# Recordz

> Recordz is a vinyl discovery app for record collectors and DJs, available on iPhone, iPad and Android. You swipe through a feed of real vinyl releases from the Discogs catalog, hear a preview where one exists, and save records to a wantlist or collection that syncs both ways with your Discogs account. It is free with 10 saves; Recordz Pro is $2.99/month or $19.99/year. Made by Pangea Roads LLC in Brooklyn, New York. Not affiliated with Discogs.

## Product
- [What is Recordz (facts page)](https://recordz.app/ai): What Recordz is, who it is for, pricing, platforms, Discogs sync, data, and what it does not do.
- [Features](https://recordz.app/features): Swipe feed, previews, Discogs collection and wantlist sync, barcode scanning, editorial lists and the record store directory.
- [Pricing](https://recordz.app/pro): Free with 10 saves; Pro $2.99/month or $19.99/year for unlimited saves, playlist sharing, new-release alerts and a Pro profile badge.
- [About](https://recordz.app/about): Company, team, how Recordz works, key facts and FAQ.
- [iOS App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/recordz/id6757974567): iPhone and iPad, iOS 16.4 or later.
- [Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=app.pangearoads.recordz): Android.

## Comparisons
- [Compare hub](https://recordz.app/compare): Comparisons of Recordz with 8 other vinyl apps.
- [Recordz vs MD Vinyl (2026): turntable widget or record app?](https://recordz.app/compare/recordz-vs-md-vinyl): MD Vinyl turns Apple Music and Spotify into a virtual turntable. Recordz helps you discover real vinyl and syncs with Discogs. Different jobs — here's which one you want.
- [Recordz vs Discogs (2026): which app should you use?](https://recordz.app/compare/recordz-vs-discogs): Discogs is the database and marketplace, and nothing replaces it. Recordz adds a discovery feed with previews and two-way Discogs sync. How they differ.
- [Recordz vs Vinyl Record App (2026): catalog or discovery?](https://recordz.app/compare/recordz-vs-vinyl-record-app): Vinyl Record App catalogs the records you own and want. Recordz is a feed for finding records you don't know yet. How they differ, and why many use both.
- [Recordz vs VinylBox (2026): manage your records or find new ones?](https://recordz.app/compare/recordz-vs-vinylbox): VinylBox manages, values and sells your Discogs collection on iPhone. Recordz is a discovery feed with previews. Here's what each does and when to use both.
- [Recordz vs Discographic (2026): Discogs client or discovery app?](https://recordz.app/compare/recordz-vs-discographic): Discographic is a long-running iOS Discogs client with offline mode and one-time pricing. Recordz is a discovery feed with previews. How they compare.
- [Recordz vs Vinyl Swiper (2026): two ways to swipe for vinyl](https://recordz.app/compare/recordz-vs-vinyl-swiper): Vinyl Swiper and Recordz are both swipe-to-discover vinyl apps. One digs store stock with store audio, the other the Discogs catalog. Here's the trade-off.
- [Recordz vs Spinstack (2026): the shelf you have or the records you don't](https://recordz.app/compare/recordz-vs-spinstack): Spinstack is a Discogs-synced collection app for Apple devices with spin logs and condition tools. Recordz is a discovery feed. How they differ, honestly.
- [Recordz vs Groovv (2026): catalog and grade, or discover?](https://recordz.app/compare/recordz-vs-groovv): Groovv catalogs, grades and values your vinyl on iPhone and Android. Recordz is a discovery feed with previews and two-way Discogs sync. How they compare.

## Guides
- [Guides hub](https://recordz.app/guides): Roundups of vinyl collection, Discogs, scanning, free and discovery apps.
- [Vinyl widgets vs record collection apps (2026): which did you install?](https://recordz.app/guides/vinyl-widgets-vs-collection-apps): Many top vinyl apps are streaming widgets that never track records. The three kinds of vinyl app explained, which ones catalog real records, and who each suits.
- [The best Discogs apps for iPhone in 2026](https://recordz.app/guides/best-discogs-apps-iphone): The official Discogs app is the right default. Here's when a third-party client like Discographic, VinylBox, RunOut or Spinstack does a specific job better.
- [The best vinyl collection apps in 2026](https://recordz.app/guides/best-vinyl-apps): Discogs, Spinstack, Groovv, VinylBox, CLZ Music, Record Scanner and more, ranked by job: best database, best for Apple, Android, free use, selling, discovery.
- [Discogs alternatives in 2026: for buying, the app and discovery](https://recordz.app/guides/discogs-alternatives): Nothing replaces the Discogs database. Here are real alternatives for its marketplace, its mobile app and record discovery, and what each one actually covers.
- [The best apps to scan and value vinyl records in 2026](https://recordz.app/guides/best-apps-to-scan-and-value-records): Barcode, cover and label scanning compared across Discogs, Record Scanner, VinylSnap, Mint, Groovv and more, plus why older records often won't scan by barcode.
- [The best free vinyl apps in 2026: what free really includes](https://recordz.app/guides/best-free-vinyl-apps): Discogs is free with no limits. Other vinyl apps cap records, saves or scans, or charge after a trial. What free means in each app, and where paid tiers start.
- [The best MD Vinyl alternatives in 2026](https://recordz.app/guides/md-vinyl-alternatives): Other turntable widgets and players like MD Vinyl, from Vinyl Widget and VinylPod to Vinyls, and which apps to use if you'd rather track physical records.

