Version 1.2.1 · April 2026

What's new in
Spinstack 1.2

Spinstack is now social - without losing the privacy you signed up for. Ten new ways to live with your collection.

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Ten Features

Every release that dropped

01 / 10 Headline Feature

The B-Side

A new social layer built for collectors. See what your friends are spinning - without giving up the privacy Spinstack is known for.

  • A living feed, not a timeline. Spins, collection adds, and wishlist adds from friends you follow - all auto-expiring after 7 days.
  • New Home shelf on Stacks. Horizontally scrolling cards show friend avatar, album cover, what they did (SPUN · ADDED · WANTS), and how long ago.
  • Tap to view, long-press to log. Any card opens the release. Long-press to quick-log the same record as your own spin.
  • Quiet by default. Auto-hides when you have no friends or no recent activity. Reorder or hide the shelf from Settings.
  • Opt-in, not opt-out. Nothing leaves your device until you flip the master switch.
Social · Quiet · Private spinstackios.app
02 / 10 New in 1.2

DJ-Friendly
Ratings & Notes

DJs asked, we listened. Share your star ratings and per-spin notes with friends - one toggle at a time, one record at a time.

  • Share ratings. Star badges appear on your friends' feed cards.
  • Per-spin note sharing. Flip the eye toggle in the Log Spin sheet to broadcast your listening note.
  • Notes as a quoted line. They appear under the album details, not as a separate post.
  • Edit anytime. Update a spin and the B-Side record updates in place. Turn sharing off and the note disappears everywhere.
  • 7-day edit window. Older spins can't be retroactively shared - log it again to broadcast.
Rate · Note · Share spinstackios.app
03 / 10 Privacy First

Social, with
zero compromise

The B-Side was designed from the privacy layer up. Everything else - the feed, the shelf, the ratings - is built on top of that.

  • Off by default. Nothing syncs until you turn it on.
  • Per-type toggles. Spins, collection, wishlist, and ratings are four separate switches.
  • Notes stay private unless you flip the eye. Per-spin, per-note.
  • Mood, tracks, duration, and location never leave your device. Only title, artist, cover, type, and timestamp.
  • 7-day server auto-expiry. The B-Side can't become a searchable archive.
  • Username-only discovery. No directory, no "people you may know," no fuzzy search.
  • Wipe My B-Side. One button deletes every activity record you've ever published.
  • No backfill. Your historical spin log stays 100% private.
  • CloudKit public database. No third-party servers, no analytics, no tracking.
Opt-in · Minimal · Reversible spinstackios.app
04 / 10 New in 1.2

NFC:
Tap to Spin

Write NFC sticker tags to your sleeves, then tap your iPhone to instantly pull up the record. Built for the vinyl ritual - no menus, no search.

  • Three tap modes. View Release, Log Spin with track picker and ratings, or one-tap Quick Log.
  • Write any NTAG sticker. Works with standard NFC tags you already own.
  • Background reads. No app open required - iPhone picks up the tag automatically.
  • Re-writable. Change the linked release any time.
Tap · Play · Log spinstackios.app
05 / 10 Rebuilt

Barcode
Scanner, rebuilt

Torn down and rebuilt from scratch. Faster camera, steadier reads, and a batch-friendly review flow for hauls of 20+ records.

  • New camera engine. Locks focus instantly, reads even scuffed barcodes.
  • Animated viewfinder + torch. Scan in any lighting, one-handed.
  • Live match preview. See the release thumbnail the moment it's detected.
  • Duplicate warnings. Flags records already in your collection.
  • Drag-to-reorder review. Clean up the batch before saving.
Scan · Match · Review spinstackios.app
06 / 10 New in 1.2

Play Next
Queue

Plan tonight's listening like a DJ set. Line up what's spinning next, right from your collection or an NFC tap.

  • Add from anywhere. Release page, NFC scan, search results, or recent plays.
  • Drag to reorder. Move records up or down with haptic feedback.
  • Swipe to mark played. Auto-logs the spin and removes from the queue.
  • Home screen shelf. Queue surfaces as its own section on Home.
  • Syncs via iCloud. Start a queue on Mac, finish it on iPhone.
Plan · Queue · Play spinstackios.app
07 / 10 New in 1.2

Other
Pressings

Every release has a story. Now you can see all of it - every pressing, every country, every variant - without leaving Spinstack.

  • Side-by-side comparison. Year, country, label, catalog number, matrix runouts.
  • Live marketplace prices. Lowest, median, and highest from Discogs.
  • OG badges. First pressings are tagged so they're easy to spot.
  • Format tags. 180g, Colored, Limited, Gatefold, Half-Speed - all at a glance.
  • Have / Want counts. See how rare - or how hot - each pressing really is.
Compare · Discover · Decide spinstackios.app
08 / 10 New in 1.2

Condition
Tracker

Your records wear down every time you play them. Spinstack now watches the math so you don't have to.

  • Play-count vs. grade. Tracks spins against the condition you logged.
  • Smart re-grade nudges. Banners appear when wear is statistically likely.
  • Grade-aware thresholds. Mint records flag sooner than VG+.
  • Private by default. All tracking stays on-device in your iCloud.
  • One-tap regrade. Update condition and reset the counter.
Track · Grade · Preserve spinstackios.app
09 / 10 New in 1.2

Smart
Notifications

Gentle nudges that keep your vinyl habit alive and never let a new release from your favorite artists slip past.

  • Streak reminders at 7 PM. Keeps your daily spin streak going.
  • New release alerts. Daily Discogs check for your top 5 most-collected artists.
  • Rich previews. Cover art and release date right in the notification.
  • Per-artist toggles. Mute artists you don't want to be pinged for.
  • Zero spam. Only fires when there's actually something new.
Streaks · Releases · Nudges spinstackios.app
10 / 10 New in 1.2

Your Home,
your order

Everyone uses Spinstack differently. Now the Home screen adapts to how you actually browse your collection.

  • Drag to reorder. Move any section up or down.
  • Toggle any section off. Hide what you don't use.
  • iCloud sync. Same layout on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV.
  • Reset to default. One tap to restore the original order.
  • Pair it with 1.2. Pin Play Next Queue and Streaks front and center.
Drag · Toggle · Sync spinstackios.app
Refinements

Small fixes that make a real difference

Honest Stats: Various Artists no longer counts as an artist

Discogs uses "Various" as a label for compilations and soundtracks, and it was quietly skewing Top 5 Artists, Unique Artists, Wax Timeline, and Crate Dig targeting. Now it doesn't. Your compilations still count as records - because they are - but not as artists, because they aren't. Your next-most-collected real artist takes the slot.

Plus: fixed the Collection Currency picker overflowing for CHF, MX$, and NZ$, and NFC Log Spin now properly loads the tracklist when used from a tagged record.

Update is rolling out now.

Spinstack 1.2 is available on the App Store today. Free update for every existing user.

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