# NowPlaying: Music Discovery — Find Albums, Artists & Songs

> Music discovery app for exploring albums, artists, songs, and trivia. (iPhone/iPad app by Modum B.V..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nowplaying-music-discovery/id1596487035 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Modum B.V.](https://appshunter.io/developer/917457194)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.60/5 from 168 App Store ratings · 72 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 12+
- Requires: iOS 26.0 · 430 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2021-12-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-24
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nowplaying-music-discovery/id1596487035/reviews.md

## What is NowPlaying?

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NowPlaying is the ultimate app for music lovers! Dive deep into music trivia and discover new tunes along the way. A must-have for every music fan!

● Discover new music and break the algorithms!  
We are excited to introduce Album Discovery, a fresh way to experience music within NowPlaying. It's like walking into a record store filled with endless stacks of albums to explore. As you swipe through, you'll hear a brief preview that instantly captures the vibe of each album. If an album resonates with you, drag the album down to save it to your library. Explore like a true music enthusiast by hiding all titles and artist names for a pure album exploration experience. 

● All Music Details. One Place.
NowPlaying consolidates information from various public sources, providing a single spot for all your music trivia needs. Discover everything about any song, artist, or album effortlessly.
With the SongDisplay feature, you can transform your iPad, iPhone, or Apple Watch into a stunning display for your speakers. With this beautiful and handy tool, you’ll always know what’s playing around you.

● Content & Fun. In Perfect Harmony.
Unlock fun awards and alternative app icons by completing specific tasks within NowPlaying. Achievements challenge you to explore the app's features and introduce you to new music.

● Open for Any Platform
Set any popular music streaming service as your preference. NowPlaying works exceptionally well with Apple Music, allowing you to save songs and gain more insights about the music you've recently played outside of NowPlaying.

● Connect to Last.fm
Automatically scrobble your SongDisplay sessions or manually scrobble songs and albums with a single button press.

● Power Up Music Knowledge for Siri
Ask Siri to use NowPlaying to look up a song, and she’ll provide detailed information about the music playing.

● Album of the Day
Every day we highlight an album we think is worth your time (no matter the genre). A curated way to learn new music.


● Other Features
- Interactive Widgets
- Drag and drop a song into the app to learn more.
- Deep integration with iPadOS, supporting Multi-window and keyboard shortcuts.
- History of all your listening sessions.
- Connect to an external display via AirPlay or cable to show what's playing on a bigger screen while displaying information on your main device.
- Save album art from Apple Music.
- Find songs on Discogs, the largest vinyl database.
- Kiosk Mode for a minimalistic interface.
- Track your favorite albums or songs of the year and share a nice image when the year ends.
- StandBy mode support to quickly see the latest song playing.
- Link to MusicThread to keep track of your music lists.
- Share your favorite songs with friends. They will receive a NowPlaying link and can open the song in their preferred music streaming platform.

● All Content Available
For a full list of content, please visit: https://nowplaying.page/music-details.html

Read more about our terms and conditions here:
https://nowplaying.page/terms

Read more about our privacy policy here:
https://nowplaying.page/privacy

## Key features

- Album discovery with previews
- Comprehensive music trivia
- SongDisplay for music visualization
- Achievement system
- Streaming service integration
- Last.fm scrobbling
- Siri integration

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| NowPlaying Gold Annual | $9.99 | per year |
| Gold Bundle: Annual | $29.99 | per year |
| Gold Bundle: Monthly | $4.99 | per month |
| NowPlaying Gold Annual | $19.99 | per year |
| NowPlaying Gold Monthly | $2.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Support Ukraine | $0.99 | one-time |
| NowPlaying Gold | $59.99 | one-time |
| Gold Bundle: Lifetime | $29.99 | one-time |
| Gold Bundle: Lifetime | $99.99 | one-time |


## Recent user reviews (10 of 72)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/nowplaying-music-discovery/id1596487035/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Listening function stopped working

*2026-05-16*

I used to use the listening function to identify songs. This function doesn’t work anymore. It just opens the settings for the app. I already have all the permissions allowed in settings but the listen function isn’t working anymore. Please fix this issue.

### 1/5 — Awesome when it works, but the problem is…

*2026-05-07*

This is a great app when it works. The problem is it doesn’t work more times it does work. I usually use the song display and it’s forever searching.
I really want to use this app, but I can’t depend on it

### 1/5 — Not gôd anymore

*2026-01-16, version 2026.14*

I loved it when it worked

### 5/5 — Tolles Tool

*2025-10-26*

Sehr vielfältige Anwendung. Könnte noch mehr Fans erhalten, wenn noch weitere Sprachen dazu kommen würden. Zum Beispiel Deutsch.

**Developer response:** Vielen Dank für die freundlichen Worte! Der einzige Grund, warum wir nicht mehr Sprachen unterstützen, ist, dass ein Großteil der Inhalte in anderen Sprachen nicht verfügbar ist. Dies würde etwas seltsam aussehen, wenn ein Teil auf Englisch und ein Teil auf Deutsch ist.

Wir ziehen es in Betracht, dies in Zukunft zu ändern, da wir gerne mehr Menschen helfen würden, neue Musik in jeder Sprache zu entdecken.

