# Vinyls - Record Player

> Turntable Music & Album Widget

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1556054655](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1556054655)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1556054655`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Pixelfolio Inc.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 3.80 / 5 (115 ratings)
- **Version:** 3.1.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-13
- **First published:** 2021-03-18
- **Size:** 166 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-21
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/vinyls-record-player/id1556054655)
- **Website:** [https://pixelfolio.app](https://pixelfolio.app/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://pixelfolio.app/privacy.html](https://pixelfolio.app/privacy.html)

## Description

Vinyls - Record Player turns your Apple Music library into a tactile vinyl experience. The app opens with a spinning record, a dropping tone arm, warm analog crackle, and full-size album art. Drag your finger across the disc to scrub through tracks, and enjoy subtle haptic feedback as the needle lands and you explore your groove.

Customize everything across Apple devices with 12 accent colors, alternate app icons, and vibrant backgrounds that wash across the vinyl, library, and controls. Enjoy dark mode, Now Playing widgets, AirPlay support, and a complete, nostalgic interface that feels like a real record in your hands. Vinyls Platinum unlocks the full color, art, and sound experience, while ensuring your Apple Music library is ready at a tap. Requires an active Apple Music subscription and is built exclusively for the Apple Music ecosystem.

## Rankings

- #138,326 — Overall

## Review summary

Overall, Vinyls is lauded for its stunning vinyl-inspired UI and engaging experience, especially with Apple Music, but widespread concerns about platform limits, paywalls, stability, and lack of local file support temper the excitement. The app is visually and technically impressive with strong developer support, yet many want broader platform compatibility, a more flexible pricing model, and better reliability.

### Pros

- Beautiful, polished UI with soothing vinyl animations and a nostalgic feel.
- Active, responsive developer who frequently updates the app and addresses issues.
- Immersive vinyl-themed experience that enhances Apple Music playback and can pair with a home stereo.
- Overall aesthetics are highly praised; many reviewers call it one of the most beautiful UIs.

### Cons

- Limited to Apple Music/iTunes library; no support for Spotify, YouTube Music, or SoundCloud.
- Pricing and paywall: features locked behind a subscription; users feel the price is high and some functionality was gated behind paywalls.
- Stability issues across devices and after updates (crashes, black screens, freezes, playback problems).
- Lack of support for local music files/external drives; cannot import or access non-streaming music.
- Missing essential playback/library features (e.g., shuffle support, library search, adding tracks to Up Next).

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