What is mintboxd?
mintboxd is a free iPhone app that catalogs a physical media collection by scanning barcodes, records each item at pressing level, and shows the collection on a 3D shelf at real case dimensions. Vinyl, CDs, cassettes, 4K UHD, Blu-ray, DVD, VHS, video games, books, comics and figures live in one app. It is developed in Türkiye, works in English and Turkish, and runs on iPhone and iPad with iOS 17 or later. There is no selling, no payment and no advertising inside it.
Why it exists
To a collector the object in hand matters as much as the work: a 1973 first pressing and a 2015 reissue are the same album but two different objects. Most apps record only the work; mintboxd keeps format, country, year, region code, edition and catalogue number in separate fields, so "I own this album" becomes "I own this pressing of this album".
The second difference is the shelf. When the case dimensions of each pressing are known, the collection can be laid out on a three-dimensional shelf at real size. A case with no template in the catalogue is measured with the phone camera, its faces are photographed, and the user's own 3D model joins the shelf.
Who makes it
mintboxd is developed by Murat Bayraktar. It is an independent, one-person project with no company, investors or advertising partners. Development started in 2026 in Türkiye. See the support page for contact.
Principles
- Not a marketplace. No selling, payment, commission or shipping in the app. Trades and sales happen between users, outside the app.
- Free, no ads. No card details or address are ever requested.
- Privacy is a choice. A profile can be private; on a private profile the collection, diary and shelf are visible only to approved followers. Details in the privacy policy.
- Open data, with attribution. The catalogue is compiled from open sources and every source is named in the app and on this site.
Where the data comes from
Credits and cover art are compiled from open sources: Discogs, MusicBrainz and Cover Art Archive for music; TMDB for film; MobyGames and IGDB for games; Google Books and Open Library for books and comics; eBay for toy and figure barcodes and for estimated market value. A product missing from the catalogue can be added by the user; added records go through moderation.
The name
"Mint" is collector slang for an item in perfect condition; "boxd" evokes the box and the record of it. Adding an item to your collection is called minting inside the app. The name is always written in lowercase: mintboxd.
Quick facts
- Type: iOS app (iPhone and iPad, iOS 17+)
- Category: lifestyle / collection management
- Price: free, no in-app purchases
- Languages: English, Turkish
- Developer: Murat Bayraktar, Türkiye
- Website: mintboxd.com
- Comparison: how it differs from Discogs, CLZ and Letterboxd