Comparison

StackRoom vs Pocket Disk

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

Head to head
About

StackRoom

Organize your physical media collection with this app. Scan items to automatically retrieve details, track their value, and discover insights. Create playlists and share your collection's story.

Highlights
  • Barcode scanning for quick cataloging
  • Automatic retrieval of release details
  • Collection value tracking
  • Wishlist management
  • Collection insights and analytics
  • Smart shelves and crates
  • Mood playlist creation
  • Community forums for collectors
Features
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Your collection, finally organized. StackRoom turns your record shelf into a living, browsable library. Scan a barcode, and we pull the full release details — artwork, tracklist, pressing info, and current market value — powered by the Discogs database. Build your collection in minutes, not weekends. CATALOG AT SPEED • Barcode scanning with batch mode — scan a whole stack in one session • Automatic artwork, tracklists, and pressing details • Track what each record is worth, and watch your collection's value over time • Wishlist the records you're still hunting for KNOW YOUR COLLECTION • Insights and analytics: genres, decades, artists, listening habits • Smart shelves and crates to slice your library any way you like • Collection gap finder — see the essential albums you're missing • Recommendations based on what you actually own PLAY IT, DON'T JUST SHELVE IT • "Now Spinning" — log what's on the turntable • Mood playlists built from your own collection • Apple Music integration to hear it anywhere SHOW IT OFF • Share cards made for Instagram and X • Year in Music — your collection's story, wrapped up beautifully • Follow other collectors, share finds, and talk records in community forums GO PRO StackRoom Pro unlocks the full room: • Unlimited records (free tier includes your first 25) • Movies & Books modes — catalog your films and your shelf of paperbacks the same way • Advanced insights in every mode • Share cards, Year in Music, and pro exports Try Pro free for 1 week. Monthly and yearly plans available. Subscriptions renew automatically until canceled in your App Store settings. Whether you're 20 records in or 2,000 deep, StackRoom is the shelf that knows what's on it. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pocket Disk

Experience your Apple Music library with the nostalgic feel of a portable CD player. Browse albums as jewel cases, select a disc, and enjoy a retro listening experience with tactile controls and a spinning disc animation. It adapts to various display sizes and accessibility features.

Highlights
  • Classic portable CD player interface
  • Album artwork on jewel cases
  • Spinning disc animation
  • Tactile-style controls
  • Cover-flow album browsing
  • Background playback
  • Adaptive layout for iPhone/iPad
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Your music. A little more hands-on. Pocket Disk brings the feel of a classic portable CD player to your Apple Music library. Browse your albums as jewel cases, choose a favorite, and watch the case open as the disc moves into the player. Close the lid, press play, and enjoy the album. A PLAYER WITH PERSONALITY Metallic black finishes, an amber track display, tactile-style controls, and a spinning disc bring a little of the ’90s to your listening routine. YOUR LIBRARY, ON DISC Flip through your album collection in a cover-flow view. Album artwork stays on the jewel case, while the disc carries a clean album-and-artist label. Add albums to your library in Apple Music to browse them in Pocket Disk. THE SMALL DETAILS MATTER Open the player to change discs. Pick up browsing where you left off when you open it again. Play, pause, or skip tracks with familiar controls, and keep listening in the background. MADE TO FIT Enjoy room for the player and your album collection on larger displays. Browse with the disc above your library in portrait, or side by side in landscape. Pocket Disk adapts to iPhone and iPad displays, with VoiceOver, larger text layouts, and Reduce Motion support. APPLE MUSIC REQUIRED Pocket Disk connects to your Apple Music library and requires permission to access your music. An eligible Apple Music subscription is required for catalog playback. Pocket Disk does not include a music subscription or a collection of songs. No separate Pocket Disk account is required.

Screenshots

StackRoom4 screens
Pocket Disk2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Pocket Disk at none against StackRoom's 2. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. StackRoom sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Pocket Disk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for StackRoom against 5.0 for Pocket Disk. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
StackRoom versus Pocket Disk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStackRoomPocket Disk
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick SimmonsJozsef Ritter

In-app purchases

2 purchases

StackRoom

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
None

Pocket Disk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is StackRoom free?
StackRoom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pocket Disk free?
Pocket Disk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, StackRoom or Pocket Disk?
StackRoom and Pocket Disk are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do StackRoom or Pocket Disk have ads?
Neither StackRoom nor Pocket Disk shows ads.

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