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Head-to-head

Audiomack vs SoundCloud

Audiomack 4.8★ · Free + IAP 65
Winner SoundCloud
SoundCloud 4.8★ · Free + IAP 70

SoundCloud has a slight edge over Audiomack due to its more consistent user experience and better content discovery, despite both apps struggling with ads and occasional bugs in their free tiers.

Full reviews: Audiomack · SoundCloud

Audiomack and SoundCloud both offer extensive music libraries and offline listening, but recent Audiomack reviews highlight a significant increase in intrusive ads and issues with original song versions. SoundCloud, while also having ads and bugs, is praised for its vast selection of unique content and generally better user experience, especially compared to Spotify.

Head to head

Content Library & Discovery edge: SoundCloudR2R4R6R20
Audiomack Audiomack users appreciate its wide variety and the ability to find most artists and songs, including less viral tracks R2R20. However, some users report difficulty finding original versions of songs, with some tracks being sped up or slowed down R4R6.
SoundCloud SoundCloud is highly praised for its extensive and unique music library, often featuring unreleased songs, remixes, and a wide range of genres not found elsewhere R62R73R85R86. Users find it easy to search and discover new music .
Ads & Free Tier Experience tieR1R7R13R15
Audiomack Audiomack's free tier is heavily criticized for an overwhelming number of intrusive ads, even when offline R1R7R13R15. Some users feel the ad situation has worsened significantly over time, making the app barely functional R1R13R19.
SoundCloud SoundCloud's free tier also includes ads, which users find frequent and frustrating, sometimes playing multiple ads per song or when changing tracks . However, some users still perceive it as having fewer ads than Spotify R85.
Offline Listening & Downloads edge: AudiomackR2R10R12R19
Audiomack Audiomack is praised by many for its free offline listening and download capabilities R2R24. However, some recent reviews contradict this, stating that offline listening still has ads or that downloading songs now requires payment or a subscription R10R12R19.
SoundCloud SoundCloud users appreciate the ability to listen to music, but the reviews do not strongly emphasize free offline listening or downloads as a core feature of its free tier, unlike Audiomack. The focus is more on streaming and content variety.
Ease of Use & Reliability tieR2R4R9R16
Audiomack Audiomack is described as initially confusing by some R2 and 'messy' or 'hard to work with' by others, especially when trying to find specific song versions R4. Users also report issues with locked playlists and songs R16R19 and bugs with lyrics features or offline playback R9.
SoundCloud SoundCloud is generally considered easy to use and navigate . However, it suffers from significant reliability issues, with users reporting songs not loading, the app crashing, or tracks getting stuck in 'processing' .
Pick Audiomack if

you prioritize free offline music playback and a wide selection of popular tracks, and are willing to tolerate a high volume of ads in the free tier R2R24.

Pick SoundCloud if

you are looking for a vast and unique library of music, including unreleased tracks and remixes, and value a platform that allows for discovery of diverse content, even if it comes with occasional bugs and ads R62R73R85R86.

Evidence note: Audiomack's reviews show a strong negative trend regarding ads and paywalls, with many recent low ratings mentioning these issues, contrasting with older positive reviews that praised its free features. SoundCloud also has complaints about ads and bugs, but its community often highlights its unique content library as a strong differentiator, leading to a higher lifetime rating despite similar free-tier frustrations.

Frequently asked

Does Audiomack offer free offline listening?
Yes, Audiomack offers free offline listening and song downloads, though recent reviews indicate that this feature may now come with ads even when offline or require a subscription for some content R2R19R24R29.
Which app has more ads, Audiomack or SoundCloud?
Both Audiomack and SoundCloud have frequent ads in their free tiers, but Audiomack's recent reviews suggest a significant increase in ad intrusiveness, with users describing them as 'crippling' and appearing 'everywhere' R1R13R23R29. SoundCloud users also complain about ads, but some find it less ad-heavy than Spotify R85.
Is it hard to find specific songs on Audiomack?
Some Audiomack users find it difficult to locate original versions of songs, reporting that tracks can be mixed up or have altered speeds R4R6.
Does SoundCloud have unique music content?
Yes, SoundCloud is highly praised for its unique and extensive music library, including unreleased songs, remixes, and a wide variety of independent artists and genres that may not be available on other platforms R62R73R85R86.

