Pandora: Music & Podcasts

Music apps are a dime a dozen these days. While many of them offer similar functionality and playback quality, there are a few notable standouts among streaming giants. Pandora: Music & Podcasts is one such standout as it has been around since 2005.

Instead of staying stuck in its ways, Pandora has evolved to adapt to the ever-changing market while continuing to bolster its servers and song lineup to provide premium streaming playback.

Pandora works flawlessly on several devices, including PCs, and Android, and iOS phones. There is also support for a sizeable collection of media streaming sticks and video game consoles. As long as there is an internet connection, the music library will be accessible.

Product Features

Pandora: Music & Podcasts offers three subscription tiers. The base experience is 100% free, and the other two plans add additional features for a small monthly fee. The free version is the perfect place to start by offering access to several personalized music stations. By adding some favorite artists and preferred genres with a paid subscription, Pandora creates a custom radio station that cycles music that matches the style profile in question.

"A personalized audio experience unlike any other."

To customize stations even further, users must provide feedback on each song that plays. A thumbs-up will add similar tracks to the upcoming setlist. A downvote will remove that song from the station and adjust upcoming tracks accordingly. The longer each station runs, the more accurately it will conform to the listener's tastes.

Searching for individual songs, artists, and albums is possible by watching an ad each day. The requirement also unlocks the ability to skip songs on personalized radio stations. The option to view an ad appears the first time the user initiates the 'search' or 'skip' functions on any given date.

Pandora also supports playback of audio podcasts. The free version gives full access to all shows, but each one is streaming only. Downloading playlists and songs for offline use is available in the $5 a month Pandora Plus subscription plan. This tier also provides unlimited song skips without the requirement of watching an ad first.

"Subscribe to unlock additional features such as ad-free listening, unlimited replay and skips, and more."

The Pandora Premium tier adds a few extra bonuses for $10 a month. The plan removes all ads from the app for uninterrupted browsing of the vast music catalog and is perfect for creating and sharing specific playlists. Plus,