SoundCloud: The Music You Love
★ 4.8iOSApp Store
What it actually doesSoundCloud is a music streaming platform with 300+ million tracks, exclusive remixes search, and the ability to upload your own tracks, but experiences instability in Russia, frequent loading issues, and intrusive advertising.
0%Marketing ≈ reality0%Stability98%Live project
Actually does
- ✓Music streaming90% of reviews
- ✓Поиск и рекомендации музыки30% of reviews
- ✓Social network15% of reviews
- ✓Music player80% of reviews
- ✓Playlist Management10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Загрузка собственных треков
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Ad-free
- ⚠watchOS support
- ⚠Система монетизации для артистов (Royalties from Fans)
Common complaints
- ✗VPN required to access from Russia23% of mentions
«can't listen to a single track without VPN»
- ✗Saved likes and playlists lost after reinstalling6% of mentions
«all my saved items deleted, all my likes»
- ✗Intrusive ads in free version (2 min per every 2-3 tracks)19% of mentions
«2-minute ads that you have to watch with the screen on every 2-3 tracks»
- ✗Slow app loading (40+ sec on iPhone)13% of mentions
«takes 40 seconds to open!!!!»
- ✗Track unavailability ('not available')16% of mentions
«Half of the tracks are "not available", wtf???»
What people praise
- ★Exclusive music and remixes unavailable on other platforms
«very many songs that aren't on other platforms»
- ★Excellent search capabilities and music recommendations
«go to source of new discoveries»
- ★Stable use over many years (15 years for some users)
«I've been a user of the platform for 15 years and it is still my go to»
- ★Platform for independent artists and DJs
«Switched from Яндекс Музыка and don't regret it»
- ★Convenient player interface with likes and comments
«best app»