VinylTracker Support
A catalogue for a real record collection — the pressing you own, the credits on the sleeve, and every time you played it.
Email vinyltracker@proton.me. It reaches the developer directly. Including your device, iOS or macOS version, and what you were doing at the time makes a fix much faster.
Getting started
Importing your collection
Go to Settings and connect your Discogs account, then use Sync Collection from Discogs. The first import can take a while for a large collection — it is fetching every release. Let it finish before starting anything else.
Filling in missing details
Discogs does not always carry everything. Settings → Enrich Collection fills in original release years, tracklists, pressing info, credits, barcodes and cover art. You can run each type separately and watch the coverage ring move.
Logging plays
Open a record and tap Log Play. If you have added turntables in Settings, you can record which one you used, and VinylTracker keeps a running stylus-hour count for each.
Common questions
My collection did not import fully
Check that your Discogs token is still valid in Settings, and that your collection is set to public or the token has collection access. Discogs also rate-limits requests, so a very large collection may need a second pass — running the sync again picks up what was missed.
Cover art is missing for some records
Cover art comes from Discogs first and the Cover Art Archive second. Some pressings simply have no image in either. Settings → Enrich Collection shows exactly how many are missing, and you can add your own photo to any record.
Will my data sync between devices?
Yes, if you are signed into the same Apple account. Syncing goes through your iCloud Drive — there are no VinylTracker servers, and the developer has no access to your data.
How do I back up?
Settings → Backup & Restore exports your whole collection to a file you keep. This is always available, whether or not you subscribe. It is worth doing before any major change.
Ask VinylTracker says it is unavailable
It runs entirely on-device using Apple Intelligence, so it needs a device that supports Apple Intelligence with the feature turned on in Settings. On devices without it, the feature is unavailable rather than falling back to a server — nothing about your collection is ever sent anywhere.
VinylTracker Pro
Pro is an optional subscription that unlocks Ask VinylTracker, Last.fm scrobbling and history import, Apple Music matching and playback, the Box Set Breakout tool, stylus hour tracking, and collection value history. It is $2.99 per month or $19.99 per year, with a 7-day free trial.
Everything else — your collection, play history, crate, statistics, and backup and restore — stays free.
Managing or cancelling
Subscriptions are handled by Apple, not by VinylTracker. Manage or cancel from Settings → Manage Subscription in the app, or from your Apple account settings on the device. Cancelling at least 24 hours before the end of the current period stops the next renewal; you keep access until the period ends.
I subscribed but Pro is not unlocked
Use Restore Purchases in Settings, and check you are signed into the same Apple account that made the purchase. If it still does not appear, email us with the approximate date of purchase.
Privacy
VinylTracker collects nothing. No analytics, no tracking, no advertising, and no account with the developer. Full detail in the Privacy Policy.