AirCassette for iPhone Makes Tape Players Look Good

I didn’t own many cassette tapes when I was a kid — CDs had already taken over — but I did have a small collection. There wasn’t much about the cassette that I liked actually; the sound quality wasn’t great, waiting for them to rewind was a pain, and they’re no good for Frisbee-ing at your friends like the compact disc. AirCassette for iPhone, however, is one cassette tape that’s just plain awesome.

That’s because it’s not really a cassette tape (obviously), but it’s a terrific music player that’s designed to look like one, and it looks fantastic.

AirCassette graphics are inspired by real 80s cassettes. The tape spins realistically while
the music plays. Rewind and fast forward are also animated to really take you back to
the past. AirCassette is not just a stylish and nostalgic cassette player, but also a modern music player equipped with an intuitive user interface. Browsing your music library has
never been so fast and easy. You can find all your favourite tracks faster than you can say
“I love the 80s”.

There are plenty of awesome tape designs to choose from, all of which will take you back to the days when it was hip to be seen with a Sony Walkman, and music playback is controlled by tapping and swiping the cassette. Tap each of the spindles to skip back and forth between tracks, tap the tape window to play/pause your track, or swipe left and right to switch cassette designs or enter your library. What’s more, it’s AirPlay compatible.

Not only does it look good, but AirCassette is actually a great music player, too. And it’s just $2 in the App Store.

[via Wired]

Killian Bell

Killian Bell is a freelance writer based in the U.K. He has an interest in all things tech and also covers Android over at CultofAndroid.com. You can follow him on Twitter via @killianbell.