2.10
2024-01-20
- use guest login to use app without login
- added ability to login with Google sign-in
- sign out to create multiple accounts/channels
- new animation on app open
- minor bug fixes & improvements
2.00
2023-07-06
- Watch landscape videos in full-screen mode
- Better suggestion engine for channel cards
- Real-time updates to community streams
- Join button for communities so you never miss a post
- Subscribe button on all videos
- Verified badge visibility on all videos
- Improvements to search
- Bug fixes and improvements
1.99
2023-03-31
Spotlight Updates:
- See trending / popular hashtags
- New communities to jump into
- New shuffle to the creator channel deck
- See videos from your home country first
TapeFeed Updates:
- Add more countries from the feed
- Changed favorites to "join" community
Other Updates:
- Minor bug fixes & improvements
- Shoutout and big love to our creators... we hope you like these updates!
- A coffee a day keeps the sleepy eyes away
1.98
2023-03-07
- New Spotlight section
- Continue watching where you left off
- Smoothed progress slider on tapes
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
- Another coffee pot brewing means more to come :)
1.97
2023-02-23
- Access your activity & chats from one screen
- Get a 1 month free trial for premium
- Get a verified badge as a premium subscriber
- Minor bug fixes and improvements
- A whole lotta coffee & love, with more to come :)
1.94
2021-03-20
- New chat functionality and ability to send direct messages from a profile channel
- Set a flag to see content from your country first
- Customize your settings under "Options"
- Minor bug fixes and other design improvements
1.93
2021-03-20
Introducing your channel's new layout and design:
- Personalize your TapeReal channel by uploading/changing your default cover photo
- Use the copy/share button to easily share your channel's web link on social media
- New button to easily invite your network to see your channel on TapeReal
- A larger profile photo... makes you look so good ;)
- See the number of likes on your content and total likes on your profile
- Truncated numbers to 1.0k/1.0M on your profile when counts are over 1,000 or 1,000,000
- Implemented auto-play on your channel so that visitors can easily swipe through your content
More New Enhancements:
- Share anyone's profile when visiting their channel
- Follow creators from other people's follower/following lists
- Swipe through and auto-play content when visiting anyone's channel
- Swipe through and auto-play content when browsing hashtags or search results
- Tape playback speed is saved while swiping through other tapes
- Added notification when not connected to the Internet or a cellular network
New designs and improvements:
- New design for audio tapes
- New navigation menu design
- New share button for individual tapes
- New progress bar for content uploads
- See new cover photos on the profile swipe feature
New Website Updates:
- Updated web profile designs on TapeReal.com
- Updated website and navigation on TapeReal.com
- Fixed bug for embedded tapes on other websites
Plus, many other bug fixes and improvements!
More updates coming soon! :)
1.92
2021-03-20
COME SEE YOUR NEW PROFILE:
- Larger profile photo (with colored border if premium)
- See and share your TapeReal.com web profile link
- Display a country flag on your profile
- New layout of buttons (wallet, shop, edit, growth plans)
- Separate feed for EXCLUSIVES on your profile
- Tap profile button to auto scroll back to top
- Added ability to delete account from settings
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS:
- New TapeReal app icon and logo
- Continue with Apple button change
- Note: username cannot be changed
- See % completion of your profile
- Larger profile cards to swipe through in Discover
- Fixed bug with "sweet" button when publishing
- Charge up to 300 RealCoins for EXCLUSIVES
- Added mute button to player
- Added speed 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x, 2x to player
- Tap TapeFeed button to auto scroll back to top
- Updated web profiles on TapeReal.com
- Cleaner design, larger profile photo
- Added auto-play functionality to web feeds
- Added mute button to web player
- Separate feed for your EXCLUSIVES
- Copy your web link to easily share on social media
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements
- More updates coming soon! :)
1.91
2021-03-20
Version 1.91: no app changes
- Updated app store screenshots
- Updated app store description
Version 1.90: same as 1.91
• Added ability to UPLOAD your own content!
• Upload content in portrait or landscape mode
• You can now MONETIZE your social EXCLUSIVES
• Get paid in "RealCoins" and cash them out in USD
• View a history of who has purchased your tapes
• Spend your earned "RealCoins" on other Creators
• View a history of where you've spent "RealCoins"
• Fill up wallet with "RealCoins" at the Coin Shop
• Added ability to send a cash withdrawal request
• Embed your "EXCLUSIVES" on any website/blog
• New design for embedding tapes on website/blog
• Many more bug fixes and improvements!
• Visit TapeReal.com to see what else is new!
• Read our blog to learn more tips & tricks for monetizing your audio/video content!
1.84
2020-12-31
- GET UNLIMITED FREE RECORDING... no more monthly limits!
