Pandora Radio
A tagline: summarize
the app in one sentence
Listen to all your favorite music wherever you are as this
app mixes musical selections based on your preferences from one of the world’s
largest music databases.
The problem the app
solves
People enjoy music. This is a fact of life. What people don’t
always like is having to pay for it. Further, some people don’t like having to
constantly pick the next song to play. This app allows the user to select an
artist/song/genre and then plays music similar to that selection. Once one song
ends, another follows, and this continues for as long as the user wishes to
listen. The user doesn’t have to constantly add to a playlist or anything like
that to keep the music playing.
Why I like this app
When I first started using this app, it was a little work “teaching”
Pandora what I liked. Once it got the hang of it though, I could listen at work
all day without having to skip a song. I like that it’s free and I don’t have
to tie it to a social media account or anything like that. I can simply log in
and listen at my convenience. I also like having access to Pandora on all my
devices. I can even stream music from the app to my car’s speakers through
Bluetooth.
Competing apps, and
why this app is better
Pandora’s main competition is probably iTunes and similar
music library programs. These programs charge you either by the song or monthly.
Other free apps like Spotify exist, but it’s only free for the computer (have
to pay for mobile access). Pandora also picks song for you instead of forcing
the user to manually select what should be played next. This is probably the
most important distinction for me when it comes to this app, along with it
being available at no cost.
A little bit about
how this apps works
The user experience in Pandora is quite simple. Pick an
artist, song or genre to create a station. You can have as many stations as you
like and can switch between stations at any point. From there, you can indicate
whether or not you enjoy the song that plays (thumbs up/down). You can also
skip the song (allowed certain number of skips per hour). As you continue to
provide feedback regarding preferences, Pandora notes this information and uses
it to compare with its music database (each song/artist has some defined
characteristics) to help determine songs to play that you may be enjoy.
For more information
about this app:
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