How Spinstack compares to every other vinyl app.
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The comparison
| Feature | Spinstack | Discogs App | Discographic | VinylBox | iCollect | Spin Tracker | CrateMate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Model | $9.99 once | Free | One-time | $1.99/mo | $29.99 IAP | One-time | $2.99/mo |
| Free Trial | 30 days full | N/A | No | Limited | Limited | No | 7-day |
| Subscription Required | Never | No | No | Monthly | No | No | Monthly/Annual |
| iPhone + iPad | Yes | iPhone | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | PWA only |
| Mac (Native) | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Web only |
| Apple TV | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Discogs Sync | Yes | It IS Discogs | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Offline Collection | Cache-first | – | Full | – | – | – | PWA cache |
| Spin Log | Full | No | No | No | No | Yes | Dashboard |
| 3D Cover Flow | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Honeycomb |
| NFC Tags | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Social Feed | B-Side | No | No | No | No | No | Discover |
| Analytics / Insights | Vinyl DNA + 6 | No | No | No | Basic | Yes | Basic |
| Last.fm Scrobbling | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Barcode Scanner | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Camera ID |
| Bulk Scan | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Value Tracking | Price Watchdog | Basic | Yes | Yes | eBay+Discogs | No | Wantlist |
| Marketplace Selling | 1.4 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
Competitor columns are drawn from each app's public App Store listing and version history, checked on September 13, 2026 (Discogs 3.22.0, Discographic 4.10.11, VinylBox 3.13, iCollect Music 9.9.19, Spin Tracker 1.0.1) and cratemate.app. Mac (Native) counts only apps built for macOS; iPad apps that run on Apple silicon Macs are marked No. A dash means the listing does not say. Corrected that day: earlier versions of this table wrongly showed no Last.fm support for the Discogs app and VinylBox, an iPad app for Discogs, and iCollect at about $30 for full access.
Why collectors switch to Spinstack
The Discogs app redesign in late 2025 broke filters, introduced daily logouts, and removed value sorting. Spinstack syncs with the same Discogs account but gives you a stable, fast, offline-first experience that never logs you out.
Discographic and VinylBox both sync with Discogs and can list records for sale on it, but neither has an in-app Spin Log, NFC tagging or an Apple TV app; both handle listening history through Last.fm scrobbling. Spinstack covers the full collector workflow in one app.
iCollect Music is $29.99 once for unlimited items, with a $79.99-a-year Pro tier, and tracks CDs, cassettes and digital files alongside vinyl. Spinstack focuses on vinyl and does it deeper: Vinyl DNA, Sonic Connections, Wax Timeline, Crate Dig, and The B-Side social feed. $9.99 once.
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