There are many music streaming apps available for Android, but many of them either cost money to download or require a subscription. Why should you pay money when there are plenty of great free music streaming apps just waiting for you to try?
Most of the free music apps also have paid and “pro” versions that usually unlock a lot of features for you, but are not required. However, if you really like the app and want extra features then feel free to support the developers by paying for their paid versions, I’m sure you’ll appreciate that.
In this article I will list what I believe to be the 5 best free music streaming apps for Android.
Pandora
Probably one of the most popular music streaming apps out there, Pandora internet radio is not only great for just listening to music, but it also helps you discover new bands and artists that you enjoy.
When you first use Pandora, you will be asked to enter a music or song that you really like and it will create a custom radio station. The music you like will be similar.
Pandora also works with comedians if you want to listen to some stand-up rather than music.
Google Play Music
With Google Play you can store all your music online and listen whenever, wherever you want. You can add up to 20000 songs to Google Play Music and all your music purchased from Google Play will automatically be stored in your Google collection. Your Play Music will appear.
This is a wonderful app if you have a large collection of music but don’t have the storage space on your Android device for all of them. Google Play Music allows you to store everything online and then stream it to your Android device using an app.
Air Play
Similar to Google Play Music, Air Playit allows you to store your music in the cloud and stream it wirelessly to your MAS device. With Air Playit you can access your music collection using your MAS device, any iOS device, and any PC or Mac using any web browser.
Best of all, Air Playit can also be used for streaming-video”>streaming-video. This allows you to movie collection allows you to watch on your Android device as well.
Air Playit is not present in the Google Play Store, but you can do it for free from its website.
YouTube
Although YouTube is primarily known for streaming videos, a lot of music is also available on YouTube, especially since so many new artists are uploading their music freely to YouTube in an effort to get more listeners.
With YouTube, you can also put playlists of all your favorite music and listen to them on the go.
The official YouTube app is probably already installed on your Android device, but if not you can download it for free from the Google Play Store.
Slacker Radio
Radio Idle is one of the best radio apps available on Android. Slower Radio has millions of songs and hundreds of different stations for you to listen to during the day. Slacker Radio also allows you to personalize your listening experience by allowing you to select different songs or “heartbeats”, thus telling Slacker Radio what type of music you do and do not like to listen to.
