Spotify Shuffle Not Working? Keep Jamming With These Apps
The only thing better than the perfect blend of songs is hitting shuffle and bopping along to the randomized selection. Naturally, not being able to use Spotify’s shuffle can throw your mood off. But, the right music can make a difference, so don’t hit ‘Stop’ on your day just yet. There are many music apps similar to Spotify, and yes, each of them offers the shuffle feature too!
Gaana
Shuffle working or not, bas bajna chahiye gaana – this music app certainly got it right with its popular slogan and tune. It also holds true to the linguistic diversity of India with songs in 20+ regional languages. Needless to say, doing a deep dive into homegrown music would be ideal on this app.
The paid version, Gaana Plus, hosts a bunch of benefits like higher quality sound, unlimited skips and replays, and offline listening. It also gives you access to some cool exclusive content like Gaana Originals, live recordings, and pre-releases – perfect for those who truly appreciate music! You can find the Gaana app on Play Store and the Apple App Store.
Amazon Music
Amazon wasn’t playing with their A to Z messaging! Aside from the popular Prime Video, Amazon has a feather in its cap with Amazon Music. As expected, it doesn’t just stop at music – choose from a range of top-notch podcasts and the latest album drops too. Apple and Android users can both hop onto the app without a hassle. The integration of Alexa, Amazon’s AI, makes using this app even easier as it lets you play songs with just your voice.
Amazon has neatly roped in its Prime membership to offer a steal deal – Prime members get access to over 100 million songs and 15 million podcast episodes all without any ad interruptions. There’s a lot of great content for you to discover here. And, the feature you’ve currently got your eyes (or ears) on; playlist, album, or artist, shuffle across them all!
Speaking of Spotify, its free version won’t let you listen to songs without ads, download as many songs as you want, and give you unlimited skips. It won’t even let you see the lyrics, but all of these features are available on Amazon Music. So, Spotify shuffle not working? You know where to turn.
SoundCloud
Available across Android and Apple, SoundCloud boasts a range of impressive features and versions. While the free version does have ads every few songs, you have unlimited skips so the vibes stay uninterrupted.
Unlike a lot of music apps, it offers not one but two paid versions. SoundCloud Go is the first tier, where aside from no ad interruptions, you can also save tracks offline. No worrying about tunnels and spotty networks on your next trip! Level 2 is SoundCloud Go+ for those hardcore audiophiles. Exclusive music, high-quality streams, and app integrations – you’ll get the works.
Both paid versions offer a swanky feature called Fan-Powered Royalties, where independent artists stand to make revenue in a more transparent and even manner. Fans of niche music, you can now help your favorite artists get paid the right way!
Resso Music
Resso Music is a music app with a dash of social interaction. Mixing the best of both worlds, the app has community features that let you bond with your friends over music. More than just creating and sharing playlists, you can also comment on tracks, and use videos or GIFs to express the vibes a song gives you!
But, let’s quickly hit Pause for a second: Resso Music only has paid versions. While you can download the free version, it only offers a short sample of each song. The good news is its premium plans are divided across three tiers, somewhat similar to that of Spotify. So, you get to choose a plan with the benefits that you need and the budget that you prefer. You can use the app across Android and Apple devices.
Hungama
The Hungama app has movies alongside music, but this doesn’t dilute their offerings in the least. With over 30 million songs to choose from across a range of Indian languages, and the latest Indian and international album drops, the choice is baffling! The app also has a feature that old-schoolers will love – it doubles as an MP3 player for all those downloaded songs you still hoard.
Going premium with Hungama Gold gives you all of this content minus any of the ads. While the paid version offers offline music, the free version does give you 20 free downloads for those tracks that you can’t get enough of. Find the app on both the Play Store and App Store.
Conclusion
There’s something irreplaceable about letting go of the control and simply vibing with the music that’s on shuffle. And just like music, there are tons of apps to choose from, so shuffle between them and keep jamming!
