Discogs Reviews

by UpdateBrokeIt!

Discogs has been fantastic for managing my collection in this app, but the latest update broke the search function and makes using Discogs nearly worthless. As described in another review, you can search once successfully, but nothing happens with any additional searches; no auto-suggestion as I type, and nothing happens when I click the “search” button, even if I start a fresh search. I have to exit Discogs and start again for each search. I’m in the process of entering my collection of a few thousand records, so obviously way less than ideal. Also has problem where item added to collection doesn’t always show up right away (“My copies”) so appears that item wasn’t actually added. I’ve re-added some only to have multiple copies displayed in my collection after a few minutes. Another problem since the update: Discogs has hung a few times when I I edit an item in my collection and hit “Save”. I have to exit Discogs and then when I open it again, the item has been deleted from my collection. Had I reviewed before this update I would have given five stars; now one star is about right.

by Studyfe

App was great..”was”. It gave you all the information you needed...”gave”. You can’t type in the version number of the record & have it pull up...now you have to type in the title. Also, you have to click on every single release to see what the version is...I don’t know why it can’t show it under the “Released in US” like it used to (this adds an incredible amount of time if you’re trying to catalog a big stack).

Plus, why did we take away the labeling of what tracks were on what side/record (it still shows it on “My Collection” albums, but why do I have to add it to my collection to see it)? I created “My Collection” a couple months ago, but if this update had happened before I did...I wouldn’t use it.

Bring back what was taken away.

by J_a_m_c

The new UI is OK - I’m still adjusting to the layout changes. It seems prettier, but no more useable than the previous UI. The big problem though is as other reviewers have mentioned: the search functionality has been greatly reduced. The barcode reader (the absolute BEST feature of the old version of Discogs ) is gone and replaced with ??? A camera button? Is it a reverse image search? If only there were some indication in Discogs of how the search change is supposed to work. Also, I can no longer save notes when adding a release to my collection. C’mon guys... did you beta test this? Did your beta testers get instructions that didn’t make it to the general public?

by Daft_Panda5

I love this app. I use it every single day. But don’t use the mobile app version anymore. It used to make finding the exact release you want so easy and fast because they literally showed everything to you and the filters were great. Used to be able to filter by individual labels, years, and filter out different media’s that I don’t need to see because I only collect vinyl. Now you just click a filter button and it jumbles everything differently and I can even tell what is what because it only says what it is if I click on it. Will continue to use browser version until these things that made Discogs very convenient are back again.

by Rique1972

The latest update is a real disappointment. Basic features have been removed. For example, you can no longer tap on a pictures to easily zoom in, basic information is not viewable on Discogs like genre and there is no longer easily link to the website and list a item for sale from Discogs .

I’m not sure what the product management team was thinking, but the with removal of these simple features has taken away from the good user experience previous versions had. At least for me listing items for sale isn’t as intuitive and using Discogs when shopping isn’t as helpful when you need to zoom in on pictures.

by Kiwibevan

Hi, I recently got Discogs about 2 months ago and its been a good experience, but theres been 2 major problems. There is no friend features whatsoever on IOS for whatever reason, which is concerning because theres someone I know who uses Discogs and wants to have me as a friend but the IOS version of this app makes that not possible. Also, the search feature is very glitchy. When looking up an album, the results are over the place and it glitches when im looking for a specific album. For example, if I look up dark side of the moon, I have to type all different combinations until the album shows up even though it is a very well know album and should be the first thing that pops up. Please respond to this if you can developers!

by Pete McConnell

Discogs has helped me get back into record collecting. It’s almost too easy now.

Still, I think there is some room for improvement. I get a message from this app every few days that lists ‘99 newly listed items’ or something to that effect. I have seen the same records from the same sellers for quite a while, so something seems wrong there. In addition, it would be nice to be able to filter that list by location; it is simply not practical to buy LPs from Europe because of shipping costs.

It would also be nice to have favorite sellers! If i were able to search a handful of sellers that I have been very happy with, I would probably buy more albums.

by SdKuAb

I try to tap on a disc version to attempt to verify if it’s the correct one I have in my collection, I get an error saying that the page in question isn’t in the correct format… whatever that means. Sometimes it will work if I try a second time… sometimes it will work on the 30th attempt. Not sure why it all of a sudden got into the correct format, it took a bunch of wasted time, but at least I can look at the page now. I’ve verified the I’d information and it’s time to add the disc to my library. I get the same error again. I’ll keep trying again and again and again and (you get the idea)… finally, it adds the disc to my library.

