Vinyl Layer vs Vinyl Room
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vinyl Layer
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Keep your music. Add the atmosphere of vinyl. Vinyl Layer adds a separately generated layer of record texture to music or video already playing on your iPhone. Play something in Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or another app, then open Vinyl Layer. Move the tonearm onto the record or tap its center to start the LP sound. Key features • Clean LP and Old LP presets • Detailed controls for crackle, surface noise, pops, clicks, needle texture, and hiss • Save your own custom texture • Random stereo placement for a natural sense of space • Auto-stop timer • Built-in guide for new users • No account or subscription required Vinyl Layer does not record, analyze, intercept, or modify audio from other apps. Every vinyl texture is generated separately on your device and played alongside your existing audio.
Vinyl Room
Experience music with a tactile 3D turntable and customizable desk. Play included offline jazz tracks or stream from YouTube, personalizing your listening environment.
- Interactive 3D turntable with adjustable room
- Play included offline jazz and lounge music
- Stream music via YouTube integration
- Customizable 2D turntable and desk setup
- Sleep timer and focused view options
- Supports iPhone and iPad
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Make room for music. Vinyl Room gives listening a little more presence: a record on the platter, a tonearm under your finger and a calm desk made your way. A TURNTABLE YOU CAN TOUCH Press the power button, lower the needle and watch the record turn. Explore a real-time 3D room with adjustable lighting, reflective metal and five base finishes: porcelain, sage, graphite, leather and wood. The 3D room requires iOS or iPadOS 18 or later. READY WHEN YOU ARE Start with ten included jazz and lounge recordings by Kevin MacLeod. They play offline, with the next record following in collection order. Bossa Antigua is cued at launch. No account is needed for the included collection. SEARCH OR PASTE Tap the YouTube search button to enter an artist, a song or a video link. Use + to paste several links. YouTube plays through its visible official video player in both 2D and 3D, subject to video availability. MAKE THE DESK YOURS Choose five 2D turntables, mix different tonearms and buttons, and soften the background with pastel colours. Save favourites, arrange the 2D desk cards, set a sleep timer or hide the panels for a focused view. Included music needs no video window; YouTube keeps a visible player. MADE FOR IPAD AND IPHONE A spacious tablet layout and a compact phone layout. Free, with no subscription or in-app purchases. YouTube requires internet and may show ads. Some videos cannot be embedded. YouTube pauses when its window is hidden or covered. All playback pauses when the app becomes inactive or the device locks. No background playback or YouTube downloads. Included recordings are licensed under CC BY 4.0, with credits in the app. Vinyl Room is made by Sfoor Labs and is not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube or Google. YouTube is a trademark of Google LLC.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Vinyl Layer at none against Vinyl Room's shown. Vinyl Layer also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Vinyl Layer ships an update fortnightly, Vinyl Room monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vinyl Layer | Vinyl Room |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 133 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sungho Lee | VIACHESLAV ZHILTSOV |
In-app purchases
Vinyl Layer
No in-app purchases
Vinyl Room
No in-app purchases









