# Presto Music — Your music, on your phone

> Classical and jazz music streaming with high fidelity and expert curation. (iPhone/iPad app by Presto Classical Ltd.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/presto-music/id1529979894 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Presto Classical Ltd](https://appshunter.io/developer/1527959643)
- Category: Music, Entertainment
- Price: Free
- Rating: 3.40/5 from 25 App Store ratings · 56 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 15.6 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2021-05-04
- Data updated: 2026-08-26
- Monetization: free
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/presto-music/id1529979894/reviews.md

## What is Presto Music?

Presto Music is the specialist music streaming service built for classical and jazz lovers, by classical and jazz lovers. The Presto Music app has been built to make your own personal journey in music as intuitive as possible, and offers the highest possible fidelity on any streaming service. Whether you want to listen to old favourites, discover unfamiliar composers and their works, or follow the latest emerging artists, let the Presto Music app be your guide.

For over 20 years Presto Music has evolved to be recognised globally as the most authoritative source for classical and jazz recordings, with an archive of thousands of editorials, interviews and recommendations. After many years in the making and listening to the needs of its customers, Presto Music now brings all this expertise to the world of streaming.

## Key features

- Classical and jazz music streaming
- High-fidelity audio
- Intuitive music journey
- Discover new artists and composers
- Expert curated content
- Extensive music archive

## What do users think of Presto Music?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 🎶 Excellent classical catalog
- 🔍 Great search for classical
- 📚 Includes booklets
- 🎧 High audio quality
- ✨ Beautifully designed interface
- 👍 Easy to navigate
- 💡 Innovative pay-per-second model
- 🌟 Good value for money
- 🚀 Immediate response
- 🔄 Seamless track transitions
- 😊 User-friendly remote control
- 🎵 Superior music presentation
- 👍 Well-organized albums
- 💡 Helpful content/explore tabs
- 💯 Indispensable liner notes
- 👍 Good for discovering music
- 👍 Ideal for serious collectors

**Cons**

- 🐛 Extremely buggy
- 📉 Poorly designed and executed
- 🚫 No customer service
- 😠 Frustrating user experience
- 👎 App is very clunky
- ⚠️ Constantly demands push notifications
- ❌ Lost downloaded albums
- 😵 Popping sounds on DACs
- 🔄 No resume playback
- 🎛️ No playlists
- 🔌 Loses connection
- 🎚️ Disappears from screen
- 🚫 No shuffle mode
- 🚫 No CarPlay support
- 🔌 Broken AirPlay connections
- 🔋 High battery consumption (AirPlay)
- 🚫 No Chromecast support
- 🚫 No Mac playback
- 💸 Scammed out of money (auto-renewal)
- ↔️ Track jog shuttle issues
- 🖥️ UI feels like a website
- ❌ Inconsistent grid/list view
- 🧐 Limited conductor page view
- ❓ No 'view all' option
- 🐌 Slow to fix iPad version issues
- 🔒 Purchases not easily accessible
- 🔄 Purchases not remembered after restart
- 🚫 Red banner for free accounts
- 🚫 Purchases not sorted by composer/artist
- 🔄 Purchased music not displayed in app
- ⚠️ Offline bugs persist
- 🐛 Problems downloading albums
- ⏳ Downloads get stuck
- 🚫 Single tracks not in library
- 🔄 Repeatedly asks for user/pass
- 🚫 No landscape booklet view
- 🚫 No smart watch app
- 👎 Poor upgrade prioritizing streaming
- 👎 New version harder to use

**Commonly reported bugs**

- App is broken and poorly designed
- App cannot find streamer
- App doesn't respond
- App loses connection
- App loses downloaded albums
- Static popping on DACs
- Doesn't resume play where stopped
- Gapless playback causing static pops
- Annoying clicks between tracks
- Poor audio quality at track beginnings
- Repeat every album when finished
- Save offline bugs persist
- Broken AirPlay connections
- Track jog shuttle issues
- iPad version has UI overlap
- Purchases not displayed in app
- Offline mode does not work
- Cannot filter or search own music
- Purchased recordings not sorted
- Problems downloading albums
- Single tracks purchased do not appear
- App does not remember purchased collections
- App starts playing of its own accord
- Album images don't download or vanish

**Most requested features**

- User-creatable playlists
- Tagging albums
- Saving favorite works
- Landscape booklet view
- Smart watch app
- CarPlay support
- Sonos ecosystem integration
- Chromecast support
- Mac playback
- Shuffle mode
- Tagging functionality
- Saving individual pieces
- Dark mode
- Timer to switch off
- Background downloading
- Track skipping backward on lock screen
- Show track file sizes
- Browse entire catalog and preview music

## Recent user reviews (10 of 56)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/presto-music/id1529979894/reviews.md

### 1/5 — The worst streaming app on the market.

*2026-06-08*

This app is so broken and poorly designed and executed that it's hard to believe they are trying to offer this in 2026. This might have been acceptable in 2006. This is very unfortunate because the catalog is excellent. I was a subscriber a couple of years ago and gave up. Decided to give it another shot now but nothing has changed. The windows app is just as bad. I really want to be their customer but I can't when the product is this way.

### 1/5 — Bad as can be

*2026-03-29, version 2.36.0*

The app cannot find the streamer 9 out of 10 times… frustrating to the utmost. I would give it a miss if I was you. I will certainly not be renewing my membership. ZERO CUSTOMER SERVICE.

### 1/5 — Very clunky app

*2025-12-25, version 2.32.1*

It is a real struggle: doesn’t respond, loses connection, the cd you were playing disappears from the screen for no apparent reason… I like the idea a lot but Presto really needs to improve the app massively.

### 1/5 — Very clunky up

*2025-11-25, version 2.31.5*

It is a real struggle: doesn’t respond, loses connection, the city you were playing disappears from the screen for no apparent reason… I like the idea a lot but Presto really needs to improve the app massively.

### 2/5 — Constantly demands enabling push notifications

*2025-11-16*

Every time I launch the app, I have to tell it NO, I don't want push notifications.

### 1/5 — Buggy

*2025-09-29*

Unfortunately extremely buggy. Latest update lost me 91 albums that took AGES to download in the first place. Not amused

### 5/5 — Wunderbare App für Klassik und Jazz Hörer

*2025-05-10, version 2.24.0*

Nachdem ich die App jetzt einige Zeit ausprobiert habe möchte ich sie nicht mehr missen: es stimmt einfach alles - und das Suchen und Stöbern im großen Katalog macht richtig Laune. Kaum zu topen!

### 1/5 — Static popping on DACs, doesn’t resume play where stopped.

*2025-04-19*

On some longer songs there’s popping. Poses between tracks. Ended up having to buy the tracks and importing them to another program to avoid the popping sounds.

Worst is this app is useless for streaming as it has no ability to remember where you stopped playing. Turn off my car, get back in later . Only option 
Is to play from the beginning.

But wait, it gets worse. No play lists.

### 2/5 — buggy gapless playback causing static pops.

*2025-04-16*

On some longer songs there’s popping. Poses between tracks. Ended up having to buy the tracks and importing them to another program to avoid the popping sounds.

### 4/5 — Excellent classical service. New playlist capability very welcome

*2025-04-04, version 2.22.4*

I love the enormous range of classical music available. I’ve been using the app for a while and it’s great to have such an enormous library available so readily. Good value. I’ve moved from 1 star to 4 now that user playlists are available. I think there’s still room for improvement, but this is a massive step forward - so, many thanks for that!

## Frequently asked questions about Presto Music

### What kind of music can I stream on this app?

This app specializes in streaming classical and jazz music. It is designed for lovers of these genres, offering a curated selection of both well-known pieces and emerging artists.

### What makes the audio quality special?

The app offers the highest possible fidelity on any streaming service. This means you can expect exceptional sound quality, allowing you to experience classical and jazz music as the artists intended.

### How does the app help me discover new music?

The app acts as your guide, helping you discover unfamiliar composers and their works, as well as follow the latest emerging artists. It leverages over 20 years of expertise in classical and jazz recordings.

### Is this app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is available for free. There are no mentions of subscription fees or in-app purchases for core functionality.

### Who is this app designed for?

This app is built for classical and jazz lovers. It aims to provide an intuitive personal journey through music for enthusiasts of these specific genres.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.40.0 — 2026-08-26

Higher quality album and playlist images
Bugfixes and performance improvements

### 2.39.0 — 2026-08-03

Control your Naim device from the PResto app (Naim firmware update may be required)
Bugfixes and performance improvements

### 2.38.5 — 2026-07-21

Bugfixes and performance improvements

### 2.38.4 — 2026-06-30

Bugfixes and performance improvements

### 2.38.2 — 2026-06-02

Updated icons and menu styles
Bugfixes and performance improvements

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