Fair draw
Favor less-played records, filter by year, genre, format, speed, or favorites, then swipe the cover to draw or undo.
Record Picker
Play the right record
Play the right record. Rediscover your collection on iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac, with fair draws, Mood Pick, iCloud and tools built for real collectors.
iPhoneiPadApple WatchMac
v1.8available now
Free · Lifetime ProApp Store Canada
Music4+ · iOS 26 / iPadOS 26 / watchOS 26 / macOS 26
Coming soon · 1.9
Record Picker 1.9 · Today Pick
A timely reason to rediscover a record you already own.
Today Pick
Why this record today?
Record Picker 1.9 introduces Today Pick: a timely, private reason to rediscover a record you already own.
- Verified music news, significant anniversaries and optional nearby concerts are matched with your collection entirely on your device.
- Every suggestion explains why it was chosen and cites its dated source. Wishlist news remains separate from records you can play.
- Optional private reminders, relevance feedback and Today Pick on Apple Watch help keep suggestions useful. Your collection is never sent to the news service.
iPhoneiPadMacApple Watch
Available now
Collection Health becomes truly actionable
Record Picker 1.8 makes Collection Health proactive and actionable.
Record Picker
Choose what to play without losing control
Record Picker catalogues vinyl, CDs and favourite albums, then suggests the next record to play based on filters, favourites, exclusions and the mood of the moment.
A well-kept collection
Barcode scan, MusicBrainz, Discogs fallback, custom covers, duplicates, exclusions, wishlist, and browsable history stay easy to manage.
iPhone landscape
Cover on the left, full metadata on the right, centered Pick button, and floating toolbar for frictionless choosing.
Faster favorites
A red star replaces the Favourite chip in the crate: one tap on iPhone or iPad is enough to mark or unmark.
App Store
App Store Version History
Release notes for Record Picker 1.8 and the native Mac app, now available.
v1.9
Record Picker 1.9 introduces Today Pick: a timely, private reason to rediscover a record you already own.
Coming soon · 1.9
- Verified music news, significant anniversaries and optional nearby concerts are matched with your collection entirely on your device.
- Every suggestion explains why it was chosen and cites its dated source. Wishlist news remains separate from records you can play.
- Optional private reminders, relevance feedback and Today Pick on Apple Watch help keep suggestions useful. Your collection is never sent to the news service.
v1.8
Record Picker 1.8 brings iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac onto one shared version.
Available now
- More physical formats: vinyl, CD, SACD, hybrid SACD, MiniDisc, cassette, DVD-Audio, Blu-ray Audio and shellac.
- Proper classical fields for works, catalogue numbers, conductors, orchestras, ensembles, soloists, recording dates and places.
- Clearer CSV import and export with a neutral Media Format field, while older Record Picker files remain compatible.
- Stronger reliability for backups, favourites, artwork, imports and metadata repairs.
- Separates reliable fixes the app can make from choices that need your decision, with the source and confidence shown for every suggestion.
- Compares MusicBrainz and Discogs conflicts side by side. The resumable repair queue includes CSV reporting and undo.
- A new four-step guide introduces imports, data quality, Random Pick, Mood Pick and Free/Pro.
- Record pages now lead with the original release year while preserving the exact edition year.
v1.6
Record Picker goes free, with lifetime Pro and a native Mac app
- Record Picker is now free for collections of up to 100 records; a one-time Pro purchase unlocks an unlimited collection on iPhone, iPad and Mac, with no subscription.
- The new native Mac app turns the big screen into a command center for browsing, enriching, cleaning up and rediscovering the collection.
- iCloud synchronization is more responsive, with its status now visible in a dedicated Sync Center.
- CSV imports now protect existing favorites; you can also restore favorites only from an earlier backup without replacing the current collection.
- Duplicate detection is much faster, review selection is better, and review-keyword reindexing now shows clear progress.
- Clear storage diagnostics report problems instead of making an error look like data loss.
v1.5
Stronger sync, artwork and data quality
- More reliable iCloud synchronization across iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch.
- Artwork is now added automatically after manual or barcode entry, with more robust fallbacks.
- Improved data-quality tools, duplicate management and critical-review fetching.
v1.4
iPhone landscape, cover swipes, and faster favorites
- iPhone landscape selector: turn the phone sideways to see the cover on the left and full record details on the right, including title, artist, genre tags, format, label, and added-in year.
- The Pick button stays centered next to the metadata, while the bottom toolbar floats equidistantly between the cover and the screen edge.
- Swipe the album cover from right to left to draw a new record, or left to right to undo the last draw. Tap still opens details, long-press still excludes, and it works on iPad too.
- In the record crate, the Favourite chip is replaced by a small red star on every iPhone row and every iPad grid tile: one tap to mark, one tap to unmark.
- Statistics get denser in landscape: on iPhone, tiles reflow into three columns, matching the iPad density.
