# Vinyl Widget- Vinyl Record App — user reviews > 129 indexed App Store user reviews of Vinyl Widget by KYOTO K.K., rated 4.70/5 from 2,404 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vinyl-widget-vinyl-record-app/id1624683273/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/vinyl-widget-vinyl-record-app/id1624683273.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,069 · 4★ 175 · 3★ 73 · 2★ 32 · 1★ 55 ## What do users think of Vinyl Widget? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 👍 Aesthetic and cute design - 🚀 Easy to use and set up - 💰 Free with generous free tier - 🎨 Integrates well with Spotify **Cons** - 🐛 Album cover/artwork not always displayed correctly - 🔁 Widget doesn't always update automatically - 💰 Limited free songs before paid upgrade required - 🔍 Compatibility issues with Apple Music **Commonly reported bugs** - Widget not showing up in list for some users - App causing issues with music playback on some devices - Paid upgrade not working as expected for some users **Most requested features** - Allow customization of widget background and colors - Improve automatic song/album cover updates - Expand free song limit or make it reset daily - Add support for more music streaming services ## Newest reviews (20 of 129) ### 2/5 — No cover art *2026-03-29, version 2.5* Paid to unlock all features and does not display cover art🤨 ### 3/5 — Good app but a few issues *2026-02-22* The app is decent but there are a few issues firstly, I recently updated my Spotify and now it won’t connect to it and secondly even though I’ve payed for the premium version the app is still asking me to not only pay for it again but even after I click restore purchases it still doesn’t work additionally whenever you close Spotify and later begin a new listening session no matter how hard you try the app will not update to show the cover of the album you are now listening to and for it to reset you have to delete the app ### 3/5 — good but.. *2026-02-15* It’s good but it would be better if it didn’t keep swapping me though apps like Spotify. I don’t think it’s bad I think it’s okay for a vinyl app because the other apps you have to pay immediately if you want to just play one song. This is why I like the app but I wish it didn’t have the premium thing like the other apps then it would be a super good app to use. ### 2/5 — App will not let me connect with Spotify *2026-02-11, version 2.4* No matter what I try, when I click connect to Spotify, I am brought to the app store page with no way to connect the app. I try to press open and many other things but it just will not work. ### 2/5 — Used to work well *2026-02-09* I have the premium version and it used to work perfectly but now every time I want to play something it is stuck on the last song and seemingly disconnected from Spotify. Only thing that works is deinstalling it and then trying to reconnect which is tiresome. Hope this will be fixed soon… ### 4/5 — Good stuff *2026-02-06* This is really good but i would like it to be free ### 4/5 — Address this. *2026-02-02* I am experiencing problems with the widget display that I wasn’t before. I own an apple device so I have the option to “tint” my app icons. When I do so the vinyl widget would change to the color I would set it to, however, recently the widget started going all white with nothing at all being displayed while my app icons are tinted. When my app icons are normal there is no problem. I have tried deleting the app several times, restarting my device, and even switching music platforms. This is the only big problem with the app. ### 2/5 — App does not sync with Spotify *2026-01-31* The app does not automatically pair with Spotify though it says “connected” in settings. When I click on the play button it just redirects me to the App Store page of Spotify. Please fix this. ### 3/5 — Way too buggy *2026-01-30, version 2.4* Hardly works even after paying ### 3/5 — It’s fine but one problem *2026-01-24* So basically I downloaded this app and its working than i played sports car by Tate McRae and rn the vynil widget is still sports car its been like this for a few songs i refresh the tab 1 million times and its not working so Mabey its just a glitch but idk so yeah also for the people who are wondering yes its free ### 3/5 — Problems 😔 *2026-01-19* I really like this app, but recently it’s stopped working. It’s not connecting to my Spotify so the picture stay the same and doesn’t spin at all. This is super upsetting as I even paid for this app 🫠 ### 1/5 — Doesn’t Work Anymore *2026-01-14, version 2.4* the widget does not update/change songs anymore its stuck on one song for me. ive tried deleting it and updating spotify and nothing changes. it worked really good before but not anymore. ### 1/5 — What happened? *2026-01-11* I loved this app, thought it was super cute to have on my home screen and even purchased the paid version to discover the widget no longer works. I tried reinstalling and still