Music Streaming Platform in Germany
Germany — Music, for consumers. Niche: Music Streaming Platform.
Data from the week of 19 Oct 2026, refreshed weekly.
Our call
out of 100
- For: 2 of the 13 established apps in local search don’t support German.
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- Demand
- High, in your favour
- 5,068,603 ratings
- Revenue
- Medium, neither for nor against you
- 1 top-grossing
- Competition
- High, against you
- 13 established in local search
- Leading apps
- Strong, against you
- 4.7★ average
How the score of 38 is made
score out of 100
- Demand100
4,831,245 ratings in the US and UK, 237,358 in Germany
- Revenue49
1 of the top 3 on a top-grossing chart in the last 30 days; 0 paid
- Room locally0
13 established in Germany search (225+ ratings); 2 in the niche
- Language gap0
2 of the 13 established in Germany search without German
- Incumbent weakness17
4.7 stars on average; 0 of 3 not updated in a year; includes a review signal (members)
- AI gap30
3 of the top 3 not built around AI
- Momentum—
History building since 19 Oct 2026 — counted as neutral (50) for now
Why this is an opening
There are 13 established search results in Germany, with 2 of them lacking local language support. Meanwhile, 54% of analyzed reviews in the reference market report low star ratings.
What people in Germany see
13 of the 18 apps in the top 10 of these searches have an established following in Germany (225+ ratings). All of them are rated 4.0 or higher and were updated in the past year.
- Ships German
- No German
Shaded: an established following here. Showing the top 3 for each term; members see all 10.
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| Rank | “music stream” | “musik hören” | “musik streamen” |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deezer: Musik & Hörbücher (56,836 ratings) | Spotify Musik und Podcasts (5,829,065 ratings) | TIDAL Music: HiFi-Sound (26,481 ratings) |
| 2 | TIDAL Music: HiFi-Sound (26,481 ratings) | Members | Spotify Musik und Podcasts (5,829,065 ratings) |
| 3 | Members | Members | Deezer: Musik & Hörbücher (56,836 ratings) |
| 4 | Members | Members | Members |
| 5 | Members | Members | Members |
| 6 | Members | Members | Members |
| 7 | Members | Members | Members |
| 8 | Members | Members | Members |
| 9 | Members | Members | Members |
| 10 | Members | Members | Members |
How strong the competition is
- Ships the local language
- Does not
- No update in a year
The opening is the shaded box: apps people use (225+ ratings) but rate under 4 stars.
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| App | Ratings in Germany | Stars | Local language | Last update |
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| Spotify Musik und Podcasts | 5,829,065 | 4.7 | Yes | In the past year |
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| Deezer: Musik & Hörbücher | 56,836 | 4.5 | Yes | In the past year |
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| TIDAL Music: HiFi-Sound | 26,481 | 4.5 | Yes | In the past year |
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The leading apps in this niche
The niche’s apps available in Germany, ranked by their share of ratings here and in the United States and United Kingdom; stars in Germany where it has them.
| App | Ratings in Germany | Ratings US + UK | Stars | German | Last update | AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Music | 163,215 | 3,219,063 | 4.7 | Yes | Sept 2026 | No AI |
| YouTube Music | 74,143 | 1,612,182 | 4.6 | Yes | Oct 2026 | AI feature |
| Free Music Streamer - MP3 Media Player & Audio Playlist ManagerNot in this store | 0 | 0 | — | No | Sept 2015 | No AI |
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Is demand growing
New ratings each week in Germany, added up over the leading apps. A rating count only grows, so a week’s rise is the people who rated that week.
- Last 4 weeks
- 4 weeks before
- Earlier
Members see the weekly trend.
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| Week | New ratings |
|---|---|
| Members | — |
What users complain about
- Frequent App Crashes7 reviews
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| Complaint | Reviews |
|---|---|
| Frequent App Crashes | 7 |
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If you build it
The smallest app that answers what users complain about and what the leaders leave out. Each feature says where it comes from.
- First versionthe features to build first, each traced to a complaint or a gapMembers
- Leave out of version onewhat not to spend time on yetMembers
- