Cratto vs kPod
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cratto
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Collect vinyl with Cratto, dig into new music on the Taste Map, and rediscover the records you love. Catalog records and CDs, sort them into crates, and listen on Apple Music, on iPhone and iPad. 1. Your Vinyl Collection, Cataloged Keep a pocket-sized catalog of your records, with artwork, artists, tracklists, and release details, and note the media and sleeve condition of each copy using Discogs grading. At shops and fairs, check what you own before you buy it twice. 2. Dig Through the Taste Map Over 1,200 music genres form a turning globe, and the genres your records belong to light up. Tap a genre to see where it came from and what it influenced, then dig into its must-hear albums by decade: play them on Apple Music, collect them, or add them to your want list. Your own records join the lists, and on day one you can collect a few genres' must-hear albums in one tap. Share it as an image or a turning-globe video. 3. Bring Your Collection In Import your Discogs collection and want list, with condition grades, or add the albums in your Apple Music library as digital albums. Pick what to import; records already in Cratto are skipped. 4. Your CDs, Too CDs from Discogs or a barcode scan get their own CD tab beside Vinyl, each shown in its jewel case. Play a CD from Today's Pick, and a disc slides out of its sleeve. 5. Find Records with a Scan Scan a barcode or a catalog number to find the exact release on Discogs, with less typing. 6. Organize Your Way Crates appear automatically from your collection's genres, or create your own, add records, and arrange their order. Give each crate a finish: acrylic, walnut, aluminum, or wood and acrylic. 7. Keep a Want List Save records you're interested in, apart from the ones you own: a friend's tip or an edition you're still hunting for. 8. Listen with Apple Music Play the matching album on Apple Music as you browse. Revisit your collection away from the turntable, or hear an album before you hunt for a copy. You can also collect digital albums. 9. Rediscover What You Own Let Today's Pick and Shuffle choose your next listen: an old favorite or an album you haven't played in a while. On iPhone, add the Today's Pick widget to your Home Screen. 10. Make Artwork Part of the Experience Cratto Gold Record unlocks premium players inspired by vinyl, CDs, and album art: a record spinning under a tonearm, an aluminum CD player with the album printed on its spinning disc, and a player built around the cover. Choose classic black, colored or picture-disc vinyl drawn from the album's artwork, and a printed or silver CD. 11. Sync Across iPhone and iPad With Cratto Gold Record, turn on Library Sync to keep your collection, want list, condition grades, and crates up to date across your devices through your own iCloud account. Sync is off until you turn it on. 12. At Home on iPad On iPad, Cratto spreads out with a sidebar, players designed for the larger screen, and keyboard shortcuts for playback. 13. Share Your Favorite Records Create a poster with a record's artwork and details, with a release code friends can scan with Cratto to find the same release. Or turn your collection's covers into a cover collage, each labeled with its title and artist. 14. Your Collection Stays Yours Your collection is stored on your device and, if you turn on Library Sync, in your own iCloud. There's no Cratto account and no Cratto server. Automatic local backups and backup export keep a copy you can restore. Please note: Record information is provided by Discogs. Related features require an internet connection, and some actions require a connected Discogs account. Music is provided by Apple Music. Full playback requires an active Apple Music subscription and the appropriate authorization; availability varies by region and catalog. Cratto Gold Record is a one-time purchase and does not include an Apple Music subscription. Library Sync requires Cratto Gold Record and the same iCloud account on each device.
kPod
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kPod 是一款为本地音乐打造的经典滚轮播放器。 导入你自己的歌曲,用滚轮点选菜单,用封面流翻专辑。 没有流媒体,没有订阅,没有账号。 经典操作 • 滚轮浏览播放列表、艺人、专辑与歌曲 • 一键随机播放全部歌曲 • 专辑封面流,左右拨动选碟 • 银色、黑色、红黑特别版机身 • 按键触感与滚轮音效,可随时关闭 你的文件,原样播放 • 支持 FLAC、ALAC、DSD、WAV、AIFF、MP3、AAC、OGG、Opus、APE 等格式 • 读取内嵌封面 • 读取内嵌歌词,也支持同目录 LRC • 文件夹自动成为播放列表 • 后台播放,锁定屏幕与控制中心可遥控 两种导入方式 • 用访达或 iTunes 的文件共享,把音乐直接拷进 App • 同一 Wi-Fi 下开启 WebDAV,从电脑拖进共享文件夹 kPod 不需要登录,也不会把你的音乐上传到任何服务器。打开它,只听音乐。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: kPod at none against Cratto's 1. kPod also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Cratto sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. kPod asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cratto | kPod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 金刚 王 | Chuantang Gu |
In-app purchases
Cratto
- Cratto Gold Record$4.99
kPod
No in-app purchases









