Comparison

Record Spinner vs Aaron8mm

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

Head to head
About

Record Spinner

Features
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Record Spinner allows you to easily create videos to help promote your music on social platforms! Add artwork, add background videos and add beat/frequency driven visualizations. Features: - Highly customizable artwork spinner and bouncer. Including rotation speed, disc size, placement and more - Turn artwork into vinyl with tons of customizations - Add filters to your background videos - Add visualizations like scrolling wavelength, spectrum bars, grid pulse and much more - Visualizations have many color presets and are fully customizable - Export for common social media sizes - Explore safe area's for each social media site to ensure elements will be properly seen This is all free and for the music community. No in-app purchases. Use this to promote your releases and new music easily and quickly. Also available on the macOS store, which has additional features like managing DJ mixes.

About

Aaron8mm

Transform your iPhone into a vintage Super 8 camera. Record videos with authentic controls, choose film types, and develop your footage directly on your device. Pro Mode offers advanced tools for creators.

Highlights
  • Virtual Super 8 camera simulation
  • Color and black-and-white film options
  • Period-inspired recording controls
  • On-device footage development
  • Pro Mode for advanced capture tools
Features
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Aaron8mm turns your iPhone into a tactile Super 8 camera. Load a virtual cartridge, choose color or black-and-white film, record with period-inspired controls, then develop and save your footage on device. Pro Mode adds modern capture tools for creators who want more control while preserving the Super 8 feel.

Screenshots

Record Spinner4 screens
Aaron8mm3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Record Spinner at none against Aaron8mm's 1. Record Spinner also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Aaron8mm's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (18.2 vs 26.0). On price and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Aaron8mm sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Record Spinner asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Record Spinner ships an update fortnightly, Aaron8mm every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Record Spinner versus Aaron8mm: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRecord SpinnerAaron8mm
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (16 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—16 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.018.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSean WilsonAanalog

In-app purchases

None

Record Spinner

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Aaron8mm

One-time1
  • 8mm Pro Mode$8.00

Questions

Is Record Spinner free?
Record Spinner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Aaron8mm free?
Aaron8mm is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Record Spinner or Aaron8mm have ads?
Neither Record Spinner nor Aaron8mm shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Record Spinner or Aaron8mm?
Record Spinner ships an update fortnightly, and Aaron8mm every 5 days. Most recently, Record Spinner was updated on September 29, 2026 and Aaron8mm on October 14, 2026.

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