With a long mix it is worth testing the search for a fragment, the scrubbing and moving through the tracklist.
Which apps people use
These apps are mentioned in the breakdown of this job. Open each one to compare strengths and limits. The order of the list is not a ranking of fitness.
Rank 6. Review score: 71 out of 100. App Store rating: 4.8★ · 1,898,411 ratings
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The only platform with real access to unreleased tracks, demos, and independent artists. The interface lags well behind Spotify in terms of organizational convenience, and AI-generated music in the feed degrades the quality of discovery.
Praised: A catalog of unreleased tracks, demos, and rarities that is unavailable on any other major platform.
Complaints: There are no tools to train the feed: you cannot flag a disliked artist and they keep appearing in recommendations.
Best for: Underground music fans, DJs, and people who follow artists before their official releases
Rank 8. Review score: 67 out of 100. App Store rating: 4.8★ · 88,720 ratings
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Mixcloud remains the best place for DJ mixes, club sets, and alternative radio, but removing the 30-second skip button and declining stability in 2025-2026 have frustrated long-time users.
Praised: The only service with a real library of DJ sets and live mixes from thousands of artists.
Complaints: The 30-second skip was removed and navigation within long mixes is restricted without a subscription.
Best for: Electronic music fans, club set listeners, and DJ mix enthusiasts
Rank 25. Review score: 55 out of 100. App Store rating: 4.8★ · 1,978,246 ratings
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A strong position in the hip-hop and independent artist niche: tracks available here are not on Spotify. The Audiomod feature with tempo change and reverb directly in the player sets the app apart, though the mainstream catalog is incomplete.
Praised: Tracks from independent and emerging artists are available for free and in good quality.
Complaints: A significant portion of mainstream and international artists are absent from the platform or only partially represented.
Best for: Hip-hop, indie, and new artist listeners who value access to exclusive content
Rank 32. Review score: 52 out of 100. App Store rating: 4.7★ · 3,751 ratings
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Audiomack Creator addresses a real need for independent artists: publish a track and reach an audience without intermediaries. The platform works as a showcase for niche and street sounds, but the technical tools are weak: uploads fail after updates, payouts arrive with major delays, and track metadata editing regularly breaks.
Praised: Independent artists can publish music and build an audience without a label and without paying for placement.
Complaints: Release management tools are unstable: reordering tracks in an album is buggy, and uploads periodically stop working after updates.
Best for: Independent musicians who want to release tracks and find listeners without a label
