Comparison

Fanity vs Vinyl Widget

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

Head to head
About

Fanity

Get a curated daily briefing of the most relevant news for your favorite fandoms. Engage with a daily poll to gauge fan sentiment and maintain your streak. Access original news sources for more context.

Highlights
  • Daily superfan briefing
  • Fandom-specific news summaries
  • Daily sentiment polls
  • Streak tracking for polls
  • Access to original news sources
  • Fandom-focused content
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Fans always had opinions. Now they have receipts. Every fandom has theories, predictions, debates and “I knew it” moments. They happen in group chats, comments and timelines — and then disappear. Fanity remembers. Follow the moments your fandom is talking about, cast your verdict, predict what happens next and build a record of how well you really know your favorite stars. Because the best part isn’t making the prediction. THE FANDOM VERDICT One question. Two sides. One fandom verdict. Vote on the moments everyone is talking about and instantly see where your fandom stands. Were you with the majority or the hot take? CALL IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS A surprise song. An announcement. The next single. A theory that suddenly starts making sense. Make your prediction before everyone knows the answer. When it gets resolved, Fanity remembers what you picked and builds your accuracy over time. So when everyone says “I knew it,” you have the receipts. YOUR PREDICTION WRAPPED Every prediction builds your record. See your correct calls, accuracy, streaks and rank and find out whether you made it into the top % of predictors in your fandom. HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your star and join their Fanverse 2. Stay on top of the moments, clues and theories your fandom is talking about 3. Cast your verdict in the daily polls and where the fandom stands 4. Call what happens next before the answer is known 5. Build your very own prediction wrapped Fans always had opinions. Fanity makes them count. Want something we don’t have yet? Tell us. We build Fanity with the fandom. Find us: IG: @fanityapp TikTok: @fanityapp By using Fanity, you agree to our Terms of Service (https://www.fanityapp.com/legal/terms-of-use-app) and Privacy Policy (https://www.fanityapp.com/legal/privacy-policy-app). Fanity is not affiliated with or endorsed by any star or rights holder. Links lead to and credit original sources.

About

Vinyl Widget

This app transforms your music listening experience with a visually appealing vinyl record player interface. Enjoy your music collection directly from your home screen or in a full-screen mode. Customize your playback with shuffle and loop options.

Highlights
  • Home screen music widget
  • Full-screen vinyl playback
  • Selectable vinyl sizes
  • Add songs to favorites
  • Shuffle and loop functions
  • No complicated accounts
Features
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Vinyl widget is a beautiful music player built with design guidelines in mind. There are no complicated user accounts or settings to configure, so you can start listening to your music on home screen right away. Vinyl Widget Pick your favorite vinyl size to play music record collection on your home screen. Play trending albums, most collected songs from Apple music, then open vinyl widget on your home screen, the vinyl will start playing songs immediately. Full Screen Vinyl App If you want to play a whole screen vinyl on your phone, all you have to do is opening this app after playing music. A fantastic whole screen vinyl will play your collection. You can also add songs to favorite, use shuffle or loop functions within the app. Premium Play unlimited songs in the widget. Free version will have limited number of songs. Paid subscription is required to play unlimited songs on home screen widget. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at the confirmation of purchase. Accounts will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period at the rate of the selected subscriptions above. Subscriptions can be changed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of the term will be forfeited once purchased. Privacy Policy: https://www.kyotocoltd.com/vinyl_privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.kyotocoltd.com/vinyl_terms.html If you have any questions or feedback, please get in touch via the app. Vinyl Widget was created by an incredibly team of one and I’d love to hear your thoughts.

Screenshots

Fanity4 screens
Vinyl Widget3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fanity at 100% against Vinyl Widget's 48%. Fanity also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). Vinyl Widget's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (2.4K vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Vinyl Widget sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days. Fanity asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Vinyl Widget holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vinyl Widget has 2.4K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Fanity's written reviews are positive against 48% of Vinyl Widget's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fanity ships an update every 3 weeks, Vinyl Widget every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fanity versus Vinyl Widget: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFanityVinyl Widget
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (2.4K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better48.5% of reviews
Number of ratings32.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSimon KottmannKYOTO K.K.

Customer experience

Fanity

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Vinyl Widget

All ratings2,412 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews132 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral17.4%
Negative34.1%

Bugs and requests

Fanity

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Vinyl Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Widget not showing up in list for some users
  • App causing issues with music playback on some devices
  • Paid upgrade not working as expected for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow customization of widget background and colors
  • Improve automatic song/album cover updates
  • Expand free song limit or make it reset daily
  • Add support for more music streaming services

In-app purchases

None

Fanity

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Vinyl Widget

Subscriptions2
  • Vinyl Widget Weekly$0.997 Days
  • Vinyl Widget Yearly$4.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Vinyl Widget Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Fanity free?
Fanity is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vinyl Widget free?
Vinyl Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fanity or Vinyl Widget?
Vinyl Widget is rated higher. Fanity averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Vinyl Widget averages 4.7 from 2.4K ratings.
Do Fanity or Vinyl Widget have ads?
Neither Fanity nor Vinyl Widget shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fanity or Vinyl Widget?
Fanity ships an update every 3 weeks, and Vinyl Widget every 3 months. Most recently, Fanity was updated on October 22, 2026 and Vinyl Widget on October 30, 2026.

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