I made an app that lets you browse your Apple Music library as a crate of records. (Sorry Spotify users, - I tried, but Spotify seem to be oddly developer hostile :( )
Been a vinyl collector for years and always felt like streaming apps 'playlist everything!' kill the "intentionality" of listening to records. So I built something.
Wax Crate lets you browse your Apple Music library as physical crates — big covers, no shuffle, no algorithm. When you play something, you get a spinning picture-disc visualisation with the artwork embedded in the grooves.
There are also pre-made crates to browse straight away - hundreds of classic albums, plus curated label catalogues from Verve, Blue Note, Prestige and more — whatever's available on Apple Music, with more labels coming over time. Great for discovering what you should have in your collection.
If you want to go deeper, there's an optional subscription ($3.99/month) that uses AI to pull together track-by-track production notes and behind-the-scenes factoids — the kind of stuff that used to live in liner notes. I charge for it because the AI costs aren't nothing. But the app is completely solid without it.
It's free to try. Launch offer: use code FIRSTIN to get unlimited crates at a discount — redeem here: https://apps.apple.com/redeem/?ctx=offercodes&id=6760627334&...
Would genuinely love feedback from people who actually care about albums as complete works.
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