8 Must-Have iPhone Apps for Music Enthusiasts
The iPhone allows you to do almost anything. You can browse the web, watch your favorite movies and TV shows, play amazing games, as well as stay in touch with friends and family. When it comes to music listening, the iPhone is also one of the best music players. The App Store is filled with tons of different music apps that take your music listening experience to a whole new level. You'll find apps for streaming music, listening to live radio stations, reading lyrics, discovering new and noteworthy songs, and much more. Here are eight of our favorite iPhone apps for music lovers.
8 Shazam
Shazam is one of the most popular music apps available, that is capable of identifying the song that is playing around you. The app listens to the song that is being played and then displays all the information about it such as the song's name and artist as well as the iTunes and YouTube video links if available. If you've ever been in a situation where you wanted to know the name of the song that was playing around you, then you definitely have to have Shazam installed on your iPhone.
Price:Â Free
7 Spotify
Apple Music is great, but third-party apps like Spotify often provide better features when it comes to music streaming. Spotify is one of the best music streaming apps out there, that allows you to listen to any music that you wish, follow artists, as well as sync music from your desktop. Spotify also allows you to create your own playlists and share them with your friends, or even listen to other public playlists. One of this app's best features is that you can save songs to listen to them in offline mode.
Price: $9.99/mo subscription
6 Musixmatch
Musixmatch is one of my personal favorite apps for music. The app is capable of displaying lyrics for any song that is playing on your iPhone. If you're the type of person who likes to read lyrics while listening to a song, then you'll definitely love this app. The best part of this app is that the lyrics synchronize with the song so that you can easily following along as the music is playing. The app also has a widget which displays lyrics on the Lock screen. In this way, you can view lyrics right from your Lock screen without ever unlocking your iPhone.
Price:Â Free
5 TuneIn Radio
If you're a big fan of radio stations, then you definitely have to check out TuneIn Radio. The app has a large library of live radio stations from all around the world. Simply select your city to view all the available radio stations and tap on any one of them to start listening to them live. TuneIn Radio comes with a number of interesting features as well, such as listening to radio stations in offline mode, live play-by-play stream from every MLB, NFL and NBA game, access to over 600 commercial-free music stations, podcasts and audiobooks, and so much more.
Price: Free
4 Slacker Radio
Slacker is another great alternative to TuneIn Radio that provides access to over hundreds of radio stations. Stations are categorized by genre so that you can easily find stations that match your music preference. You can also create personalized stations based on music artists or songs.
Price:Â Free
3 8Tracks Playlist Radio
If you'd like to discover new songs to listen to, then you should check out 8Tracks. It's an amazing app that contains more than 2 million free playlists, all handcrafted by real people who love music as much as you. You can easily find playlists for any occasion or mood that you're in, such as summer, party, work out, etc. All you have to do is tell the app what kind of music you want to listen to and it will provide you with a large collection of matching playlists. It's a great way of discovering new songs to listen to.
Price:Â Free
2 SoundCloud
SoundCloud is one of the biggest and most popular music streaming platforms that boasts well over 150 million tracks. It's the place where artists, musicians, and independent creators can upload and share their songs with people from all around the world. With its app, you get access to a huge collection of songs in each genre with SoundCloud charts, from all-time greats to the newest and hottest tracks. You can easily create your own playlists, connect with friends, follow your favorite artists, and get suggested tracks based on your likes and listening habits.
Price: Free
1 MusicTube
YouTube is the hub for watching videos of all sorts, including music videos created by popular artists. MusicTube combines all these songs into a single app so that you can easily browse and watch music videos from YouTube, all from a single place. Songs are grouped into different genres so that you can easily discover new songs based your favorite style of music.
Price: Free