Cratekeeper vs BeatShuffle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cratekeeper
Catalog your vinyl collection digitally with this app. It uses your camera to scan record covers and identify them using a database, allowing you to organize, search, and even play your music. Your collection is synced via iCloud and can be exported anytime.
- Camera-based record identification
- Discogs database integration
- AI artwork recognition (in-app purchase)
- Customizable collection browsing
- Track condition and notes
- Integrated YouTube player
- iCloud syncing and backups
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Cratekeeper turns your vinyl collection into a digital crate you can search, browse, and play — wrapped in a lime-on-black 80s hacker terminal aesthetic. SNAP AND IDENTIFY Point your camera at a record cover. On-device text scanning reads the sleeve and matches it against the Discogs database — artist, album, year, genre, and label fill themselves in, cover art included. No typing required for most records. AI IDENTIFY (OPTIONAL) Some covers have no text at all. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks AI recognition that identifies records from the artwork itself. Photos are used only for identification — never stored, never used for training. The free scanner stays free forever, and you can always search manually. YOUR CRATE, YOUR RULES Browse as a cover grid or a list. Filter by genre, search across artist, album, label. Track condition (Mint to Poor) and add notes — pressing details, where you found it, what it's worth to you. LISTEN INSTANTLY Open any record and play it through the built-in YouTube player. From "what was this one again?" to needle-drop nostalgia in two taps. YOURS FOREVER Your collection syncs through your personal iCloud — surviving reinstalls and syncing across your devices without any account, password, or server of ours. Export a complete backup (cover art included) anytime, and import it anywhere. No ads. No analytics. No tracking. BUILT FOR CRATE PEOPLE Whether you're two records in or two thousand, Cratekeeper is for people who still believe in flipping through a crate — and want a terminal-green index of everything in it.
BeatShuffle
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BeatShuffle – Everyone's Drive BGM Make your drives fairer and more fun! BeatShuffle is a driving-focused music player that combines multiple people's playlists into one, playing them in order or shuffled. Perfect for No more "only my favorite songs play" complaints on drives with friends or family. Tracks play in turn from everyone's playlists, so everyone gets their moment in the spotlight. Key Features Play multiple playlists in turn or shuffled Let a song you love play all the way through Freely skip songs that aren't your mood Temporarily turn off a playlist to flexibly adjust who's included Switch settings in seconds when your group changes With BeatShuffle, every drive becomes a fair and fun music experience that gets everyone excited. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BeatShuffle at none against Cratekeeper's 1. On price, ads, 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. Cratekeeper sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BeatShuffle asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Cratekeeper | BeatShuffle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Stefan Minea | hidenobu akiyoshi |
In-app purchases
Cratekeeper
- AI Identify$1.99
BeatShuffle
No in-app purchases
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