Comparison

vinylover vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

vinylover

Manage your vinyl record collection with AI-powered suggestions and seamless Discogs integration. Organize your library, create wishlists, and discover new music with daily recommendations. Sync across all your devices via iCloud.

Highlights
  • Unlimited library and wantlist
  • Discogs integration for easy import
  • AI-powered music suggestions
  • Daily listening recommendations
  • iCloud sync across devices
Features
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vinylover is your AI-assistant to keep your vinyl collection in one cozy place - Unlimited Library and Wantlist: add your collection in app and enjoy it to the fullest - DiscoGS Integration: import your library in one click - AI-Suggestions: we really know what you want to add next (not really us, but AI inside) - Listen Today: start your morning with daily prepared recommendation from your library - iCloud Sync: your library will be always up to date on all of devices Includes in-app purchases. The purchase will be applied to your iTunes account at the end of the trial period. Subscription will automatically renew unless canceled within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can cancel your subscription at any time in your iTunes account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. For more information, see Terms of Use and Privacy Policy (http://speedster.app/policies/). Also check Apple's Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Kept

This app helps you catalog your music collection, including vinyl, CDs, and playback equipment. Log details like condition, notes, and acquisition reasons to build a personal collector's profile. Import data from Discogs or CSV, and export your collection anytime.

Highlights
  • Catalog LPs, CDs, and playback gear
  • Add notes, condition, and acquisition details
  • Import from Discogs or CSV
  • Export your collection data
  • Build a collector's portrait
  • Track market ranges (with Kept+)
Features
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Your record collection has a story. Keep it. Kept Archive is a private collection app for people who care about the albums they own and why they own them. Build your personal archive of vinyl, CDs, and the gear that plays them. Keep track of every copy, add notes and condition, remember where it came from, and capture the reason it came home. BUILD YOUR COLLECTION Catalog the records and CDs you own, along with turntables, speakers, and other gear. Keep the details that matter to you in one place. REMEMBER WHY IT MATTERS A collection isn't just a list. Add notes, condition, purchase details, places, and your own reasons for keeping a copy. Give every record its story. KEEP TRACK OF WHAT'S NEXT Build a wantlist for the records you're looking for. Keep the next finds close, whether you're digging online, in a shop, or at a record fair. SEE YOUR COLLECTOR PORTRAIT Go beyond a collection count. Kept Archive helps you understand the character of your collection: your artists, formats, styles, and listening habits. IMPORT YOUR COLLECTION Bring your existing collection into Kept Archive with Discogs collection import or CSV. Start with what you already have. KEEP YOUR ARCHIVE YOURS Export your collection whenever you want. Your archive belongs to you. FREE TO START Keep up to 500 albums, add up to 20 wantlist records, and add one photo to each record. KEPT+ UNLOCKS • Unlimited albums • Unlimited photo scans • Unlimited gear • Unlimited rooms and locations • Unlimited wantlist • Graveyard • Deeper Collector Portrait insights • Market guide price ranges • Song lookup and song notes • Custom collections • More album photos • Style auto-clean • And more Kept Archive is not a marketplace, not a social feed, and not a streaming app. It's your private companion for building, keeping, and understanding your collection. Keep the collection. Keep the story. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

vinylover4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Kept at 100% against vinylover's 43%. Kept also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.6) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). vinylover's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. vinylover sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Kept sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Kept holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: vinylover has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of vinylover's written reviews are positive against 100% of Kept's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

vinylover ships an update fortnightly, Kept weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
vinylover versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametervinyloverKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (10 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB4 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKirill KonovalovFelipe Machado Soares

Customer experience

vinylover

All ratings10 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral28.6%
Negative28.6%

Kept

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

vinylover

Subscriptions4
  • 1-Month Premium3 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • 6-Months Premium3 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • 12-Month Premium3 Days trial$24.991 Year
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  • Vinylover Year1 Year trial$24.991 Year
2 purchases

Kept

Subscriptions2
  • Kept+$4.991 Month
  • Kept+$29.991 Year

Questions

Is vinylover free?
vinylover is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, vinylover or Kept?
Kept is rated higher. vinylover averages 3.6 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Kept averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do vinylover or Kept have ads?
Neither vinylover nor Kept shows ads.
Which is updated more often, vinylover or Kept?
vinylover ships an update fortnightly, and Kept weekly. Most recently, vinylover was updated on October 27, 2026 and Kept on October 18, 2026.

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