Comparison

Overdubber vs VinylCrate

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

Head to head
About

Overdubber

Record and layer vocals and instruments on your mobile device. Build multi-track demos with a metronome, looping, and mixing controls. Share your finished mixes as audio files.

Highlights
  • Multitrack recording
  • Metronome and count-in
  • Looping for practice
  • Audio mixing controls
  • Effects (reverb, compression)
  • Automatic project saving
  • Audio export (WAV, M4A)
Features
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Record vocals and instruments in layers on your iPhone or iPad. Sing a harmony, add guitar to a melody, or build a beat one part at a time. Record your first part, then listen back while you add the next. Overdubber keeps your recordings together so you can shape an idea into a demo and share it. START RECORDING FOR FREE Record up to 8 layers per project, mix your parts, and export your finished mix as WAV or M4A. • Stay in time with a metronome and count-in. • Loop your recording to practice or add another part. • Trim takes, adjust their timing, and add fades without changing the original recordings. • Balance each layer with volume, pan and mute controls. • Add reverb, tape warmth and Glue compression to your mix. • Return to projects that save automatically, and find them by name in your library. • Share your mix to Files, AirDrop or other apps. GET THE FULL APP A single purchase unlocks unlimited layers, audio import, individual-track export, additional themes and no ads. Bring in backing tracks and samples to record over. Export your layers as separate WAV files in a ZIP when you want to continue mixing in another music app. One-time purchase. No subscription. Overdubber supports VoiceOver, larger text and Reduce Motion on iPhone and iPad.

About

VinylCrate

Features
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VinylCrate is a calm, private home for your record collection. Catalog each pressing with the detail collectors care about, file records into crates, log every spin, and watch your collection value and listening stats grow. WHAT YOU GET - Record catalog: artist, title, year, label, catalog number, format, and speed, with separate media and sleeve grades - Crates: group records into named, colour-coded crates and filter your shelf with a tap - Search and sort: find any record by artist, title, or label, and sort by recently added, artist, title, or value - Spin log: log every play with a date, a rating, and a note, in a warm timeline grouped by day - Want list: keep the records you are hunting, with a priority and a target price, and move one into your collection the day it turns up - Value notes: record what you paid and what each copy is worth, and see your collection value and your gain - Listening stats (Lifetime): your weekly rhythm, your most played records, and records and value in every crate - Collection report (Lifetime): a clean PDF of your shelf and a CSV of the whole catalog, through the share sheet - Covers: add your own photo to any record, or keep the clean generated sleeve - iCloud sync: your whole collection syncs privately across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac FREE AND LIFETIME Free includes up to 25 records with full pressing detail, crates, search and sort, the spin log, the want list, and value notes. The one time Lifetime unlock adds unlimited records, the listening stats screen, and the collection report. ONE TIME PURCHASE VinylCrate Lifetime is a single purchase of $12.99 USD. It is not a subscription. Pay once, keep it forever. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your collection syncs privately across your iPhone, iPad, and Mac through your own iCloud account. We never see it. No separate account, no ads, no tracking. A Delete All My Data control removes everything from your devices and iCloud whenever you want. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Overdubber4 screens
VinylCrate4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: VinylCrate at none against Overdubber's shown. Overdubber's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Overdubber sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and VinylCrate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Overdubber ships an update every 5 days, VinylCrate every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Overdubber versus VinylCrate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOverdubberVinylCrate
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThorbjørn Throndsen BonvikInnovaLabWorks

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Overdubber

One-time1
  • Overdubber Full Unlock$2.99
1 purchases

VinylCrate

One-time1
  • VinylCrate Lifetime$12.99

Questions

Is Overdubber free?
Overdubber is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VinylCrate free?
VinylCrate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Overdubber or VinylCrate have ads?
Overdubber shows ads; VinylCrate does not.
Which is updated more often, Overdubber or VinylCrate?
Overdubber ships an update every 5 days, and VinylCrate every 3 weeks. Most recently, Overdubber was updated on October 31, 2026 and VinylCrate on October 31, 2026.

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