Reviews of Hype Machine

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List of user reviews and ratings for Hype Machine

Total ratings

4.15 (Rating count: 1,768)

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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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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.00

All time rating average: 4.15

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26% (15)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-05-21	De*****	Some connection issues in the app have prevented me from using it recently.
Some connection issues in the app have prevented me from using it recently.
2026-05-12	Ja*****	U N I Q U E
U N I Q U E
2026-02-02	Ro*****	EDIT: logging out and logging in again fixed it, yay!!
EDIT: logging out and logging in again fixed it, yay!!
2025-04-30	Lu*****	Abandoned app, not even working anymore. What a pity, it was useful.
Abandoned app, not even working anymore. What a pity, it was useful.
2024-11-05	Ti*****	I love this app with a passion, but it crashes literally every song now. It's unusable currently.
I love this app with a passion, but it crashes literally every song now. It's unusable currently.
2024-07-20	Al*****	Been using this for years. So great for finding great new music.
Been using this for years. So great for finding great new music.
2024-03-21	*****	I love hype machine. Works fine on my phone running Android 14. Thank you ❤️
I love hype machine. Works fine on my phone running Android 14. Thank you ❤️
2023-10-30	ja*****	Used to be a great resource for finding emerging artists. Now it doesn't work at all on android and the dev team seems to have abandoned the app altogether. Really unfortunate.
Used to be a great resource for finding emerging artists. Now it doesn't work at all on android and the dev team seems to have abandoned the app altogether. Really unfortunate.
2023-09-16	Ad*****	This app no longer works after using for over 10 years I miss your podcasts 😭
This app no longer works after using for over 10 years I miss your podcasts 😭
2023-04-20	ro*****	Doesn't work anymore. Haven't been able to use the app for a while now. Even after uninstalling it and redownloading it again. Not sure what is wrong. Please fix this.
Doesn't work anymore. Haven't been able to use the app for a while now. Even after uninstalling it and redownloading it again. Not sure what is wrong. Please fix this.