Record Picker brings together customizable Random Pick, Mood Pick, enriched cataloging, iCloud, export, duplicate management, 32 languages, and native apps for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac.
The sections below cover Record Picker’s current cataloging, choosing, sync, backup, data-quality and privacy features. The version history remains available for reference.
A well-kept collection
Build a clean, checkable, pleasant collection, even when public databases are not enough.
Quick entry via barcode scan
Metadata from MusicBrainz and Discogs
When MusicBrainz does not know the record, Discogs takes over automatically
Wishlist separate from your crate
Duplicate detection, exclusions, and browsable history
Artwork and visual data
Keep the collection pleasant to browse with artwork you retrieve or choose yourself.
Artwork lookup through Cover Art Archive · iTunes Search · Deezer
Manual import from Photos or Files
Web lookup when artwork is missing
Restore original artwork
Custom covers when public databases are not enough
iPhone landscape selector
Turn iPhone sideways to choose with the cover, metadata, and controls visible at the same time.
Cover on the left and full details on the right
Title, artist, genre tags, format, label, and added-in year visible
Pick button centered next to metadata
Floating bottom toolbar balanced between the cover and screen edge
Statistics reflow into three columns in landscape
Customizable Random Pick
Choose the next record without losing control, with randomness that keeps the collection moving.
Weighted draw that favors less-played records
Filters by year, genre, format, speed, and favorites
Temporary exclusions to set aside without deleting
Swipe the cover left to draw a new record
Swipe right to undo the last draw, also on iPad
Browsable history to understand what keeps coming back
Moods and playback
Choose by mood and keep a listening trail so the collection keeps revealing itself over time.
Mood-based picking with local Apple models when available
Local metadata-based matching when models are unavailable
Narrative statistics with on-device Apple Intelligence when available
Recent history of drawn or played records
Playback through Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, SoundCloud, Qobuz, and Tidal when available
Apple Watch reimagined
Version 1.3 transforms the wrist experience with an interface designed for quick gestures.
Cover shown as a blurred backdrop
Favorite, undo, and next draw buttons within thumb's reach
Dedicated haptic feedback for each action
Layout adapted from 41 mm to Ultra
Faster iPhone-Watch sync
Browsing and collection insight
Browse, check, and understand your collection without leaving the app, with distinct iPhone and iPad interfaces.
Quick navigation through the crate
Small red star on every iPhone row and iPad tile to mark or unmark a favorite
Unified Liquid Glass buttons
Readable iPad rows and direct access to details from covers
iPad drag and drop where it actually helps
Duplicate detection and data quality checks
Data quality checks for missing years, added dates, duplicates, labels, artwork, genres, formats, and tracks
Genre, style, and track completion through MusicBrainz and then Discogs
Swipe-to-delete in wishlist and AI Mood history
iCloud, export, and privacy
Your data follows your devices through iCloud, without third-party AI providers or cloud AI.
Crate, wishlist, resolved duplicates, exclusions, history, and restorable deletions synced through iCloud
Custom covers synced across devices
CSV for spreadsheets and clean JSON, separated for crate and wishlist
Full backup on demand
No third-party AI providers, no cloud AI; Apple Intelligence stays on-device
Internet reviews are never scraped automatically
32 languages
Record Picker speaks yours, from English to Japanese, from Arabic to Korean, from Hebrew to Turkish.
New languages and variants in 1.3
English for Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States
French for France and Canada
Portuguese for Brazil and Portugal
Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Japanese, Korean, Simplified and Traditional Chinese
Versions
v2.5
Record Picker 2.5 makes exploring, organizing and understanding your collection clearer and more reliable on Apple devices and Windows.
iPhone · iPad · Apple Watch · Mac · Windows · Available now
A graph that follows your filtersExplore documented links between records, understand the evidence behind each path and save a path as an editable Listening Journey.
Move several records togetherMove filtered records to a physical storage location after reviewing a preview of the exact changes.
