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24 alternatives to Needle Music

Connecting people through music taste

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Needle Music launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   SOUNDS▲198

   Discover music with friends

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   MUBR▲364

   Explore what your friends listen to on Apple Music & Spotify

   2023 · mubr.app · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Spotify Blend (Beta)▲217

   A new way for two friends to merge their musical tastes

   2021 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Spotify Party▲248

   Music sets for social gatherings, crafted by DJs

   2015 · spotify.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Spotify Daily Mix▲473

   The music you love, minus the effort. Just for you.

   2016 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Storybeat▲317

   Add music to your stories

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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   MusicSense▲102

   Learns your music tastes and suggests songs

   2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Spotify: Listening Together▲175

   An global music listening experiment

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   OurMix▲111

   Music discovery powered by your friends

   2016 · ourmix.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    22tracks 2.0▲220

    DJ curated Spotify playlists on iOS

    2017 · its alternatives →

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    humit 2.0▲254

    Making music social, again

    2022 · missionuncrossable.org · its alternatives →

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    Brew.fm – Let bots discover new music on Spotify for you▲128

    Use Spotify? This tool will automate your music discovery for you. Join here (100% perpetually free with no strings attached): https://brew.fm Some time ago, I built and showed HN[1] brew.fm, a tool helping artists remix each other’s work. It had been quiet, and I remembered how fun it was to work with the Spotify API, so I repurposed the tool to solve one of my own problems: missing out on new music of my favorite artists. I shared it on Reddit yesterday[2], and this seems to hit a spot for more people: so far 833 people connected their Spotify account. How it works: The tool…

    2022 · brew.fm · its alternatives →

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    Heartbeat▲246

    Listen to music with your friends together, on Spotify

    2017 · getheartbeat.io · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Brots▲61

    Discover new artists performing near you by swiping music

    2020 · brots.cloud · its alternatives →

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    Spotify Jam▲145

    A new way to listen with your squad

    2023 · newsroom.spotify.com · its alternatives →

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    Songstack▲171

    Swipe to discover new music for Spotify

    2017 · about.songstack.co · its alternatives →

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    Join My Playlist▲130

    Listen to music live together with your friends in Spotify.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Soundrobin▲82

    Let your friends vote and select your playlist

    2016 · soundrobin.com · its alternatives →

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    Music Match▲82

    Find out how musically compatible you are with friends

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Jam Music▲81

    Listen to your favorite music and create featured Jams

    2017 · playlist.com · its alternatives →

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    Synthetic▲111

    Spotify powered, data-driven music discovery

    2017 · syntheticapp.tech · its alternatives →

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    Incentify▲78

    The social network for music

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Soundbrew▲106

    A music playlist generator

    2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Music Mate for Apple Music▲88

    The missing mate for Apple Music

    2022 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →