Roast mode

The roast of SoundCloud

Written from 500 recent App Store reviews. We roast the app, never the people.

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SoundCloud crashes so often, it seems to be warming up before every song.
The launch screen and the crash screen are on a first-name basis now.
A recent update left some older iPhones on iOS 16 with an app that just won't open.
Unskippable ads back to back? Nothing says 'come stay a while' like a timeshare pitch between songs.
Some songs are locked behind premium, which is a bold move for a library this big.
Lyrics are still missing, so the app is a karaoke machine with the words taken out.
Fans keep asking for a block button for stations. Even the app's own playlists could use a bouncer.

But honestly…

SoundCloud's underground music is a treasure hunt, and many fans say it has songs they can't find anywhere else.

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How we make this: we take the top complaints and wishes from recent reviews. AI turns them into jokes under strict rules: no swearing, and no jokes about people. Is a line unfair? Tell us and we'll fix it.