- New TikTok style auto-play functionality added to the TapeFeed
- You can now expand videos to FULL-SCREEN mode
- You can forward/rewind long tapes with dragging/scrubbing
- Increased font size of comments typed and posted - much easier to read.
- Increased font size for tape titles, hashtags, profile bios, and various other areas of the app
- Added new Tip to the Tips screen
- Other minor bug fixes and improvements
- New app icon and app store images
- Visit our website to see new monetization features we're working on for 2021!
1.83
2020-11-23
- Dramatically improved Audio & Video Recording Quality (for solo recordings)
- Crisp audio and crystal clear video with no lags (for solo recordings)
- Added ability to PREVIEW your tapes before publishing
- Basic (FREE) plan now includes 30 minutes of record time every month for $0!!
- New screenshots and video promotion for the App Store
- New description and explanation of "Social Journaling"
- Other minor text changes and improvements in the app
1.81
2020-05-06
- Fixed bug for tape length based on membership plan
1.8
2020-04-28
- Tapebook is now TapeReal.com!
- Choose Free or Premium Membership Plans that suit your recording lifestyle.
- Upgrade your membership to unlock premium features: longer tapes, longer audio comments, and more recording time.
- Take advantage of introductory pricing, and save an additional 20% with yearly subscription plans.
- Show off your Premium Membership Badge on your Profile.
- Get more listens & views! All audio and video tapes are now published to TapeReal.com!
- Use web links to easily share interesting tapes across other social media platforms or with people who don't have the app.
- Embed any audio/video tape on a website or blog to expand the discussion and be heard.
- Get your profile and tapes ranked on the Worldwide TapeReal.com Member Leaderboard
- Life happens! You can easily upgrade or downgrade your premium membership at any time.
- New logo, app screenshot designs, and other minor bug fixes/improvements.
1.7
2020-03-13
- new launch screen design
- added ability to sign-in with Apple
- new profile design for members
- other minor bug fixes
1.6.1
2020-02-28
- hotfix issue with video thumbnails not appearing in notifications
- hotfix for showing accurate engagement counts on TapeFeed
1.6
2020-02-25
- fixed bug for editing and saving profile
- added ability to skip/rewind tapes by 15 seconds + improved design of player
- added ability to reply to audio comments and get notified of reply
- added first frame of video on all video recordings (instead of profile picture)
- added watermark to all video tapes (Note: videos now take a min or two to appear on the TapeFeed)
- other minor bug fixes for iOS 13
1.5
2020-02-15
- added ability to edit/change username
- added ability to lock the mic when audio commenting
- added ability to tap #hashtags + increased font size
- tapping any #hashtag brings you to discover, showing more tapes with that #hashtag
- reduced countdown timers for recording tapes
- added ability to like someone's tape
- added tape title to push notifications when a tape is published
- updated recommended notifications to be less frequent/silent
- other minor bug fixes and improvements
1.41
2019-12-12
- minor bug fixes addressing solo recordings where the camera crashed upon ending call
- fixed minor keyboard bug
1.4
2019-12-07
- added ability to record audio tapes
- added ability to record solo tapes (for video-logs and audio-logs up to 2.5 minutes)
- increased size of video tapes
- added ability to browse tapes based on popular tape #hashtags
- added ability to tap and visit website links posted in comments
- added ability to mention and tag other users in comments
- updated tips screen for using mic/headphones during tape recordings
- removed ability to like tapes
- improved ability to recommend tapes
- added ability to edit and update tape details (title and hashtags)
- added spinners for some buttons awaiting a response from the network
- updated some notifications, other minor enhancements, and some text changes
1.3
2019-10-24
- Added ability to comment on tapes - text comments are limited to 500 characters; audio comments are limited to 1 minute.
- To edit/delete text & audio comments, just swipe left on the comment to bring up the edit menu
- Added ability to see who's following you (tap follower count on your profile or anyone else's profile to see followers list)
- Added ability to see who you're following (tap following count on your profile or anyone else's profile to see following list)
- Added notification when call is missed with a convenient call back button
- Before you record, check out the "Tips" screen for helpful tips on calling/recording with friends
- Bug fixes to ensure calls connect and recordings are saved
1.2
2019-10-08
- Bug and UI fixes for iOS 13 (iPhone & iPad)
- Added ability to tap and see user profiles from anywhere
- Re-ordered filter options under 'Discover'
- Added "who to follow" module to 'Discover'
- Improved search results with pageination
- Changed contacts logic so that only users following each other can record tapes
- Updated design for Tape screen & added ability to Find More Friends
- Improved privacy: your contacts will never be saved by Tapebook; we only sync to help you find your friends on Tapebook
- Removed audio recording capability
- Updated push notifications, following button counts/user experience
- Various minor text changes
1.1
2019-08-15
- Minor UI bug fixes for supporting iPhone SE on iOS 11