13 Best iPhone Apps for Listening Music

iPhone is not only a fun and awesome smartphone to stay connected with your friends and family but also one of the best devices for listening to music. Instead of downloading a song to your iPhone, it is better to subscribe to a subscription-based music streaming service.

There are many subscription-based music streaming services such as Spotify, Joox, Youtube Music, and so on. Apple Inc has its own subscription-based music streaming service called Apple Music. This service allows you to enjoy millions of songs by paying a monthly fee so you can get access to all songs easily.

Besides a subscription-based music streaming service, there is also a famous trend that grows fast these days called a podcast. A podcast is a non-streaming broadcast delivered via audio and it has been used by many people to listen to news and science that can be listened to again, making it different from a radio.

If you love to enjoy and listen to music anytime and anywhere from your iPhone, here are the 13 best iPhone apps for listening to music:

Spotify: Discover new music

It is one of the most recommended apps for iPhone users to listen to music: Spotify. On Apple Store, this app has been rated 4.8 stars by 17.4M users. It is a free app for mobiles, computers, and tablets but you need to pay $12.99 per month to access its premium features.

This awesome app also offers thousands of Podcasts, including the original ones. It doesn’t available on macOS (only available in iOS, iPadOS, and tvOS) but it supports streaming radio with Spotify Stations.

Pandora: Music & Podcasts

You can listen to songs, channels, and vibes hand-picked by some of the top athletes in the world on UNINTERRUPTED Radio with Pandora. It is the best app to create stations, finding your favorite podcasts, and streaming music. This app has been rated 4.8 stars on Apple Store by 7.9M users.

It is a free app that can be used by iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Apple TV users (not available in macOS). Pandora also offers in-app purchases with Pandora Plus to enjoy personalized radio with ad-free music and Pandora Premium to enjoy personalized on-demand music and podcasts.

Pandora Premium subscriptions are $12.99 per month while Pandora Plus subscriptions are $4.99 per month.

SoundCloud – Music & Songs

It is the world’s largest music and audio streaming platform: SoundCloud. It is the best app where you can find chart-topping albums with an enormous catalog. This app also offers a family of products for all listeners and creators.

Rated 4.5 stars on Apple Store by 155.9K users, SoundCloud has three main services: SoundCloud Free, SoundCloud Go, and SoundCloud Go+. There are over 120 million tracks from emerging and established artists on SoundCloud Free. For no ads, it takes $5.99/month on SoundCloud GO after 7 days free.

The first 30 days are free on SoundCloud Go+ then you will be charged $12.99/month for the next month. This app is only available on iOS and iPadOS, not on macOS.

Musi – Simple Music Streaming

This app allows you to stream music without limits. Musi also lets you bookmark and organize your favorite music videos and build playlists. This app also can be used to stream onto any AirPlay-enabled device.

On Apple Store, Musi has been rated 4.8 stars by 2.1M users. This app is available on macOS, as well as iOS and iPadOS. In order to remove the ads on this app, you will be charged $5.99. It is the best app to share music with friends too.

YouTube Music

Using YouTube Music, you will be connected to more than 70 million songs. This app also offers thousands of curated playlists across many genres and activities. It has been rated 4.7 stars on Apple Store by 582.4K users.

YouTube Music is available free on iOS and iPadOS but it is not available on macOS. It also offers two in-app purchases: YouTube Premium and YouTube Music Premium. The monthly price for YouTube Premium is $15.99 while YouTube Music Premium is $12.99.

Shazam: Music Discovery

You can discover lyrics, artists, playlists, and videos for free with Shazam. This app also allows you to share songs with friends through Instagram, WhatsApp, Facebook, Snapchat, and more. It has been rated 4.9 stars on Apple Store by 5.6M users.

Shazam is a totally free app that can be enjoyed by iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users. This app is not available in macOS and doesn’t support listening to the radio but it allows you to enjoy music with no connection.

iHeart: Radio, Music, Podcasts

With this app, you can enjoy listening to thousands of live radio stations, stream unlimited music playlists, and tune in to podcasts. iHeart offers thousands of hand-curated playlists on the free iHeartRadio Playlist App. This app has been rated 4.8 stars on Apple Store by 503.5K users.

Available for iPad and iPhone, iHeart is an easy-to-use free app with Premium Features: iHeartRadio Plus and iHeartRadio All Access. You will be charged $5.99 for iHeartRadio Plus and $12.99 for iHeartRadio All Access.

Amazon Music: Songs & Podcasts

You can access 2 million songs with Amazon Music that is included with Prime. There is also Amazon Music Unlimited to allow you to access 70 million songs and 6 million podcast episodes while Amazon Music HD gives you access to 70 million songs, ad-free, and in the highest quality streaming audio.

Amazon Music is free streaming music with thousands of stations. This app has been rated 4.7 stars on Apple Store by 1.2M users and is available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Apple TV. For Amazon Music Unlimited, you will be charged $10.99 per month.

Audiomack – Download New Music

It is a streaming music app that lets you download and offline songs, albums, and playlists. With Audiomack, you can stream, download, offline, playlist, and listen to brand new music for free with no Wi-Fi necessary.

Rated 4.8 stars by 1M users on Apple Store, this awesome app offers Audiomack Premium. It is a monthly subscription service that removes ads and provides additional features. This premium feature is $4.99 per month. This app is available in macOS, including iOS for iPhone and iPod Touch.

Apple Music

There are 75 million songs in Apple Music that are ready to be enjoyed. It is an ad-free app for three months for new members. You can also download favorite tracks and play offline, create your own playlists, and download and stream music straight to your Apple Watch. Apple Music is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch users.

TuneIn Radio: Music & Sports

This awesome app brings together live news, sports, music, podcasts, and radio from around the world for you. TuneIn Radio allows you to get the latest news, listen to national and global sports talk stations, and stream music and podcasts. You can also stream over 100,000 AM, FM, and internet radio stations.

It is a free app that has been rated 4.8 stars on Apple Store by 597.6K users. You can get the full experience by signing up for TuneIn Premium and you will be charged a monthly subscription fee according to your country starting from $4.99. This app is available on iOS and iPadOS.

Spinrilla – Mixtapes & Music

It is the world’s first mixtape music app, allowing you to discover independent and emerging hip-hop artists. You can also watch exclusive music videos, interviews, & documentaries with Spinrilla. On Apple Store, this app has been rated 4.8 stars by 337.2K users.

Premium Memberships of this free app are $1.99 per month. This app is available for iPhone and iPod Touch with iOS 12.0 or later.

TIDAL Music

The last best app for listening to music from your iPhone is TIDAL Music. This free app offers 70+ million audio tracks, unlimited skips, offline play, radio, and intuitive discovery in high fidelity and master-quality audio.

It is a recommended app with 30 free day trial. You can choose between Premium and HiFi for a TIDAL subscription in the app. The premium is charged $12.99 per month while HiFi is $25.99 per month. This app is perfect for Apple TV, iPod Touch, iPad, and iPhone users.

If you are not a daily user of an iPhone app for listening to music such as mentioned above, you don’t have to sign up or subscribe for the premium feature, using the standard free feature is enough. But if you are a music lover, you just need to choose one app and subscribe to one of its premium features to bring your experience in listening to music to the next level.