- Cleaner swipes everywhere: swipe-to-delete is back on the wishlist and added to AI Mood history; old cross-screen swipes that fought row-level deletions have been retired.
v1.3
Apple Watch reimagined, Discogs fallback, and 29 languages
- Apple Watch reimagined: the cover sits as a blurred backdrop, with three thumb-friendly buttons for Favourite, undo the last draw, and next draw, each with dedicated haptic feedback.
- Apple Watch layout adapted from 41 mm to Ultra.
- Barcode scan now falls back to Discogs when MusicBrainz does not know the reference; if Discogs finds the edition, the form is pre-filled automatically.
- Record Picker is available in 29 languages, with new variants and localizations: Arabic, Catalan, Korean, Danish, English for Australia/Canada/United Kingdom, Finnish, Canadian French, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese for Brazil/Portugal, Russian, Swedish, and Turkish.
- Small polish: better balanced cover picker sheet on iPad, faster iPhone-Watch sync, and a discreet App Store review request after regular use.
v1.2
Catalogue, smart picking, and Apple Watch companion
- Full music collection catalogue for imports, manual album entry and barcode scanning.
- Animated random draw, year filters, favourites, temporary exclusions, listening history and collection statistics.
- Mood-based picking with local Apple models when available, otherwise on-device matching from collection metadata.
- MusicBrainz metadata lookup, Cover Art Archive artwork or manual artwork import, backup/restore, Siri Shortcuts and Apple Watch companion.
- The collection stays stored locally; metadata and artwork lookups happen only when the user starts them.
v1.1.1
App Store improvements
- Interface and internal foundations refined for a smoother experience.
- Improved iPad support.
- Mood-based picking with better use of critical reviews.
- Data quality: record detail sheets, manual row deletion, Discogs/MusicBrainz searches.
- Missing tracks: MusicBrainz search followed by Discogs search.
User support
The support page answers quickly about import, backups, external lookups, privacy and direct contact.
Open support
Import
CSV import, backup restore, barcode scanning and manual entry help users start even with an incomplete catalogue.
Export
Backups, readable CSV and JSON exports are deliberately started by the user and saved to the destination they choose.
Complete
MusicBrainz, Discogs and Cover Art Archive are used only when a lookup or enrichment action is started.
Privacy
Record Picker has no user account, no advertising, no data selling and no Record Picker server storing the collection.
Collection data
The albums you add, import, edit, favourite, exclude or draw are stored on your device. This may include titles, artists, release information, genres, styles, tags, notes, listening history, cover artwork and metadata.
Record Picker does not operate a user account system and does not upload your collection to a Record Picker server.
Your collection, wishlist, draw history, custom covers and restorable deletions are stored on the device and can sync to your private iCloud database when iCloud is enabled for the app. Exports are still started deliberately to the destination you choose in Files, such as iCloud Drive or OneDrive.
Camera and barcode scanning
Record Picker may use the camera to scan barcodes when you choose to add an album this way. Camera images are not stored or shared by Record Picker.
The barcode may be sent to MusicBrainz; when MusicBrainz does not know the reference, Record Picker queries Discogs to pre-fill the record sheet when the edition is found.
Metadata and cover searches
When you start a metadata or cover search, Record Picker may contact external music metadata services such as MusicBrainz, Cover Art Archive or Discogs.
These requests may include the search terms or barcode you provide. They are sent only when you explicitly start the lookup.
Artwork searches use Cover Art Archive or a manual lookup chosen by the user. Images selected from Photos, Files, or the web stay under your control.
On-device suggestions
Record Picker may use Apple Intelligence on-device, when available, to suggest albums by mood. When those models are not available, suggestions are calculated locally from metadata, favorites, tags, genres, styles, and recent draws.
Record Picker does not use third-party AI providers and does not send your collection to cloud AI.
Internet reviews
Internet reviews are never scraped automatically. Smart features remain user-initiated or calculated on-device.
Apple Watch companion
If you use the Apple Watch companion app, Record Picker may sync essential collection and draw information between your iPhone and Apple Watch using Apple's device communication features.
The Watch companion can show the drawn record, pick the next one, mark a Favourite, undo the last draw, and ask the iPhone to start playback.
Backups, imports and exports
Record Picker may let you import, export, back up or restore collection files. These files are created, selected and managed by you.
Tracking and advertising
Record Picker does not use advertising tracking and does not include third-party advertising SDKs.
Contact
If you have questions about this privacy policy, contact support@recordpicker.app.
Screenshots
iPhone reference screenshot
The iPhone screenshot complements the iPad home view without reusing the same image twice.
Vinyl guides
Choose, pick, and rediscover
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Vinyl guide
How to choose what vinyl record to play next
A practical guide to choosing what vinyl record to play next without staring at the shelf for too long.
Random picker
Random vinyl record picker app
Why a random vinyl record picker works best when it respects filters, favorites, exclusions, and listening context.
Vinyl collection
Manage and rediscover a vinyl collection
A practical guide to cataloging, enriching, backing up, and rediscovering a vinyl collection with Record Picker.
Record Picker Support
For questions about the app, import, backups or privacy, use the public support contact.