## Learn
- [Learning center](https://recordz.app/learn): Plain answers about grading, pressings, matrix numbers, cleaning, storage, Discogs and selling.
- [First press vs reissue: what's the difference?](https://recordz.app/learn/first-press-vs-reissue): A first press comes from a record's original production run. Repress, reissue and remaster each mean something different. Definitions, and why they matter.
- [How do you clean vinyl records safely?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-clean-vinyl-records): Brush records before each play; wet-clean dirty ones with distilled water and a non-ionic surfactant, rinse and dry. What archives advise and what to avoid.
- [How do you find rare records?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-find-rare-records): Where rare records turn up and how to recognize them: record stores, fairs, estate sales, online wantlist alerts, and knowing which pressing you're holding.
- [How do you grade a vinyl record?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-grade-vinyl-records): A practical process for grading vinyl: inspect under bright light, play it, grade the record and sleeve separately on the Goldmine scale, and note every flaw.
- [How do you identify an original pressing of a record?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-identify-an-original-pressing): Check the label, catalog number, dead wax matrix and sleeve against documented first issues, then match your copy to one version on its Discogs release page.
- [How do you read a Discogs release page?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-read-a-discogs-release-page): What each part of a Discogs release page means: master vs release, versions, barcodes and matrix runouts, have and want counts, sales stats and credits.
- [How do you sell records on Discogs?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-sell-records-on-discogs): How to sell records on Discogs: seller setup, matching the exact release, grading, pricing from sales history, shipping, and the fees Discogs charges in 2026.
- [How do you spot counterfeit vinyl?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-spot-counterfeit-vinyl): How to tell a counterfeit record from the real thing: bootlegs vs counterfeits vs unofficial releases, print and label clues, and checking the matrix runout.
- [How do you start a record collection?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-start-a-record-collection): Practical first steps for a new vinyl collection: what to buy first, setting a budget, where to buy, judging condition, and the basic gear you need to play it.
- [How should you store vinyl records?](https://recordz.app/learn/how-to-store-vinyl-records): Store records upright in a cool, dry, dark place in clean sleeves, away from heat. What archives advise on temperature, humidity and sleeves.
- [Mono vs stereo records: what's the difference?](https://recordz.app/learn/mono-vs-stereo-records): Mono records carry one channel, stereo records two. The history of both, why 1960s mono pressings are collectible, and how to play mono records safely today.
- [What does 180g vinyl mean?](https://recordz.app/learn/what-does-180g-vinyl-mean): 180g means the record weighs about 180 grams. What extra weight does and doesn't change, what pressing plants and hi-fi makers say, and where they disagree.
- [What does DMM mean on a vinyl record?](https://recordz.app/learn/what-does-dmm-mean): DMM means Direct Metal Mastering: the master was cut into copper instead of lacquer. How it differs, what it changes, and how to spot it in the runout.
- [What does VG+ mean in record grading?](https://recordz.app/learn/what-does-vg-plus-mean): VG+ (Very Good Plus) means a record shows light cosmetic wear but plays cleanly. The full Goldmine scale for vinyl and sleeves, and where graders differ.
- [What is a matrix number on a vinyl record?](https://recordz.app/learn/what-is-a-matrix-number): A matrix number is the code stamped or etched in a record's dead wax. What its parts mean, how mother and stamper codes work, and what it can't prove.
- [What is a promo copy of a record?](https://recordz.app/learn/what-is-a-promo-copy): A promo copy is a record a label gave away to radio, press or shops. Common promo markings, when promos are collectible, and whether you can legally resell one.
- [What is a test pressing?](https://recordz.app/learn/what-is-a-test-pressing): A test pressing is one of a few copies pressed from new stampers so the label can approve the sound before production. How they work and what they're worth.
- [What is a white label record?](https://recordz.app/learn/what-is-a-white-label): A white label is a record with a plain or blank center label. How white-label promos, test pressings and dance white labels differ, and how to tell them apart.
- [What is Discogs?](https://recordz.app/learn/what-is-discogs): Discogs is a user-built music database, a marketplace for physical music and a collector community. How its data is contributed, and what the site and app do.
- [Why are some vinyl records valuable?](https://recordz.app/learn/why-are-some-records-valuable): Records become valuable when few good copies exist and many collectors want one. How scarcity, demand, condition, variants and provenance set prices.

