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Best Airplay Music Apps

247+ iOS apps curated and reviewed

4.2 avg rating
17 free apps
Updated September 2026

With an average user rating of 4.2★, the airplay music category is one of the App Store's strongest. Browse all 247+ apps we track, sorted so the most loved ones surface first.

Compare top Airplay Music Apps (September 2026)

#AppPriceRatingAdsIn-App PurchasesUpdated
1Apple MusicApple MusicFree4.9★ (3.1M)NoNoSep 2026
2Spotify: Music and PodcastsSpotify: Music and PodcastsFree4.8★ (42M)YesNoSep 2026
3J Music - New Music StreamingJ Music - New Music StreamingFree—YesNoSep 2026
4YouTube MusicYouTube MusicFree4.8★ (1.5M)YesYesSep 2026
5AirPlay CastAirPlay CastFree4.1★ (13K)NoYesSep 2026
6Music Player ‣Music Player ‣Free4.6★ (69K)YesYesSep 2026
7AirMusicAirMusic$1.992.7★ (12)NoNoSep 2026
8Apple PodcastsApple PodcastsFree4.9★ (2.1M)YesNoSep 2026

Top Picks for Airplay Music

Apple Music#1

Apple Music by Apple

Over 100 million songs.
Editor's Choice
🎵 Music
4.9😐(3.1M ratings)
Free
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Access over 100 million songs with high-quality audio and exclusive content. Enjoy personalized playlists, lyrics with translations, and features like AutoMix and Spatial Audio. Sing along with Apple Music Sing and share music with friends.

What We Love

  • 🎧 Excellent sound quality
  • 🎨 Visually appealing interface
  • 📚 Vast music library
  • 🔍 Effective music discovery
  • 🎁 Seamless integration with Apple ecosystem

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and unreliable performance
  • 🔀 Inconsistent shuffle and queue functionality
  • 📥 Issues with downloading and accessing offline music
  • 🔍 Subpar music recommendations
  • 🔒 Limitations with managing personal music library
Spotify: Music and Podcasts#2

Spotify: Music and Podcasts by Spotify

Songs, Playlists & Audiobooks
Strong Contender
🎵 Music
4.8😐(42M ratings)
FreeAds
#1in Music
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Stream millions of free songs and podcasts, create personalized playlists, and discover new music. Upgrade for ad-free listening, offline downloads, and audiobooks.

What We Love

  • 🚀 Great music selection
  • 👍 Ability to create playlists
  • 👍 Lyrics feature
  • 👍 Personalized recommendations
  • 👍 Offline listening with premium

Room to Improve

  • 🔒 Excessive ads for free users
  • 🔒 Limited skips per hour for free users
  • 🐛 Music randomly stops playing
  • 🐛 Shuffle mode issues
  • 🐛 Inconsistent lyric display
  • 🐛 Difficulty finding/playing specific songs
J Music - New Music Streaming#3

J Music - New Music Streaming by Vien Ngoc Bich

Unlimted music & video player
Worth Considering
🎵 Music
0.0😐(0 ratings)
FreeAds
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Stream and organize music from YouTube, create custom playlists, and share with friends. Enjoy unlimited music and video playback, with the ability to cast to AirPlay-enabled devices. Control your music experience from various devices.

What We Love

  • ⭐ Amazing app
  • 🎶 Great selection of music
  • 🆓 Completely free
  • 🔊 High-quality audio
  • 🕹️ Convenient background playback

Room to Improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and crashes
  • ⏸️ Music pauses when exiting the app
  • 🔍 Difficulty seeing song titles in dark mode
  • 📢 Too many ads
  • 🔄 Forced to shuffle instead of playing in order

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FAQ about Airplay Music

What are the best airplay music apps for iPhone?
Apple Music tops our airplay music apps ranking as of September 2026, with a 4.9-star average from 3.1M App Store ratings, and it's free to download.
Yes — 17 of the top airplay music apps we rank are free to download, including Apple Music and Spotify: Music and Podcasts.
Apple Music has no ads and has no in-app purchases, according to its App Store listing as of September 2026.
We track 247+ airplay music apps on the iOS App Store as of September 2026, ranked by rating, recency, and analysis of real user reviews.
This application provides unlimited access to a library of over 100 million songs. It offers personalized playlists, stations, and exclusive content from artists. Users can enjoy high-quality audio, lyrics with translations, and features like AutoMix for seamless transitions and Apple Music Sing for karaoke-style singing.
Key features include access to over 100 million songs, personalized playlists and stations, precise lyrics with translations, AutoMix for song transitions, Spatial Audio and lossless audio quality, exclusive artist interviews and radio shows, and the ability to sing along with Apple Music Sing. Users can also download music for offline listening.