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 June 15, 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 96/100 · 5 apps · 142 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Share playlists
Opportunity 95/100 · 25 apps · 141 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 94/100 · 26 apps · 123 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 · 6 apps · 70 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Subscribe to and download podcasts
Opportunity 86/100 · 17 apps · 79 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Sync audiobook progress across devices
Opportunity 82/100 · 23 apps · 61 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Create and organize playlists
Opportunity 80/100 · 20 apps · 50 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 79/100 · 31 apps · 57 user reports
You can't build your own Spotify, but you can build playlist tools on top of its API.
Control playback across my devices
Opportunity 77/100 · 26 apps · 49 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Listen to audiobooks
Opportunity 75/100 · 19 apps · 45 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Get personalized music recommendations
Opportunity 72/100 · 50 apps · 34 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Set a sleep timer for audio
Opportunity 64/100 · 12 apps · 28 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Get podcast transcripts
Opportunity 64/100 · 15 apps · 29 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Discover new podcasts
Opportunity 63/100 · 15 apps · 30 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
See synced lyrics
Opportunity 61/100 · 9 apps · 24 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Bookmark and take notes in audiobooks
Opportunity 52/100 · 21 apps · 20 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Collaborate on a playlist with others
Opportunity 48/100 · 11 apps · 18 user reports
You can't build your own Spotify, but you can build playlist tools on top of its API.
Discover new music
Opportunity 37/100 · 17 apps · 13 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Stream music
Opportunity 32/100 · 39 apps · 13 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Play lossless high-quality audio
Opportunity 18/100 · 4 apps · 7 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.