Comparison

Discogs vs Subterranea

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

Head to head
About

Discogs

Catalog your physical music collection, discover new releases, and shop for vinyl, CDs, and more. Track your wantlist, compare prices from global sellers, and get personalized listening suggestions based on your collection.

Highlights
  • Catalog music collection
  • Search millions of artists/albums
  • Find albums by barcode
  • Shop vinyl, CDs, cassettes
  • Compare prices from sellers
  • Track wantlist and get notifications
  • Get collection value estimates
Currently charting
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The official Discogs App is the best way to catalog your music collection, find that hidden gem, check pricing and buy music from the world’s largest discography of physical music. Explore a Rich Universe of Music • Search millions of artists and albums. • Find an album by its barcode. • Stay informed about the latest events, artists, albums and genres you love. • View trending albums, most collected and most wanted by Discogs users. Catalog your Collection • Keep track of the albums you own. • Share with your friends. • Let your Collection make listening suggestions for you. Buy the Music you Love from Anywhere • Shop for vinyl records, CDs, cassettes and more. • Compare prices. • Browse the inventory of thousands of sellers worldwide. Track your Wantlist • Keep tabs on the albums you’re looking for. • Receive notifications about new listings. • Reference your Wantlist while record shopping. Hey it’s your Discogs! • Edit your profile. • Quickly check your Collection value. • See albums you have recently added to your Wantlist and Collection. • Manage your Discogs orders. Join our Community! • Discogs: www.discogs.com • Facebook: www.facebook.com/Discogs • Instagram: www.instagram.com/Discogs • Twitter: www.twitter.com/Discogs For Feedback and Help • Share your thoughts: app@discogs.com

About

Subterranea

Discover new music by feeding it bands you love. Explore artists from the surface to deep underground, track your finds, and filter by region. This app prioritizes privacy with no accounts or tracking.

Highlights
  • AI-powered music recommendations
  • Dig by depth (surface to bedrock)
  • Track listening history (to-listen, listened, favorite)
  • Hide known bands
  • Advanced filtering (region, scene)
  • On-device library
  • Privacy-focused, no account required
Features
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You've heard the classics. Subterranea is for what's underneath. Feed it a band you already love, and it surfaces artists you haven't heard yet — not the algorithm's greatest hits, but the ones waiting one, two, or four layers down. DIG BY DEPTH Choose how far you want to go: • Surface — the canonical, well-known names around your seeds • Underground — recognized, but not household names • Deep — cult bands with a devoted following • Bedrock — demos, tiny labels, and buried gems BUILT FOR CRATE-DIGGERS • Track every find: to-listen, listened, favorite, or passed • Hide bands you already know so they never resurface • "More like this" to branch off any discovery • Dig by region and scene • Your whole library lives on-device; export a backup anytime PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No login. No tracking. Everything you save stays on your phone. The only thing that leaves your device is the band you type in —sent to Subterranea's service to generate your recommendations, with no name, email, or identity attached. FREE TO START Get one dig every day, free — no account, no card. SUBTERRANEA PRO Go Pro for unlimited digs, every depth from Surface to Bedrock, and region and scene filters. Monthly or yearly — cancel anytime. Every subscription directly supports an independent developer keeping the underground alive. Stop replaying the same ten albums. Start digging. Subterranea Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (monthly or yearly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings. Terms of Use: https://subterranea.io/terms · Privacy Policy: https://subterranea.io/privacy

Screenshots

Discogs4 screens
Subterranea4 screens

Verdict

The call

Discogs and Subterranea both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Subterranea's written reviews are positive against 40% of Discogs's. Subterranea also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Discogs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (67K vs 3). On price, rating, ads and monetization model 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. Subterranea sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Discogs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Subterranea holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Discogs has 67K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Discogs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Subterranea's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Discogs ships an update every 3 weeks, Subterranea every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Discogs versus Subterranea: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDiscogsSubterranea
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (67K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings67K — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#136 — better—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size90 MB43 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperZink Media LLCMetal Minds Media

Customer experience

Discogs

All ratings67,065 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews1,673 reviews
Positive40.4%
Neutral13.7%
Negative45.8%

Subterranea

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Discogs

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Repeated log-outs and login issues
  • Inconsistent display of album details and metadata
  • Unreliable barcode scanning and album addition
  • Glitches when navigating search results and collections

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to sort and filter collection by various criteria
  • Integration of seller reviews and ratings
  • Push notifications for new listings of wanted items
  • Improved browsing and searching of seller inventories
  • Seamless in-app purchasing and order tracking

Subterranea

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Discogs

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Subterranea

One-time1
  • Subterranea Pro$2.99

Questions

Is Discogs free?
Discogs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Subterranea free?
Subterranea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Discogs or Subterranea?
Subterranea is rated higher. Discogs averages 4.8 out of 5 from 67K ratings, while Subterranea averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Discogs or Subterranea have ads?
Neither Discogs nor Subterranea shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Discogs or Subterranea?
Discogs ships an update every 3 weeks, and Subterranea every 5 days. Most recently, Discogs was updated on October 30, 2026 and Subterranea on October 7, 2026.

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