Comparison

POLYMACHINE vs Tapewind

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

Head to head
About

POLYMACHINE

This app offers analog-modeled filters, a vocal chain, and vocal tuning for music production. It aims to be a game-changer for creating music.

Highlights
  • Analog-modeled filters
  • Vocal chain processing
  • Vocal tuning
  • Music production tools
Features
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Music Production Game Changer, Analog Models of Filters, Vocal Chain and Vocal Tune

About

Tapewind

Experience your music library with a realistic cassette deck interface. Choose from multiple vintage and modern players, each with unique controls and sound effects. Enjoy a seamless playback experience that remembers your position on each tape.

Highlights
  • Realistic cassette deck simulation
  • Multiple vintage and modern player designs
  • Tape position memory
  • Mechanical sound effects
  • Background playback
  • Lock Screen and Control Center integration
Features
Currently charting
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Play your music on a real-feeling cassette deck. Every album and playlist in your library becomes a tape — pick one, drop it in, press PLAY. One purchase. No subscription, no ads, no account. PICK A TAPE • Your albums and playlists stack up as cassettes, split into side A and side B like a real C-60 • Tap a tape to pull it from the stack, double-tap to load it and start playing • Every tape remembers exactly where you stopped — eject it, come back later, carry on REAL KEYS • PLAY and PAUSE latch down like the real thing, STOP releases them • Hold FF or REW to cue through the song, double-tap to jump to the next one • Flick the SIDE switch to turn the tape over • Reels turn at the right speed: the smaller pack spins faster as the tape runs • Mechanical clicks and clunks (turn them off any time) 11 DECKS, 1950s TO 2000s • A wooden 1950s console with a glowing dial and a magic-eye lamp • A 1960s portable with one lever for rewind and fast-forward • A 70s deck with VU needles, an 80s silver deck, a 90s auto-reverse player, a 2000s personal stereo • Car stereo, boombox, studio deck with working ±10% pitch, pocket recorder with two speeds, and a VFD deck • Each one has its own controls, not just a new color MADE FOR iPHONE AND iPAD • The whole screen is the deck — the cassette stands upright and fills the window • Lock Screen and Control Center controls, plays in the background • Portrait and landscape Tapewind plays songs from your Music library: music you bought and songs you added from Apple Music (an Apple Music subscription is needed for those). Nothing is collected or sent anywhere. Questions or ideas? Visit tapewind.siamclaw.com/support — we read everything.

Screenshots

POLYMACHINE4 screens
Tapewind4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: POLYMACHINE at Free against Tapewind's $0.99. POLYMACHINE also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Tapewind's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

POLYMACHINE is free to download; Tapewind costs $0.99 up front. POLYMACHINE sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Tapewind asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

POLYMACHINE ships an update every 5 days, Tapewind every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
POLYMACHINE versus Tapewind: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPOLYMACHINETapewind
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.5 (17 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#171 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMike GaoSarayut Rungraung

Customer experience

POLYMACHINE

All ratings17 ratings
Positive64.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative35.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Tapewind

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

POLYMACHINE

One-time5
  • Sound Expansion$1.99
  • Eurorack Sequencer$9.99
  • MIGAMO BRUTUS GERMANIUM$9.99
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  • MIGAMO Filters$12.99
  • Pro Features$34.99
None

Tapewind

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is POLYMACHINE free?
POLYMACHINE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tapewind free?
Tapewind costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do POLYMACHINE or Tapewind have ads?
POLYMACHINE shows ads; Tapewind does not.
Which is updated more often, POLYMACHINE or Tapewind?
POLYMACHINE ships an update every 5 days, and Tapewind every 2 weeks. Most recently, POLYMACHINE was updated on November 7, 2026 and Tapewind on November 7, 2026.

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