DVD COLLECT vs Media Base
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DVD COLLECT
Catalog your physical media collection, including DVDs, Blu-rays, and 4K UHDs. Easily add items with a barcode scanner or AI search, track personal ratings, and manage wishlists. Visualize your collection with stats and customizable themes.
- Barcode scanner for auto-fill
- AI online search for movie details
- Track DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD, Digital
- Personal ratings and reviews
- Favorites and wishlists
- Smart catalog with filters and sorting
- Duplicate detection
- Collection statistics
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DVD Collect is the ultimate companion app for physical media enthusiasts. Whether you're a casual collector or a hardcore cinephile with shelves of Blu-rays and DVDs, this app was built specifically for you. Stop guessing what you own. Stop buying duplicates. Start treating your collection like the treasure it is. DVD Collect lets you catalog every DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD, and digital title you own — complete with cover art, personal ratings, plot summaries, director and cast info, purchase history, and photos of the front and back of your physical case. Features & Functionality DVD Collect is packed with tools built specifically for serious collectors: Barcode Scanner Point your camera at any DVD or Blu-ray barcode and auto-fill all movie details instantly. AI Online Search Search by title and let AI fill in every detail including multiple cover art options to choose from. Multi-Format Support Track DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD, and Digital all in one place. Personal Ratings & Reviews Rate on your own 5-star scale, write personal reviews, and compare with online ratings. Favorites & Wishlists Mark all-time favorites and build a Wishlist with priority levels so you never forget your next buy. Smart Catalog & Filters Browse in grid, list, or shelf view. Filter by format, genre, year. Sort multiple ways. Duplicate Detector Instantly spots movies you've entered more than once — saving you real money. Collection Stats Beautiful breakdowns by format, genre, decade, and rating. Front & Back Cover Photos Photograph both sides of your physical case using the sliding Front/Back tab in Add or Edit. Backup & Export Export your full collection in JSON, CSV, HTML, or Plain Text anytime. 7 Themes Dark theater, Outdoor Bright, Blockbuster Video, and five Zen modes. Full ADA Accessibility High contrast, large text, reduced motion, screen reader support, keyboard navigation.
Media Base
Catalog your physical and digital media collections, including books, movies, music, and games. Automatically populate details by scanning barcodes or searching titles. Track your progress, rate items, and get personalized recommendations from your own backlog.
- Catalog books, comics, movies, TV shows, anime, music, and games
- Barcode scanning for quick entry
- Automatic metadata and cover art population
- Track read, watched, listened, or played status
- Rate and review your collection items
- Personalized daily recommendations from your backlog
- Private by design, no account or ads
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Media Base is a personal collection tracker for the physical and digital media you actually own - books, comics, movies, TV shows, anime, vinyl/CDs, and tabletop games, all cataloged in one place instead of scattered across seven different mental lists. SEVEN CATEGORIES, ONE APP Books and Comics/Manga with real ISBN lookup. Movies, TV Shows, and Anime with rich metadata and a direct link to see where to watch. Vinyl/CD with genre and artist details. Tabletop Games covering both board games and card games. Every category supports the fastest way to add something that actually works for it - a barcode scan, a title search, or typing it in by hand. AUTOMATIC, NOT TEDIOUS Add something by scanning its barcode or searching its title, and the cover photo, genre, and other details fill in on their own. Prefer to add your own photo instead? That works too, on any entry. TRACK WHAT MATTERS TO YOU Mark anything as read, watched, listened to, or played, and rate and review it. Filter your whole collection by genre, search by title, and jump around a long list with a real A-Z index. A daily "try this next" suggestion helps surface something from your own backlog instead of just adding to it. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no login, no ads, no tracking. Everything you add is stored on your own device. Media Base looks up titles from a few public sources (TMDb, Discogs, BoardGameGeek, Open Library, Google Books) to fill in details automatically, but never sends anything about you - only the title or barcode you're searching for.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Media Base at Free against DVD COLLECT's $2.99. Media Base also leads on iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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
Media Base is free to download; DVD COLLECT costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DVD COLLECT against 5.0 for Media Base. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | DVD COLLECT | Media Base |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 8 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | William Fuentes | Jaxon Harvey |
In-app purchases
DVD COLLECT
No in-app purchases
Media Base
No in-app purchases









