Comparison

SilentBonusTrackLite vs Tape2

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

Head to head
About

SilentBonusTrackLite

Experience music albums with a realistic cassette tape player simulation. Enjoy features like dynamic reel rotation, tape wrapping animations, and song identification based on tape levels. This version offers random album selection and limited playback time.

Highlights
  • Realistic cassette tape simulation
  • Dynamic reel rotation based on tape amount
  • Tape wrapping animation
  • Song identification by tape level
  • Mechanical sound effects
  • Random album selection
Features
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This is a cassette player for albums. I have reproduced experiences of listening music with cassette tapes. For example, changing rotation speed of reels based on tape amount, animation of wrapping end of tape to reels, a sound of operation, song list like cassette index cards. Would you listen to albums like you did in old days? What you can do You can strain to hear before the first song starts. On skip operation, The tape may run over the position you want to set at. You can switch a song experimentally by pressing the button to play the other side. If you cannot get a current song name, you can infer which song is playing from the amount of tape on each reel. You can look at the tape that seems to be about to end but doesn’t readily end. You can verify changing speed of rotation while fwd or rev processes. You can be deep in lingering of the album with reels rounding after the last song played. The mechanical sound at end of tape makes you feel a sense of achievement and a little missing. How to use Set an album randomly and play it. About Lite Version Played songs are selected at random. If total time is over 30 minutes, app stops selecting. An album is selected randomly. Counter doesn't work. Auto reverse doesn't work. One player type. One tape type. Caution This app imports music included in the device as an album. Cloud sources don’t be selected. The button drawn right direction on the player is assigned playing side A. Left direction is side B. This app plays songs with using the iPod function on iOS. Another app using it as same may course problems. This app uses year data set in a song. If a set year is newer and an actual year is older, it is treated as a new one. Sound effects like tapes(hiss noise, warm high frequency) don't be installed.

About

Tape2

Relive the nostalgia of 80s cassette players with this music app. It emulates a vintage cassette player, displaying animated tapes while playing your songs from the Apple Music app. Enjoy simple touch and swipe controls for an immersive retro experience.

Highlights
  • Cassette player emulator
  • Plays music from Apple Music app
  • Animated cassette display
  • Simple touch and swipe controls
  • Retro 80s aesthetic
Features
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Do you still remember the cassettes from the 80s? Now you can have it again. You have all your songs from your iPhone or iPod Touch ready in the library. Tape is a cassette player emulator. It plays your music from Apple Music App and shows an animated cassette. This app bring's you back to the 80's. Very easy to use. - Touch for play or pause. - Swipe right for next song. - Swipe left for previous song. - Swipe down for next cassette. - Swipe up for cassette change. - Touch in the upper left corner to select songs. and because the control is very simple, This app is perfect for the car or on your iPod, iPhone docking Station, have fun with the app! THIS APP ONLY WORKS, IF YOU HAVE MUSIC IN THE APPLE MUSIC APP !!!

Screenshots

SilentBonusTrackLite2 screens
Tape24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tape2 at 67% against SilentBonusTrackLite's 0%. Tape2 also leads on ratings volume (51 vs 4). SilentBonusTrackLite's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 18) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On price, update cadence, ads and monetization model 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. Tape2 sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. SilentBonusTrackLite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SilentBonusTrackLite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tape2 has 51 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of SilentBonusTrackLite's written reviews are positive against 67% of Tape2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SilentBonusTrackLite ships an update every 4 months, Tape2 every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SilentBonusTrackLite versus Tape2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSilentBonusTrackLiteTape2
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (51 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings451 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.515.5
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB28 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMotonari HibiAlexander Rutkowskij

Customer experience

SilentBonusTrackLite

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Tape2

All ratings51 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

In-app purchases

None

SilentBonusTrackLite

No in-app purchases

18 purchases

Tape2

One-time18
  • Cassette 2Free
  • cassette 6$0.49
  • Cassette 18$0.49
Show 15 more
  • Cassette 21$0.49
  • Cassette 30$0.49
  • Cassette 34$0.49
  • Cassette 29$0.49
  • Cassette 28$0.49
  • Cassette 33$0.49
  • Cassette 32$0.49
  • Cassette 36$0.49
  • Cassette 35$0.49
  • Cassette 13$0.49
  • Cassette 15$0.49
  • Cassette 5$0.49
  • Cassette 4$0.49
  • Cassette 3$0.49
  • All Cassettes$4.99

Questions

Is SilentBonusTrackLite free?
SilentBonusTrackLite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tape2 free?
Tape2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SilentBonusTrackLite or Tape2?
SilentBonusTrackLite is rated higher. SilentBonusTrackLite averages 4.8 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Tape2 averages 4.5 from 51 ratings.
Do SilentBonusTrackLite or Tape2 have ads?
Neither SilentBonusTrackLite nor Tape2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SilentBonusTrackLite or Tape2?
SilentBonusTrackLite ships an update every 4 months, and Tape2 every 3 months. Most recently, SilentBonusTrackLite was updated on October 22, 2026 and Tape2 on October 24, 2026.

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