SoundCloud: The Music You Love user reviews, decoded

High confidence · Latest 120 of 8.7K total reviews analyzed

Excited

Fresh user feedback skews excited. Users appreciate extensive music library and underground discovery options keep listeners engaged beyond mainstream streaming services and independent artists utilize the platform as a primary distribution channel to grow their audience base, but report increased frequency of advertisements disrupts the listening experience for free-tier users during playback.

Rating: 4.8

Reviews: 8.7K

Confidence: high

The latest update failed to resolve persistent login and streaming stability issues, which remain active complaints in the post-update review pool.

How did the latest release land?

Overall
4.7/ 5
(9.4M)
Current version
4.8/ 5
+0.1 vs overall
(1.8M)
Main signal post-update: extensive music library and underground discovery options keep listeners engaged beyond mainstream streaming services.

Sentiment over time

Weekly average rating and review volume across stores, last 90 days.

How have ratings & review volume moved?

Rating, review sentiment, and total reviews over time, with release markers showing the post-launch impact.

Review sentiment over time

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Review themes

Praise

What users love

  • Extensive music library and underground discovery options keep listeners engaged beyond mainstream streaming services
  • Independent artists utilize the platform as a primary distribution channel to grow their audience base
  • Offline listening capabilities provide reliable access to saved music during periods of limited connectivity
Complaint

Common complaints

  • Increased frequency of advertisements disrupts the listening experience for free-tier users during playback
Request

Most requested

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