Reel
The Reel app open on an iPhone showing its reel-to-reel tape recorder interface
Record like it's 1984
Share like it's today

A portable 4-track recorder for iPhone. Use the built-in mic or connect class-compliant audio devices to record anywhere.

Overdub, loop, pitch and shape ideas with a hardware-inspired workflow.

Download Reel on the App Store

$14.99 / £14.99 / €17.99
iPhone. iOS 18 required.

No.1 Paid Music App in 27 countries. Top 10 in 62 territories.

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See it in action

A quick walkthrough of how Reel works

Reel iPhone app with tape-style transport, jog wheel, and 4-track display

It doesn't feel like an app

Designed around your hands,
not a screen.

Reel recording in progress on iPhone with timer and project name display

Capture it before it's gone

Voice memo for musicians.
Built for the moment.

Close-up of Reel's tape-style jog wheel for tactile audio scrubbing

Scrub like a real tape machine

Hardware-inspired jog wheel.
Spin to scrub, flick to play.

iPhone running Reel connected to a Teenage Engineering OP-1 Field via USB-C

Connect your gear, hit record

Any USB class-compliant
interface or instrument.

Reel's pro audio interface routing screen with channel-to-track assignments

Pro audio routing, out of the box

Connect. Auto-route. Record.

Reel's mixer, metronome, and library views shown together

Everything you need

Mixer. Metronome. Library.

What people are saying

4.8/5 · 200+ ratings on the App Store

"I own a number of non-DAW recorder apps - AUM, WavePad, AudioRecorder, Spire (+ it's hardware) and of course Audiobus. All good apps still in use on my iPad. But Reel is at another level - try it, you won't be disappointed."
tmafi42, US
"I've owned a TP-7 for almost a year now, and it's the closest thing I've seen so far."
Unavisionagradable, Spain
"Reminiscent of Dieter Rams, Braun, and Teenage Engineering. But it outstrips any competing audio apps by miles."
LWP1st, UK
"Using it with my MPC and SP-404 MK2. The vari speed is a favourite. For v1.1 it feels solid and finished. 10/10."
Dharmonk, UK
"Everything about it screams attention to detail, including the haptic reel spin effect. The first keeper I've come across in a long while."
Matt L, UK
"If you use an OP-1 field you're in for a treat - the routing is automatic and this is probably the nicest way to extend your OP-1 field track count."
mothersky, US
"Its flexibility in audio routing lets me play and record my M8 tracker via Bluetooth. A game changer on the go."
EnvelopeFollower, US

Specs

Audio

  • 4-track recording
  • 32-bit float
  • Up to 96 kHz
  • WAV, AIFF, M4A

Compatibility

  • iPhone
  • iOS 18+
  • USB class-compliant interfaces and instruments

Workflow

  • Multitrack recording
  • Overdub
  • Punch in
  • Loop recording
  • Voice isolation
  • Variable pitch
  • Jog wheel scrub
  • Mixer
  • Tempo
  • Cue points
  • Library
  • Share & cloud storage
  • Dark mode

Coming next

  • MIDI
  • Timeline
"Saves carrying a
Tascam about."
Alex F, UK
Start recording. Pocket multitrack. Anywhere you go.

Start
recording

Pocket multitrack. Anywhere you go.

Out now

One time purchase.

Download Reel on the App Store

Questions

Will it work with my audio interface?+

Yes. Reel works with any class-compliant USB interface or instrument. Plug in and it auto-routes.

Do I need an interface?+

No. The built-in iPhone mic works out of the box. An interface adds stereo input and higher quality when you want it.

Can I export stems?+

Yes. Export the full mix or the individual tracks, as 32-bit float WAV or AIFF, or as M4A.

Is it a subscription?+

No. One time purchase. No subscription, no ads.

Is there an iPad or Android version?+

Not yet, but both are on the way. Sign up to the newsletter below for early access.

What do I need to run it?+

An iPhone on iOS 18 or later.

More questions? Visit Support

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