Comparison

Vinyls vs SwapsApp.

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

Head to head
About

Vinyls

Experience your Apple Music library with a tactile, visual interface that mimics a physical vinyl record player. Enjoy the analog feel with real-time scrubbing, haptic feedback, and customizable album art displays. Rediscover your music with a nostalgic and interactive approach.

Highlights
  • Simulates vinyl record playback
  • Real-time scrubbing and haptic feedback
  • Full-size album art display
  • Customizable accent colors and app icons
  • Dark mode and vibrant background options
  • Cross-device compatibility (iPhone, iPad, Mac)
  • Home and lock screen widgets
Features
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Vinyls turns your Apple Music library into spinning vinyl records. Watch the tone arm drop onto the groove and follow the song as it plays. On iPhone and iPad, drag the disc to scrub through a track, just like spinning a real record. THE FEELING OF VINYL There's a reason vinyl never went away. The ritual of choosing a record. The artwork at full size. The moment the needle drops. Vinyls brings that ritual to your Apple Music library: the tone arm tracking across the record in real time, your album art pressed onto the disc, your cover displayed full-size in its sleeve. Not a tiny thumbnail. The complete cover, alive with color and detail. THE VINYL RECORD YOU CAN TOUCH Swipe up from the vinyl to browse your full library. Swipe down to dismiss. On iPhone and iPad, drag the disc to scrub through a playing track, and add a scratch sound with Vinyls Platinum. Your music, made physical. A LIVING RECORD Albums you haven't played in a month gather cobwebs on the sleeve, just like a forgotten record in a crate. Tap the sleeve, or shake your iPhone, to clear them and spin the record again. MAKE IT YOURS With Vinyls Platinum, your music can look like yours. Choose from 12 accent colors or pick a custom shade. On iPhone and iPad, pick from five alternative app icons. Set light or dark appearance, with an optional high contrast background. Turn on vibrant backgrounds and the colors from your album art wash behind the vinyl and into the player controls, and across the library on iPad and Mac. The player shifts with every record you play. Add vinyl crackle while your music plays, for the sound of a record on a real turntable. ON IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC iPhone: Full-screen player with gesture controls. iPad: Sidebar, library and player side by side when space allows. Mac: Native app with keyboard shortcuts for play, pause, skipping tracks and browsing your library. Widgets: Now Playing artwork on your Home Screen and Mac desktop. AirPlay: Pick any compatible speaker from the AirPlay menu. VINYLS PLATINUM Download free, connect Apple Music, and your library is ready to spin. Vinyls Platinum unlocks accent colors, appearance and background options, alternative app icons on iPhone and iPad, crackle and scratch sounds, and more ways to style the player. Available as a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Put the needle on the record. Requires an active Apple Music subscription for playback. Vinyls is built exclusively for the Apple Music ecosystem and does not support Spotify or other streaming services. Privacy Policy: https://pixelfolio.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://pixelfolio.app/terms.html

About

SwapsApp.

Features
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Share Music Without the Barriers. Stop sending music links your friends cannot open. SwapsApp is the essential tool for music lovers who want to share tracks and playlists across every major streaming platform. Whether it is a new viral single or a curated 100-song playlist, SwapsApp converts your music links into a universal bridge. Key Features: Track and Playlist Support: Swap entire playlists, albums, and songs across platforms in seconds. Instant Conversion: Paste a link from Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, Tidal, Deezer, or SoundCloud, and find the matching links for all other services. Smart History: Keep a visual grid of your recently swapped music. Never lose a great find again. Adaptive Interface: The app UI adapts its colours to the artwork of the music you are swapping for an immersive experience. Share Anywhere: One-tap sharing to Instagram, WhatsApp, iMessage, or your clipboard. Supported Platforms: Spotify Apple Music YouTube and YouTube Music Tidal Deezer SoundCloud Amazon Music How it works: Copy a music link from your preferred streaming app. Open SwapsApp (it can detect your clipboard automatically). Swap and share the link that works for your friends.

Screenshots

Vinyls4 screens
SwapsApp.3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SwapsApp. at none against Vinyls's 3. SwapsApp. also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Vinyls's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, update cadence 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Vinyls sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. SwapsApp. asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vinyls ships an update weekly, SwapsApp. fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vinyls versus SwapsApp.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinylsSwapsApp.
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (120 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings120 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size174 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelfolio Inc.Patrick Finnegan

Bugs and requests

Vinyls

Reported bugs

18 issues
  • App crashes when switching songs
  • Music playback stops after first song
  • Turntable gets stuck or misaligned
  • Tone arm positioning issues
  • App fails to open or opens to black screen
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  • Unresponsive interface on iPad
  • Crashes on shuffle feature
  • Apple Music connection fails
  • Crackle/pop audio only plays through device speaker, not AirPlay
  • Playback doesn't resume after switching apps
  • Crashes when viewing artists without albums
  • Wrong artwork displayed
  • Volume too low
  • Slow to load and reproduce music
  • App freezes on macOS
  • Crashes on landscape orientation
  • Purchase restoration not working
  • Identify Tune feature doesn't play found songs

Requested features

21 requests
  • Spotify integration
  • YouTube Music support
  • SoundCloud compatibility
  • Amazon Music support
  • Google Drive file access
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  • MP3 file import capability
  • YouTube playlist import
  • Last.fm scrobbling
  • Free trial period
  • Search functionality
  • Volume control for crackle/pop effects
  • Customizable vinyl appearance
  • Landscape mode support
  • Shuffle play functionality
  • Continuous playback
  • Lyrics display
  • Add to queue/up next feature
  • Full Mac support
  • Backwards compatibility for older iOS devices
  • External drive support for large libraries
  • Folder organization and management

SwapsApp.

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Vinyls

Subscriptions2
  • Vinyls Platinum (1 Month)$1.991 Month
  • Vinyls Platinum (1 Year)$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vinyls Platinum$19.99
None

SwapsApp.

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vinyls free?
Vinyls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SwapsApp. free?
SwapsApp. is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vinyls or SwapsApp. have ads?
Neither Vinyls nor SwapsApp. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vinyls or SwapsApp.?
Vinyls ships an update weekly, and SwapsApp. fortnightly. Most recently, Vinyls was updated on October 23, 2026 and SwapsApp. on October 15, 2026.

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