Comparison

Vinyl Layer vs Vinyl Record Player

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

Head to head
About

Vinyl Layer

Features
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Keep the music you love and add a little vinyl atmosphere. Vinyl Layer generates its own separate audio layer of gentle crackle, soft hiss, and small pops and clicks. Play music in Apple Music, Spotify, YouTube, or another app, then turn on Vinyl Layer. Tap the record center or drag the needle onto the record. Background playback in another app depends on that app's features and settings. β€’ Clean LP and Old LP presets β€’ Adjustable volume, brightness, crackle, surface noise, pops/clicks, needle texture, and hiss β€’ Preview each sound layer on its own as you adjust your texture β€’ Saved textures, favorites, and listening sets with a timer β€’ Sound profiles for headphones, the phone speaker, and external speakers β€’ Atmospheric themes with a rotating record β€’ A first-listen comparison with and without the LP layer β€’ Shortcuts, plus start and stop system controls on iOS 18 and later The timer stops only the LP sound. Vinyl Layer does not modify, analyze, record, or control audio from other apps. Vinyl sounds are generated on your device. Settings and saved textures stay local. No account is required.

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Vinyl Record Player

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Works with Apple Music, the songs on your device and your own music files. Lathe is a vinyl record player for your music library. Every album and playlist becomes a record you can pick up, place on a 3D turntable and play, with the warmth, crackle and ritual of the real thing. Browsing and playback in Lathe are free across every music source, including search, ordinary playlists, needle controls, flipping, background audio and wall sleeves. PLAY YOUR MUSIC AS VINYL RECORDS β€’ Apple Music: your library, your playlists and search across the full catalog β€’ On this device: songs already in your Music library β€’ Music folders: offline music from folders you choose (MP3, FLAC, M4A, WAV, AIFF), with cover art β€’ One search across every source. Pick a song and the needle lands right on it. A TURNTABLE THAT FEELS REAL Play on the free Walnut Classic deck. Place a record, drag the tonearm to any point, flip between Side A and Side B, and choose how much crackle you hear. Studio White and Onyx Direct Drive decks come with Lathe Pro. MAKE EVERY RECORD YOURS Try solid color, splatter, marble and dot pressings, paint with a finger, or use a photo. Studio editing is free. Lathe Pro lets you save custom designs to albums and playlists and reuse your own design templates. RETRO ROOMS TO LISTEN IN Start in the free Studio White room. Hang your photos in frames, stand album covers on the wall and tap a sleeve to play it. Wall decorating is free. Other rooms come with Lathe Pro. MADE FOR THE FOLD On iPhone Duo the turntable and your records split at the fold. Lathe also fits every iPhone and iPad, in portrait and landscape. KEEPS PLAYING Background playback, Lock Screen and headphone controls, and a small spinning record in the Dynamic Island. OPTIONAL LATHE PRO β€” ONE-TIME PURCHASE No recurring subscription. Unlock Lathe’s original creation and collection tools: β€’ Saved record designs and reusable studio templates β€’ Saved smart crates that update by artist, title, year and listening in Lathe β€’ Listening insights: time, sessions and favorite records, using optional local history of playback inside Lathe β€’ Window Desk, Golden Hour, Midnight Lamp, Cabin and Pitch Black rooms β€’ Studio White and Onyx Direct Drive decks Studio editing and crate previews are free. Your music, ordinary playlists, wall decorating and privacy controls stay free. Lathe Pro does not include an Apple Music subscription. An Apple Music subscription is required to play music from Apple Music. Terms of Use: https://rezonating.app/terms.html?id=lathe Privacy Policy: https://rezonating.app/privacy.html?id=lathe

Screenshots

Vinyl Layer4 screens
Vinyl Record Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vinyl Layer at none against Vinyl Record Player's 1. Vinyl Record Player's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 11 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Vinyl Record Player sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vinyl Layer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vinyl Layer ships an update every 11 days, Vinyl Record Player every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Vinyl Layer versus Vinyl Record Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVinyl LayerVinyl Record Player
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 daysEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size20 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSungho LeeRezonating Apps, LLC

In-app purchases

None

Vinyl Layer

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vinyl Record Player

One-time1
  • Lathe Pro Lifetime$2.99

Questions

Is Vinyl Layer free?
Vinyl Layer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vinyl Record Player free?
Vinyl Record Player is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vinyl Layer or Vinyl Record Player have ads?
Neither Vinyl Layer nor Vinyl Record Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vinyl Layer or Vinyl Record Player?
Vinyl Layer ships an update every 11 days, and Vinyl Record Player every 5 days. Most recently, Vinyl Layer was updated on November 9, 2026 and Vinyl Record Player on November 6, 2026.

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