VK Музыка: книги и подкасты
★ 4.3What it actually doesVK Музыка is a streaming service with an extensive catalog of tracks, podcasts, and audiobooks, but suffers from frequent bugs (data loss, crashes, lags, offline issues) and aggressive advertising in the free version.
Actually does
- ✓Music streaming90% of reviews
- ✓Podcasts10% of reviews
- ✓E-book reader
- ✓Music player70% of reviews
- ✓Subscription40% of reviews
- ✓Ad blocker30% of reviews
- ✓Ad-free30% of reviews
- ✓AI assistant20% of reviews
- ✓Social network10% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Audiobooks
- ⚠Offline-first
- ⚠Плейлисты по настроению
- ⚠Миксы по жанрам и артистам
- ⚠Предпросмотр треков (сниппеты)
- ⚠Free trial
Common complaints
- ✗Saved tracks lost after updates25% of mentions
«After update all the new songs I downloaded disappeared»
- ✗Offline playback doesn't work20% of mentions
«as soon as the internet goes down, songs stop playing even if they were downloaded»
- ✗App crashes, crashes, freezes15% of mentions
«crashes, can't find music»
- ✗Problems when internet connection is unstable8% of mentions
«the app takes 5 minutes to open, and it says there's no subscription»
- ✗VK Mix freezes, same song on repeat8% of mentions
«VK Mix suddenly stops, the same track repeats»
What people praise
- ★Huge catalog of Russian music and millions of tracks
«The best Russian music platform, it has everything»
- ★Good sound quality
«quality is good»
- ★Liked by long-term users
«I've been using VK music for many years»
- ★Good algorithmic recommendations (VK Mix matches saved songs)
«the music in VK Mix matches the songs I've saved»
- ★Doesn't push integration with the rest of the VK ecosystem
«Doesn't offer to connect the entire VK ecosystem like Yandex does»