The 10 Best iPhone Apps For Free Music In 2020
Remember CDs? MP3 downloads? Digital singles? All that is old school now.
Digital music in the third decade of the 21st century is all about streaming. And if you’ve got an iPhone, your streaming options are virtually limitless.
Of course, Apple hopes most iPhone owners are going to opt for its own Apple Music streaming service.
However, if you want to do so, it’ll cost you an annual fee.
But fear not, there are plenty of free ways to streaming music to your iPhone.
Here are 10 of the best iPhone apps for free music in 2020.
Spotify
- The app’s official description: Spotify is the best way to listen to music and podcasts on mobile or tablet. Search for any track, artist or album and listen for free. Make and share playlists. Build your biggest, best ever music collection. Get inspired with personal recommendations, and readymade playlists for just about everything. Spotify also offers thousands of Podcasts, including originals that you can’t find anywhere else. Spotify for your Apple Watch gives you the ability to seamlessly access and control your favorite music and podcasts from your wrist.
- What it does: Spotify is Apple Music’s biggest competitor. And while it does offer paid subscription tiers, anyone can listen to its catalog for free (with ads, natch).
- How to get it: iOS
Pandora
- The app’s official description: Create stations from your favorite songs, artists or genres, search or browse to find recommended stations for your mood or activity, and discover podcasts that speak to you. Download today and get instant access to your favorite artists and podcasts, while staying up to date on the most recent singles and releases. From rap and pop to rock and country, play your favorite artists and stay up to date on today’s top hits and releases. Start streaming all of the current global hits and enjoy your own personalized music experience.
- What it does: Pandora, too, has a paid service. But it also offers free plans. One of the biggest strengths of Pandora is its station creation feature, which lets you access new songs that match your taste one after the other.
- How to get it: iOS
8tracks
- The app’s official description: Imagine if every time you wanted to listen to a good playlist, someone gave you the perfect handmade mixtape. Welcome to 8tracks – the best place to discover & share playlists made by people. Explore more than 2 million free playlists, all handcrafted by real people who love music as much as you. Need music for a study, workout, or chill session? Want happy, dance, or dating songs to fit your mood? A DJ on 8tracks has a mix for whatever you’re feeling. Each playlist on 8tracks tells a story, and the person who crafted it represents a soul and personality behind the music.
- What it does: 8tracks is a crazy good music curtain streaming platform. Use it for its 3 million playlists. It’s outstanding.
- How to get it: iOS
TuneIn Radio
- The app’s official description: TuneIn brings together live sports, music, news, podcasts and AM & FM radio from around the world in one free app. Featuring the world’s largest library of live, on-demand and original audio at your fingertips, hear what matters most to you, discover new moments that move you. With live sports, exclusive music channels, fast-breaking news, more than 5.7 million podcasts and over 100,000 AM and FM radio stations globally, you’re never without something amazing to listen to.
- What it does: TuneIn Radio is a music streamer, but its big draw is that it lets you tune into radio stations from around the world. If you’re sick of only hearing the national hits, give TuneIn Radio a try. You won’t regret it.
- How to get it: iOS
SoundCloud
- The app’s official description: What’s next in music is first on SoundCloud. SoundCloud is more than a streaming service, it’s an open global community for anyone to upload any sound for immediate discovery. Be the first to hear new tracks, connect directly with fellow fans and your favorite artists in real time, and support the future of music with every play, like, repost and comment.
- What it does: Love indie music and up and coming artists? SoundCloud is your app then. It’s an amazing platform to find new artists, and if you’re a musician too, you can even upload your own music so millions can listen to it around the world.
- How to get it: iOS
Amazon Music
- The app’s official description: We’re changing the way you find and play the music and podcasts you love. Listen with your Prime membership or get more with Amazon Music Unlimited. Amazon Music included with Prime: Ad-free listening, Offline listening, Unlimited Skips, Streaming podcasts, Hands-free Listening on your Favorite Devices.
- What it does: Technically, this app’s music is not free by itself. However, if you have an Amazon Prime account, you get access to the entry tier of Amazon Music for free. That’s millions of ad-free songs.
- How to get it: iOS
Heart
- The app’s official description: With the new Heart App powered by Global Player we’ve made it easier than ever to turn up the feel good! Listen to Heart in HD quality, live and on the move. Catch up / listen again to all your favorite shows whenever you like. Download and listen to shows offline, perfect for listening while you’re traveling.
- What it does: This app allows you to stream major global radio stations for free.
- How to get it: iOS
LiveXLive
- The app’s official description: LiveXLive Powered by Slacker, formerly Slacker Radio, is a totally reimagined music streaming app that lets you listen to your favorite music and watch live streaming performances for free, all in one place.
- What it does: A terrific app for streaming live music–and, more importantly–live musical performances.
- How to get it: iOS
80s Radio+
- The app’s official description: Streaming Internet 1980s Radio Stations. Why is 80s Radio+ the best? 1. More Stations YOU Want To Hear. 2. Background Audio to surf the Web while you listen. 3. Diverse Selection Of Channels (New Wave, Hair Bands, Pop, Yacht Rock, and More).
- What it does: Puts dozens of streaming radio stations together in one app. If you love 80s music, you’ll go crazy over this app.
- How to get it: iOS
Christmas RADIO
- The app’s official description: Holiday music lovers across the globe are getting an early Christmas gift because of the massively popular Christmas Radio app. Featuring a streamlined interface and designed for iPhone and iPad, the app allows you to enjoy a wide variety of Christmas hits from over 180 (during season) unique stations. Some of this year’s more popular stations include: Mistletoe, Christmas Carols Radio and Kristmas Kountry. There’s also North Pole Radio, which broadcasts directly from the North Pole – a detail that is sure to delight even the most skeptical of Santa-doubting kids; and probably more than a few adults, too.
- What it does: If you’re a fan of Christmas music, download this app now. It gives you instant access to Christmas streaming radio stations.
- How to get it: iOS
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Michael Grothaus
Apple expert and novelist, Michael Grothaus has been covering tech on KnowYourMobile for the best part of 10 years. Prior to this, he worked at Apple. And before that, he was a film journalist. Michael is a published author; his book Epiphany Jones was voted as one of the best novels about Hollywood by Entertainment Weekly. Michael is also a writer at other publications including VICE and Fast Company.Comments are closed.