dig is an iOS app for vinyl collectors. It helps you identify records from a barcode, cover, or center label; catalog exact pressings; separate owned records from wishlist copies; track value and condition; and choose what to play from the collection you already have.
Most collection tools start with a database. dig starts with the record in your hands. That matters when the copy has a different barcode, label, country, condition, or pressing detail from the album you already own.
What does dig do?
dig covers the collector loop from identification to listening. You can use only the parts that help your shelf today.
- Scan: identify a record from a barcode, cover, or center label.
- Catalog: search owned records, wishlists, notes, conditions, locations, and pressing details.
- Discover: use Spin Roulette, Mood Picker, Release Radar, and Deep Cuts to find the next record.
- Connect: share pickups, reviews, questions, and now-playing moments with other collectors.
- Value: keep market context and collection-worth notes attached to the copy you own.
How does dig identify vinyl records?
Use the fastest reliable clue available. A barcode is useful for many modern releases. A cover photo helps when the jacket is distinctive. A center-label photo is useful for older, obscure, or sleeveless copies where the cover is missing or unhelpful.
Identification is a starting point, not a verdict. Confirm the artist, title, format, label, country, year, catalog number, and other copy-level clues before treating a match as the exact pressing in your crate.
How is dig different from Discogs?
Discogs is a release database and marketplace with deep catalog and selling context. dig is a daily collection workflow built around your physical shelf: scanning a pickup, keeping owned and wishlist copies separate, remembering condition and location, tracking value context, and deciding what to spin.
You can use dig alongside deeper release research. The important distinction is that dig keeps the exact copy and the collector’s context visible after the research tab is closed.
FAQ
What is dig?
dig is an iOS app for vinyl collectors. It helps you identify records, catalog the exact copies you own, manage a wishlist, track collection value, and decide what to play next.
Can dig identify vinyl records?
dig can use a barcode, album cover, or center-label photo to help identify a record. Collectors can confirm the match and keep pressing details attached to the copy in their collection.
Is dig a replacement for Discogs?
dig is a collector workflow built around the record in your hands. It focuses on scanning, collection search, exact copies, wishlists, value context, discovery, and listening. It can complement release databases when you need deeper marketplace or pressing research.
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