The best Music app of 2014
Remember all that hype about Apple buying Beats for $3 billion
earlier this year? Wasn’t that nuts? By the time Beats launched on iOS,
so many other streaming music services had established themselves that
it was hard to believe Beats was as successful as it was. One reason this app
stands out from the others is the curated playlists. Unlike services
like Sonza, which also creates curated playlists, Beats uses dedicated
followers of music to build playlists with a human touch. If you don’t
really know what you want to hear, but you are in a particular mood
while participating in a specific activity, use The Sentence to find a
playlist for you. Or, dig around through thousands of artists and
millions of songs to find a specific album, band, or genre that is right
for you. For $9.99 per month, you’ll have unlimited access to the
entire Beats Music catalogue, which you can stream on demand or download
for offline listening.
This app is available for free with a 14-day trial ($9.99 per month after that).
The runner ups
Thanks to YouTube, there is a lot of music that you can listen to
without having to pay for a subscription. Being a connoisseur of rare
1980s Japanese punk rock, I’ve found YouTube clips of records that I
never thought I’d ever be able to hear because vinyl copies go for
hundreds of dollars. This app
lets you stream music from YouTube without needing an account. You can
create a customized playlist that will stream in the background. It also
includes AirPlay support, so you can make the perfect holiday playlist
and stream it to your stereo system on Apple TV at your next Ugly
Sweater party. With the new Sleep Mode feature, you can let the gentle
sounds of any YouTube clip put you to sleep without draining your
battery all night.
This app is available for free.
If you are looking for something to make your music player look better and perform smoother, Blend will make you smile.
First off, it looks good and presents you with an attractive UI. If you
don’t like the dozens of custom background options available, you can
add an image from your camera roll to personalize it. Find music in your
huge library of songs using search filters like artists, playlists,
genres, and more. The Up Next feature lets you know what songs are
coming up. The detailed song info shows length, genre, artist, bitrate,
and more. You can fine-tune the playback quality with the music
equalizer with preset adjustments, or you can customize your own.
This app is available for $0.99.
The best Music app ever
The first time I tried Spotify, I wasn’t impressed. It seemed like
there wasn’t a whole lot of features for non-paying subscribers. Within
the past year, the company has really stepped up with tons of features
for both paying and non-paying users. This past January, the iOS app was updated
to allow free streaming on iPhone and iPad. Plus, the user interface is
constantly getting tweaks to make your listening and browsing
experience better. CarPlay support was added in October. The Discovery
feature makes it easier to find new music. The Your Music feature lets
you save entire albums, artists, or playlists so you can find it later.
The in-app equalizer lets you fine-tune the audio playback of individual
songs. All of this is free, too. A paid subscription lets you download
music for offline listening, play all music on-demand, and stream for
hours without advertisements.
This app is available for free.
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