POLYMACHINE vs Tapewind
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Analog-modeled filters
- Vocal chain processing
- Vocal tuning
- Music production tools
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Music Production Game Changer, Analog Models of Filters, Vocal Chain and Vocal Tune
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.
- Realistic cassette deck simulation
- Multiple vintage and modern player designs
- Tape position memory
- Mechanical sound effects
- Background playback
- Lock Screen and Control Center integration
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
POLYMACHINE ships an update every 5 days, Tapewind every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.
| Parameter | POLYMACHINE | Tapewind |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #171 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mike Gao | Sarayut Rungraung |
Customer experience
POLYMACHINE
Tapewind
In-app purchases
POLYMACHINE
- 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
Tapewind
No in-app purchases







