# NowPlaying: Music Discovery

> Find Albums, Artists & Songs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1596487035](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id1596487035)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id1596487035`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Modum B.V.
- **Category:** Music
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (175 ratings)
- **Version:** 2027.4
- **Last updated:** 2026-09-17
- **First published:** 2021-12-22
- **Size:** 474 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nowplaying-music-discovery/id1596487035)
- **Website:** [https://nowplaying.page](https://nowplaying.page/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://nowplaying.page/privacy](https://nowplaying.page/privacy)

## Description

**NowPlaying: Music Discovery** helps music fans discover albums, artists, and songs while uncovering the stories behind the music. Explore a daily Album of the Day, browse curated album recommendations, read liner notes and reviews, identify songs with Shazam, scan record barcodes, and search Apple Music.

Turn your iPhone or iPad into a rich Now Playing display with album artwork, music facts, lyrics, samples, band members, recording locations, and more. Save favorites, build your yearly best-of list, scrobble to Last.fm, connect services such as Spotify and Tidal, and manage your listening history. The app also includes widgets, Live Activities, Dynamic Island support, AirPlay, Siri Shortcuts, Handoff, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro compatibility. NowPlaying Gold adds advanced details, Kiosk Mode, additional history, no ads, and more customization.

## Rankings

- #110,180 — Overall
- #1 — More to Explore
- #10 — Great Apps Updated for iOS 27
- #24 — Powered by Apple Intelligence

## Review summary

Reviews praise the app’s robust music identification and rich now-playing display, plus deep metadata and Last.fm integration. The ongoing development and responsive support add to its appeal, and it can be a good value for heavy users. However, reliability problems are a major drag: frequent crashes and the app not updating Now Playing, sometimes making it unusable. Subscription options are confusing, with missing monthly payments and some features gated behind paywalls. Device compatibility and stability improvements are the most common requests to unlock its full potential.

### Pros

- Comprehensive music identification and listening history via SongDisplay, combining Shazam-like ID with Last.fm tracking.
- Beautiful, feature-rich now-playing display, especially on iPad and when mirrored to Apple TV.
- Access to deep track/artist metadata not available in Shazam, plus a History feature that preserves listening data.
- Active development and responsiveness to user feedback.
- Good value for heavy users.

### Cons

- Frequent stability issues: crashes or unreliable operation.
- Now Playing often fails to update with song changes, requiring app restart.
- Confusing subscription options, with monthly payments not available.
- Some features are limited or gated behind paywalls (e.g., trivia).
- Compatibility concerns: requires iOS 17 or newer and limited support on older devices.

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