5 Free Music Streaming Apps For Android Device You Should Install Right Now

| Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 15:22 [IST]

Indian music scene is exploding with new services which have been quite popular in the West until now. Music streaming is one among them. For instance, Spotify, is quite a rage in the American music market.

But nonetheless, India, too getting into music streaming phenomenon with hosts of apps and services. GizBot has come up with five such music streaming apps available in the Android market that will change the way you consume music.

From the times of Gramophone to CDs to iTunes, music industry has witnessed a deep sea change. Take a look into the feature.

Gaana

Available on Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows Phone for free, the app is quite popular with Indian music enthusiasts. Ganna.com, initially a web based music site, has now jumps into mobile music streaming world. The app is quite decent in terms of music quality and offers number of different genres support. You get ample number of options, genres suiting your mood for that matter.

The app perfectly handles International music as well as regional music including Bhojpuri among others. Searching music is no pain at all. Even the sound quality is above average. Overall, it is the best rated music streaming service you get in the Google Play Store.

Download size - 3.1MB (Google Play Store)

Dhingana

Available on Android, iOS, BlackBerry and Windows 8 for free, the app provides music streaming without any hassles . The interface is quite simple and user friendly in nature. You can save playlists and later share on social networking sites. The app provides local (regional) music support including Punjabi music.

Download size - 2.7 MB (Google Play Store)

Saavan

The app is not as popular as Gaana.com, but it has its own ardent following. The interface has some shades of Gaana.com for Android. The app is under friendly and songs selection is not a tedious job. You can save playlist like any other music streaming service and access from app, is not bad at all.

Download size - 1.1MB (Google Play Store)

Raaga

It's not just another music streaming service app; the app gives you an option to stream music from Google TV. The interface is not like Dhingana or Gaana, but it is manageable. You can access music from different genres and supports local language also. Overall, the experience would not be great, but not bad either.

Download size - 636KB (Google Play Store)

Google Play Music

The Google Play Music app lets you listen to your music collection and it has plethora of music stored, which can be streamed online. Users can also purchase music from Google Play which will automatically appear in the app. Google Play Music app add up to 20,000 more songs from your personal music collection on your device for free and users can also save their favorites for offline playback.