Comparison

Parrot Zik for iPad vs Tape Loop Machine

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

Head to head
About

Parrot Zik for iPad

Customize your Parrot Zik headset's audio settings, noise reduction, and connectivity. Create and share custom sound presets, experience artist-designed audio, and explore a world map of noise levels.

Highlights
  • Adjust noise reduction levels
  • Customize audio playback with artist presets
  • Create and share custom sound profiles
  • Explore a world map of noise levels
  • Automatic adaptive noise cancellation
  • Street mode for ambient awareness
Features
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Use the Parrot Zik application to easily modify the configuration and settings of your Parrot Zik headset (2.0 and 3). (Not compatible with the first-generation Parrot Zik) Use your Parrot Zik application to customise all the features of your headset: - Adjustment of noise reduction - Presence sensor around the neck - Automatic Bluetooth connection - Maximum down-time before automatic shut-out - Choice of language for vocal announcement of caller - Colour of the application theme - Travel mode (to disable Bluetooth waves and save on the battery) Artist audio presets With Parrot Zik, you can customise audio playback. Parrot offers artists a chance to create and share their own audio Presets. Users can thus download these Presets and experience music the way the artists intended. Producer Mode You can use Producer Mode to create your own Audio Presets and share them with the Parrot Zik community. Recreate unique acoustics using the 5-band parametric Parrot Pro equalizer combined with sound spatialisation. Smart Audio Tuning The Parrot Zik application uses tags in your music files and selects the best presets automatically. Graphic equalizer Use the graphic equalizer to intuitively and quickly adjust your headset's audio playback. Simply point at the musical style best adapted to your taste. Parrot "Concert Hall Effect" Parrot Zik 2.0 and 3 have powerful processors capable of recreating the acoustics of various concert halls. Use the Parrot Zik application to choose a venue and achieve a lounge or concert hall effect. World map of noise (New!) Get an instant view of the noisiest places on the planet. The world map of noise is produced thanks to the participation of consenting Parrot Zik 2.0 & 3 owners.* *Parrot does not save any vocal data, only the ambient noise level (dB) is shared, provided the user consents. Automatic adaptive noise reduction Multiple integrated microphones sense exterior noise and cancel it out using the anti-noise waves the headphones send back. This helps to achieve optimum sound quality all the time. Several options are available in the application, to ensure unique listening comfort. - Noise reduction: for insulation from exterior noise during telephone conversations and while listening to music - Street mode: to enjoy the sensation of not wearing a headset, to remain alert in the street. Exterior sound is reinjected into the earbuds.

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tape Loop Machine at 5.0 against Parrot Zik for iPad's 3.0. Tape Loop Machine also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 11 months). Parrot Zik for iPad's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tape Loop Machine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Parrot Zik for iPad's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tape Loop Machine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Parrot Zik for iPad ships an update every 11 months, Tape Loop Machine fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Parrot Zik for iPad versus Tape Loop Machine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterParrot Zik for iPadTape Loop Machine
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, Mac — better
Requires iOS7.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperParrot SABaturay Koc

Customer experience

Parrot Zik for iPad

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral11.1%
Negative22.2%

Tape Loop Machine

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Parrot Zik for iPad

No in-app purchases

None

Tape Loop Machine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Parrot Zik for iPad free?
Parrot Zik for iPad is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tape Loop Machine free?
Tape Loop Machine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Parrot Zik for iPad or Tape Loop Machine?
Tape Loop Machine is rated higher. Parrot Zik for iPad averages 3.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Tape Loop Machine averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Parrot Zik for iPad or Tape Loop Machine have ads?
Neither Parrot Zik for iPad nor Tape Loop Machine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Parrot Zik for iPad or Tape Loop Machine?
Parrot Zik for iPad ships an update every 11 months, and Tape Loop Machine fortnightly. Most recently, Parrot Zik for iPad was updated on October 6, 2026 and Tape Loop Machine on October 15, 2026.

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