Comparison

Consu vs DiscVault

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

Head to head
About

Consu

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Consu tracks five kinds of media, in one library. Films, TV, games, books and music, with recommendations built from your own ratings, and a social layer built on taste. ONE LIBRARY FOR EVERYTHING • Films, TV, games, books and music, added in seconds • Organise by Backlog, Current, On Hold, Done, Upcoming, and Dropped • Rate everything 1-10 and pin your top five • Search by author, artist, genre, tag, service, or your own notes • Detail pages with cast, scores, where to watch and where to play TV, TRACKED PROPERLY • Tick off episodes and watch each season progress • Continue Watching resumes every show where you left off • Rate episodes and see your season against IMDb and TMDB • Reminders the day a show returns, and an Upcoming calendar GAMES, IN DEPTH • How long each game takes to beat • Critic scores, modes, developer, publisher and screenshots • Where to play, DLC, PC requirements and sale prices • Your Steam hours sit on the card, imported MUSIC AND BOOKS • Albums with tracklists, previews and your own ratings • Books with series, page counts, awards, reader ratings and reviews • Comics and audiobooks tracked on their own terms BRING YOUR HISTORY WITH YOU • TV Time: your shows, watched history and watchlist • Steam: your library, wishlist and hours played • Letterboxd and Goodreads CSV exports • Spotify listening history, or connect ListenBrainz KNOW WHAT'S NEXT • Up Next picks something from your backlog to start now • For You recommends new titles across every category • "Because you loved" names the reason for every pick • No AI. Your recommendations come from your ratings, not a model A SOCIAL LAYER BUILT ON TASTE • Explore finds people whose taste genuinely matches yours • See what they finished, what they rated, and what you share • Send and receive recommendations • Write a review as you rate. Mutual followers can read it and reply • A feed of friends' libraries, not noise. No ads • Full privacy control: Public, Mutuals only, or Private YOUR JOURNEY • Your taste fingerprint, built from what you finish • A full year of activity, and how your ratings are spread • Streaks, milestones and achievements CONSU PRO One purchase, forever. Pro adds your Time Ledger, Fits tonight, filtering by the services you already pay for, premium themes and fonts, deeper stats and eight profile card frames. No subscription. No ads. Consu is free with no cap on how much you track, and no account required. Sign in with Google or Apple only when you want to auto back up and sync across your devices. Start tracking. Discover more. Share your taste. Privacy policy: https://getconsu.com/privacy/ Terms: https://getconsu.com/terms/

About

DiscVault

Features
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DiscVault is the fast, private way to catalog your physical movie and series collection — Blu-ray, 4K UHD, and DVD. Scan a disc's barcode and DiscVault automatically fills in the title, year, cover art, cast, and format. No typing, no accounts, no clutter. Everything lives on your device and works completely offline. SCAN & ADD IN SECONDS • Point your camera at a barcode to pull full metadata instantly • Or add titles by hand with a quick search • Box sets and collections are detected and grouped for you ORGANIZE YOUR SHELF • Browse your library as a clean poster grid • Filter and sort by format, genre, decade, and more • Group box sets, vaults, and collections; merge multiple editions of the same film • Tag titles your own way NEVER LOSE A DISC AGAIN • Track what you've lent out, to whom, and when it's due back • Get on-device reminders before and after a return date • Keep a full loan history PLAN YOUR VIEWING • Keep a watchlist of what to watch next • Log your watch history • Build a wishlist of discs you still want SEE YOUR COLLECTION AT A GLANCE • Statistics for films by format, genre, and decade • Totals for your whole shelf PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account required • No ads, no tracking, no analytics • Your collection stays on your device MADE FOR COLLECTORS • Face ID / Touch ID app lock • Siri, Shortcuts, and Spotlight support • Available in 13 languages • Universal app for iPhone and iPad Turn your shelf into a searchable collection — start scanning.

Screenshots

Consu4 screens
DiscVault4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DiscVault at none against Consu's 1. Consu's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Consu sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DiscVault asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Consu ships an update every 8 days, DiscVault every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Ā· 4 level
Consu versus DiscVault: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterConsuDiscVault
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB21 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKarl HolmesHendrik Zandbergen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Consu

One-time1
  • Consu Pro$4.99
None

DiscVault

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Consu free?
Consu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is DiscVault free?
DiscVault is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Consu or DiscVault have ads?
Neither Consu nor DiscVault shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Consu or DiscVault?
Consu ships an update every 8 days, and DiscVault every 5 days. Most recently, Consu was updated on October 11, 2026 and DiscVault on October 12, 2026.

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