Comparison

Spindle vs Vinyl Portfolio

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

Head to head
About

Spindle

This app helps you journal your vinyl listening experience, tracking hours spun, sides played, and forgotten records. It allows importing collections, 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 stats
  • Private journal for thoughts
  • Community listening challenges
  • Automatic Last.fm scrobbling
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

About

Vinyl Portfolio

Catalog your vinyl, CD, and cassette collection with detailed pressing information. Track market values, monitor your collection's worth over time, and manage a wishlist with target prices. Cloud sync ensures your data is accessible across devices.

Highlights
  • Barcode, cover photo, or catalog number search
  • Detailed pressing variants (color, limited editions)
  • Market value tracking with historical data
  • Condition-aware value estimates
  • Wishlist with target price notifications
  • Cloud sync and offline browsing
  • Import from Discogs or CSV
Features
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Vinyl Portfolio treats your record collection like the asset it is. Start from a barcode, a cover photo, or a catalog number, then confirm the exact pressing you own and track what it's worth. COLLECT • Search by barcode, catalog number, artist and title, or start from a cover photo • Vinyl, CDs and cassettes: CDs sit in their jewel cases and tapes in their shells, drawn like the copies you own • Pressing-level detail: colored variants, splatters, picture discs, limited editions, obi strips, test pressings • Every variant rendered as the disc you own, from coke-bottle teal to oxblood, smoky marble, galaxy and liquid-filled, with real pressing photos used where they exist • Import your existing collection from a Discogs export or any CSV TRACK • Market values built from public marketplace data, refreshed as new sales appear • Portfolio view with value history, 30-day movement, and your top records • Condition-aware estimates from M to G • Wishlist with target prices, and a notification when a copy reaches yours ARCHIVE • Cloud sync across devices with sign-in via Apple, Google, or email • Your collection is private by default, no ads, no data selling, no cross-app tracking • Browse your saved collection offline; searches, identification and pricing need a connection • Export your collection whenever you want, in a portable format FREE AND PRO A free account has no collection limit. It starts with 15 wishlist records and 3 scans a day, and earns more wishlist spots as you unlock achievement medals. Every record's value, and the value at every grade, is free. Pro removes the wishlist and scan limits and adds the market detail for every record: recent market activity, live listings for sale, how fast a pressing moves, the full-year chart and price alerts, plus curated picks for your shelf, the Blush theme and app icon customization. Pro follows your account wherever you sign in. Values are estimates based on public marketplace data, not appraisals. Built by a collector, for collectors. Questions or ideas? support@vinylportfolio.com Terms of Use: https://vinylportfolio.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://vinylportfolio.com/privacy

Screenshots

Spindle4 screens
Vinyl Portfolio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Spindle at 5.0 against Vinyl Portfolio's 4.0. Spindle also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%). Vinyl Portfolio's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, 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 and Vinyl Portfolio sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spindle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 10 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Spindle's written reviews are positive against 60% of Vinyl Portfolio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spindle ships an update every 4 days, Vinyl Portfolio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spindle versus Vinyl Portfolio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpindleVinyl Portfolio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (24 ratings) — better4.0 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size18 MB80 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperMichael WarnerMAX HUNTER ROSENTHAL

Customer experience

Spindle

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

Vinyl Portfolio

All ratings10 ratings
Positive70.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Spindle

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

Vinyl Portfolio

Subscriptions2
  • Vinyl Portfolio Pro Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Vinyl Portfolio Pro Annual$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Vinyl Portfolio Pro — Eternal$79.99

Questions

Is Spindle free?
Spindle is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vinyl Portfolio free?
Vinyl Portfolio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spindle or Vinyl Portfolio?
Spindle is rated higher. Spindle averages 5.0 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Vinyl Portfolio averages 4.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Spindle or Vinyl Portfolio have ads?
Neither Spindle nor Vinyl Portfolio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spindle or Vinyl Portfolio?
Spindle ships an update every 4 days, and Vinyl Portfolio every 3 days. Most recently, Spindle was updated on November 9, 2026 and Vinyl Portfolio on November 5, 2026.

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