Comparison

Moose Vinyl vs Spindle

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

Head to head
About

Moose Vinyl

Easily manage your vinyl record collection digitally. Discover, track, and buy or sell records through a peer-to-peer marketplace with a secure fulfillment system.

Highlights
  • Digital collection management
  • Record search and add
  • Peer-to-peer marketplace
  • Buy and sell vinyl
  • Proprietary fulfillment system
  • High trust marketplace
Features
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Catalog your records, connect with other collectors, and buy or sell vinyl. Packing materials included. Moose Vinyl is the easiest way to keep track of what you own, share it with people who get it, and move records with a lot less hassle. CATALOG YOUR COLLECTION Search by album or artist, scan a barcode, and add a record in a tap. Import an existing collection with a CSV file. Sort by artist, title, or date added so you always know what you have, and what you are still hunting. CONNECT WITH COLLECTORS Follow other collectors, browse collections, and share what you are spinning. Discover new titles from Now Spinning posts, new additions, listings, and collection milestones. BUY AND SELL VINYL List a record from your collection, or shop copies from collectors and independent shops. Every sale includes a Moose Mailer: cardboard mailer, protective sleeve, shipping label, and tape. Moose supports both sides of the trade. Built by collectors, for collectors. Welcome to the Moose Pack.

About

Spindle

This app helps you journal your vinyl listening experience by tracking spin times, sides played, and your listening habits. It allows importing your collection, noting thoughts during playback, and participating in community challenges. It also integrates with Last.fm for automatic scrobbling.

Highlights
  • Log every spin from Lock Screen
  • Import collection from Discogs
  • Track multiple turntables
  • Real-time listening statistics
  • Private listening journal
  • Community listening challenges
  • Last.fm scrobbling integration
Features
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The vinyl listening journal. You drop the needle. Spindle does the rest — counting hours, tracking sides, remembering what you played, and quietly building a picture of your year in records. It's built around the act of spinning a record. Not around cataloging what you own. — Log every spin — Tap once when the needle drops. Spindle keeps tracking from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island so you can flip the record without unlocking your phone. — Bring your collection — Import from Discogs in seconds, or add records by hand. Track multiple turntables, each with its own cartridge wear and needle hours. — Real stats — Hours spun. Top artists, labels, decades. Listening streaks. Records you've quietly forgotten you owned. No formulas. No spreadsheets. — A private journal — Write down what came up while the record played — thoughts, moods, memories. Stays private unless you choose to share. — Challenges — Short series of daily prompts hosted by other record heads. Each day, pick one record from your collection that answers the prompt. See what everyone else picked. React. The good ones make you walk to a record you haven't played in years. — Last.fm scrobble — Every spin scrobbles automatically. Spindle complements Last.fm — it doesn't try to replace it. Questions: support@joinspindle.com Community: joinspindle.com

Screenshots

Moose Vinyl4 screens
Spindle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moose Vinyl at none against Spindle's 3. Spindle's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Spindle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Moose Vinyl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spindle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Moose Vinyl's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spindle's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Moose Vinyl ships an update every 3 weeks, Spindle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Moose Vinyl versus Spindle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoose VinylSpindle
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (56 ratings)5.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings56 — better24
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB18 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMoose Vinyl LLCMichael Warner

Customer experience

Moose Vinyl

All ratings56 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral7.1%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral20.0%
Negative13.3%

Spindle

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Moose Vinyl

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Spindle

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Moose Vinyl free?
Moose Vinyl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spindle free?
Spindle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Moose Vinyl or Spindle?
Spindle is rated higher. Moose Vinyl averages 4.6 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while Spindle averages 5.0 from 24 ratings.
Do Moose Vinyl or Spindle have ads?
Neither Moose Vinyl nor Spindle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Moose Vinyl or Spindle?
Moose Vinyl ships an update every 3 weeks, and Spindle every 4 days. Most recently, Moose Vinyl was updated on October 22, 2026 and Spindle on October 10, 2026.

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