Comparison

TC vs skippodisk

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

Head to head
About

TC

Experience unique sound synthesis through intuitive multi-touch gestures. This app offers a button-free performance environment where your touch movements generate all sounds. Discover diverse sonic landscapes and control instruments with taps, pulls, and stretches.

Highlights
  • Multi-touch performance environment
  • Gesture-based sound generation
  • No buttons, keys, or sliders
  • Downloadable patch packs
  • Transposition for key changes
  • Audiobus compatibility
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Explore unreal synthesis with the most unique performance control on iOS! TC-Performer presents a multi-touch performance environment unlike any other synthesizer. Simply touch the screen; there are no buttons, keys, or sliders to hit. The sounds are generated entirely by your touch movements. Each patch has a unique method of control. Pull, tap, drag, twist, and stretch your touches on the screen. There is no wrong way to play! Every instrument is a new landscape of sound creation. Pads, leads, effects, and indescribable oddities await. You can download more patches in packs inside the app. There is also a transposition section available to change the key of the patch to fit your song, and Audiobus compatibility to record via inter-app audio. Start exploring touch synthesis with TC-Performer!

About

skippodisk

This music app simulates the sound of a compact disc skipping and glitching. It offers a 2D slider for controlling delay time and feedback, with options for automatic skipping and silence dropouts to create unique audio effects.

Highlights
  • Simulates CD skipping and glitching
  • 2D slider for delay time and feedback
  • Automatic CD skipping
  • Silence dropout effect
  • Comb filtering effect
  • Bypass and volume controls
Features
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skippodisk is a free AUv3 plugin and standalone app. It features algorithm that imitates compact disc reading errors and adds feedback for some comb filtering. controls: * main control is a 2-dimensional slider that changes delay time / buffer size using value on X axis and feedback (positive and negative, -0.997 to 0.997) on Y axis. This control adds some creative comb-like effect. * algorithm settings: 
[ auto ] enables automatic cd skipping. 
[ dropout ] enables adding silence. Use both [auto] and [dropout] with zero feedback value (in the centre of touch control) to achieve the effect of a CD audio glitch * [ bypass ] control and volume control. This slider is in low value state by default.

Screenshots

TC4 screens
skippodisk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: skippodisk at none against TC's 7. skippodisk also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 weeks). TC's advantage is ratings volume (42 vs 11) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. TC sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. skippodisk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

skippodisk holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of TC's written reviews are positive against 80% of skippodisk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TC ships an update every 5 weeks, skippodisk every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TC versus skippodisk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTCskippodisk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (42 ratings)4.9 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings42 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB8 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBit ShapeAlexey Nadzharov

Customer experience

TC

All ratings42 ratings
Positive90.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral11.9%
Negative10.2%

skippodisk

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

TC

One-time7
  • Expansion Pack 1$0.99
  • Expansion Pack 2$0.99
  • Pad Pack 1$0.99
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  • Transposition$1.99
  • Core Pack$3.99
  • All Packs + Transposition$6.99
  • All Packs + Transposition$7.99
None

skippodisk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TC free?
TC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is skippodisk free?
skippodisk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TC or skippodisk?
skippodisk is rated higher. TC averages 4.6 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while skippodisk averages 4.9 from 11 ratings.
Do TC or skippodisk have ads?
Neither TC nor skippodisk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TC or skippodisk?
TC ships an update every 5 weeks, and skippodisk every 2 weeks. Most recently, TC was updated on November 1, 2026 and skippodisk on November 3, 2026.

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