remote device FEATURES • Automatic discovery — finds Real Shuffle on your local network via Bonjour • Apple Music playback — plays songs from your Apple Music library • Full playback sync — play, pause, skip, and seek from Real Shuffle • Album artwork display — see what's playing on the big screen • Multi-device support — connect multiple devices, choose which one plays • Shuffle and repeat sync — mode changes apply instantly • Fast reconnection — picks up right where you left off • Works across platforms — iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, and Mac (Designed for iPad) REQUIREMENTS • Real Shuffle (available on the App Store) on a separate device • Apple Music subscription on both devices • All devices on the same Wi-Fi network Remote Shuffle requires Real Shuffle to function. It does not play music independently.

About

Bionic Tape

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Unfold, pick a tape, fold, listen. Bionic Tape turns your iPhone into a cassette deck. Unfolded, your playlists and albums sit on the shelf as cassettes, each in its case with cover art. Tap, and the tape slides into the deck. Fold the phone, and the tape rolls on the cover screen: reels spin, the tape hisses, the keys click. WHAT'S INSIDE • Fold instead of tap: the hinge decides whether you pick tapes or listen. Folding starts playback. • Keys you can press: real 3D keys with travel, click and haptics. PLAY latches while the tape is running. • Volume you can feel: a knob with an LED ring, a thumb wheel or a touch pad, depending on device and skin. 16 detents, each one clicks. • SHUFFLE: a slide switch plays your tapes in random order. • OUT: send the music to smart speakers, Bluetooth speakers or headphones. • Window: look through the window at the cassette with its handwritten label and the current song. The tape pack shows how much of the tape is left. • Tent mode: stand your iPhone up as a tent and the cassette becomes the show, with your playlist's cover art as the label. Tap to play/pause, swipe for the next track. • Full screen: tap the cassette and only the tape remains. • Seven skins: Translucent in see-through turquoise, 1983 in the style of 80s office computers, Sport in bold 80s yellow, Classic retro blue, Bionic OS, Cyberpunk and HMZ.swiss. • TAPE FX: hiss and clicks can be switched off. MUSIC • Apple Music: your playlists and albums as cassettes. Requires an Apple Music subscription. • Your own music: MP3, FLAC, AAC, ALAC, WAV and AIFF from the Files app, every album a cassette. Plays offline and in the background, with lock screen controls. • Demo tapes: work right away, no account needed. • Spotify and more services follow as free updates. BUILT FOR THE IPHONE DUO Made for unfolding and folding. On iPhones without a hinge, a button switches between shelf and player. NO TRACKING No ads, no analytics, no account with us. Buy once, no subscription. A project from the HMZ workshop, Zurich. Feedback welcome: hmz.swiss/en/walkman

Screenshots

Remote Shuffle3 screens
Bionic Tape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Remote Shuffle at Free against Bionic Tape's $2.99. Remote Shuffle also leads on device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 27.0). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Remote Shuffle is free to download; Bionic Tape costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Remote Shuffle versus Bionic Tape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRemote ShuffleBionic Tape
PriceFree — better$2.99
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGonzalo CasalHMZ craftsmanship GmbH

In-app purchases

None

Remote Shuffle

No in-app purchases

None

Bionic Tape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Remote Shuffle free?
Remote Shuffle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bionic Tape free?
Bionic Tape costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Remote Shuffle or Bionic Tape have ads?
Neither Remote Shuffle nor Bionic Tape shows ads.

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