Comparison

iOSamp vs REWIND Cassette

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

Head to head
About

iOSamp

A local music player for audiophiles and collectors, offering advanced playback features and extensive library management. It supports various audio formats and allows easy music import via Wi-Fi, Files app, USB, or direct download. No subscriptions, accounts, or ads are required.

Highlights
  • True gapless playback
  • 10-band EQ with saveable presets
  • ReplayGain normalization
  • Smart playlists
  • Tag editor
  • Wi-Fi transfer
  • WebDAV and Subsonic streaming
Features
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iOSamp is a local music player for collectors, audiophiles, and anyone who trusts their own taste over an algorithm. Your files on your device. No subscription necessary, no account creation needed, no ads, ever. Built by a guy who grew up on Hotline servers, oth.net, hoarding FLACs, and caring way too much about ID3 tags. Playback • True gapless playback • 10-band EQ with saveable presets • ReplayGain normalization, track or album level • Crossfade, A/B repeat, independent speed control • Waveform scrubber, pre-generated for every track • Real-time spectrum analyzer • Bookmarks and chapter support • Format, bitrate, and sample rate display • CarPlay, AirPlay, sleep timer • Synced lyrics Library • MP3, FLAC, AAC, ALAC, OGG, OPUS, WAV, AIFF, WMA, APE • Smart playlists built from rules: rating, play count, date added, genre, year, duration, and more • Build Session: shuffle any part of your library, keep or skip each track, save the keepers as a playlist • Collections: group whole albums, box sets, label catalogs, numbered series • Tag editor, duplicate detection, artist name normalization • Genre and artwork fetching via MusicBrainz and Discogs • Format and bitrate badges so you can tell FLAC from MP3 at a glance Getting music in • Wi-Fi transfer: start the built-in server and drag files in from any browser on your network • Files app and iCloud Drive imports, single files or whole folders • USB cable transfer from Finder or iTunes • Direct download from any audio URL Your servers • Stream from WebDAV shares • Full Subsonic API support: Navidrome, Airsonic, and friends • SMB shares through the Files app • Everything stays on-device; no analytics, no tracking

About

REWIND Cassette

Experience your music library with the nostalgic feel of a cassette tape. This app offers realistic tape deck simulations, including VU meters and classic machine recreations, along with tools to enhance your audio and create custom mixtapes. Enjoy background playback and lock-screen controls without ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Realistic tape deck playback
  • Four classic cassette machine emulations
  • Full tape tone studio with EQ and saturation
  • Create custom mixtapes
  • Background and lock-screen playback
  • No ads or data collection
Features
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REWIND is a retro cassette player that puts the streaming era back into the warmth of a tape deck. - Tape deck playback: skeuomorphic transport, VU meters, and deck textures for your own music library. - Four classic machines: pixel-faithful recreations of a 3-head studio deck, a dot-matrix-meter deck, a SUPER BASS portable, and a pocket auto-reverse player. - Sound studio: EQ and a full tape tone chain — warmth, hiss, wow & flutter, saturation. - Mixtapes: arrange your songs onto Side A and Side B of a C-90, complete with a mood curve and J-card. - Background and lock-screen playback with full Now Playing integration. Your music never leaves your phone. No account, no ads, no data collection. REWIND Pro (one-time purchase) unlocks all 4 decks, the sound studio, all transport FX, and unlimited mixtapes. The pocket deck and playback of your own files are free forever.

Screenshots

iOSamp4 screens
REWIND Cassette4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: iOSamp at 4.0 against REWIND Cassette's 1.0. iOSamp also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). REWIND Cassette's advantage is iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and 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

Both are free to download. REWIND Cassette sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. iOSamp asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

iOSamp holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
iOSamp versus REWIND Cassette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriOSampREWIND Cassette
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDAVID B RASTmaoyuan wen

In-app purchases

None

iOSamp

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

REWIND Cassette

One-time1
  • REWIND Pro Lifetime$9.99

Questions

Is iOSamp free?
iOSamp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is REWIND Cassette free?
REWIND Cassette is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iOSamp or REWIND Cassette?
iOSamp is rated higher. iOSamp averages 4.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while REWIND Cassette averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do iOSamp or REWIND Cassette have ads?
Neither iOSamp nor REWIND Cassette shows ads.

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