Comparison

iCollect Music vs Discographic for Discogs

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

Head to head
About

iCollect Music

Manage and inventory your music collection, including CDs and vinyl records. Scan items, add details like purchase price and storage location, and sync across devices. Share your collection with friends and customize its appearance.

Highlights
  • Inventory CDs, vinyl, cassettes, and more
  • Barcode scanning and database search
  • Sync across multiple devices
  • Customizable layouts and fields
  • Store multiple images per item
  • Track personal details like purchase price and loan status
  • Share collection with friends
Features
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iCollect Music is the #1 app on the Apple App Store for managing your music and album collection or inventory, whether at home, work, or school. This app works on all device sizes and syncs directly with our iPhone, iPad, Mac apps, as well as our apps on other platforms. Scan in or search for any music item you own or want and add them to your lists. Full of incredible features! • Manage and inventory CDs, vinyl records, cassette tapes, 8-track, reel-to-reel, digital files, and so much more. • Loaded with millions of music items and albums from around the world in our database. • Full barcode scanning and database search. • Cloud Backup • Sync across multiple devices, including iPad, iPhone, Mac, and more. • Supports input in any language and allows selections of any country and currency. • Filters, sorting, and importing. • Three different custom layouts. • Exporting • Multi-level sorting • Shake to Select • Default Field Data • Customize which fields are displayed • Section Counts • Share your music collection with friends or on social media like Facebook and Twitter. • Format your Titles with A, An, or The removed. • Extra features like colored Themes, Dark Mode support, and more. • Every field is editable. • Store up to four pictures per item or album, including front, back, and inside images of music items. • Personal details per music item or album including Loaned, Purchase Price, Purchase Date, Date Added, Personal Rating, Last Watched, Storage Location, Opened, Notes, Estimated Value, and more. • Index bars and search for quick access in large music collections. This app is a completely new collecting experience, written from the ground up for iOS 18, the latest devices like iPhone 16, 16 Pro, 16 Pro Max, SE 2, iPad Pro, and full Universal iPhone/iPad support built-in and syncs directly to our Mac app. Our app was created with a cloud database backend designed specifically to allow each item to be stored with its own individual attributes. We can import your music collection from nearly anywhere: CLZ Music, Delicious Library, MusicBuddy, Discogs, and much more. Just send us your import file and we'll get you rolling. Note: Large collections require an in-app purchase to unlock unlimited storage. You will be prompted when you reach the limits of your selected collectible type. Data provided by Discogs, Amazon, Google, eBay, and users like you. ------- PRIVACY INFO ------- All of these are OPTIONAL when using our app. Email Address: We only collect this if you enable Cloud Sync as a login user ID. Contacts: We only use your contacts if you want us to for "Loaned To" fields. Photos or Videos: We only use photos that you choose for your item details. Camera: We only use this for barcode scanning. None of your data is sold. See our Privacy Policy URL for details. We do use Google Firebase and Facebook SDK's for analytics and crash data. See their policies for additional details on what they may track about your device. ------- TERMS OF USE: https://www.icollecteverything.com/privacy-policy/

About

Discographic for Discogs

This app helps vinyl collectors manage their entire record collection, including cataloging, wishlists, and marketplace listings. It offers robust search capabilities within the Discogs database and provides offline access to your data. You can also track collection value and integrate with music streaming services.

Highlights
  • Catalog vinyl collection
  • Barcode scanner for adding records
  • Manage wantlists
  • Search Discogs database
  • View marketplace pricing
  • Offline data access
  • Data export to Excel
Features
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Discographic is the best and most complete vinyl collector app currently available with Apple Music, Spotify integration & Last.fm scrobbling. Wether it’s adding a disc to an existing collection, starting a new discography or checking out album details in-store, Discographic does it all. Featured in WaxTimes (http://bit.ly/1bf3Min), Fact Magazine (http://bit.ly/1GOngnz), AppSpezis (http://bit.ly/1HKO9xS), etc. DISCLAIMER: This application uses Discogs’ API but is not affiliated with, sponsored or endorsed by Discogs. ‘Discogs’ is a trademark of Zink Media, LLC. With Discographic you can: • Catalog Your Collection -Add and remove items from your Collection, move them between folders. -Use its barcode scanner to add record easily or search for them by catalog number, artist or title. -Create folders, rename or delete them. -Order your listings by artist, title, date, etc. and filter them by keywords. -Add custom notes and edit condition grades. All of your Collection custom user fields are displayed and editable, including ratings. -Calculate your Collection Value. • Add to Your Wantlist
 -Carry your Wantlist everywhere you go. -Add and remove items from your Wantlist on the go. -All your Collection and Wantlist will be always synced between your device and server. • Search the whole Discogs database
 -Search the world's largest database of physical music. Browse records, artists or labels with all the detailed information available on Discogs. -Filter your searches by category to make them more powerful. -Display full band/artist discographies. -Browse image galleries of releases, masters, artists and labels where available. -Save your search results for offline display. • Get your custom user lists always available
. • List items in Discogs Marketplace with only two finger taps
: -Take with you all your Inventory with all the info available. • View Marketplace Pricing -Check the marketplace for releases you want to acquire and compare prices. -
All Discogs prices are saved and always available on the app, including History Sales stats. -Check to see if you already own a record before you buy. • Full offline support available -Your Collection, Wantlist, Seller Inventory and every bit of data displayed by the app is conveniently cached in order to make every record on your collection available at any time. -This includes masters, releases, artists, labels, Marketplace info, Sales History, your Collection Value Range, your custom searches, etc. -You can remove all cached files at any time if you need you free space on your device. • Data Export -You can export your Collection, Wantlist and Inventory to Excel-compatible format directly from the app, including custom notes and comments. • Last.FM Scrobbling -You can scrobble tracks or albums directly from the app (a Last.FM account is needed to use this feature). • A built-in full Apple Music/Spotify Player to listen to your records. • Customizable display -Dark mode, color schemes and display options.

Screenshots

iCollect Music4 screens
Discographic for Discogs4 screens

Verdict

The call

iCollect Music and Discographic for Discogs both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Discographic for Discogs's written reviews are positive against 42% of iCollect Music's. Discographic for Discogs also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. iCollect Music sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per year and Discographic for Discogs sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Discographic for Discogs holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.2K and 440 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 42% of iCollect Music's written reviews are positive against 71% of Discographic for Discogs's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iCollect Music ships an update every 5 weeks, Discographic for Discogs fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
iCollect Music versus Discographic for Discogs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriCollect MusicDiscographic for Discogs
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings)4.7 (440 ratings) — better
Positive reviews41.7% of reviews70.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better440
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB47 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperiCollect Everything, LLCOscar Adan

Customer experience

iCollect Music

All ratings1,174 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive41.7%
Neutral10.7%
Negative47.6%

Discographic for Discogs

All ratings440 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive70.7%
Neutral6.1%
Negative23.2%

User reviews

iCollect Music

From 1.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient scanning and cataloging
  • 💡 Useful for organizing collections
  • 🔍 Helpful search and lookup features

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Limited free version with paywall
  • 🐛 Database issues (missing albums, incorrect data)
  • 🔄 Inconsistent data entry/editing
  • 💰 Expensive paid upgrade

Discographic for Discogs

From 440 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Best app for managing music collection
  • 👍 Excellent Discogs integration
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 💰 Helpful collection value tracking
  • 🔗 Seamless Last.fm scrobbling

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🔍 Inconsistent search and album data
  • 💰 Paid version required for full features
  • 🕰️ Slow performance and loading times
  • 🔒 Login and authorization problems

Bugs and requests

iCollect Music

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Entries disappearing or reverting after app updates
  • Barcode scanning unreliable
  • Crashes and connectivity issues
  • Inability to edit or correct album details

Requested features

4 requests
  • Integration with third-party databases (e.g. Discogs)
  • Ability to manually add albums not in database
  • Improved sorting and organization options
  • Syncing across devices

Discographic for Discogs

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Incorrect album information displayed
  • Folder and sorting data not saving consistently
  • Inability to delete or move items in collection
  • Frequent crashes and app freezes
  • Login and authorization issues across updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to share collection and tags across devices
  • Add custom tags and priority levels for wishlist
  • Improved album art management
  • Random play option respecting current tags/folders
  • Faster and more reliable syncing with Discogs

In-app purchases

6 purchases

iCollect Music

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited Music$29.991 Year
  • Pro User - Yearly$79.991 Year
One-time4
  • 50 AI Identification Scans$9.99
  • 250 AI Identification Scans$44.99
  • Add Unlimited Music$49.99
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  • 500 AI Identification Scans$79.99
10 purchases

Discographic for Discogs

One-time10
  • Collector Special Offer$2.99
  • Upgrade To Pro$4.99
  • Premium Version$5.99
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  • Collector Features$5.99
  • Upgrade To Pro$5.99
  • Special Pro Offer$5.99
  • Very Generous Tip$6.99
  • Pro Version$7.99
  • Extremely Generous Tip$9.99
  • Pro Features$9.99

Questions

Is iCollect Music free?
iCollect Music is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Discographic for Discogs free?
Discographic for Discogs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, iCollect Music or Discographic for Discogs?
Discographic for Discogs is rated higher. iCollect Music averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Discographic for Discogs averages 4.7 from 440 ratings.
Do iCollect Music or Discographic for Discogs have ads?
Neither iCollect Music nor Discographic for Discogs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, iCollect Music or Discographic for Discogs?
iCollect Music ships an update every 5 weeks, and Discographic for Discogs fortnightly. Most recently, iCollect Music was updated on November 5, 2026 and Discographic for Discogs on November 9, 2026.

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