nothing. I will be deleting and requesting a refund guess I should have read the reviews first. ### 1/5 — Don’t waste your money *2026-01-07, version 2.4* Won’t connect to Spotify or apple I’ve paid twice to see if maybe I did something wrong…Nope same thing the app doesn’t display artist just plays music ### 1/5 — Widget *2026-01-06, version 2.4* The widget doesn’t work! ### 1/5 — Major Issue *2026-01-04, version 2.4* Doesn’t work only shows a white blank box. ### 4/5 — Love it *2025-12-29* Overall this app is a amazing. I love how aesthetic it looks with my Home Screen and widgets but the only bad thing about it is when I stop a song for say a day or two? When I come back and try to play the vinyl but with a different song, it doesn’t work. ### 4/5 — Widget doesn't work *2025-12-28* i've had this app for a lot of years now and it's always worked flawlessly but i noticed a couple weeks ago that the widget is only blank and white now. i have an iphone 13, and it's never given me problems before :( ### 4/5 — Doesn’t Work *2025-12-28, version 2.4* Installed, connected to Spotify, added widget, bought premium, nothing. ### 3/5 — Eigentlich super *2025-12-25* Die App hat mir Anfangs super gefallen, doch seit zwei Wochen funktionieren meine Widgets nicht mehr, sie sind einfach komplett weiß. Das deinstallieren und erneut installieren der App hat nichts gebracht… Sehr schade. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Useless unless you subscribe to Apple Music *2026-04-07* Paid for the upgrade some time ago. Linked it to Spotify. Now the app is updated it will only link to a paid Apple Music account. I have deleted the app and will continue with Spotify for free. ### 1/5 — Unfair *2026-03-28* I bought this app so I could have a cute setup but now it is only usable to apple music users. I just think it’s unfair that I paid for something that’s utterly useless now, though I’m sure it works great for others. ### 1/5 — Stopped connecting to Spotify *2026-03-12* It stopped working completely. Now everytime i click on my widget it just launches to Spotify on the App Store. ### 1/5 — App not working correctly *2026-02-25, version 2.4* Installed app and from the first use just a blank vinyl no pictures displayed on a vinyl even after paying for the premium this is definitely no good. We’ll be asking for a refund and deleting. ### 1/5 — Stopped working completely *2026-02-02, version 2.4* I’ve had this app for a couple of years, even got a new phone, but one day when I restarted my phone the widget just stayed white completely. It was like this for an entire week before i decided to delete it. I even tried logging in and out of my spotify on the app, no change. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-02-02, version 2.4* Payed for the premium and have to reinstall the app every time I wanna use it. Do not get, buggiest app I’ve ever had ### 1/5 — App and widget not working *2026-01-31, version 2.4* I recently bought premium and now whenever I tap on the widget it takes me to the App Store. It’s not connecting to Spotify at all. The widget doesn’t change songs when Spotify does, and I can’t even use some of the apps controls. Please fix because I spent money on this. Thank you ### 1/5 — doesn’t work *2026-01-26, version 2.4* the widget won’t work, it won’t spin. ### 1/5 — Widget Error *2026-01-26, version 2.4* They took my $2.99 and the widgets didn’t even work on my iPad. It’s just a big white widget like if I wanted a white big ahhh widget I would just have gone online and ask for a white screen and add it to my Widgetsmith. ### 1/5 — Doesn’t work *2026-01-17, version 2.4* Recently, the app shows a blank white square. This use to be a great aesthetic app across all my devices. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Love this app *2025-12-25* I just got an iPad and this was really easy to add as a widget and was not confusing. I also love the design/how the widget looks itself. ### 5/5 — Best app ever *2025-11-14, version 2.3* It’s EXACTLY what I have been looking for! It’s free and a widget that is perfect for my sprunki themed phone! ### 5/5 — Good app *2025-10-28* I love this app because i love listening to music and i love little things like that makeing my wallpaper better ### 5/5 — Slay *2025-10-19, version 2.3* The best ### 5/5 — 👍 *2025-09-19* This one actually works ### 5/5 — Absolutely love this app!! *2025-09-14* The price for premium is very affordable and the widget makes my iPad look so much better. ### 5/5 — 5 stars *2025-08-29* Love this app so much is so cute ### 5/5 — Only thing that I don’t like is that if I’m playing a song I have to go in it and press play instead *2025-05-31, version 2.3* Of just being the cover of the song when I play it in Spotify ### 5/5 — JUST AMAZING. I Love it. *2025-05-31, version 2.3* That’s get the app if u don’t have WTh ### 5/5 — The besttttttt *2025-04-28, version 2.3* The besttttttttttttttt --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-26.*