glrkgl vs LateTape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
glrkgl
This application allows users to create robot noises using their phone. It aims to disrupt conversations with unique sound effects. Simply touch and dance to generate robot sounds.
- Robot noise generation
- Interactive sound creation
- Conversation disruption tool
- Touch-based controls
- Dance integration
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Make Robot Noises With Your Phone Most startups disrupt industries. glrkgl disrupts conversations. "TOUCH! DANCE! glrkgl."
LateTape
This app offers a lo-fi looping and scratching experience for quick sound capture and playful exploration. It provides instant audiovisual feedback, allowing users to record, loop, and manipulate sound with a tactile tape feel. Designed for intuitive use, it focuses on fun and creative sound manipulation without complex menus.
- One-touch capture: record, play, loop
- Visual sound feedback (oscilloscope, color mapping)
- Interactive tape scratching
- Adjustable playback speed
- Menu-free, intuitive interface
- AUv3 compatible
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Twist Time. See Sound. Feel the Tape. LateTape is a lo-fi looping and scratching toy for quick capture and playful sound exploration. Tap to record, watch your sound come alive, and scratch the tape with instant audiovisual feedback. Unlike a DAW or complex looper, LateTape gives you instant access to the tape feel - with speed and touchable sound right under your fingertips. Why you’ll like it: • One‑touch capture: record → play → loop • Load your own samples, and share your performances with friends! • See your sound: oscilloscope and frequency-to-color mapping put you in tune • Scratch the tape: animated tape path you can touch • Shift speed: slow it down, speed it up, bend time • Trim sample endpoints • Scratch-over-loop and one-shot modes • AUv3 Compatible! • Stay in flow: no menus, no fuss - just fun! Perfect for musicians, beatmakers, and anyone who loves tape loops, lo-fi textures, or just playing with sound. Now AUv3 Compatible!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: LateTape at every 10 days against glrkgl's every 55 months. glrkgl's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for glrkgl against 5.0 for LateTape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 21 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
glrkgl ships an update every 55 months, LateTape every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | glrkgl | LateTape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (8 ratings) | 5.0 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 21 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 55 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Greg Kufera | Radii Research |
Customer experience
glrkgl
LateTape
In-app purchases
glrkgl
No in-app purchases
LateTape
No in-app purchases
