The ongoing pandemic has changed the way people perceive the idea of music and entertainment. The thing that used to be a nice-to-have has gradually become a must-have, potentially changing the daily reality constructs and the subsequent consumption. The resultant downtime, people locked indoors often gravitate towards visual and audio forms of entertainment such as video streaming, social media, gaming and live streaming. This has led the music industry to be furthermore creative and make use of many technologies to bring up new features to engage a wider audience.
We are not going to examine the effect of the current pandemic on the music industry or music streaming in particular as the scope of this conversation restricts us from citing what the two most popular music streaming apps offer and know the cost to create online music streaming applications. And we are also not showcasing any statistics as they are subject to get changed with time and are specific to researchers.
Music Streaming Platforms (Web, Android, iOS) has been focusing on increasing the reach by making their services available on various platforms through initiatives like partnerships and browser availability. Apps like Gaana apps and Saavn are more about Hotshots (ever since Tik Tok got banned), Podcasts (adding a dash of value with motivational speakers, stand-up comedians, live radio stations) and songs (video and audio) in accordance to the era, moods, festivities, workout, meditation, prayers, top charts and more. A mix of all these continues to drive growth. Such OTT platforms have also started promoting themselves by offering free trials and subscriptions price cuts in emerging markets as people stay at home amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
We cannot affirm that music editing apps or music learning apps or apps for musical bands or music identification apps are essentially a part of or function as music streaming apps. For the most part, music streaming services can be of two types: Radio and On-Demand Services.
On-demand music streaming apps allow you to play the song of your choice (audio or video), download it to play it later, share the link with your friends or to update your social media status, and enjoy many more features (with or without ads).
Such apps often prompt to upgrade the account, for ad-free streaming, charging something minimal, and giving options to redeem loyalty points to get your account recharged.
Often the presence of various methods of payment makes it easier for the users to make quick payments.
Music streaming apps require a scalable technology Stack. These can be created in various programming languages for iOS and Android devices.
Gaana utilizes a bunch of technology products and services including HTML5, Google Analytics, jQuery, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, Nginx, PHP, Python, JavaScript, Bootstrap, Kafka Software, Graph Walker, Amazon S3, Dataproc, and Chromium Embedded Framework.
The cost of various music streaming apps vary with factors specific to the demographics they serve, the multilingual support – availability of the application in various regional languages does affect its reach and popularity. Additionally, the platforms in which it is to be built, the features to be included, design, technology stack and more. A basic music streaming app will cost around $25,000 – $60,000 (Android/iOS) while an app with more advanced features will cost around $85,000 – $1,60,000 (Android/iOS).
To start with, you may follow these basic steps:
Latest Gaana Version 2.0.1 comes with features to download Hotshots on your device and better search. This update comes with a better live streaming experience. Live Music Streaming Apps do give various DIY artists a chance to showcase their talent without a brand label, start racking up streams of music and make people immerse in any different types of music.
Users beget quick access to music, affordability, unlimited storage and social engagement with music streaming apps. If you are one of those who wish to create a music streaming app of your own, hire dedicated developers from Konstant to lead you through. We have developed quite a few successful applications, do visit our portfolio -> media and entertainment for details.
Music Streaming Apps in Our Portfolio: SevenseasMusic.
Neeti Kotia is a technology journalist who seeks to analyze the advancements and developments in technology that affect our everyday lives. Her articles primarily focus upon the business, social, cultural, and entertainment side of the technology sector.
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