Comparison

Nugget 02 vs Tape Loop Machine

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

Head to head
About

Nugget 02

This audio effect plugin emulates a classic 80s low-pass filter with added features like a 12-bit quantizer and envelope follower. It offers precise control over cutoff, drive, and resonance for unique sound shaping. The app includes a light or dark color scheme and can be used standalone or within a compatible host.

Highlights
  • Sixth-order low-pass filter emulation
  • 12-bit quantizer
  • Envelope follower for cutoff modulation
  • Adjustable drive and resonance
  • Light/dark color schemes
  • AUv3 effect plugin
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Series 9000 is a low-pass filter effect based on the steep, sixth-order sound made famous by a late 80s rackmount sampler. For fun, we included a 12-bit quantizer and added a few original features, too. Watch your fingers, this thing cuts away frequencies like a samurai sword! Features: - Completely free, no unlock required! - Four controls: - Cutoff: like the hardware, this filter doesn’t close completely - Drive: subtle to extreme. At 0 dB, you’ll get a fully clean sound - Q: filter resonance - Envelope: envelope follower to cutoff modulation, adaptive release - Output gain - One-click loudness matching - Light or dark color scheme. Series 9000 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/series-9000

About

Tape Loop Machine

Create warm, evolving ambient soundscapes with tape-style looping and sound-on-sound layering. This audio effect plugin offers long delay times and analog degradation simulations for experimental music creation. Explore presets or use it within your favorite AUv3-compatible host.

Highlights
  • Tape-style loop and delay
  • Sound-on-sound overdubbing
  • Long delay times
  • Analog degradation and tone coloring
  • Wow, flutter, and tape degradation simulation
  • Preset library
  • AUv3 plugin support
Features
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Tape Loop Machine is a free AUv3 audio effect built around tape-style looping, sound-on-sound layering, and long ambient delays. Use it inside any AUv3-compatible host to create warm repeats, evolving drones, layered guitar textures, synth soundscapes, and slow-moving experimental loops. Simple enough to pick up in minutes. Deep enough to get lost in. Features: - Tape-style loop and delay behavior - Sound-on-sound overdub layering - Long delay times for ambient and drone use - Analog degradation and tone coloring - Wow, flutter, and tape degradation simulation - Presets for quick sound exploration - AUv3 plugin support The standalone app is included for exploring presets and quickly auditioning sounds. For the full experience, load Tape Loop Machine BA2 as an AUv3 audio effect inside your favorite host, connect a guitar, synth, microphone, or any audio source, and start building evolving loops.

Screenshots

Nugget 022 screens
Tape Loop Machine3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Tape Loop Machine at fortnightly against Nugget 02's every 3 months. Tape Loop Machine also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 2). Nugget 02's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nugget 02 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tape Loop Machine has 20 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nugget 02 ships an update every 3 months, Tape Loop Machine fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Nugget 02 versus Tape Loop Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNugget 02Tape Loop Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings220 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSketch Audio, LLCBaturay Koc

Customer experience

Nugget 02

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Tape Loop Machine

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

In-app purchases

None

Nugget 02

No in-app purchases

None

Tape Loop Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nugget 02 free?
Nugget 02 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tape Loop Machine free?
Tape Loop Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nugget 02 or Tape Loop Machine?
Nugget 02 is rated higher. Nugget 02 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Tape Loop Machine averages 4.8 from 20 ratings.
Do Nugget 02 or Tape Loop Machine have ads?
Neither Nugget 02 nor Tape Loop Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nugget 02 or Tape Loop Machine?
Nugget 02 ships an update every 3 months, and Tape Loop Machine fortnightly. Most recently, Nugget 02 was updated on November 5, 2026 and Tape Loop Machine on November 5, 2026.

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