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I've had SoundCloud for years now but I realized I never left a review yet. SoundCloud truly was and is a magical place for music, all the biggest modern rap/hip hop artists got their start from SoundCloud (lil pump, lil skies, lil peep, 21 savage, Suicideboy$, the list goes on!) not only is the environment of the app "creation", but it's also a well made app. I used multiple music softwares/apps so I can get every song I need but I truly wish every app would take notes from SoundCloud. (PLEASE NEVER CHANGE THIS ABOUT THE APP!!) but it allows you to put your phone on sleep mode while music still plays, you have to pay a monthly premium fee to other apps to be able to do that! I've been loyal to SoundCloud even if l use other apps (you should always seek out new music on both SoundCloud and elsewhere!) you really can't go wrong trying it, you'll end up finding tons of music that's great yet you had no idea about beforehand. Nothing but praise on my end! Stay true to yourselves SoundCloud and never change up because society tells you you should! SoundCloud invented their own collective consciousness and has gave hundreds their start into making music!Show lessDestiny Ojo
Had since 2013. Much love but It needs work
Been using this app since i was hella young. And what i can say is the best part about the app is the people that make music on it, and the fact that anyone can make music on it. The Ui is often glitchy and we just recently in 2024 became able to open and send dms on mobile. That is just embarrassing. We should have had that feature a decade ago, but they’ve put in the minimum work. Not much has changed since then. The “next up” feature is silly and should be replaced by a full QUEUE for multiple songs. That’s the end of my complaints as a listener. As an artist, it’s even crummier. 148$ paid in full for a year of pro unlimited. The promotion tools the app says i “don’t have access to” are limited. The monetization often doesn’t work with no explanation why. And the extra storage (the reason why i bought it) is not at all proportionate to the price. It also doesn’t even include go+. This app has a beautiful culture and community, but the team behind it has always seemed inactive and lazy, save for very recently they’re fixing the dms and such. I hope it gets better from here and you listen to usShow lessFoursaks
Have Had SoundCloud Since 2014!
I’ve had SoundCloud for years now but I realized I never left a review yet. SoundCloud truly was and is a magical place for music, all the biggest modern rap/hip hop artists got their start from SoundCloud (lil pump, lil skies, lil peep, 21 savage, $uicideboy$, the list goes on!) not only is the environment of the app “creation”, but it’s also a well made app. I used multiple music softwares/apps so I can get every song I need but I truly wish every app would take notes from SoundCloud. (PLEASE NEVER CHANGE THIS ABOUT THE APP!!) but it allows you to put your phone on sleep mode while music still plays, you have to pay a monthly premium fee to other apps to be able to do that! I’ve been loyal to SoundCloud even if I use other apps (you should always seek out new music on both SoundCloud and elsewhere!) you really can’t go wrong trying it, you’ll end up finding tons of music that’s great yet you had no idea about beforehand. Nothing but praise on my end! Stay true to yourselves SoundCloud and never change up because society tells you you should! SoundCloud invented their own collective consciousness and has gave hundreds their start into making music!Show lessAppleuser258641
NO OFF BUTTON!
I like SoundCloud. There should be an off button. I have to sign out to stop the music. Which seems ridiculous. The sign out button is hidden in the library tap- Annoying. At least put the sign out button in main hamburger menu. Swiping the app away turns the music player back on. Then hitting the pause button brings the app back up. As I recall, it was terribly frustrating and I uninstalled the app to make it stop because I didn’t know where the sign out button was nor did I have the time to figure it out. I ended up not using SoundCloud for years and now recently installed it on my iPhone. Still no off button. It is a pain to sign back in. Would be better if it could just be turned off hitting a button placed in the playback control panel.
I just took a star off the rating because I pressed the sound off button on my car stereo, turned the car off and exited the vehicle leaving my phone in the car. Guess what- I came back and this stupid app was playing on my phone, battery half worn down and blazing hot. I find it ridiculous that I need to sign out of the app to stop it from playing music.Show lesscard user user
Good app but could be improved
I’ve been using SoundCloud for about 10+ years as of 2023. There are just way too many ads now. I can just open the app and play a song and skip it within a few seconds and I’m already hit with an ad within 10 seconds of opening the app. Not only that but SoundCloud hasn’t changed much since 10 years ago. There are better options but SoundCloud is the most popular only bc it has been around longer. They need to stand out and add a feature that will allow them to personally connect with producers engineers etc. this will create a bond so musicians can get in contact with people much faster and accurately while giving producers easier ways to target artists. If this was a platform that does that then this app would be way more convenient. There are a lot of artists who have no clue how to promote or get in contact with anyone to check them out and a lot of people give up on Their dreams bc of it. This app needs to be more convenient in helping those connections which is the #1 factor on why artists become famous. SoundCloud has the power and popularity to pull this off.Show lessbenryftg14
New layout update is atrocious.
