Vinyl Record vs Playlist Genius
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vinyl Record
Experience your music library with a visual vinyl player emulator. Choose from various record patterns and colors to personalize your listening experience. This app requires music to be present in your Apple Music library.
- Plays music from Apple Music
- Animated vinyl record display
- Customizable record patterns
- Color customization for records
- No advertising
- No in-app purchases
- No tracking
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Vinyl records are back Vinyl Record is a vinyl player emulator for vinyl lovers It plays your music from the Apple Music app and shows an animated vinyl record. You have all your songs from your iPhone in the library ready. You have countless records with many patterns, for each pattern you can set any color no advertising! no in app purchases! no tracking! Have fun with the App! THIS APP ONLY WORKS IF YOU HAVE MUSIC IN THE APPLE MUSIC APP!!!
Playlist Genius
Instantly create personalized playlists for any mood or activity by describing your desired vibe. This app integrates with your Apple Music library and allows interactive chat features to refine your music selections. You can even edit song intros and outros directly within the app.
- AI playlist generation
- Describe mood/vibe for playlists
- Direct Apple Music integration
- Interactive playlist chat
- Edit song intros/outros
- Save playlists to Apple Music
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Tired of the same old recommendations? Describe any mood, vibe, or activity, and let Playlist Genius instantly craft the perfect playlist for you, saved directly to your Apple Music library. From "rainy day indie focus" to "80s workout classics," your ideal soundtrack is just a prompt away. Chat with your playlist: ask anything like "what's the mood of this playlist?" or take action with "order by artist" or "remove all the live versions". Does the beginning of that song bore you? Cut it! Simply swipe up/down the controls under the timeline to cut the beginning or the end.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Playlist Genius at Free against Vinyl Record's $3.99. Playlist Genius also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Vinyl Record's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly) and iOS requirement (15.2 vs 18.5). On ratings volume, 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
Playlist Genius is free to download; Vinyl Record costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Playlist Genius holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.
Vinyl Record ships an update fortnightly, Playlist Genius monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vinyl Record | Playlist Genius |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 18.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +12 |
| Developer | Alexander Rutkowskij | Davide Buldrini |
Customer experience
Vinyl Record
Playlist Genius
In-app purchases
Vinyl Record
No in-app purchases
Playlist Genius
No in-app purchases
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