Comparison

Infinite Record Crate vs Penta

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

Head to head
About

Infinite Record Crate

Features
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Flip through your music like digging through a crate of records. Infinite Record Crate turns your Apple Music library into a crate you dig through with your thumb. Records stack like sleeves in a bin — flick through them, pull one out to look closer, flip it over to read the back, and swipe up to drop the needle. THE CRATE • Your whole library, stacked like records in a crate • Flick to riffle — records tip forward and out of the way as you dig • Related albums are woven in as you go, so the crate never runs dry THE RECORD • Tap any sleeve to pull it out of the crate • Flip it over for the track list, like reading the back of the jacket • Read about the album with notes from Apple Music and Wikipedia • Swipe up to play it through Apple Music DISCOVERY • Recommendations grow from whatever vein you're digging in • Add any find to your library with one tap An Apple Music subscription is required for playback of recommendations and related-album discovery. Albums you own play from your library.

About

Penta

Experience your Apple Music library with a virtual five-disc CD carousel player. Browse albums, load discs, and control playback with a realistic interface, complete with tactile sounds and a retro display.

Highlights
  • Five-disc carousel simulation
  • Apple Music library integration
  • Realistic tactile interface
  • Customizable display
  • Save and reload disc sets
  • iCloud sync for favorites
Features
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Penta turns your iPhone, iPad or iPhone Duo into a five-disc CD changer — the hi-fi component you grew up with, rebuilt for your Apple Music library. Open a jewel case, drop the disc into the carousel, and play. Every detail is here: the fluorescent display, the motorized carousel, the power-on self-test, a disc winding up to speed before it plays, and the clunk as it comes to a stop. ON IPHONE DUO The phone is the jewel case. Close it and you're holding the album; open it and the case opens with it. Open flat for the whole deck, or fold it like a laptop for your CD wallet above the tray. FEATURES • A real five-disc carousel — load, spin, and swap discs by hand • Real sounds, recorded from a five-disc changer: key clicks, the tray, the platter turning and a disc set down • A different deck each way up: the full carousel sideways, a CD wallet over the tray upright • Jewel-case browser — open the case and drag the disc out, or drop it straight into any of the five slots • Plays your Apple Music library in full, with real album art on every disc • Keys you can feel — on iPhone every key clicks under your thumb • Magazines — save a set of five discs and reload the whole cartridge later • Favorites, whole-library search, and Apple Music catalog search • A vacuum-fluorescent display with track, time, and format readouts • Any way up on iPad, and in resizable windows • Favorites and saved magazines sync across your devices via iCloud PENTA PRO A one-time unlock: Real CD Artwork (beta) shows the actual printed disc instead of the album cover, plus the full phosphor-colour set, the analog needle and VU meters, a gentle readable spin, the minimal readout, and unlimited saved magazines. The free deck plays your whole library with no limits. Albums you own play without a subscription. Streaming from the Apple Music catalog needs an Apple Music subscription.

Screenshots

Infinite Record Crate4 screens
Penta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Infinite Record Crate at none against Penta's 1. Penta's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks) and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Penta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Infinite Record Crate asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Infinite Record Crate ships an update every 5 weeks, Penta weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Infinite Record Crate versus Penta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInfinite Record CratePenta
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—5 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBENJAMIN SANBORN CURRIEJohn Seubert

In-app purchases

None

Infinite Record Crate

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Penta

One-time1
  • Penta Pro$0.99

Questions

Is Infinite Record Crate free?
Infinite Record Crate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Penta free?
Penta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Infinite Record Crate or Penta have ads?
Neither Infinite Record Crate nor Penta shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Infinite Record Crate or Penta?
Infinite Record Crate ships an update every 5 weeks, and Penta weekly. Most recently, Infinite Record Crate was updated on October 25, 2026 and Penta on October 24, 2026.

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