Comparison

CDJapan App vs Rollin' Records

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

Head to head
About

CDJapan App

Shop a vast selection of Japanese music, anime figures, manga, and more directly from Japan. This app provides notifications for new releases and offers, customizable menus, and easy access to product samples. Your existing customer account and rewards points are fully integrated.

Highlights
  • Browse and shop Japanese products
  • Notifications for new releases and offers
  • Customizable app menu
  • Access to promotional videos and audio samples
  • Use existing customer account and rewards points
  • Wide range of shipping methods
  • First press and preorder bonuses
Features
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Browse and shop Japanese music, anime figures, manga & more straight from Japan. CDJapan app makes it easy to browse and shop a wide range of products directly from Japan. Serving customers worldwide since 1997, CDJapan is the definitive online shop that offers over two millions products in Anime, Games, J-pop, K-pop, Movies, Apparel, Japanese Crafts and more popular categories including ones sold only in Japan. They are all official products provided by Japanese companies. [ CDJapan App ] 1. Notifications Receive notifications whenever new products and offers in categories of your interest become available. - Your favorite artists/series - Your favorite departments & categories - Sales and promotions 2. Customize App Choose your favorite departments to appear in your menu of the app and modify their display order as you like. 3. Easy access to official promotional videos and audio samples 4. Your customer account, CDJapan rewards points, bookmarks you have at CDJapan web site are useable in the app, too. [ About CDJapan ] Located in Tokyo, Japan, we ship latest products to customers all over the world. We package orders with great care to ensure ours customers receive their orders safely. We hope you enjoy using our app, and we look forward to serving you! 1.Easy and Secure Shopping *Wide range of shipping methods available: FedEx, EMS, Air Mail, and SAL Small Packet *Check order status and track your package (tracking service available for FedEx, EMS, Registered Air Mail, and Registered SAL Small Packet) in your customer account. *Search and filter by product type, including CD, Blu-ray, DVD, Collectible (anime figures and more), Game, Book (manga and magazines), and Apparel. 2. Language Support English, French, and Spanish. We are also able to respond to inquiries in Chines 3. First press bonuses CDJapan offers almost everything released in Japan including first press bonus. 4. Preorder and Exclusive Bonus Various preorder and exclusive bonus are available at CDJapan, including posters, photos, trading cards, and more! 5. CDJapan Rewards Program To say "thank you" for shopping at CDJapan, we credit your customer account with Reward Points automatically after each of your order is shipped. Redeem points you earn when you place your new order. You save the same amount from your purchase as the amount of points you redeem. Each point is worth 1 JPY for purchasing at CDJapan. 6. We package with great care Every order is carefully packaged to prevent damage. After inspecting each item, we pack them with cushioning material and send them in a sturdy carton. In addition, we send posters in a protective tube. 7. Wide Product Range Over 2 millions products officially sold in Japan. *CD, DVD, Blu-ray (Music, Anime, Movie, TV Series) *Anime figures, character goods, plastic models (Gundam), toys, railway models *Books, magazines, calendars, stationeries *Game software *Audio accessories, earphones, headphones, CD/DVD protective covers, PC accessories, car/motorbike accessories, mobile accessories, et al. *Japanese crafts (makeup brushes, beauty products, Japanese tea & tea supplies, kitchen tools, interior, fashion items, et al.)

About

Rollin' Records

Discover and purchase new and used vinyl records. Browse a curated selection of music across various genres. Find your next favorite album or a rare collectible.

Highlights
  • Browse new vinyl
  • Browse used vinyl
  • Discover music
  • Find collectible records
  • Shop by genre
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New And Used Vinyl Records

Screenshots

CDJapan App4 screens
Rollin' Records4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Rollin' Records at 80% against CDJapan App's 33%. Rollin' Records also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (402 vs 31). CDJapan App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 months vs every 13 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Rollin' Records holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rollin' Records has 402 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of CDJapan App's written reviews are positive against 80% of Rollin' Records's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CDJapan App ships an update every 3 months, Rollin' Records every 13 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
CDJapan App versus Rollin' Records: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCDJapan AppRollin' Records
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (31 ratings)4.9 (402 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings31402 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 13 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB160 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperNeowingRollin' Records LLC

Customer experience

CDJapan App

All ratings31 ratings
Positive54.8%
Neutral3.2%
Negative41.9%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative60.0%

Rollin' Records

All ratings399 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.0%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

CDJapan App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Rollin' Records

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inventory accuracy issues (shows in stock, but is sold out)
  • Address input functionality broken on app and website

Requested features

1 request
  • Option to filter for bootleg vinyl only

In-app purchases

None

CDJapan App

No in-app purchases

None

Rollin' Records

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is CDJapan App free?
CDJapan App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rollin' Records free?
Rollin' Records is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, CDJapan App or Rollin' Records?
Rollin' Records is rated higher. CDJapan App averages 3.3 out of 5 from 31 ratings, while Rollin' Records averages 4.9 from 402 ratings.
Do CDJapan App or Rollin' Records have ads?
Neither CDJapan App nor Rollin' Records shows ads.
Which is updated more often, CDJapan App or Rollin' Records?
CDJapan App ships an update every 3 months, and Rollin' Records every 13 months. Most recently, CDJapan App was updated on November 2, 2026 and Rollin' Records on November 3, 2026.

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