Statistics we've just made up show that the perceived superiority of Apple devices for storing, managing and playing MP3s is one of the leading causes of iPhone envy. If you're an Android user, there's no need to suffer in silence while your iPod- and iPhone-owning counterparts wallow in glorious sound. The Android Market holds a treasure trove of apps for music fans like you -- apps that can do everything from downloading free music to syncing your Android phone with iTunes. Whether you want to manage multiple music libraries, stream tunes or jam to your playlists from a cool interface, we've got ten wonderful Android applications for you. As always, use the comments to let us know which great music-related Android apps we missed! 1. Pandora
Rating: 5/5 stars, Price: FREE, Downloads: >250,000
Pandora is a perennial crowd favorite for fans of streaming audio. This app allows you to create personalized radio stations based on artists or songs you like. For example, if you like the Misfits, Pandora will stream music from the Misfits and other similar artists or songs. Current Pandora users can log in on their Android devices and have mobile access to all their saved stations.
2. Rhapsody
Rating: 4/5 stars, Price: FREE, Downloads: 10,000-50,000
Rhapsody is hugely popular among Android users. This application gives users access to an enormous library of music for streaming, on-demand use. Users can also download MP3s they discover on Rhapsody. This app's library includes around 9 million songs; subscribers (who pay $9.99 per month) get access to the entire catalog, including downloads and music videos. The app is still in beta, but future releases will include offline playback ability. 3. doubleTwist
Rating: 4/5 stars, Price: $0.99, Downloads: 5,000-10,000
This brilliant app lets you port your iTunes library to any device. It's free, it's simple -- it's easier than other apps that basically ask you to root your phone -- and it worked like a charm when we test-drove it on a Droid. We've heard that for music lovers with massive iTunes libraries, this app can take a while to work -- but what did you expect with a bajillion gigabytes of music! Find it here.
4. BubbleBeats
Rating: 3.5/5 stars Price: FREE Downloads: 10,000-50,000
BubbleBeats is an interactive music player that aims to make playlist management fun. It invites users to organize tunes by arranging colorful bubbles to make complex playlists that are cohesive without being monotonous. Sound confusing? Get a load of this demo video:
5. StreamFurious
Rating:4.5/5 stars, Price: FREE, Downloads: 50,000-250,000
This streaming audio app allows for SHOUTcast and Icecast MP3 streaming, all while conveniently running in your phone's background. A pro version of StreamFurious with enhanced features is also available for $5.99. Feature upgrades include custom URLs, Favorite Station shortcuts on the home screen, a sleep timer, streaming podcasts and a podcast directory.
6. iSyncr
Rating: 5/5 stars, Price: $2.99, Downloads: 5,000-10,000
This app will sync your Android device's music library with your iTunes playlists. It does more than just copy your music onto your SD card; its creators claim iSyncr is smart enough to keep your Top 25 Most Played playlist up-to-date and sync your plays and preferences from your phone back to your desktop, as well.
7. XiiaLive
Rating: 5/5 stars, Price: $3.99, Downloads: 10,000-50,000
XiiaLive, previously known as DroidLive, is a streaming radio app. It gives users access to the SHOUTcast directory as well as a multitude of music options. Users can search, save, organize and tag songs and artists. There's also a free Lite version in the App Market.
8. bTunes
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, Price: $1.49, Downloads: 5,000-10,000
We've been using bTunes on a Droid to import, manage and play back our iTunes playlists. The interface is similar to iTunes and works much better for us than Android's native music player.
Rating: 5/5 stars, Price: $2.99, Downloads: 5,000-10,000
This app will sync your Android device's music library with your iTunes playlists. It does more than just copy your music onto your SD card; its creators claim iSyncr is smart enough to keep your Top 25 Most Played playlist up-to-date and sync your plays and preferences from your phone back to your desktop, as well.
7. XiiaLive
Rating: 5/5 stars, Price: $3.99, Downloads: 10,000-50,000
XiiaLive, previously known as DroidLive, is a streaming radio app. It gives users access to the SHOUTcast directory as well as a multitude of music options. Users can search, save, organize and tag songs and artists. There's also a free Lite version in the App Market.
8. bTunes
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, Price: $1.49, Downloads: 5,000-10,000
We've been using bTunes on a Droid to import, manage and play back our iTunes playlists. The interface is similar to iTunes and works much better for us than Android's native music player.
9. Songbird
Songbird is a full-featured mobile and desktop media management suite with one-button syncing capability. Supported Android devices include Droid and Hero. We haven't road-tested Songbird ourselves, so we're not sure how much hacking, if any, it'll take to get rocking. But at the low, low price of free, it's worth a shot.
NOTE: Ratings, price, screenshots and number of downloads weren't available, as Songbird isn't technically on App Market. Download the desktop app and sync up from there.
10. TuneWiki
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, Price: FREE, Downloads: >250,000
TuneWiki is a social media player that comes with complete Facebook and Twitter integration and handy Top-50 charts for its 2.5 million-song library. This app can also show subtitled lyrics for songs, videos or streams over SHOUTcast.
Have you used any of these apps? Tell us more about your experiences with them in the comments.
Songbird is a full-featured mobile and desktop media management suite with one-button syncing capability. Supported Android devices include Droid and Hero. We haven't road-tested Songbird ourselves, so we're not sure how much hacking, if any, it'll take to get rocking. But at the low, low price of free, it's worth a shot.
NOTE: Ratings, price, screenshots and number of downloads weren't available, as Songbird isn't technically on App Market. Download the desktop app and sync up from there.
10. TuneWiki
Rating: 4.5/5 stars, Price: FREE, Downloads: >250,000
TuneWiki is a social media player that comes with complete Facebook and Twitter integration and handy Top-50 charts for its 2.5 million-song library. This app can also show subtitled lyrics for songs, videos or streams over SHOUTcast.
Have you used any of these apps? Tell us more about your experiences with them in the comments.
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