Discogs Relaunches Mobile App With New Features
Just in time for its 25th anniversary, Discogs launches a new mobile app that its creators anticipate will have a downward effect on your bank balance.
Today, Nov. 13, the music discovery and record collecting platform rolls out its updated app, with a range of new features. Among them, users can check their own inventory; organize and add titles to their Wantlist on the go; see what their records are worth with “real, recent data”; use a camera to scan barcodes; see what’s trending; and get instant notifications when a particular record is listed for sale, all from their devices.
According to reps, the new layout and “Explore” homepage surfaces trending records, top sellers, and Discogs editorial features. “With real-time pricing data, barcode scanning, and instant notifications when a record you want is listed for sale,” reads a statement, “collectors can now track and expand their collections in real time.”
The beta release has had positive results, with over 500,000 users updated to the new iOS version within the first month, and weekly usage lifting 5-10% with the iOS app alone, a presser states.
“This isn’t just an update. It’s an upgrade,” states Kevin Lewandowski, Discogs’ founder and CEO. “The new app puts the power of Discogs in your hands like never before.”
According to figures released earlier this year, Discogs members cataloged over 105.7 million pieces of music in 2024 — an average of 2 million vinyl albums, CDs, tapes, 8-tracks and any other catalogable format you can think of per week.
Since its inception, more than 830 million items have been cataloged, with average collections — which are predominantly vinyl — hovering around 195 items per user, the company said.
Discogs, of course, is an important player in the space of buying and selling physical music collections, formats that are on the rise. The IFPI reports that vinyl has been on an upswing, on a global basis, for 18 consecutive years.
In early 2024, the company told Billboard that it wants to boost its online database to 25 million listings by November 2025, its 25th anniversary.
Discogs’ App is available now in the App Store and Google Play.
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