Nugget 02 vs Tape Loop Machine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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.
- 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
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Nugget 02 ships an update every 3 months, Tape Loop Machine fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Nugget 02 | Tape Loop Machine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.8 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sketch Audio, LLC | Baturay Koc |
Customer experience
Nugget 02
Tape Loop Machine
In-app purchases
Nugget 02
No in-app purchases
Tape Loop Machine
No in-app purchases








