Comparison

RSD Assistant vs Record Scanner

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

Head to head
About

RSD Assistant

Discover and organize Record Store Day releases. Browse lists, preview albums, and build a global wishlist. Plan your shopping with store maps and track release statuses.

Highlights
  • Browse official release lists
  • Build and organize wishlists
  • Preview albums with music links
  • Track release status
  • Export wishlists (PDF, CSV, text)
  • Participating store map
  • Cross-country wishlist sync
Features
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RSD Assistant helps you browse Record Store Day release lists, build and organize your wishlist, preview albums, and plan your store run in one place. Browse official release lists in list, grid, or retro-style cover flow views. Search, sort, and filter quickly, then open any release for details, artwork, and music preview links. Wishlist items now sync more cleanly, can be reordered, and can be viewed across all supported countries in a single global wishlist. Track release status as you shop, export wishlists as PDF, CSV, or text, and use the participating stores map to search shops, save a store, and jump to directions. The app is built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac to make release-day planning faster, clearer, and easier. RSD Assistant is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially associated with Record Store Day or its organizers.

About

Record Scanner

Easily identify, manage, and value your vinyl and CD collection. Scan covers or barcodes to instantly find song information, market value, and add items to your virtual cabinet. Integrates with Spotify and Discogs for a comprehensive music library experience.

Highlights
  • Identify records by cover, barcode, or catalog number
  • Manage collection and wishlist
  • Estimate market value of LPs, CDs, and Cassettes
  • Cloud storage for virtual cabinet
  • Play identified records on Spotify
  • Discogs integration
Features
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Record Scanner - Vinyl & CD is an app that will help you to build, store & manage your record collection - Identify, check the price & search for songs! You can detect the song even if you have only its cover or barcode! Main features & benefits: - Easily identify a record by scanning its cover, barcode, or catalog number. - Quickly add records to your collection or wishlist. - Establish LPs/CDs/Cassettes market value. - Add additional info about the records you own. - Place records in your virtual cabinet in our cloud storage. - Instantly play the records you identified on Spotify. - Close integration with Discogs. - Available in English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Polish, Russian, Chinese, Swedish, Portuguese, Dutch and Arabic. Other features: Manual search, Filter by details, Export collection to CSV, Add custom records, Add app localization, Create a Spotify playlist. Identifying LPs or CDs by typing complex serial numbers on a small smartphone keyboard can be frustrating. Record Scanner reduces this process to two simple steps: 1. Take a photo of the cover 2. Specify your record format (CD / LP / Cassette) And that's it! Record Scanner enables you to have your full collection at hand - hundreds of records in your pocket! Use cases: - Found an interesting gem in a record store but you're not sure about paying the price? Check the real value of the record instantly with Record Scanner! - Want to sell some records from your collection and make room for new ones. Quickly scan your titles, jump directly to Discogs, add to your store and it's done. - A huge delivery just arrived to the record store you own and you need to quickly price all the records. Try this path: record => smartphone => photo => average prices online. - You see an interesting record sale offer online: a lot of photos of records for sale and one price for them all. Use Record Scanner to quickly check their individual prices. - You just realized that Discogs has a great collection manager feature - it might be worth to list hundreds of your records there. Listing all your records might take weeks... Not with this fancy mobile app! Download our Vinyl & CD tool and start exploring the world of music - Create and manage your music collection! Enjoy the unique and reliable music record identifier and detector! --- Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ This application uses Discogs’ API but is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Discogs. ‘Discogs’ is a trademark of Zink Media, LLC.

Screenshots

RSD Assistant4 screens
Record Scanner4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RSD Assistant at none against Record Scanner's 6. Record Scanner's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). 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. Record Scanner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. RSD Assistant asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Record Scanner holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Record Scanner has 2.1K ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of RSD Assistant's written reviews are positive against 87% of Record Scanner's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSD Assistant ships an update every 7 months, Record Scanner fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
RSD Assistant versus Record Scanner: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSD AssistantRecord Scanner
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (29 ratings)4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings292.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size16 MB92 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDavid StraussARTUR DROZDZ

Customer experience

RSD Assistant

All ratings28 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.6%
Negative10.7%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Record Scanner

All ratings2,110 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.6%

Bugs and requests

RSD Assistant

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Record Scanner

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Scanning issues with certain records
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integration with Discogs
  • Ability to buy/sell directly in the app
  • Custom tagging and organization options
  • One-time purchase option

In-app purchases

None

RSD Assistant

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Record Scanner

Subscriptions6
  • Record Scanner UNLIMITED$4.991 Month
  • Record Scanner UNLIMITED$11.953 Months
  • Record Scanner UNLIMITED$24.991 Year
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  • Record Scanner UNLIMITED$29.991 Year
  • Record Scanner UNLIMITED$32.991 Year
  • Record Scanner UNLIMITED$38.991 Year

Questions

Is RSD Assistant free?
RSD Assistant is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Record Scanner free?
Record Scanner is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RSD Assistant or Record Scanner?
Record Scanner is rated higher. RSD Assistant averages 4.4 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Record Scanner averages 4.8 from 2.1K ratings.
Do RSD Assistant or Record Scanner have ads?
Neither RSD Assistant nor Record Scanner shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSD Assistant or Record Scanner?
RSD Assistant ships an update every 7 months, and Record Scanner fortnightly. Most recently, RSD Assistant was updated on November 2, 2026 and Record Scanner on November 7, 2026.

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