Comparison

Flipside vs SnapSleeve

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

Head to head
About

Flipside

Digitally catalog your vinyl record collection using your phone's camera. Automatically identify albums, fill in details, and organize your music library. Listen to song previews and discover new artists directly within the app.

Highlights
  • AI-powered album scanner
  • Automatic data population
  • Digital library organization
  • iCloud sync
  • Apple Music integration
  • Tracklist previews
  • Wishlist functionality
Features
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Your pocket vinyl catalog, with the soul of a record shop. Point your camera at a cover and let AI do the rest: Flipside recognizes the record and fills in the title, artist, year, high-resolution artwork and tracklist. Your collection stays organized, beautiful and synced through your iCloud. No spreadsheets, no typing everything by hand. And now Flipside goes beyond the catalog: you compare, discover and show off your collection. NEW: SINTONIA How well does your taste match a friend's? Swap a 4-digit code and see the sintonia ("in tune" in Portuguese) between your two collections: your match percentage, the records you both own and what one of you has that the other is hunting for. Only the result is shown. Your collection stays yours. NEW: YOUR COLLECTION BECOMES A STORY A 9-second video flipping through your records, ready for Instagram in one tap. It works for your Sintonia result too. NEW: A SUGGESTED RECORD EVERY DAY The Radar picks a daily suggestion based on your collection and tells you why. Like it? Save it to the Radar. Not your thing? Pass. A great excuse for your next trip to a record fair or a record store. SMART SCANNER, EVEN BETTER Frame the cover and Flipside finds and crops the record on its own, snaps the photo when the cover holds still and identifies the album in seconds. No record at hand? Pick the cover photo from your library. A rare pressing the catalog doesn't know? Your photo becomes the cover in your collection. EVERYTHING ABOUT THE RECORD, WITHOUT LEAVING YOUR COLLECTION β€’ Detailed album and artist information β€’ Full tracklists with Apple Music audio previews β€’ Artist discography and a translated biography β€’ Universal search by album, artist or band β€’ Camera Control (Visual Intelligence): point at a cover in a store and jump straight to the album in Flipside YOUR COLLECTION, YOUR WAY β€’ Immersive or List view, you choose how to flip through β€’ "On the Radar": a wish list for digging at fairs and record stores β€’ A profile with stats about your physical collection β€’ Automatic iCloud sync BUILT FOR EVERY SCREEN iPhone, iPad and iPhone Duo. The app rotates, makes the most of both iPhone Duo screens and, on iPad, adds a grid for Collection and Radar, keyboard shortcuts, Split View and Stage Manager. NO SUBSCRIPTION, NO LIMITS Flipside is completely free: every feature unlocked and no cap on how many records you can catalog. To use Sintonia, sign in with Apple in the app, keep iCloud on and have at least 5 records marked "In Collection". You both need the app open at the same time. Instagram is a trademark of Meta Platforms, Inc. Apple Music is a trademark of Apple Inc. Flipside is an independent app and is not affiliated with or endorsed by these companies.

About

SnapSleeve

Features
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Welcome to SnapSleeve, the ultimate digital companion for your physical music collection. Whether you have ten records or ten thousand, SnapSleeve makes cataloguing your vinyl, CD, and cassette library incredibly fast, beautifully visual, and deeply organised. We believe that basic cataloguing should not be locked behind a subscription. SnapSleeve is proudly and permanently free for manual collection management. You can add an unlimited number of albums, use your camera to snap custom cover art, and build your own bespoke folders completely free of charge. Want to speed up your workflow? For power collectors, our intelligent scanning tools act as your personal music archivist. Using state-of-the-art AI vision, SnapSleeve can scan your cover art, automatically square up the image, fix your capitalisation, find the release year, identify physical pressing details, and determine the genre in seconds. Core Features: * Always-Free Manual Cataloguing: Add unlimited records, CDs, and tapes. Take custom cover photos and build your digital library without ever hitting a paywall. * Smart AI Camera & Re-Cropping (Premium): Take a picture of an album, and our AI perfectly crops the sleeve, correcting the perspective automatically. Got an older, wonky scan? Use "Smart Re-Crop Existing" to square it up instantly with a bulletproof Undo safety net! * Apple Watch Companion: Take your entire music collection crate-digging. Browse your folders, check if you already own an album, and view your artwork right from your wrist. * Streamlined Batch Scanning: Scanning a massive stack? SnapSleeve now remembers your photo source choice during a session, skipping repetitive menus to keep your camera ready for the next album instantly. * Precise Tracklists (Premium): Connect directly to the industry's deepest music database to instantly pull the exact A-side and B-side tracks for your specific pressing. * Smart Duplicate Alerts: Never double-buy again. SnapSleeve instantly warns you if you are about to add a CD when you already own that masterpiece on vinyl. * Collection Insights: View gorgeous visual stats breaking down your collection size, top genres, release decades, and unique variants. * Track Your Loans: Keep a meticulous history of exactly who borrowed your albums and when they took them. * Custom Catalogues: Create bespoke folders (like "Wishlist", "Jazz", or "To Sell") and instantly move albums between them with a simple swipe. * The Randomiser: Cannot decide what to listen to? Tap the dice to let SnapSleeve pick a random album from your shelf. * UI Refinements & Snappy Haptics: Enjoy a decluttered toolbar, a beautiful unified brand theme, and high-performance library scrolling with optimised haptic feedback that never lags while you type. * Privacy First: Lock your entire collection behind Face ID or Touch ID, ensuring your personal library stays strictly private. * Export & Backup Anywhere: Instantly export your collection to a CSV file for spreadsheets, or run a full database backupβ€”including high-resolution photosβ€”to keep your archive completely secure. Built from the ground up for modern iOS, SnapSleeve uses lightning-fast local storage, meaning your collection loads instantly whether you are in a record shop basement or browsing offline. Download SnapSleeve today and put your entire music collection right in your pocket! ***Please note: Album Art in screenshots is blurred to protect copyright, your album art will display correctly.*** Terms of Use (EULA): By downloading or using SnapSleeve, you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Flipside4 screens
SnapSleeve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: SnapSleeve at 17.6 against Flipside's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Flipside sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and SnapSleeve sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 7 level
Flipside versus SnapSleeve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFlipsideSnapSleeve
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviewsβ€”
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeβ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” better
Requires iOS26.017.6 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size21 MB15 MB
Age rating+94+
DeveloperVinicius Cadore CastroMARK WILLIAM DUFF

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Flipside

One-time2
  • Monthly Plan$0.99
  • Annual Plan$24.99
1 purchases

SnapSleeve

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Flipside free?
Flipside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SnapSleeve free?
SnapSleeve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Flipside or SnapSleeve have ads?
Neither Flipside nor SnapSleeve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Flipside or SnapSleeve?
Flipside ships an update every 4 days, and SnapSleeve every 4 days. Most recently, Flipside was updated on October 24, 2026 and SnapSleeve on October 23, 2026.

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