The new updated layout for the music feed makes it so you can only view a single track at a time, ruining the experience and ability to view multiple tracks on your feed. The feed has a single track that takes up the entire screen, where you can preview it or play it - when you play it, the screen switches to the play screen and you have to minimize it again to get back to the feed screen; you then have to swipe down to get to the next track on the feed. It’s completely unnecessary and makes it so you can’t view multiple tracks from different artists on your screen - you have to swipe through a single track one at a time. It’s extremely frustrating and really ruins the ability to find new music quickly and efficiently. It’s the equivalent of having to read one tweet at a time on your feed that takes up the whole screen. Or having to view one instagram photo at a time, rather than the ability to scroll and view multiple posts. Almost unusable at this point - if it stays like this I’ll have to cancel my premium. PLEASE bring back the old music feed format!
Edit: thank you SoundCloud for responding - I’m glad there’s an option to get the old feed back. Please don’t remove this!Show lessdisappointed3214
Developer Response
Hey! Thanks for the Feedback on our updated Feed. We’re excited by the possibilities it gives to discover new music and explore new releases. There are plenty more features still to be added, including making it easier to Browse quickly. Until then, you can always switch between the new and Classic Feed via the button in the “…” menu on the Feed.Unable to download
Unable to download my liked songs without getting go+? I already pay for SoundCloud go. Whenever I hit the download button, I get a go+ pop up. Entirely lost the point of buying go. If this isn’t a bug, I have no point for a subscription. Right now the workaround is to have automatic downloads turned on in my settings, but that was inconvenient and unintuitive to do. Also, when either an artist or SoundCloud takes down a song, or I fat thumb unliking a song, there is absolutely no way I can tell that happened (until I actively want to hear the song sometime later), and on the off chance it was me who unliked the song, unless I dig through my listening history before it gets too buried (because history only goes so far back), it’s lost forever if I don’t remember the title. A liked/unliked history tab, and a notification for privated/removed (by soundcloud) tracks would be incredible for tracking purposes… Ive spent literal hours making stations and listening to similar songs to try get the old song recommended to me on the off chance I unliked it and it wasn’t removed by SoundCloud.Show lessPtrick17
No shade on this app….
Let me be very clear….SoundCloud is the only music platform I use and that is quite unlikely to change.
I am certain that there is a solution to the problem that I am facing, and will likely update this review with the five stars that I believe SoundCloud deserves regardless of how things work out for me.
I was locked out of my phone for a day as a result of pressing the guided access and then I was unable to input anything on the touch screen other than perhaps forcing an emergency call.
I was able to access my SoundCloud music if it connected to my Bluetooth earbuds or my truck stereo but that was it and only using the limited control of the Bluetooth device.
I took it to the store and they were able to turn it on and back on.
Everything was back to normal except my SoundCloud app. I spent half a day trying to get my account back and then I tried to simply pay for what appeared to be a new subscription through the SoundCloud website and app. The App Store was happy to take my money for a new SoundCloud subscription but it still doesn’t allow me to access my real Go+ account or the new Go+ account I paid for.
It’s the weekend so I can’t expect a response to my ticket until Monday at the earliest but I’m a bit upset that in spite of trying to pay for the same thing twice, I’m stuck with commercials and none of the music I saved or playlists. It’s honestly the main thing I even use my phone for now so it is not cool to meShow lessI am Gargantuan
Locked out of Account
Edit: As of this most recent update, I’ve been logged out of my account and am unable to log back in due to “something unexpected” happening. Even on strong wifi connection, I’m unable to bypass the error. Even SoundCloud’s website is unresponsive and I can’t even hit the sign in button or proceed through the sign in page. Not sure what the issue is, but I’m unable to use the app and service in general at all in its current state, which is a real shame, because all my playlists are on there. I hope this gets fixed soon, because I love this app. Assuming the above is a non issue for other users however, my normal review proceeds below: Overall this app is great for some free listening with limited ads. Some things I’d love to see implemented at some point: Edit Playlist names: as one adds to their playlist, sometimes the creator may want to edit its name to be more accurate to the music inside in some way. Being able to edit playlist names in the app would be great. Reorder Playlists: Some people may want to organize their playlists alphabetically or thematically as opposed to the order by creation SoundCloud defaults to in the app. Being able to modify your playlists in this way would be a nice change. These QoL changes are indeed small, but would go a long way in making the app feel a bit more user friendly.Show lessCalyde44
I’ve been unable to use the parts of the app that require internet access
This has been an issue for the past month and a half now
I’ve got ScGO, so my likes and any playlists I download will show up, but just at random any UI that refreshes with internet will just be stuck in a buffering animation and I can’t search up any music, nor will my likes save or any songs to any playlists I have; this bug occurs essentially everytime I open the app, but maybe 3/10 of the time it will open the app and all the features will work temporarily and then almost immediately cut out again unless I test my luck at restarting the app.
I’ve already made like 2 different complaints about this in the feedback section on the Sc website I was routed to, but after like 2 different updates the bug is still persisting, I’ve already tried to uninstall and reinstall the app but the bug is still here and it’s really annoying when I can’t open up any other playlists aside from my likes and the ones I try to download, and I won’t receive any emails back aside from the ones telling me I won’t receive any emails back, so I’m not sure if any feedback I write about is even being viewed, nor can I even mark the feedback as a bug on the site (because I’m not given the option to do so) so I have less of a reason to be confident that anyone seen the complaints to begin with🤷🏽♂️Show lessfunalcakesuki
