Comparison

Vinyl Spin vs Spindle

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

Head to head
About

Vinyl Spin

Log your vinyl plays, track your collection, and celebrate your passion for records. Build a digital library, record your listening history, and discover your favorite albums and artists. Unlock achievements and make your vinyl journey more rewarding.

Highlights
  • Log vinyl plays
  • Track record collection
  • Build digital library
  • View listening history
  • Discover favorite albums
  • Unlock achievements
Features
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Turn your vinyl listening sessions into memories. Vinyl Spin is the simplest and most elegant way to log your plays, track your collection, and celebrate your passion for records. Whether you’re a casual listener or a serious collector, Vinyl Spin helps you keep your music history alive. Add your records with album name, artist, and cover. Build your own digital library that reflects your shelves. With one tap, log each time you listen to a record. Keep track of your personal play history. See your total spins, unique records played, and your all-time favorites. Spot trends in your listening habits. Unlock achievements as you reach spin thresholds. Make your vinyl journey even more rewarding. Discover which albums you play the most and highlight the records that define your taste. Why Vinyl Spin? Vinyl is more than music, it’s an experience. Every spin tells a story. Vinyl Spinner gives you a clear, beautiful way to capture that story, track your listening journey, and rediscover your collection over time. No ads. No distractions. Just your music, your records, and your spins. Perfect for: Vinyl collectors building their dream library Music lovers who want to revisit their most-played albums Anyone who enjoys celebrating milestones in their listening journey Start spinning today and let every record count.

About

Spindle

This app helps you journal your vinyl listening experience by tracking spin times, sides played, and your listening habits. It allows importing your collection, noting thoughts during playback, and participating in community challenges. It also integrates with Last.fm for automatic scrobbling.

Highlights
  • Log every spin from Lock Screen
  • Import collection from Discogs
  • Track multiple turntables
  • Real-time listening statistics
  • Private listening journal
  • Community listening challenges
  • Last.fm scrobbling integration
Features
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The vinyl listening journal. You drop the needle. Spindle does the rest — counting hours, tracking sides, remembering what you played, and quietly building a picture of your year in records. It's built around the act of spinning a record. Not around cataloging what you own. — Log every spin — Tap once when the needle drops. Spindle keeps tracking from the Lock Screen and Dynamic Island so you can flip the record without unlocking your phone. — Bring your collection — Import from Discogs in seconds, or add records by hand. Track multiple turntables, each with its own cartridge wear and needle hours. — Real stats — Hours spun. Top artists, labels, decades. Listening streaks. Records you've quietly forgotten you owned. No formulas. No spreadsheets. — A private journal — Write down what came up while the record played — thoughts, moods, memories. Stays private unless you choose to share. — Challenges — Short series of daily prompts hosted by other record heads. Each day, pick one record from your collection that answers the prompt. See what everyone else picked. React. The good ones make you walk to a record you haven't played in years. — Last.fm scrobble — Every spin scrobbles automatically. Spindle complements Last.fm — it doesn't try to replace it. Questions: support@joinspindle.com Community: joinspindle.com

Screenshots

Vinyl Spin4 screens
Spindle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vinyl Spin at none against Spindle's 3. On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Spindle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Vinyl Spin asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vinyl Spin ships an update every 3 days, Spindle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vinyl Spin versus Spindle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinyl SpinSpindle
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (24 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—24 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMenhiris groupMichael Warner

Customer experience

Vinyl Spin

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Spindle

All ratings24 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Vinyl Spin

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Spindle

One-time3
  • Small Tip$1.99
  • Medium Tip$4.99
  • Large Tip$9.99

Questions

Is Vinyl Spin free?
Vinyl Spin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spindle free?
Spindle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vinyl Spin or Spindle have ads?
Neither Vinyl Spin nor Spindle shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vinyl Spin or Spindle?
Vinyl Spin ships an update every 3 days, and Spindle every 4 days. Most recently, Vinyl Spin was updated on October 28, 2026 and Spindle on October 10, 2026.

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