Comparison

SnapSleeve vs Pulse Vinyl

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

Head to head
About

SnapSleeve

Features
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Welcome to SnapSleeve, the ultimate digital companion for your physical music collection. Whether you have ten records or ten thousand, SnapSleeve makes cataloguing your vinyl, CD, and cassette library incredibly fast, beautifully visual, and deeply organised. We believe that basic cataloguing should not be locked behind a subscription. SnapSleeve is proudly and permanently free for manual collection management. You can add an unlimited number of albums, use your camera to snap custom cover art, and build your own bespoke folders completely free of charge. Want to speed up your workflow? For power collectors, our intelligent scanning tools act as your personal music archivist. Using state-of-the-art AI vision, SnapSleeve can scan your cover art, automatically square up the image, fix your capitalisation, find the release year, identify physical pressing details, and determine the genre in seconds. Core Features: * Always-Free Manual Cataloguing: Add unlimited records, CDs, and tapes. Take custom cover photos and build your digital library without ever hitting a paywall. * Smart AI Camera & Re-Cropping (Premium): Take a picture of an album, and our AI perfectly crops the sleeve, correcting the perspective automatically. Got an older, wonky scan? Use "Smart Re-Crop Existing" to square it up instantly with a bulletproof Undo safety net! * Apple Watch Companion: Take your entire music collection crate-digging. Browse your folders, check if you already own an album, and view your artwork right from your wrist. * Streamlined Batch Scanning: Scanning a massive stack? SnapSleeve now remembers your photo source choice during a session, skipping repetitive menus to keep your camera ready for the next album instantly. * Precise Tracklists (Premium): Connect directly to the industry's deepest music database to instantly pull the exact A-side and B-side tracks for your specific pressing. * Smart Duplicate Alerts: Never double-buy again. SnapSleeve instantly warns you if you are about to add a CD when you already own that masterpiece on vinyl. * Collection Insights: View gorgeous visual stats breaking down your collection size, top genres, release decades, and unique variants. * Track Your Loans: Keep a meticulous history of exactly who borrowed your albums and when they took them. * Custom Catalogues: Create bespoke folders (like "Wishlist", "Jazz", or "To Sell") and instantly move albums between them with a simple swipe. * The Randomiser: Cannot decide what to listen to? Tap the dice to let SnapSleeve pick a random album from your shelf. * UI Refinements & Snappy Haptics: Enjoy a decluttered toolbar, a beautiful unified brand theme, and high-performance library scrolling with optimised haptic feedback that never lags while you type. * Privacy First: Lock your entire collection behind Face ID or Touch ID, ensuring your personal library stays strictly private. * Export & Backup Anywhere: Instantly export your collection to a CSV file for spreadsheets, or run a full database backupβ€”including high-resolution photosβ€”to keep your archive completely secure. Built from the ground up for modern iOS, SnapSleeve uses lightning-fast local storage, meaning your collection loads instantly whether you are in a record shop basement or browsing offline. Download SnapSleeve today and put your entire music collection right in your pocket! ***Please note: Album Art in screenshots is blurred to protect copyright, your album art will display correctly.*** Terms of Use (EULA): By downloading or using SnapSleeve, you agree to the standard Apple Terms of Use available at https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Pulse Vinyl

Features
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Turn your Apple Music library into a personal vinyl and CD collection. PulseVinyl scans the albums in your music library and helps you discover which releases are available on physical media. Keep track of what you own, build your wantlist, scan barcodes, and view estimated market values in one beautifully designed app. FEATURES β€’ Scan your Apple Music library for vinyl and CD availability β€’ Track records and CDs you own β€’ Create and manage a personal wantlist β€’ Scan barcodes to quickly find physical releases β€’ Recognize music with Shazam and check the single and album β€’ View estimated collection values using available Discogs market data β€’ Follow upcoming releases from artists in your library with Release Radar β€’ Browse your collection with artwork, filters, sorting, and detailed release information β€’ Keep your collection synchronized across your Apple devices with iCloud β€’ Access helpful widgets from your Home Screen PulseVinyl is made for music lovers who want to connect their digital library with their physical collection. Some availability and market-value information depends on third-party data and may not be available for every release. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pulseos.eu/privacy

Screenshots

SnapSleeve4 screens
Pulse Vinyl4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: SnapSleeve at every 4 days against Pulse Vinyl's fortnightly. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. SnapSleeve sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $14.99 per year and Pulse Vinyl sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SnapSleeve ships an update every 4 days, Pulse Vinyl fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
SnapSleeve versus Pulse Vinyl: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSnapSleevePulse Vinyl
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better18.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size15 MB40 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMARK WILLIAM DUFFKuno Boers

In-app purchases

1 purchases

SnapSleeve

Subscriptions1
  • Premium Yearly$14.991 Year
4 purchases

Pulse Vinyl

Subscriptions2
  • PulseVinyl Pro Monthly$2.991 Month
  • PulseVinyl Pro Yearly7 Days trial$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • PulseVinyl Pro – Lifetime$17.99
  • PulseVinyl Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is SnapSleeve free?
SnapSleeve is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pulse Vinyl free?
Pulse Vinyl is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do SnapSleeve or Pulse Vinyl have ads?
Neither SnapSleeve nor Pulse Vinyl shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SnapSleeve or Pulse Vinyl?
SnapSleeve ships an update every 4 days, and Pulse Vinyl fortnightly. Most recently, SnapSleeve was updated on October 23, 2026 and Pulse Vinyl on October 10, 2026.

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