Turntabulator vs Grooved

If you’re a vinyl junkie, you want your music to sound exactly as the artist intended - and that means 33⅓ RPM, not 35. Previously, checking your turntable for accuracy was difficult and inexact. But no longer. Measuring your turntable’s speed is now as simple as setting your phone down. Just start Turntabulator, place it on your platter, and start spinning. In as little as a few seconds, Turntabulator will adapt its output to your turntable, revealing its analysis in a stabilized rotating display that has to be seen to be believed. No twisting your neck - just read and be delighted. Through the power of Musical Analysis with Gyroscopically Indifferent Calculations (MAGIC), no gyroscope is required, so Turntabulator works just fine on older devices. In fact, the results are more accurate than the gyroscope would provide. Turntabulator offers two measurement modes. Quick Mode will give you results within 0.1 RPM very quickly, typically in 15 seconds or less. Or, if you’re a perfectionist, use Exact Mode for more precise results, typically reaching 0.01 RPM error or less within one or two minutes. Turntabulator will auto-sense 33⅓ or 45 RPM, or can be fixed at either setting. It then displays the percentage error compared to the target RPM, and whether your turntable is running slow or fast. That’s it! Start using Turntabulator, and make sure your vinyl sounds as perfect as possible.

Grooved lets you calibrate the speed of your turntable by simply playing a record. Maybe you're the lucky owner of one of those turntables with the little strobe thingie that already lets you calibrate the speed visually. I'm not gonna lie to you, if that's your situation then maybe Grooved isn't going to be super helpful but hey, who knows maybe you want to double check. On the other hand if, like me, you didn't think you'd ever need that feature and now realized how strangely complicated it is to get the right RPM set up without it, then this app is for you. It truly is that simple: pick a song, play it out loud, tap the button. Grooved tells you if your turntable is running fast, slow, or perfectly. It uses your device's built-in microphone, so you don't need any additional equipment. If your turntable isn't running at the right speed, simply follow the manufacturer's instructions to adjust the speed, then check again with Grooved until just right. It's free, without ads nor limits, so you can keep checking and tweaking as long as you want to. I wish I had more to say about it, but the truth is that Grooved is a very simple app that does one thing, and it does it very well. I hope you enjoy using it as much as I enjoyed making it for you.