### 2/5 — Ein Satz mit X…

*2025-10-19*

Ich kann die positiven Bewertungen leider überhaupt nicht nachvollziehen. Zumindest für die von mir gehörten Musiktitel nahezu ohne jeglichen Wert. Lediglich das Einblenden des Covers ist wirklich zu wenig.
Ich höre viel Jazz und Musik aus so ziemlich allen anderen Genres abseits des Mainstream.
Dazu liefert die App in etwa 9 von 10 Fällen keine zusätzlichen Informationen.
Leider keine Möglichkeit eines Probeabos - so ärgere ich mich schon ein wenig über die für einen Monat sinnlos investierten 2,99€.
Direkt wieder gelöscht!
Dann doch lieber selbst im Netz nach gewünschten Informationen (Musiker, Komponist, Produzent, etc.) suchen!

### 4/5 — Excellent Design, but Issues Remain

*2025-09-11*

It’s been a while since I’ve come across an app that truly reflects the developer’s passion for design. Among music-related apps, the design quality here really stands out.
The Achievement feature is nothing short of an invention—I hope to see more of these added in the future.

This is a truly wonderful app, but at the same time I feel there are still some issues that need to be addressed.

Needs Improvement:
A loading screen appears every time you navigate between pages. This significantly harms the user experience.

Bugs:
- When opening Apple Music or Marvis from NowPlaying, the app sometimes opens the wrong album.
- Using “Open in Marvis Pro” often results in the error: “Unable to find the Album on Apple Music.”
- Selecting “Open in Soor” opens Apple Music instead of Soor.
- The menu that should appear when long-pressing lyrics flashes and disappears immediately.

Feature Request:
It would be very helpful for non-English-speaking users if a “Translate” option were added to the text long-press menu.

Thank you for considering these points.

Info
Device: iPhone 16
iOS: 18.6.2
App Version: 2025.11
Status: Gold

### 5/5 — Great tool for music explorers

*2025-06-29*

NowPlaying takes music discovery to a new level. From an "Album of the Day" to a regularly updated "record box" that you can browse through to suggestions of similar music, you can immerse yourself in a world of music in a playful way. The best thing is of course the "Now Playing" feature, which provides information on the current album and artists. The app is not for organising music - there are better things to do that. The focus is clearly on discovery - and I haven't found anything comparable yet.

**Developer response:** Thank you so much for your kind review! This is exactly the goal of NowPlaying: make music discovery fun in the digital era. We are planning to amplify this even more in our next major update and can’t wait to show it!

### 5/5 — Chinese version

*2025-06-20*

we have a large amount of demand of this app！

### 5/5 — 👍

*2025-05-25*

It is a good app

**Developer response:** Thank you so much! :D

### 5/5 — いいアプリ

*2025-04-15*

使いやすくていいアプリです。
日本語化してほしいです。

**Developer response:** I would love to have the whole app translated into Japanese. However, I've decided to remove all translations for now because most content is in English and I want to prevent a mix of languages. I have some ideas on how to solve this but nothing final yet.

## Frequently asked questions about NowPlaying

### What does NowPlaying do?

NowPlaying is a music discovery application that allows users to explore new albums and artists, learn music trivia, and get detailed information about songs, artists, and albums. It also offers features like a visual music display and integration with streaming services.

### How does the album discovery feature work?

The Album Discovery feature lets you swipe through albums, hear brief previews, and save those that resonate with you. You can even hide titles and artist names for a pure album exploration experience, similar to browsing a record store.

### Is NowPlaying free to use?

The application is free to download and use, with options for in-app purchases. These purchases may unlock additional content or features beyond the core functionality.

### What devices is NowPlaying compatible with?

NowPlaying is designed for Apple devices, including iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. It also supports deep integration with iPadOS features like multi-window and keyboard shortcuts, and can connect to external displays via AirPlay or cable.

### How can I use NowPlaying to learn about music?

You can learn about music by exploring new albums through its discovery feature, accessing comprehensive music trivia from various sources, and using the SongDisplay to identify and learn about songs playing around you. The app also highlights an 'Album of the Day' for curated learning.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2026.24 — 2026-04-22

Fixed a bug that prevented achievements from making any progress, and some more spring cleaning

### 2026.23 — 2026-04-15

Added support for buying the Gigs + NowPlaying bundle and some more smaller refinements

### 2026.22 — 2026-03-15

You can now save songs and toggle favourites directly from the Shortcuts app, Siri, perfect for when NowPlaying is running in SongDisplay mode.

Save to Library: Instantly add the currently playing song to your music library without touching your phone.
Favourite Song: Mark the current song as a favourite (or unfavourite it) hands-free.

Both shortcuts default to the song currently playing in SongDisplay, but you can also switch the source to search for any song by title and artist.

### 2026.21 — 2026-03-12

- Made the SongDisplay feature work better!
- Improved how often and how well we update the Live Activity.
- Fixed a few hiccups that were slowing things down on the Artist details page.

### 2026.20 — 2026-03-08

- Performance improvements
- Search improvements
- Songs found from the Control Center button now actually save to search instead of SongDisplay history

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