Record Scanner vs SpinRoom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Record Scanner
Easily identify, manage, and value your vinyl, CD, and cassette collections. Scan covers or barcodes to instantly find song information, check market prices, and add items to your virtual cloud storage. Integrates with Spotify for playback and Discogs for comprehensive collection management.
- 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
- Integrates with Spotify for playback
- Close integration with Discogs
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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.
SpinRoom
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SpinRoom for Discogs is the end-to-end listening companion for collectors who love their shelves as much as their turntables. You've already done the hard part — cataloging every pressing, variant, and deep cut on Discogs. SpinRoom takes it from there. Connect your Discogs account, sync your collection, and turn that catalog into something you actually use from the moment you pick a record to the last track on the side. The listening experience SpinRoom is built around the spin itself — not just what you own, but what you're hearing right now. While a record is on the platter, your phone becomes a companion: browse cover art, follow the tracklist, and dig into the music without leaving the moment. Tap Bio on any artist or album for background from Genius. Tap the info icon beside a track for song context — and read the lyrics, courtesy of Genius, as you listen. Artist, album, and track — context for every layer of what you're spinning. It's cataloging on Discogs, listening in SpinRoom — one continuous experience from shelf to needle to last groove. Home — start here when you don't know what to play Open SpinRoom to a listening feed from your shelf and spin history. • What should I spin? suggests a record for today. Release anniversaries take priority; otherwise it rotates through random, neglected, equalize plays, and more. Tap Spin this to log it, or Another pick. • On this day, Rediscover, Last spun, New to your shelf, and Waiting for a spin surface calendar memories, neglected records, and unplayed corners of the shelf. • Your collection lately summarizes past 30 days: spins, artists, records added, and who you played most. Made for the way collectors listen Discogs is brilliant for documenting what you own. SpinRoom is for the moment after that — browsing cover art on your phone, logging what you played, rediscovering albums you forgot you had, and finally giving that unplayed corner of the shelf some love. Whether your collection is 50 records or 5,000, mostly vinyl with a few CDs tucked in, SpinRoom keeps the focus on your library and your listening habits. Browse your collection the way you think about it • Sync your Discogs collection and browse cover art on your phone — Albums, Artists, or Songs • Sort by artist, acquisition date, or last spin — see what you haven't touched in months • Album years reflect the original release, not just your pressing; filter by master release year when you want an era on the shelf • Set a custom sort name per artist (last name first, drop "The") — display names stay as on Discogs • Filter by format, label, and Discogs custom fields for vinyl night or a CD deep dive • Rich album detail: artwork, tracklist, format, play history — tap through to Discogs anytime Log every spin — one tap Drop the needle, tap once, done. Log plays from album detail, Home, or the picker. Build a personal listening history that Discogs was never built to track. Your plays stay in SpinRoom — nothing gets written back to Discogs. Search your shelf by song Hear a riff in your head and can't remember which album it's on? Search track titles across your synced collection and jump straight to the record. Stats for people who love the numbers See how your collection and listening habits stack up: total albums, total spins, most-played records, acquisition trends over time, and more. It's your collection — now with a story behind it. Built on Discogs, made for listening SpinRoom connects to your Discogs account via secure sign-in. Discogs remains the source of truth for your collection metadata. SpinRoom adds what collectors have been missing: fast mobile browsing, play logging, discovery tools, and personal stats. Requirements • A Discogs account • An internet connection (cloud sync required) You cataloged the collection. Now go spin it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.mlpsoftwarellc.com/SpinRoom/PrivacyPolicy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: SpinRoom at every 2 days against Record Scanner's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Record Scanner sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and SpinRoom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Record Scanner ships an update fortnightly, SpinRoom every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Record Scanner | SpinRoom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.1K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 87.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 92 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ARTUR DROZDZ | MLP Software |
Bugs and 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
SpinRoom
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Record Scanner
- 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
SpinRoom
- Monthly$1.991 Month
- Annual$14.991 Year
- SpinRoom LifeTime$49.99









