# Hype Machine

> Discover the most talked-about music from sites around the world.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hypem.android](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hypem.android)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.hypem.android`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** The Hype Machine, Inc
- **Category:** MUSIC\_AND\_AUDIO
- **Downloads:** 123,495
- **Rating:** 4.15 / 5 (1,767 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.3.18
- **Last updated:** 2022-03-23
- **First published:** 2014-10-28
- **Publisher country:** US
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-07
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hypem.android)
- **Website:** [https://hypem.com](https://hypem.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://hypem.com/privacy](https://hypem.com/privacy)

## Description

Hype Machine is your pocket gateway to the most talked-about music from over 600 music blogs worldwide. Stay updated with freshly posted tracks, trending tunes, and curated album premieres every week. Discover music your friends love, customize your feed, and enjoy an ad-free listening experience without any monthly fees.

Since 2005, Hype Machine has connected listeners with emerging artists and influential music sites, offering features such as instant updates on new music, popular charts, favorites, friend activity, and more. It also supports Last.fm scrobbling for personalized music history tracking. Featured in leading publications, Hype Machine makes exploring new music engaging and easy.

## Rankings

- #200,004 — Overall

## Review summary

Users love Hype Machine for its strong, curated music discovery and long‑standing community, but Android users repeatedly report playback errors, crashes, and a sense that the app is no longer actively supported. When it works, it’s valued for its unique, taste‑driven approach; when it doesn’t, it’s frustrating and unreliable, with reinstalls offering only temporary fixes.

### Pros

- Highly curated, unique approach to discovering new music that many users praise.
- Longstanding platform with a loyal, decade‑long user base and strong community.
- The core concept and curation are highly valued; many say it’s brilliant when it works.
- No other music app like it; appreciated for its distinctive, taste‑driven selection.
- Positive sentiment toward the music collection and its potential for broadening tastes.

### Cons

- Frequent playback errors and crashes on Android; most songs fail to play or require restarts.
- Perceived abandonment / lack of active development by the developers on Android.
- Audio sometimes not produced despite streams; inconsistent performance across devices.
- Unreliable behavior like cast crashes and missing songs from favorites after reinstalls.
- Past updates sometimes caused new issues; overall reliability is poor.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.hypem.android)