Songza

by Songza Media, Inc.

Product Details

• ASIN: B006C4U9RW
• Original Release Date: November 22, 2011
• Date first available at Amazon.com: November 22, 2011
Rated: Guidance Suggested This app may include dynamic content. What's this?

All Ages

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for all users and contains no objectionable content or advertisements.




Guidance Suggested

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is appropriate for most users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, infrequent or mild references to violence, profanity, or crude themes, or other content not suitable for all ages.







Mature

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for mature users. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, mild sexual and suggestive themes, nudity within medical, informational, or artistic contexts, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for mature audiences.







Adult

Based on information provided by the developer, the content of this application is only appropriate for adults. The app may include account creation, location detection, user generated content, advertisements, explicit references to or images of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, graphic violence, profanity, or crude humor, sexual and suggestive themes, nudity, simulated gambling, or other content only suitable for adult audiences.



This application contains content that is downloading real-time, based on inputs from the user or developer. The maturity rating associated with this application pertains only to the static elements of the application and does not cover any dynamic information (e.g. websites, friend postings, tweets). Dynamic content is defined as any content that may change within the application. Content can include animations, video or audio.
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (592 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #757 Free in Appstore for Android (See Top 100 Free in Appstore for Android)
  • #5 in Appstore for Android > Music > Radio

Product Features

• 100% free. No audio advertisements & no monthly listening limit.
• Let Songza's 'Music Concierge' find the right music for your moments.
• Browse a curated playlist library organized by activity, genre, decade, & mood.
• Stream thousands of original playlists handmade by music experts.
• Save your favorite playlists & share them via Facebook or email.

Technical Details

• Size: 9.3MB
• Version: 4.1.7
• Developed By: Songza Media, Inc.
• Application Permissions: (Help me understand what permissions mean)
  • Get information about the currently or recently running tasks: a thumbnail representation of the tasks, what activities are running in it, etc
  • Open network sockets
  • Write to external storage
  • Broadcast sticky intents
  • Access information about networks
  • PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming
• Minimum Operating System: Android 2.2
• Approximate Download Time: Less than 90 seconds

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

411 of 438 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars If you have a Fire and like music, this is a no-brainer must have November 28, 2011

By Comdet TOP 50 REVIEWER

Amazon Verified Purchase

I like listening to music but usually don't want to fiddle with creating a playlist. I've been using Pandora, but this app is a lot more enjoyable. It comes with an extensive number of "channels" that cover pretty much every genre of music I've ever heard of (and I few I have not).

The categories are organized by six major groups:

Genre
Activity (such as "barbecuing", "being creative," "cardio workout,"etc.)
Mood (such as "aggressive," "campy," "celebratory," etc.)
Decade
Culture
Record store clerk

Each one of the categories contains dozens of sub categories, which in turn have their own subcategories. For example, under the genre category of "rock: classic alternative and punk" there are additional categories called "80's College Rock" "New Wave," "70's British Punk," "Early West Coast Punk," "70's NYC Punk," Krautrock," "The World of Iggy & The Stooges," "On the Bowery," "Groove and Grit," "Motorick", "Protopunk, " Math Rock," "The 80s in 12 Inches," The World of REM," "The World of the Clash," "Riot Grrl," and several more.

I didn't count all the specific playlists but I would imagine it's in the hundreds. I can't imagine someone could not find the perfect channel for them - I've found several great ones so far.

Easy to use and easy to skip over songs you don't want to hear. There is a limit of 6 skips per hour. You can also pause a song, and "vote" as you would on Pandora.

There are some glitches, however. A couple of times it gave me the "loading" message but never loaded the playlist. Exiting and re-starting fixed the problem. Also had a glitch with the skipping, where it denied me skip ability even though I had never skipped a song. Fixed it by exiting the playlist and selecting another.

Minor glitches aside, this is a great app. Highly recommend.

288 of 322 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Songza is Fantastic December 7, 2011

By kim l carter

Amazon Verified Purchase

I tried Pandora on my new Kindle Fire (which I love) but had trouble with it playing. I tried several times and became frustrated. I saw Songza and absolutely love it. I have no interruption and can easily go to a different play list. It continues to play while I look at other items.

233 of 269 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great way to very easily find fun and thoughtful playlists November 22, 2011

By EVR

Songza has turned finding a playlist for any occasion you can think of into a really fun (and quick) app experience. I've found great playlists for working (the "Coffee Shop Indie" playlist), entertaining (the "From South Beach To St. Tropez" playlist), working out (the "Drop-a-beat Workout" playlist), and even sleeping (the "New Age Yoga" playlist). Full disclosure: I work at Songza. Enjoy the music!