Music & Audio: software gaps & app opportunities
The most underserved tasks in Music & Audio, graded by how crowded the market is and how badly incumbents serve it.
Data refreshed September 7, 2026 · recomputed weekly.
Sub-areas
Podcasts · Playlists · Music Listening · Library & Sound · Discovery · Audiobooks
Tasks in Music & Audio, ranked by opportunity
Change podcast playback speed
Opportunity 97/100 · 9 apps · 159 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Share playlists
Opportunity 96/100 · 34 apps · 165 user reports
You can't build your own Spotify, but you can build playlist tools on top of its API.
Download music for offline listening
Opportunity 93/100 · 35 apps · 133 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Identify a song that is playing
Opportunity 88/100 · 7 apps · 80 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Sync audiobook progress across devices
Opportunity 86/100 · 32 apps · 80 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Subscribe to and download podcasts
Opportunity 85/100 · 17 apps · 83 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Control playback across my devices
Opportunity 82/100 · 40 apps · 68 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Get personalized music recommendations
Opportunity 79/100 · 66 apps · 50 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Create and organize playlists
Opportunity 78/100 · 30 apps · 56 user reports
You can't build your own Spotify, but you can build playlist tools on top of its API.
Get smart auto-generated playlists
Opportunity 77/100 · 45 apps · 62 user reports
You can't build your own Spotify, but you can build playlist tools on top of its API.
Listen to audiobooks
Opportunity 75/100 · 20 apps · 55 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Get podcast transcripts
Opportunity 65/100 · 20 apps · 34 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
See synced lyrics
Opportunity 64/100 · 11 apps · 32 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Discover new podcasts
Opportunity 59/100 · 17 apps · 32 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Set a sleep timer for audio
Opportunity 57/100 · 22 apps · 28 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Bookmark and take notes in audiobooks
Opportunity 56/100 · 31 apps · 27 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Stream music
Opportunity 55/100 · 59 apps · 30 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Collaborate on a playlist with others
Opportunity 45/100 · 16 apps · 21 user reports
You can't build your own Spotify, but you can build playlist tools on top of its API.
Discover new music
Opportunity 35/100 · 20 apps · 16 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Play lossless high-quality audio
Opportunity 24/100 · 6 apps · 12 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Follow new releases from artists
Opportunity 0/100 · 1 apps · 0 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.