The Record Archive vs Moose Vinyl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Record Archive
Scan product barcodes in-store to preview them on your phone. Access news, events, offers, and promotions. Order or wishlist items directly through the app.
- Barcode scanning for product lookup
- In-store product previews
- News, events, and offers
- Order and wishlist functionality
- Marketing promotions
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A Record Archive store shopping companion that uses your camera to lookup products' barcode to preview them on your phone. Listen to products in the store and get news, events, offers and marketing promotions conveniently for you. Utilize the app to order or wishlist products from our store and website.
Moose Vinyl
Easily manage your vinyl record collection digitally. Discover, track, and buy or sell records through a peer-to-peer marketplace with a secure fulfillment system.
- Digital collection management
- Record search and add
- Peer-to-peer marketplace
- Buy and sell vinyl
- Proprietary fulfillment system
- High trust marketplace
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Catalog your records, connect with other collectors, and buy or sell vinyl. Packing materials included. Moose Vinyl is the easiest way to keep track of what you own, share it with people who get it, and move records with a lot less hassle. CATALOG YOUR COLLECTION Search by album or artist, scan a barcode, and add a record in a tap. Import an existing collection with a CSV file. Sort by artist, title, or date added so you always know what you have, and what you are still hunting. CONNECT WITH COLLECTORS Follow other collectors, browse collections, and share what you are spinning. Discover new titles from Now Spinning posts, new additions, listings, and collection milestones. BUY AND SELL VINYL List a record from your collection, or shop copies from collectors and independent shops. Every sale includes a Moose Mailer: cardboard mailer, protective sleeve, shipping label, and tape. Moose supports both sides of the trade. Built by collectors, for collectors. Welcome to the Moose Pack.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Moose Vinyl at 67% against The Record Archive's 0%. Moose Vinyl also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (56 vs 3). The Record Archive's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Moose Vinyl holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Moose Vinyl has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of The Record Archive's written reviews are positive against 67% of Moose Vinyl's.
The Record Archive ships an update every 2 months, Moose Vinyl every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | The Record Archive | Moose Vinyl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) | 4.6 (56 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 56 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Broadtime | Moose Vinyl LLC |
Customer experience
The Record Archive
Moose Vinyl
In-app purchases
The Record Archive
No in-app purchases
Moose Vinyl
No in-app purchases
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