Flipside vs Record Buddy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- AI-powered album scanner
- Automatic data population
- Digital library organization
- iCloud sync
- Apple Music integration
- Tracklist previews
- Wishlist functionality
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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 โข Detailed album and artist information โข Full tracklists with Apple Music audio previews โข Artist discography and a translated biography โข Universal search by album, artist or band โข Camera Control (Visual Intelligence): point at a cover in a store and jump straight to the album in Flipside YOUR COLLECTION, YOUR WAY โข Immersive or List view, you choose how to flip through โข "On the Radar": a wish list for digging at fairs and record stores โข A profile with stats about your physical collection โข 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.
Record Buddy
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Record Buddy is a vinyl catalog for people who keep records. YOUR WHOLE SHELF Your collection sorts itself into crates by genre. Tap one and dig through it. Search by artist, album or genre, and see every pressing you own rather than one generic entry per album. SCAN IT, OR TYPE IT IN Scan a barcode, photograph a cover, or type it in by hand โ however the record got to your shelf, it gets into your collection. Every copy keeps its own detail: the pressing year as distinct from the album's original release, the pressing country, the label, the catalog number, the packaging and the condition. Barcode scanning validates the code, confirms it across consecutive frames, and searches Discogs, MusicBrainz and Apple's catalog when needed. Cover recognition starts on-device by reading the sleeve and comparing likely artwork. If that is not enough, you can choose an online visual match; Record Buddy then shows the most likely releases so you can pick the right pressing instead of accepting a guess. Private presses, small labels and anything older than barcodes can still be added by hand โ every field, including the tracklist. KNOW WHAT'S WORTH REPLACING Grade every copy against the Goldmine standard, then filter your shelf down to the copies that need upgrading. BRING YOUR DISCOGS COLLECTION Connect Discogs to import what you already have and to save new finds back to your account. Connecting is optional โ it only changes where records come from, never where they're kept. WORKS OFFLINE Browse and edit in the basement, at the fair, anywhere. Changes sync when you're back on a network. FREE, AND WHAT'S PAID Free: up to 75 albums, Discogs sync, offline access. Library Unlock (one-time): unlimited albums, custom tags and crates, CSV and JSON export. AI Pro Collector (monthly subscription): unlimited albums plus 75 AI condition-grading scans per month. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Record Buddy at 18.0 against Flipside's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Flipside sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Record Buddy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Flipside | Record Buddy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | โ |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | โ |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad โ better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 4+ |
| Developer | Vinicius Cadore Castro | Allan Thompson |
In-app purchases
Flipside
- Monthly Plan$0.99
- Annual Plan$24.99
Record Buddy
- AI Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
- AI Pro (Annual)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Library Unlock$9.99









