Everything you need to Find, collect, listen and more
Collection management, Album information source, educational tools, everything you need. Buy, setup, maintain and troubleshoot record players. Grade, analyze, research and maintenance of vinyl records. Information resource from the history of vinyl to expert details on the mastering process. And so much more.
Features (See tools further below)
See pricing page which features fall under which subscription
Your Privacy, Our Priority
Username, password, email. Nothing else.
Personal Dashboard
Your collection's cockpit — tracking, saved items, searches, wishlist and alerts in one place, on any device.
Mobile App (PWA)
Install Groove Guru like a native app — home-screen access, full offline support.
Activity Log & Collection History
A timestamped timeline of every collection change — additions, services, valuations, provenance.
Notes & Journal per Item
Pin timestamped notes to any item — service records, provenance, insurance, stories.
Tools
Standalone utilities and diagnostic tools across all categories
Gallery
A browse-first gallery view of your collection — pure enjoyment, no management UI.
Collection Import / Export
Import from other platforms; export to CSV or PDF for insurance, records or offline use.
Barcode, Catalog & Cover Scan
Scan barcodes, catalog numbers or covers for instant lookup. Pro adds deadwax OCR, pressing compare and auto-FMV.
Public Profile & Share
Share your collection through a unique public link — trade, insure or simply show it off.
Landed Cost Calculator
True door-to-door import cost — duties, VAT/GST and every hidden fee in one number.
Set Completion Tracker
Track any vinyl set toward 100% — missing items, completion rate and cost-to-finish.
Collectible Momentum Score (CMS)
Search, scarcity, sentiment and price trend fused into a single 0–100 momentum score.
Insurance Valuation
Print-ready USPAP-style insurance valuations — schedule, FMV, replacement cost, methodology.
Professional
Advanced intelligence engines, shop-floor tools, and valuation suites for the serious collector and professional dealer
Mobile scanner
Mobile scan terminal for shop inventory and consignment — offline-capable, auto-syncs when back online.
Groove Whispers
Spot what the crowd wants before the price moves — 385+ forums and Google Trends, fused.
Shopfloor Kiosk
A tablet-optimised shop-floor scanner — album info, reviews, pressing notes and a Spotify preview.
The Floor Suite
The smart all-in-one toolkit for indie record shops — customers, inventory, scanner and AI wingman.
Category Tools
Specialized tools built for specific categories
Kallax Vinyl Calculator
How many Kallax units your records need — and whether your floor can take the weight.
RPM Strobe
Turn your phone into a precision stroboscope and verify 33⅓ or 45 RPM in seconds.
Warp Detector
Lay your phone on the record; the accelerometer grades warp from None to Bowl.
Static Charge Guide
Diagnose and defeat the static charge that pulls dust into your grooves.
Raking Light
Reveal hidden vinyl damage with angled light — the fairground collector's secret weapon.
The Groove Chronicles
149 years of vinyl history — phonautograph to billion-dollar revival, every fact verified.
Inner Groove Distortion
Why the inner groove sounds worse — linear-velocity physics made visible.
The Groove Grade
Multi-factor vinyl grading across surface, audio and visual dimensions, weighted into one score.
Surface Noise Grader
Grade surface noise straight from the run-in groove — the most honest test there is.
Anti-Skate Calculator
Dial the correct anti-skate force for your arm and tracking weight — no more uneven wear.
Turntable Anatomy
An interactive X-ray of every turntable part — materials, function and pro tips throughout.
The Deadwax
Every known pressing of any album, compared — quality rankings, mastering chain, plant data.
Decoder
Decode the etchings in your dead wax — matrix codes, engineers, plants, first pressings.
Cartridge Alignment
Baerwald, Löfgren and Stevenson alignment, calculated for your arm in seconds.
The Ritual
A guided 10-step ritual that takes a turntable from box to perfectly dialled-in.
VTA / SRA Calculator
Calculate the exact VTA/SRA pivot height for any record weight — bright versus warm, on demand.
Phono Stage Matcher
Verify your cartridge and phono stage match — loading, gain and capacitance, with live feedback.
Tracking Force Guide
Manufacturer-spec VTF, anti-skate, loading and stylus data for 12 popular cartridges.
The Listening Room
A self-learning, daily-scanned atlas of vinyl listening venues across 20 countries.
Stylus Hour Tracker
Log every session; get replacement alerts before a worn stylus carves your grooves.
Turntable Maintenance
Routine deck care, step by step — every action one-tap logged to your care timeline.
Vinyl Care Timeline
One chronological care log for everything you own, split into records and decks.
Listening Journal
Log plays, rate pressings — patterns and the best-sounding cuts surface over time.
Lot Allocator
Bought an 80-LP lot? FMV-weighted cost basis per record — something Discogs simply can't do.
Pressing Plant Index
Build a private leaderboard of pressings — log, rate, and the rankings emerge.
Vinyl Sound Doctor
Hum, distortion, skipping, rumble — 8 symptoms diagnosed with ranked, step-by-step fixes.
The Turntable Hunter
The used-turntable buyer's companion — tiered inspection, 35+ model price database, curated picks.
The Care Manual
A deck-maintenance deep dive: calendar, procedures, chemistry, diagnostics and service log.
Record Cleaning
Every cleaning method ranked, every solution graded safe or dangerous — from €5 DIY to ultrasonic.
Groove Guru
Discogs gives you facts; Groove Guru turns them into a full BUY/SELL/HOLD intelligence report.
The Vinyl Verdict
Six diagnostics and a 28-point checklist fused into one definitive vinyl pass/fail grade.
Disclaimer: Groove Guru is not responsible for any sales gone wrong. Our motto is always "Buy the seller" and "If it seems too good to be true, it often is."