Vinyl Solutions vs Spindle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vinyl Solutions
Experience the authentic sound of vinyl records on your iPhone. Browse a retro music store, search millions of tracks, and manage your collection. Subscribers can photograph, transfer, and import their records, with cloud storage and Apple Music integration.
- Authentic vinyl playback simulation
- Curated retro music store
- Search millions of records
- Photograph and transfer vinyl
- Import Discogs collection
- Cloud storage for collection
- Apple Music integration
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Vinyl Solutions Record Player brings the authentic experience of vinyl records to your iPhone. Browse a curated music store, or search from a database of millions. Drop the needle on your favorite records, and enjoy the warm, crackly sound of vinyl. All features are for paid subscribers or lifetime purchase only... • Photograph and transfer your collection. • Import your Discogs collection • Your collection is forever saved in the cloud • Connect Apple Music to play full albums (Apple Music subscription required) • Manage your record collection and play them on the go • Curated retro music store with new albums daily • Search from millions of records • Beautiful, vintage-inspired interface • High-quality audio playback • Get detailed pressing and pricing info Apple Music subscription required. Full album playback needs an active Apple Music subscription. Know What Your Records Are Worth Search or barcode scan any LP and Vinyl Solutions will find the exact pressing on Discogs, the world's largest vinyl marketplace. Whether you're a lifelong vinyl enthusiast or new to the world of records, Vinyl Solutions Record Player delivers an immersive, retro music experience right in your pocket. EULA Agreement https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy https://designoverhaul.com/legal/privacy-policy-vinyl-solutions/
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Spindle at 100% against Vinyl Solutions's 38%. Spindle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Vinyl Solutions sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Spindle sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Spindle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 42 and 24 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 38% of Vinyl Solutions's written reviews are positive against 100% of Spindle's.
Vinyl Solutions ships an update weekly, Spindle every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vinyl Solutions | Spindle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (42 ratings) | 5.0 (24 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 37.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 42 — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 223 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aaron Heine | Michael Warner |
Customer experience
Vinyl Solutions
Spindle
In-app purchases
Vinyl Solutions
- Weekly Premium$4.997 Days
- Monthly Premium$8.991 Month
- Year Subscription$39.991 Year
- Lifetime Vinyl Solutions Unlock$59.99
Spindle
- Small Tip$1.99
- Medium Tip$4.99
- Large Tip$9.99









