RadioTropRock vs Deep Groove
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RadioTropRock
Discover the best Trop Rock music with a curated mix of independent and mainstream artists. Enjoy top-tier DJs and award-winning radio shows dedicated to the genre.
- Curated Trop Rock music selection
- Independent singer-songwriters
- Popular mainstream artists
- Seasoned Trop Rock DJs
- Award-winning radio shows
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Radio Trop Rock is your #1 resource for the greatest Trop Rock music on the planet. Radio Trop Rock has the best mix of your favorite independent Trop Rock singer/songwriters and the most popular mainstream artists. It's also home to the most seasoned trop rock DJs producing the most listened to radio shows in Trop Rock. Tune in and find out why Radio Trop Rock is consistently named the Trop Rock Music Association's Radio Station of the Year!
Deep Groove
Effortlessly catalog your vinyl collection using AI-powered image recognition or barcode scanning. Automatically retrieve comprehensive Discogs data, manage your collection, and gain insights into your music library. Syncs privately via iCloud.
- AI record identification via camera
- Barcode scanning for instant lookup
- Automatic Discogs metadata fetching
- Detailed collection management
- Advanced filtering and sorting
- Collection statistics and value estimation
- Wishlist functionality
- iCloud synchronization
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Deep Groove is the smartest way to catalogue your vinyl record collection. Point your camera at a record sleeve and let AI identify it instantly — or scan the barcode for immediate, precise results. Deep Groove searches Discogs automatically to fill in the artist, album, year, genre, label, and tracklist, so you spend less time typing and more time listening. KEY FEATURES • AI Record Identification — Photograph any album cover and Claude AI identifies it for you, even without a barcode. • Barcode Scanning — Scan EAN-13 and UPC barcodes for instant, accurate Discogs lookups. • Full Discogs Metadata — Automatically fetches artist, title, release year, genre, label, country, tracklist, and cover artwork. • Collection Management — Add, edit, and remove records. Track condition (Mint through Poor), personal notes, and purchase price. • Filter & Sort — Browse your collection by genre, condition, decade, or artist. Full-text search across all fields. • Collection Statistics — See your top artists, genre and decade breakdowns, condition distribution, and estimated collection value. • Wishlist — Keep a wishlist of records you're hunting for, with the same Discogs-powered search. • iCloud Sync — Your collection syncs privately across all your iPhones via iCloud. • Share — Share any record's details via the iOS share sheet. WHAT YOU NEED To use AI identification, you'll need an Anthropic API key (anthropic.com) — the key itself is free, but Anthropic charges per use and requires a small credit purchase to get started. To search Discogs, you'll need a free Discogs developer token (discogs.com). Both are entered in the app's Settings tab and stored only on your device. PRIVACY Deep Groove collects no personal data and sends nothing to the developer. Your collection lives on your device and in your private iCloud account. See the full privacy policy at https://wintaru.github.io/DeepGroove/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RadioTropRock at 100% against Deep Groove's 0%. RadioTropRock also leads on rating (4.9 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Deep Groove's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 19 months). On price and ads 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
Both are free to download. Deep Groove sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. RadioTropRock asks for nothing beyond the download.
RadioTropRock holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RadioTropRock has 411 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of RadioTropRock's written reviews are positive against 0% of Deep Groove's.
RadioTropRock ships an update every 19 months, Deep Groove every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 18, 2026.
| Parameter | RadioTropRock | Deep Groove |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (411 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 411 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 19 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ERIC Babin | Josh Donner |
Customer experience
RadioTropRock
Deep Groove
In-app purchases
RadioTropRock
No in-app purchases
Deep Groove
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