Vinyl Record vs AirVinyl
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!!!
AirVinyl
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AirVinyl streams your vinyl to all your AirPlay speakers. You just need a simple USB-C to unleash your album collection in your house.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: AirVinyl at Free against Vinyl Record's $3.99. Vinyl Record's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks) and chart position (#174 vs unranked). On 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
AirVinyl is free to download; Vinyl Record costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vinyl Record ships an update fortnightly, AirVinyl every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vinyl Record | AirVinyl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 27.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Rutkowskij | Handheld Media |
In-app purchases
Vinyl Record
No in-app purchases
AirVinyl
No in-app purchases