## Editorial lists
- [All lists](https://recordz.app/lists): Curated vinyl lists by genre and scene, ranked using Discogs want and have data.
- [50 Essential Brazilian Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/brazilian): Brazil between the mid-60s and early 80s: Tropicália, MPB, samba-jazz, and the Brazilian soul and funk that international crate diggers found decades…
- [50 Essential Deep House Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/deep-house): Deep house means the soulful, jazz-inflected strain of house music. Hand-curated by lineage — Larry Heard, Chez Damier, Kerri Chandler, Moodymann, Theo Parrish and the generations after them — not ranked by collector demand.
- [50 Essential Detroit Techno Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/detroit-techno): Detroit techno means Detroit artists making techno. Hand-curated by lineage — the Belleville Three, Underground Resistance, Jeff Mills, Robert Hood and the generations after them — not ranked by collector demand.
- [50 Essential Disco & Italo Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/disco): Disco from the New York and Philadelphia clubs of 1974-79, and the Italo-disco that carried the sound into the mid-80s. Ranked by collector demand…
- [50 Essential Electro Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/electro): Electro means drum machines, vocoders and the Kraftwerk/Bambaataa lineage. Hand-curated by lineage — old-school Tommy Boy, Miami and Detroit bass-electro, and the Dutch/German revival — not ranked by collector demand.
- [40 Essential Ethiopian Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/ethiopian-jazz): Ethio-jazz and Ethiopian funk from the golden age of roughly 1969 to 1978 — Amha, Kaifa and Philips-Ethiopia, and the musicians the Éthiopiques…
- [50 Essential House Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/house): From Jesse Saunders' 'On And On' to Daft Punk's 'Da Funk' — hand-curated, not ranked by collector demand. Chicago's founding singles, New York garage-house, and the European anthems that carried house around the world.
- [50 Essential Jungle Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/jungle): Jungle's era runs 1992 to 1997. From about 1995 producers who dropped the reggae influence began calling their work drum & bass specifically to set…
- [50 Essential Post-Punk Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/post-punk): Post-punk and coldwave, roughly 1978 to 1985 — Factory, Rough Trade, 4AD, Mute and the European labels that ran alongside…
- [50 Essential Reggae & Dub Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/reggae-dub): Roots reggae and the dub that came out of it, roughly 1968 to 1985. Studio One, Treasure Isle, Black Ark and King Tubby's mixing desk. Marley is…
- [50 Essential Rock Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/rock): The rock canon, roughly 1965 to 1995 — ranked by ownership and repressing history rather than scarcity, because these records sold in the tens of millions.
- [50 Essential Soul Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/soul): Soul from roughly 1962 to 1979 — Motown, Stax, Hi, Philadelphia International. These records sold in the millions, so scarcity is a poor guide here;…
- [50 Essential Spiritual Jazz Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/spiritual-jazz): Modal, free and spiritual jazz from roughly 1965 to 1978 — Impulse!, Strata-East, Black Jazz and Tribe. Held to the modal and spiritual core rather…
- [50 Essential UK Garage Records | Recordz](https://recordz.app/lists/uk-garage): UK garage lived on 12-inches, white labels and pirate radio between 1995 and 2003. This list follows that canon — dancefloor records, not albums…

## Record store directory
- [All cities](https://recordz.app/stores): 275 independent record stores across 16 cities, with addresses, hours and which shops have a browsable catalog.
- [Record stores in New York City](https://recordz.app/stores/new-york): 29 record stores in New York City, United States.
- [Record stores in Los Angeles](https://recordz.app/stores/los-angeles): 20 record stores in Los Angeles, United States.
- [Record stores in Chicago](https://recordz.app/stores/chicago): 20 record stores in Chicago, United States.
- [Record stores in Detroit](https://recordz.app/stores/detroit): 20 record stores in Detroit, United States.
- [Record stores in Miami](https://recordz.app/stores/miami): 8 record stores in Miami, United States.
- [Record stores in Mexico City](https://recordz.app/stores/mexico-city): 20 record stores in Mexico City, Mexico.
- [Record stores in Buenos Aires](https://recordz.app/stores/buenos-aires): 20 record stores in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- [Record stores in São Paulo](https://recordz.app/stores/sao-paulo): 20 record stores in São Paulo, Brazil.
- [Record stores in Berlin](https://recordz.app/stores/berlin): 20 record stores in Berlin, Germany.
- [Record stores in Barcelona](https://recordz.app/stores/barcelona): 20 record stores in Barcelona, Spain.
- [Record stores in Amsterdam](https://recordz.app/stores/amsterdam): 20 record stores in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
- [Record stores in Milan](https://recordz.app/stores/milan): 20 record stores in Milan, Italy.
- [Record stores in Paris](https://recordz.app/stores/paris): 20 record stores in Paris, France.
- [Record stores in Brussels](https://recordz.app/stores/brussels): 6 record stores in Brussels, Belgium.
- [Record stores in Tokyo](https://recordz.app/stores/tokyo): 6 record stores in Tokyo, Japan.
- [Record stores in Seoul](https://recordz.app/stores/seoul): 6 record stores in Seoul, South Korea.

## Catalog
- [Search](https://recordz.app/search): Search the Discogs catalog of records, artists and labels.
- Record pages: https://recordz.app/record/{discogs_release_id}
- Artist pages: https://recordz.app/artist/{discogs_artist_id}
- Label pages: https://recordz.app/label/{discogs_label_id}

## Contact
- info@recordz.app