What reviewers actually said

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  1. [R2] Audiomack 5/5 · US Amazing! (every detail : ): So first when you go to the app it looks quite confusing. 😧 But little do u know it’s amazing! 🥳 1. You just need an apple account or your device account or an google account! Which is great! ( or a Facebook account!)😍😇. 2. And yes it dose work without Wi-Fi which I personally love! ( when you download songs!) ☺️😗 3. It’s just like Spotify but free!.🥹👌 4. I am a
  2. [R4] Audiomack 2/5 · US Very VERY messy hard to find original versions of a song: I just downloaded it and it’s REALLY hard to work with and it annoys me like wdym you can’t find original versions of a song even on the artists page it’s all mixed up anyways I’m just gonna have to stick with my YouTube music that kinda is annoying me with the fact that I can’t turn off my device while using it but it’s better than this sa
  3. [R6] Audiomack 3/5 · US Very good 👍🏻 ✨: Overall it’s a very good app and I like it , The features are great like you can slow reverb the song or speed it up & more. But something that kinda disturbed me is that some original songs like Bts and dua lipa songs are not in their original speed like some are a bit fast an some slow. I hope it fixes as soon as possible Thank you so much 😊
  4. [R20] Audiomack 5/5 · US Great variety: wide selection, most artists
  5. [R1] Audiomack 1/5 · US Killed by Ads: Use to be great, now barely functional crippling ads
  6. [R7] Audiomack 1/5 · US Ads annoying: Very annoying with the ads. I’ll have to watch every ads before downloading anything
  7. [R13] Audiomack 2/5 · US They ruined it: I guess most of the reviews are from before but now when you try to use it there are so many ads at first it was manageable a few pop ups every now and then an actual ad, But now they have them everywhere in between songs, When you try to click anything they went from minimal ads to alot, The bright side though is you can still skip and click anything song you want with no limit
  8. [R15] Audiomack 3/5 · GB Fine: It’s a decent app but the adverts are literally impossible to exit, I can’t listen to a song without having to watch an ad and get stuck for 10 minutes trying to close it because of how small the button is
  9. [R10] Audiomack 2/5 · US Not like buy: Can get everyone free ever month get 7day free download song
  10. [R12] Audiomack 3/5 · GB Good but doesn’t work offline: It’s good but it doesn’t work offline at all tried so many times but doesn’t
  11. [R19] Audiomack 1/5 · GB Really??: Ok this app used to be absolutely great but the more time passes on the more spotify-like it becomes. You’re starting to shove ads down everyone’s throats and its understandable if they keep the app running but if you have a feature to download songs and listen to them offline, advertised as being ad-free, then why the hell are we still receiving ads offline. Another ridiculous thing is
  12. [R9] Audiomack 3/5 · GB I found a bug: Latest discovered issue: my library-playlists-offline only- can’t select a specific song from a playlist to play right away, can only add to cue
  13. [R16] Audiomack 1/5 · GB Outrageous: I had my playlists filled with my favourite artists and then one day they all randomly got locked and I’m forced to buy their subscriptions.
  14. [R24] Audiomack 5/5 · US The app: Its great personally used it works perfectly offline no need to install other apps and pay for it this app is perfect
  15. [R29] Audiomack 1/5 · GB It used to be good..: It used to be so good, there were not as much ads. But now I have so much ads, even when I’m offline. Like bro.
  16. [R23] Audiomack 2/5 · GB Ads: Oh my lord the adverts are the most infuriating thing to exist, won’t even let me purchase the feature to stop them. 5 adverts per song is a joke.
  17. [R62] SoundCloud 5/5 · GB Wicked choons: SoundCloud has everything
  18. [R73] SoundCloud 5/5 · GB !!: I like soundcloud and has more options for music and different styles of the same song
  19. [R85] SoundCloud 5/5 · GB Only downloaded for PinkPantheress: I love this app so much because it’s so much easier than Spotify and it hardly has any advertisements like Spotify. Here’s why I downloaded it. Why did I download it?: I downloaded it because I heard there was loads of unreleased Pinkpantheress songs on here that don’t get deleted because on Spotify it’s gets deleted for copyright but on Soundcloud? No copyrig
  20. [R86] SoundCloud 5/5 · GB The best!: A phenomenal platform to listen to music free of charge. All musics can be found. Cheers

Synthesized from 110 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store