Comparison

Vinyl Collection vs Kept

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

Head to head
About

Vinyl Collection

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Keep your entire record library in your pocket. Vinyl Collection is a fast, no-nonsense tool for tracking what you own and what you’re hunting for. Main Features: - Offline Support: Your collection is stored locally and can be viewed and changed offline. - Instant Search: Quickly find any album or artist from a massive global database. - Digital Library: Add records to your collection in seconds to keep a live inventory of your shelves. - Wishlist: Save the albums you want to buy next so you never forget a "must-have" find. - Custom Thumbnails: Personalize your list with custom images for a clean, visual layout. - Discogs import: The ability to migrate your Discogs library into Vinyl-Collection - ICloud Backups: Creating iCloud backups for each change being made to your collection - Migrate Collection: You can migrate your collection locally over the wifi network. No online connection required to do this.

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

Vinyl Collection4 screens
Kept4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vinyl Collection at none against Kept's 2. Vinyl Collection also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Kept's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On price, 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. Kept sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Vinyl Collection asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vinyl Collection ships an update every 6 months, Kept weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Vinyl Collection versus Kept: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinyl CollectionKept
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB4 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJeffrey MaasFelipe Machado Soares

In-app purchases

None

Vinyl Collection

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Kept

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

Questions

Is Vinyl Collection free?
Vinyl Collection is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kept free?
Kept is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vinyl Collection or Kept have ads?
Neither Vinyl Collection nor Kept shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vinyl Collection or Kept?
Vinyl Collection ships an update every 6 months, and Kept weekly. Most recently, Vinyl Collection was updated on October 11, 2026 and Kept on October 18, 2026.

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