Bandcamp vs Cassette Remote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bandcamp
Discover and purchase music directly from artists worldwide. Support creators by buying their merchandise and instantly access your purchased music, both online and offline.
- Explore global music catalog
- Direct artist support
- Purchase merchandise
- Wishlist albums and tracks
- Online and offline listening
- Connect with artists
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Bandcamp is an online record store and music community where passionate fans connect with and directly support the artists they love. The Bandcamp app lets fans explore a vast catalog of music by artists from every corner of the globe, allows them to directly support artists by buying their merch (and wishlisting albums & tracks for purchase at a later time), and lets them instantly listen to the music they've purchased, online or offline.
Cassette Remote
Control music playback for business locations. See what's playing, check device status, and influence playlists by upvoting or downvoting songs. Override current music with different playlists.
- View current music playback by zone
- Browse song history
- Monitor player device status
- Upvote/downvote songs for feedback
- Override current playlist
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The Cassette remote application allows Cassette music for business customers who use the Cassette music system the ability to see what is currently playing at their location, the status of their devices, override the current playlist and up or downvote songs to provide feedback and influence the playlist. Features: - See the music that is currently playing in all the zones at your location. - Browse the history of songs that are playing. - See the status of the players at your location. - Up and down vote songs to provide feedback. - Override the currently playing music with a different playlist. Please contact your account administrator if you do not have access.
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Verdict
Bandcamp and Cassette Remote both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Cassette Remote's written reviews are positive against 51% of Bandcamp's. Bandcamp's advantage is ratings volume (38K vs 2) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, rating, 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.
Cassette Remote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bandcamp has 38K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 51% of Bandcamp's written reviews are positive against 100% of Cassette Remote's.
Bandcamp ships an update every 3 weeks, Cassette Remote every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bandcamp | Cassette Remote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (38K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #118 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bandcamp | ACW Sensory Branding Agency, LLC |
Customer experience
Bandcamp
Cassette Remote
Bugs and requests
Bandcamp
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tracks randomly skipping or not playing
- App crashing after updates
- Purchases not syncing across devices
- Login issues and account problems
Requested features
5 requests- Dark mode option
- Playlist creation and management
- Improved artist/genre discovery
- Offline listening and caching
- Chromecast/AirPlay support
Cassette Remote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bandcamp
No in-app purchases
Cassette Remote
No in-app purchases
