Comparison

Roon vs SpinRoom

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Roon

This app serves as a controller for a Roon Server, enabling users to browse and play their music library. It offers a rich metadata-driven interface for musical discovery, connecting to over 1,000 compatible audio devices for seamless playback.

Highlights
  • Music library browsing and playback
  • Rich metadata for musical discovery
  • Connects to 1,000+ audio devices
  • Seamless in-home audio connection
  • Access music library remotely via Roon ARC
  • Bit-perfect playback and format support
Features
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*** The Roon experience requires a Roon Server on your network. *** The Roon App is another controller for your Roon Server. You browse and play your music library on over 1,000 compatible audio devices, and provides a seamless in-home connection. You can install the free Roon App on as many devices as you like. What is Roon? The very best way to experience your music: Roon reshapes the way you browse and explore music. Powered by rich metadata, Roon's interface invites you on a new journey of musical discovery every time you log in. Your music library becomes the starting point on a vast map of performers, composers, influences, and genres. Follow the path emanating from the music you love to discover exciting new sounds and reconnect with long-forgotten favorites. You can delve even deeper through lyrics, artist photos, bios, reviews, and tour dates - then continue the journey with recommendations specifically tailored to your tastes and listening habits. Listen anywhere, on all your gear: Roon lets you play from your collection of music files and TIDAL, Qobuz, and KKBOX libraries on thousands of Roon Ready, Airplay, Chromecast, and USB devices from one app inside your home. Meanwhile, Roon ARC provides access, playback, and precision audio control for your entire Roon music library directly from your phone, wherever you are in the world. Flawless playback. Everywhere, every time: Roon is built to ensure your music sounds perfect every time you hit play, no matter where you are. Roon guarantees the best possible sound quality from every piece of audio gear - our MUSE sound engine delivers bit-perfect playback, exhaustive format support, and precision audio control for a fully customizable and flawless listening experience. From headphones to your home hi-fi, and everything in between.

About

SpinRoom

Features
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SpinRoom for Discogs is the end-to-end listening companion for collectors who love their shelves as much as their turntables. You've already done the hard part — cataloging every pressing, variant, and deep cut on Discogs. SpinRoom takes it from there. Connect your Discogs account, sync your collection, and turn that catalog into something you actually use from the moment you pick a record to the last track on the side. The listening experience SpinRoom is built around the spin itself — not just what you own, but what you're hearing right now. While a record is on the platter, your phone becomes a companion: browse cover art, follow the tracklist, and dig into the music without leaving the moment. Tap Bio on any artist or album for background from Genius. Tap the info icon beside a track for song context — and read the lyrics, courtesy of Genius, as you listen. Artist, album, and track — context for every layer of what you're spinning. It's cataloging on Discogs, listening in SpinRoom — one continuous experience from shelf to needle to last groove. Home — start here when you don't know what to play Open SpinRoom to a listening feed from your shelf and spin history. • What should I spin? suggests a record for today. Release anniversaries take priority; otherwise it rotates through random, neglected, equalize plays, and more. Tap Spin this to log it, or Another pick. • On this day, Rediscover, Last spun, New to your shelf, and Waiting for a spin surface calendar memories, neglected records, and unplayed corners of the shelf. • Your collection lately summarizes past 30 days: spins, artists, records added, and who you played most. Made for the way collectors listen Discogs is brilliant for documenting what you own. SpinRoom is for the moment after that — browsing cover art on your phone, logging what you played, rediscovering albums you forgot you had, and finally giving that unplayed corner of the shelf some love. Whether your collection is 50 records or 5,000, mostly vinyl with a few CDs tucked in, SpinRoom keeps the focus on your library and your listening habits. Browse your collection the way you think about it • Sync your Discogs collection and browse cover art on your phone — Albums, Artists, or Songs • Sort by artist, acquisition date, or last spin — see what you haven't touched in months • Album years reflect the original release, not just your pressing; filter by master release year when you want an era on the shelf • Set a custom sort name per artist (last name first, drop "The") — display names stay as on Discogs • Filter by format, label, and Discogs custom fields for vinyl night or a CD deep dive • Rich album detail: artwork, tracklist, format, play history — tap through to Discogs anytime Log every spin — one tap Drop the needle, tap once, done. Log plays from album detail, Home, or the picker. Build a personal listening history that Discogs was never built to track. Your plays stay in SpinRoom — nothing gets written back to Discogs. Search your shelf by song Hear a riff in your head and can't remember which album it's on? Search track titles across your synced collection and jump straight to the record. Stats for people who love the numbers See how your collection and listening habits stack up: total albums, total spins, most-played records, acquisition trends over time, and more. It's your collection — now with a story behind it. Built on Discogs, made for listening SpinRoom connects to your Discogs account via secure sign-in. Discogs remains the source of truth for your collection metadata. SpinRoom adds what collectors have been missing: fast mobile browsing, play logging, discovery tools, and personal stats. Requirements • A Discogs account • An internet connection (cloud sync required) You cataloged the collection. Now go spin it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mlpsoftwarellc.com/SpinRoom/PrivacyPolicy.html

Screenshots

Roon4 screens
SpinRoom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Roon at none against SpinRoom's 3. SpinRoom's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SpinRoom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Roon asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roon ships an update every 3 weeks, SpinRoom every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Roon versus SpinRoom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoonSpinRoom
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (556 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews32.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings556 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size616 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRoon LabsMLP Software

Bugs and requests

Roon

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on search
  • Audio devices disappearing
  • Volume issues after updates
  • Inability to find Roon core

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • Offline music playback
  • Better Tidal/Spotify integration
  • Improved metadata editing
  • Apple Watch support

SpinRoom

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Roon

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

SpinRoom

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Annual$14.991 Year
One-time1
  • SpinRoom LifeTime$49.99

Questions

Is Roon free?
Roon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpinRoom free?
SpinRoom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Roon or SpinRoom have ads?
Neither Roon nor SpinRoom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roon or SpinRoom?
Roon ships an update every 3 weeks, and SpinRoom every 2 days. Most recently, Roon was updated on October 13, 2026 and SpinRoom on September 24, 2026.

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