Tapeback help
Tapeback is a video delay and instant replay app for iPhone and iPad. The screen shows what the camera saw a few seconds ago, so an athlete can finish a rep, walk over and watch it.
Getting started
- Stand your iPhone or iPad on a tripod, a bag or a fence so the whole movement is in frame.
- Open Tapeback. The first run has three steps: set up the shot, turn on the camera, and a delay check where you wave and watch your wave come back a few seconds later.
- Tap the timer key to change the delay. Pick one rep plus the walk back to the screen; most swings and jumps sit between 5 and 10 seconds. The ring shows when the live moment reaches the screen.
Common questions
Where are my reps?
Tapeback puts a rep on the rail when it sees motion. If the background is busy (trees, other athletes), lower the sensitivity in the Control Room under Reps, or tap MARK at the start and end of each rep.
How do I keep a clip?
Tap SAVE to keep the last 10, 20 or 30 seconds, or long-press a rep card and save just that rep. Clips go to Photos. Without the Booth Pass you get 3 saves a day. Anything you don't save is erased when you leave the app.
How do I compare two reps?
Open Compare, pick a rep for each side, pause both on the same moment (impact, takeoff) and tap Sync here. Ghost lays one rep over the other. Compare is part of the Booth Pass.
How do I put it on a TV?
Use AirPlay Screen Mirroring from Control Center, or a USB-C or Lightning video adapter. The TV shows the delayed picture and replays; the controls stay on your device. Without the Booth Pass the TV shows a small Tapeback mark.
How do I stop athletes changing the delay?
Open the Control Room (the sliders key, top right) and set a Coach Lock PIN. Athletes can still replay and save reps, but the delay, quality and the Control Room need the PIN. For a full lockdown, use Guided Access in iOS Settings > Accessibility.
I forgot my Coach Lock PIN
On the PIN pad, use the Face ID / Touch ID key and confirm with Face ID, Touch ID or your device passcode.
The device is getting warm
Hours of recording warm any phone. Tapeback steps the quality down on its own when the device runs hot. Keep it out of direct sun and use a stand that lets air move.
Does Tapeback record sound?
No. Version 1.0 shows video only.
Booth Pass
The Booth Pass is a one-time In-App Purchase. It is not a subscription, and it is shared with your Family Sharing group. It adds:
- Delays up to 60 seconds (free: up to 15)
- 1080p, 60 and 120 fps, and 4K where the camera supports them (free records at 720p)
- A rail that holds 30 reps (free: 3) and saves without a daily limit
- Angles with degrees, circles and freehand drawing
- Split delay and rep compare
- A clean TV feed without the Tapeback mark
Restoring on a new device: Control Room > Restore Purchases, signed in with the same Apple Account.
Privacy policy
In effect from November 4, 2026. Applies to the Tapeback app for iPhone and iPad, published by Delbert Wood.
In one line
Tapeback doesn't collect anything. There are no accounts, no ads, no analytics and no tracking. The only network traffic is Apple's App Store when you buy or restore the Booth Pass, and any web page you choose to open from the Control Room.
Camera
The picture is held in the device's memory only for as long as your delay and rep rail need it. It is never uploaded, it is not written to storage unless you tap Save, and it is erased when you leave or close the app.
Photos
When you tap Save, Tapeback adds that clip to Photos. It asks only for permission to add, so it can't see anything already in your library.
Preferences and PIN
The delay, quality and other Control Room choices are stored on the device. The Coach Lock PIN is kept as a salted hash in the device Keychain and never leaves the device.
Booth Pass
Apple sells the Booth Pass and handles payment. Tapeback only receives Apple's confirmation that your Apple Account owns it, and remembers that on the device.
Children
Tapeback collects no personal information from anyone, including children.
Changes
If this policy changes, the new version will appear on this page and inside the app (Control Room > Privacy).
Contact
Questions, bugs or ideas: support@blueheronds.com. A person reads every message.