Comparison

Vinyls vs Hook Player

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 realistic vinyl record player interface. Enjoy album art, interactive scrubbing, and customizable player aesthetics. This app brings the tactile feel of vinyl to your digital music collection.

Highlights
  • Realistic vinyl record player interface
  • Interactive scrubbing and tone arm animation
  • Full-size album art display
  • Customizable player colors and backgrounds
  • Optional vinyl crackle and scratch sounds
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and Mac
  • Home Screen and desktop 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

Hook Player

This music player allows you to quickly preview songs from your Apple Music library by focusing on their most engaging parts. Easily swipe through tracks to find new music or full songs to enjoy.

Highlights
  • Preview songs by highlights
  • Swipe to skip or go back
  • Full song playback
  • Search Apple Music
  • Discover new music
  • Manage playback queue
  • View artist pages
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HOOKは、Apple Musicの曲を「いいところ」からテンポよくチェックするための音楽プレイヤーです。 新しい曲を探したい。 でも、1曲ずつ最初から聴くのは時間がかかる。 HOOKなら、曲のサビや盛り上がる部分を中心に流し聴きしながら、気になる曲をすばやく見つけられます。 【主な機能】 ・QUICK HOOK Apple Musicのライブラリやプレイリストから曲を選び、サビ付近を中心に次々とチェックできます。 ・スワイプで曲送り 左スワイプや上スワイプで次の曲へ。 右スワイプや下スワイプで前の曲へ。 片手でテンポよく音楽を探せます。 ・FULL SONG 気になった曲は、そのままフル再生。 シーク、シャッフル、リピートにも対応しています。 ・Apple Music検索 曲、アルバム、プレイリストを検索して、そのままHOOK再生できます。 ・おすすめ、新着、Top Songs Apple Musicのおすすめや最近再生した曲、新着音楽、人気曲から新しい音楽を発見できます。 ・キュー表示 再生予定の曲を確認し、順番の変更や削除ができます。 ・アーティストページ 再生画面のアーティスト名をタップすると、そのアーティストの楽曲や作品をチェックできます。 「全部聴く前に、まず気になる部分だけ聴きたい。」 HOOKは、そんな音楽の探し方のために作られたプレイヤーです。 ※本アプリの利用にはApple Musicへのアクセス許可が必要です。 ※一部の機能には有効なApple Musicサブスクリプションが必要です。

Screenshots

Vinyls4 screens
Hook Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hook Player at 100% against Vinyls's 50%. Hook Player also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). Vinyls's advantage is ratings volume (121 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 1). On price 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. Hook Player asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hook Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vinyls has 121 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Vinyls's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hook Player's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Vinyls versus Hook Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinylsHook Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (121 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings121 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPixelfolio Inc.TAKASHI NOSE

Customer experience

Vinyls

All ratings121 ratings
Positive67.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.7%

Hook Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Hook Player

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)7 Days trial$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vinyls Platinum$19.99
None

Hook Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vinyls free?
Vinyls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hook Player free?
Hook Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Vinyls or Hook Player?
Hook Player is rated higher. Vinyls averages 3.8 out of 5 from 121 ratings, while Hook Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Vinyls or Hook Player have ads?
Neither Vinyls nor Hook Player shows ads.

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