Dead Format vs NowSpinning

Dead Format is a community for vinyl collectors to share what they're listening to, talk about records, connect with fellow collectors, and more! Post what you're spinning, show off your latest pickups or listening setup, take part in monthly Vinyl Challenges, join conversations in the forums, organize your collection, find record stores, and buy and sell vinyl. One of the main features of Dead Format is the Home feed, and it works more like old-school social media. There's no weird algorithm deciding what you should see. The Following feed shows you every post from everyone you follow, in order, so you can actually keep up with what they're sharing. You can also browse the Discover tab whenever you want to see more popular posts and highlights from what's being shared by the rest of the community. Every month, there's a new Vinyl Challenge with a different prompt each day. Join in whenever you want, share a record that fits the day's prompt, browse everyone else's choices, and discover some new records and collectors along the way. The forums are a place for longer conversations, questions, recommendations, polls, and anything else that doesn't really fit into a regular post. Keep track of your collection and Want List, filter your records by artist, format, and more, upload your own photos, and track how often you're playing each record. You can even scrobble your spins to Last.fm. You can also find record stores near you or browse stores in other cities, save your favorites, tag them when you post about a recent visit or pickup, and help contribute any stores that might be missing. There's a Marketplace too, built around listings with real photos of the records being sold. Buyers can make offers, see shipping costs before checkout, and pay directly through the app. Sellers can list individual records or bundles, manage offers, and purchase discounted USPS shipping labels.

Drop the needle and NowSpinning does the rest. It recognizes the record you're playing, logs the spin, and keeps listening track by track so every side counts. HEARS EVERY RECORD Turn on listening and play a record. NowSpinning identifies it, matches it to the copy on your shelf, and logs the spin on its own. Spin status shows which tracks it heard on each side, and switching to a different pressing takes one tap. While the record plays, it stays on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. YOUR COLLECTION, SYNCED Connect your Discogs account and your collection and wantlist come with you, ready to browse by artist, label, genre, decade, or your own tags. Show records as album art, vinyl discs, or peeking out of their sleeves. The For you lane suggests what to play next from your own shelf, and loved tracks and playlists keep your favorite songs close. EVERY SPIN COUNTS Your listening builds into a yearly heatmap, play counts, streaks, and achievements. Insights show your most played albums, artists, and labels, and which records you play all the way through. Vinyl economics adds up what your collection is worth and what you paid for it, and keeps track of the records on their way to you. COLLECTORS, CONNECTED See what friends are spinning, share a photo with your own spins, and see what's playing on the map around you. Leave kudos and comments, message other collectors, follow people whose taste you trust, and find what's trending. SOMETHING TO WATCH Visualizers turn your screen into a companion for the record: VU meters, Cosmos, lyrics, and more. StandBy keeps now playing on your nightstand. ALSO - Free, with no subscriptions and no ads - In English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Chinese - Apple Watch app - Philips Hue lighting from your album art - Layouts made for iPad and iPhone Duo Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/