Discogs ran nicely when I first started using it; after one of the more recent updates, it didn’t work at all. Now it works about 1/3 of the time, but without any rhyme or reason. Here’s hoping that they can restore full functionality soon.

by Pandaturtlefish

I love this app Discogs is pretty well designed beside having to go to the brower for certain things every now and then but my biggest issue is the notifications I mostly use the this app app I rarely use a laptop so I miss messages from sellers cause of time zone difference and etc I'm not always checking in other words I'd live status updates on orders like shipping rates confirmed by seller, you've been given a refund and etc you get my point Discogs needs it trust me also I don't seem to find anyway of easily messaging sellers without typing their name call me lazy but I'd much rather click the sellers name and hit a button "message seller" messaging is already in Discogs why no button? And a side thing I think not only Discogs but this app as a whole needs a way of sending pictures of the vinyls to people so I know the real condition correct these and you got 5 stars from me 😃👌🏻

by DayOffJody

Great app for tracking the records, CDs, etc., that are in your collection. Very handy when your’re digging in the wild and need to check to see if you already own something. However, it seems more often than not Discogs , or various features, just do not work. Often as I’m adding new acquisitions to my collection, I’ll get the message “sorry something went wrong” and I have to start all over with adding that record. Quite frustrating especially when you’ve “typed” using your thumb lots of notes about a record (I track how much I paid, where I bought it, etc.” AND it’s not unusual for Discogs (and even the this app website) to be completely unresponsive. Like just now…app isn’t working at all and the website gives this message: “Put on a record, we’ll be right back. We hope to restore services as soon as possible.” Wish this lack of service wasn’t a frequent occurrence, but sadly it is. Great app…when it’s actually working.

by Jacob "here Every Week" Rushka

Love Discogs but two flaws

1. I accidentally added a entire vinyl’s discography to my wantlist instead of just one version (i dont know why that’s even an option) and then had to go through all of the different pressings and delete them, except after a few times I just get an oh no something went wrong message and have to completely restart my app, imagine doing this 7-8 times just to clear up your wantlist

2. In order to find the price on my vinyls in my collection I have to individually go through each and every single one, i dont know if it does work on apple, I know it’s displayed under all your vinyls on Samsung and others, but apple doesn’t, just an idea

by Goztheking

I am by no means a heavily picky collector of vinyl, but I do feel that a better sense of community, while not foremost, should be high priority. Like there could be features through location (if enabled) to scout out local record shops and collector meets to help budding collectors, or those who aren't sure where good spots are. As well as this, a friends list would be cool to have integrated like the desktop version, which could be a cool way to dm, set events, negotiate, or just meet more friends in the hobby! thanks for reading if you did, And thanks for being a good way to work through the analog audio hobbies!

by Bob Nguyb

This is an amazing source for me to find my favorite records, and it’s very relevant to today unlike the online website. But one of the major things Discogs doesn’t have that the website does is the way the website sorts an artists discography. The website sorts it with studio albums, singles and ep’s etc. Discogs just sorts them with everything in one category, so it’s more difficult to be familiar with an artists discography. Another thing I wish Discogs had is push notifications. I don’t think they have them, if they do, it doesn’t work. It just send through email or app notifications mail.

Overall a pretty good app missing some useful features.

by Chrissythebear

I use Discogs for cataloguing and selling every day. Love it. I have noticed though there’s been some problems occurring. Some days I don’t get notified about new listings of items in my wantlist that become available. I’ve also been having a lot of issues when trying to search. I’ll type out the name of an artist and hit search and nothing happens. I’ll have to close out Discogs completely and retry, but that doesn’t always work and when it does work often times not all of the releases by whatever artist will show up. Just some.

by V'rah Chobahmuh

This is easily one for the best app companions to a service or website. It adds so much functionality that the website is missing. Scan barcodes easily and easily sift through versions of albums and add to your library.

To remove something from your collection or want list, simply swipe on the name. On the website, that takes 3+ clicks and a loading screen or two to accomplish and return to where you were.

A rare example of an app allowing you to do work faster and more efficiently (and more enjoyably, considering how rare bugs have been) than the main website interface.

by 72doobie

I'd like to start by saying thank you to the creator of Discogs! It makes cataloging your music collection a breeze and you can buy, sell and trade if you find someone who is looking for the same!? What I find to be a huge time saver is the barcode scanner in the search bar! That's like the best thing since sliced bread. Lol Thanks this app and I highly recommend Discogs for keeping track of your catalog and also giving you a ballpark value of your collection with a low, mid and high range for the value of your record collection!

by Toddjw73

I started using Discogs to make it easier to add from my phone when I lost my other format of posting photos of my collection on Flickr when they got bought out and stupid. I had my CD collection cover art on there to know what I had, but had to find something else due to having to remove everything to not be charged to use it. Then this app came in mind as I would use it to find pricing as a reseller. Well now it’s a perfect use of both. Whenever I’m out shopping to add to my collection, or to find Media to sell to support my collecting, I just have to pull out my phone and do my research. It’s a great app.

by MN_Bass

I’ve enjoyed my experience using Discogs . I learned quite a bit about the vinyl collectors dream app. Same goes for other medias. Easy to use. You can narrow it down very easy for whatever title your looking for. Lots of good deals to be found. Prepared to have your mind blown on some rare cuts :) You can find your favorite record store on there or discover a new one. Very useful tool to spread your collector budget 😎

by Dunham19

If you collect vinyl records and want to catalog, sort, or even buy/sell them, this is the ultimate app for that.

The website is also phenomenal for the PC, but Discogs does a marvelous job at keeping you informed with all things vinyl on the go. You can search by key words, band names, and even scan the barcodes on the back of most albums. It's not just vinyl either, Discogs has all the formats you can ever want. CD, cassette, and multiple individual digital format entries.

Discogs is also truly phenomenal when it comes to info on the all the different releases and even has videos for most albums. Infinitely recommended.

by Stevestl6

To start out the only things I wish Discogs had was a way to scroll through your collection via genre separation. And an way to add friends accounts and easily access their want list and collection for gift sending and giving purposes. Other than that there are all kinds of things that can entertain and bring you back to Discogs on a daily basis. It functions great, easy to buy stuff, and great tool for keeping up with your own collection. P.S. I love that when I’m looking at my collection I can shake my phone and it picks a record at random!

by Christopher Merritt

Love this app - use it all the time. Discogs is “alright” but has many bugs that keep me from using it as much as I’d like.

1. Unlike other apps that remember your login, this one makes me log in every single time.

2. When I log in, it apparently thinks it is for the first time ever, because it gives me tips on how to use my wanted, and collection tabs with pop ups. I don’t need this information - and certainly not every time I log in. To make things worse, the pop ups “hang” - not disappearing for at least a minute or two, and nothing you do will make them disappear. You just have to be patient and wait. Eventually they go away...

3. Searches for artist releases don’t seem to go chronologically - it just seems random. So, looking for an earlier pressing of a release is a challenge.

4. Purchases make you go to a web browser. Where you have to log in AGAIN. 😡

Normally these issues make me go to the website instead. I’d like to use this more, but it’s just frustrating a lot of the time....

by Baptistbusman

For what it is, it is a very welcome and useful app. One thing that would be nice is the ability to be able to only see sellers in your particular country when viewing an item. I have my want list and see all the good deals, only to click on them and see they are across the ocean with like $20 and $30 shipping costs. Same when viewing an artist discography, have the ability to sort by lp, 45, cd, 78, boxed set and so forth.

I know it’s a lot to ask with a free app, but hopefully the developers are looking for suggestions for improvements.

by Doof101

The this app app was long overdue, and I think they got a lot right about it on the first try. Logging records is easy, design is clean and navigation is simple.

In the future I would love to be able to add multiple accounts and switch back and forth easily within Discogs (similar to how Instagram functions). This would be great for people who have a business and personal account or want to have a significant other’s account on hand to make gift shopping easier.

Would also be great to be able to add new releases within Discogs .

by JakeGoodwin

Discogs works great, I haven’t had any issues, but it’d be cool if the collection/wishlist pages had a list view of the artists then you could click into that to see which releases you own/want from that artist. The pages just currently seem a bit bulky since they’re displaying an image for every release you own. Just a thought from one developer to another :) still love Discogs though great work guys.

by Streetzandbeatz

I have been a big fan of Discogs for a couple of years now, and I have catalogued over 1,200 records...but now Discogs is nearly impossible to use. Barcode scanner causes Discogs to crash, search by title is useless (it makes suggestions that have absolutely nothing to do with my search), and I get constant error messages now. Please go back to your old format or I guess I’ll just have to spend the time cataloguing my collection somewhere else.

by Sequencentropion

It’d be so awesome if:

1.) I could snap a photo of a (non-whitelabel) vinyl album jacket and search for albums to add to collection rather than having to find a barcode since they are often hidden. Like using image search on google, except 1:1 matching instead of fuzzy result (1:many).

2.) Replace excel export feature with JSON api or similar. Anyone dorky enough to use the excel export would appreciate refreshable query access since album collections are very dynamic by nature.