MD Vinyl Music App vs Spinlog
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MD Vinyl Music App
Experience music like never before with a virtual turntable and vinyl records. This app brings the tactile and visual elements of physical music to your digital listening. Immerse yourself in a unique auditory and visual journey.
- Virtual turntable interaction
- Interactive vinyl records
- Album art display
- Immersive sound and visuals
- Digital music ritual
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Rediscover the essence of music with MD Vinyl – your digital gateway to the authentic experience of vinyl records. Immerse yourself in the sound and visuals, right from your iPhone or iPad. MD Vinyl brings the ritual of physical music to the streaming era, allowing you to interact with a virtual turntable and vinyl record as you listen. Feel every note as you drop the needle, rekindling a lost connection to music in our digital world. Dive into a listening experience that's not just about songs, but a visual and auditory journey, enhanced by album art and the design of the records themselves.
Spinlog
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SpinLog helps collectors organize a physical music collection, remember what they listened to, and keep track of the equipment behind every session. COLLECTION • Add releases manually, search the Discogs catalog, scan barcodes, or import your Discogs collection. • Keep artwork, metadata, media and sleeve condition, folders, notes, tracklists, and credits together. • Open supported releases in Discogs, Apple Music, or Spotify. LISTENING SESSIONS • Log what you listen to and when. • Record the equipment used for each session. • Scrobble listening activity to Last.fm. • Review recent activity and listening statistics. AUDIO SETUPS & EQUIPMENT • Create reusable Audio Setups for different rooms or systems. • Manage turntables, styli, amplifiers, tube sets, CD players, and tape decks. • Start a session by choosing a setup instead of selecting every component individually. • Track equipment usage and maintenance where supported. LOCAL-FIRST SpinLog is designed around local data ownership. Your core collection and listening data is stored on your device, with supported data synchronized through your private iCloud/CloudKit database. You can also create portable JSON backups for safekeeping or transfer. OPTIONAL INTEGRATIONS Discogs Import and synchronize collection information, search the catalog, and retrieve release metadata. Last.fm Scrobble your listening sessions to your Last.fm account. Spotify SpinLog uses Spotify Public Mode to match and open albums in Spotify. Saving an album to your Spotify library is performed manually inside Spotify. Apple Music Search for and open matching albums in Apple Music. SpinLog does not play or stream music, sell media, or provide access to copyrighted audio content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: MD Vinyl Music App at #75 against Spinlog's unranked. Spinlog's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). 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. MD Vinyl Music App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Spinlog sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
MD Vinyl Music App ships an update weekly, Spinlog every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MD Vinyl Music App | Spinlog |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (29K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 61.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #75 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 173 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MD Studio | Diego Lopardo |
Bugs and requests
MD Vinyl Music App
Reported bugs
4 issues- Widget doesn't update to current song
- Widget stops spinning/freezes
- App crashes after update
- Playback issues when casting to other devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more color/customization options for widget
- Integrate with more music services (YouTube, Deezer, etc.)
- Add full playback controls within app
- Allow widget to work without app open
- Add transparent background option for widget
Spinlog
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MD Vinyl Music App
- MD Vinyl Premium$1.99
- MD Vinyl Premium C$2.99
- MD Vinyl Pro$14.99
Spinlog
- SpinLog Pro$7.99








