Apps for listen to music
3 apps
Intent
You want a specific song, not whatever a station decides next. Listening to music here is on-demand choice from a catalogue — search, album, playlist — and a player that keeps going when the phone is in a pocket. It is not a podcast queue, not a radio-only dial, and not a folder of files you already copied in. Lyrics and a download for a flight are extras that change the day; they are not the job by themselves. A social feed of clips is not a library. If you cannot pick the track, you hired the wrong product. Cross-device library and a living-room speaker matter once the catalogue is real. A concert livestream is a different night out.
What matters for this task
- Can you play a named track, not only a station?
- Does playback survive lock screen and another app?
- Can a track download and play with the radio off?
- Are lyrics timed to the song that is playing?
Capabilities
Required
- Music streaming
Optional
- Offline listening
- Background playback
- Lyrics display
- Cross-device sync
- Screen casting
Current candidates
iPhone · iPad · Mac · Android
Covers required: Music streaming. Also: Offline listening, Screen casting
- Background playback
- Lyrics display
- Cross-device sync
iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android
Covers required: Music streaming. Also: Offline listening
- Background playback
- Lyrics display
- Cross-device sync
- Screen casting
iPhone · iPad · Watch · Android
Covers required: Music streaming. Also: Screen casting
- Offline listening
- Background playback
- Lyrics display
- Cross-device sync
Known gaps
- Background playback
- Lyrics display
- Cross-device sync
- Screen casting
- Offline listening