popsike.com vs RSD Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
popsike.com
Access a vast database of vinyl record auction prices from 2005 to the present. This tool helps you research the value of your vinyl collection. It's a comprehensive guide for collectors and enthusiasts.
- Vinyl record price guide
- Millions of auction records
- Searchable archive
- Price history from 2005
- Value research tool
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popsike.com is a vinyl record price guide. Search our huge archive of millions of vinyl record auctions from 2005 until today.
RSD Assistant
Discover and organize Record Store Day releases. Browse lists, preview albums, and build a global wishlist. Plan your shopping with store maps and track release statuses.
- Browse official release lists
- Build and organize wishlists
- Preview albums with music links
- Track release status
- Export wishlists (PDF, CSV, text)
- Participating store map
- Cross-country wishlist sync
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RSD Assistant helps you browse Record Store Day release lists, build and organize your wishlist, preview albums, and plan your store run in one place. Browse official release lists in list, grid, or retro-style cover flow views. Search, sort, and filter quickly, then open any release for details, artwork, and music preview links. Wishlist items now sync more cleanly, can be reordered, and can be viewed across all supported countries in a single global wishlist. Track release status as you shop, export wishlists as PDF, CSV, or text, and use the participating stores map to search shops, save a store, and jump to directions. The app is built for iPhone, iPad, and Mac to make release-day planning faster, clearer, and easier. RSD Assistant is an independent app and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or officially associated with Record Store Day or its organizers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: RSD Assistant at every 7 months against popsike.com's every 40 months. RSD Assistant also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 46%) and ratings volume (28 vs 6). popsike.com's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for popsike.com against 4.5 for RSD Assistant. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 28 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 46% of popsike.com's written reviews are positive against 67% of RSD Assistant's.
popsike.com ships an update every 40 months, RSD Assistant every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | popsike.com | RSD Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (28 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 46.2% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 40 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 14 MB | 16 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Philipp Wegmueller | David Strauss |
Customer experience
popsike.com
RSD Assistant
In-app purchases
popsike.com
No in-app purchases
RSD Assistant
No in-app purchases
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