CassoFlow - Retro music player

The player itself is still pretty cool but, there used to be sound effects in the old versions. Now, due to some Apple DRM whatever, there is no more cassette sound effects. I honestly really connected to that. There was something just interesting about it even though I didn’t really grow up in the old world. It was something that connected the songs like an invisible bridge. Now that that’s not there anymore, I just have visuals. And it’s not as fun with the visuals. i’m a sad fox

Navidrome support is what convinced me to buy this app. I can also tell it’s in active development, and that was another reason I decided to purchase. That said, the cassette spin animation still needs some tuning, and the selection of cassette players and cassette skins feels pretty limited right now. I also noticed the cassette label doesn’t reliably show song information, which would be a big quality-of-life improvement. I’m leaving a 5-star rating for now because I’m optimistic these issues will get addressed. Feature wise, I’d love to see analog and digital VU meters, plus more cassette designs and player skins. Another fun addition would be a Metal Gear Solid V–inspired cassette and cassette player skin like the one Venom Snake uses in MGSV (similar in style to a Sony WM-R55). I’m going to keep the positive rating and check back in a couple of months to see what’s changed. The developer is on the right track, and once the rough edges are smoothed out, I’ll be happy to spread the word.

I absolutely love this and it’s definitely making me listen to music more. I wish there was a feature that would see the cassette being loaded in and the cassette would show the playlist/album name.