vinylcloud vs ThinMP
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
vinylcloud
Search and discover music from a vast library, create custom playlists, and play them during events with real-time adjustments. It helps users find trending songs across various genres and organize their music for any occasion.
- Search music by title or artist
- Discover trending music by genre
- Create custom playlists
- Real-time playlist adjustments during playback
- Public broadcast license support for venues
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Search & discover music within the vinylcloud library, plan your playlists, then play them back during your event while making changes on the fly. Features: - Search by title or artist to find your music. - Discover trending music within top song charts across a variety of popular genres. - Create custom playlists. Support: Contact support@vinylcloud.com for questions and support requests. Public broadcast & playback of music within the vinylcloud owned library is limited to venues, bars, clubs, businesses, or organizations that hold a public performance license with BMI, ASCAP, or SESAC. vinylcloud works with our clients & their venue(s) to ensure that all licenses for public broadcast & performance of recorded audio have been obtained. Release Notes Version 1.1.1: Small bug fixes & updated API infrastructure. Version 1.1.0: Just in time for the holidays - Bug fixes (airplay crashes, player window not opening/closing) and UI improvements (it's now easier to use the player volume and time scrubber controls with fat fingers!). Version 1.0.2: Squashed a bug that caused the app to crash on iPads. Version 1.0.1: Squashed a bug that caused app to hang when deleting songs from currently playing playlist. Version 1.0.0: Initial release.
ThinMP
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ThinMP is a simple music player. Features - device music play - background play - favorite artists - favorite songs - playlists - shortcuts https://github.com/tcode-dev/ThinMP_iOS
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Verdict
vinylcloud and ThinMP are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 12 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | vinylcloud | ThinMP |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 12 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Joe Goldade | Taichi Katsura |
In-app purchases
vinylcloud
No in-app purchases
ThinMP
No in-app purchases