More reliable listening insightsListening filters and Collection Stories distinguish confirmed listens from picks and playback launches.
Your collection tells its storyCreate a private, local Collection Story and save or share it as a carefully limited PNG card.
Clarity and reliabilityGraph performance, review cleanup, translations and several backup and recovery workflows have been improved.
v2.4
Version 2.4 helps you plan several listening sessions, keep your next records close at hand and explore the connections inside your collection.
Listening JourneysChoose a number of records or an approximate duration. Record Picker creates a coherent journey using only albums you own, explains every transition, and lets you edit, save and resume it on iPhone, iPad or Mac.
Listen LaterAdd records you already own to a private, ordered queue, rearrange them freely and find the same list on your Apple devices. Listen Later remains separate from your wishlist.
Collection GraphOn Mac and iPad, an interactive view reveals connections between works, composers, performers, conductors, ensembles and editions. The graph is calculated locally from your records and never changes their data.
Add a new record by scanning its barcodeTo add a new record on Mac, scan its EAN or UPC barcode with the Mac camera or an iPhone through Continuity Camera. Recognition happens locally, then you review the proposed details before creating the entry.
Today’s Pick · Choose a geographic areaChoose a city and radius, including across national borders, then see concerts and news with verified dates and locations on the map. Your settings and collection matching remain private.
Share a listening journeyPreview the exact card before sharing a listening journey. Collection status, private notes, listening history and location are always excluded.
v2.3.2
Take your whole collection with you.
A new portable .recordpicker file will carry your collection, wishlist, favourites, custom artwork and pick history.
Export, import and verify it on iPhone, iPad and Mac; JSON and CSV remain available.
Designed independently of iCloud, ready for future transfers with Android and Windows.
v2.3
Picks another record in Record Picker on Apple Watch.
Today’s Pick links reliable music news to a record you own and explains why it matters today.
v2.2
Record Picker 2.2 makes importing, cataloging and rediscovering your collection more precise.
CSV import now clearly separates the Record Crate from the Wishlist, supports custom column mapping and gives a detailed result summary.
Artist, genre and label suggestions, plus a preferred physical format, make manual entry faster without overwriting your own metadata.
Genre sorting and multi-genre filters make the library easier to explore and sharpen Random Pick and Mood Pick.
Today’s Pick now shows stronger sources, freshness and evidence, with relevant or not relevant feedback to improve future suggestions.
Reliability, accessibility and localization improvements keep large collections responsive and private across iPhone, iPad and Mac.
iOS 2.1.1 · macOS 2.1
Record Picker makes the first minutes smoother and everyday use more reliable.
Discogs CSV imports are now more tolerant of real-world exports, including quoted text, line breaks, missing genre columns and imperfect formatting.
Contextual help appears only when useful, can be dismissed or reset, and guides Random Pick, Mood Pick, Today’s Pick, backup and settings without getting in the way.
Apple Intelligence can privately generate the Statistics narrative on supported devices; Record Picker clearly explains when its reliable local analysis is used instead.
Faster Mood Pick and Today’s Pick artwork, more responsive browsing and refined layouts for compact iPhones, iPad and Mac.
Safer backup and restore options, including configurable automatic Mac backups and clearer data reset controls, plus numerous localisation, accessibility and interface fixes across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch.
Your collection remains private and under your control.
v1.9
Record Picker 1.9 introduces Today's 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's Pick on Apple Watch help keep suggestions useful. Your collection is never sent to the news service.
Record Picker ≤ 1.8
v1.8
Record Picker 1.8 brings iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac onto one shared version.
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, favorites, 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 Favorite 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 32 languages
Apple Watch reimagined: the cover sits as a blurred backdrop, with three thumb-friendly buttons for favorite, 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 32 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
Catalog, smart picking, and Apple Watch companion
Full music collection catalog for imports, manual album entry, and barcode scanning.
Animated random draw, year filters, favorites, 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.
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