Яндекс Музыка, книги, подкасты

4.7
iOSApp Store

What it actually doesYandex Music is a music, audiobook, and podcast streaming service with personalized recommendations and offline mode, though the latest interface update has caused complaints about poor usability and instability.

45%Marketing ≈ reality35%Stability99%Live project

Actually does

  • Music streaming95% of reviews
  • Podcasts
  • E-book reader
  • Audiobooks5% of reviews
  • Podcasts5% of reviews
  • Персональная волна (рекомендации)40% of reviews
  • Offline-first8% of reviews
  • Subscription15% of reviews
  • Dark mode(bonus)4% of reviews
  • Cashback and Rewards4% of reviews

Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews

  • Распознавание музыки
  • Ad-free
  • Data import
  • Отображение текстов песен
  • Аудио качество Lossless

Common complaints

  • Inconvenient and confusing interface after update60% of mentions

    «With each update, user experience gets worse and worse, the interface becomes more and more complex»

  • Wave plays the same tracks repeatedly, poor recommendations18% of mentions

    «Wave plays the same thing regardless of settings»

  • App lags and freezes16% of mentions

    «Very bad lag on iPhone XS»

  • High subscription price (~400 rubles per month)12% of mentions

    «Almost five hundred rubles a month»

  • No volume control in the app4% of mentions

    «why is there no volume control in the app?»

What people praise

  • Music unavailable on other services

    «there's music that's not available on other services»

  • Personalized wave customization tools

    «my wave became masterful because customization tools appeared»

  • Overall impression (positive feedback)

    «I like it»

  • New interface design (for some users)

    «the new design is awesome, got bored with the old one»

Where to install