You don’t have to curate your music collection anymore, especially with the advent of online radio stations.
If you’re on the move or out of data, your music will need to be downloaded offline.
1. Spotify
Spotify is currently the most popular streaming service. Spotify boasts a powerful discovery engine that will help to find new music to listen to. It also makes it easy for users to share, embed and create playlists.
Spotify has something for everyone. These songs will be lost if you don’t have internet access.
iOS (Free, subscription available)
2. Apple Music
Apple Music can be a great choice for people who are committed to Apple’s ecosystem. This service costs $9.99 per year and allows you to download music offline.
Apple Music allows you to easily create an offline music collection. Go to Settings to enable Automatic downloads. Any item added to your library will be instantly downloaded to your phone.
3. Amazon Music
Amazon Music is a service you will most likely have access too. Prime members can get Prime Music for free. Songs can be downloaded to your iPhone or Android.
Prime Music can be a great choice if you don’t need streaming or only occasionally listen to music offline.
4. Pandora
If you’re a regular Pandora user, it might be worth it. These songs can be added to your library and can be taken with you on trips using the same app.
5. SoundCloud
SoundCloud is an app that specializes in electronic music and alternative music.
With the SoundCloud Go plan, you can download some tracks offline for $4.99 per month. SoundCloud Go+ costs $9.99 per month and allows you to download most tracks.
6. LiveXLive
LiveXLive lets you stream radio stations from all over the world, mostly sports. LiveXLive can also be used to listen to music from other nations.
Download: LiveXLive for Android | iOS (Free, subscription available)
7. Google Play Music
Google Play Music is just like Apple Music. It offers many unique features.
Google Play Music can be found everywhere, from the web (where you’ll find a powerful player) to your iPhone. It integrates natively with Google Assistant and works especially well on Android.
Google Play Music is playlist-first. You can also get music offline with the $9.99/month Google Play Music Unlimited Subscription.
8. YouTube Music
YouTube Music offers the music you won’t see anywhere else. YouTube Music features a huge collection of cover songs.
Listen to the music for free (with occasional ads). Subscribe to YouTube Music Premium for $9.99/month to get the best music and background music.
iOS (Free, subscription available)
9. Deezer
Deezer is a well-known music and podcast player but it’s often overlooked. The sleek, dark design allows you to adjust audio quality and equalization.
The Premium version lets you like songs and sends them to a section. All the songs can be downloaded to your device by simply flipping a switch.
Listen to music offline
Here are the best music download apps for Android and iOS. They all allow you to download music to your device to listen to online.
These streaming services also offer many other features such as the ability to download music to listen offline.
