A little help.

Tap Record and allow microphone access. Tap Finish when you reach the end of your phrase. The recording becomes a loop and starts playing. Headphones help keep playback out of the next recording.

Open the nine dot menu and find Recording. Tap Overdub to add a new recording over the existing loop while it plays. Tap Finish to stop adding audio. Undo last overdub returns to the previous tape.

Reel keeps a broad, open sound. Cassette softens the highs and adds body. Micro has a narrower, darker tone and more saturation. Switching formats changes the sound of the current loop. Wow, flutter and other effects remain separate controls.

Use the speed slider or the half, normal and double speed buttons. Reverse plays the loop backwards. Speed changes both pitch and duration.

Your current session is kept locally. Open the nine dot menu. Your tape comes first, with Export Audio and Import Audio. Export saves a WAV with the current tape character, effects, speed, direction and output level. Your original session stays editable. Keep important exported files somewhere you can find them.

Check your iPhone volume, the app’s output volume and your headphone connection. For recording, check Settings → Privacy & Security → Microphone and allow Tape Loop. If you are connected to a Bluetooth device, check which input and output it is using.