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Cassette App Revives VHS Home-Movie Experience for iPhone Videos

The app’s lean-back playback with VHS-style overlays taps into nostalgia under a freemium model.

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Overview

  • It launched on August 12 as a free download for iOS and iPadOS that automatically turns videos from the Photos library into retro VHS-style home movies.
  • Clips are grouped by year and album into virtual tapes that users can watch randomly via “Take Me Somewhere” or manually select with a premium tier.
  • Date, location and timestamps appear in a pixelated font over each clip to recreate the look of classic camcorder recordings.
  • Optional ColorPlus subscriptions cost $0.99 per month or $5.99 per year, and a one-time $7.99 Lifetime unlock grants full manual tape selection.
  • AirPlay support lets users mirror the VHS playback to a TV, and the developer is already filtering out screen recordings while exploring ways to exclude downloaded social videos.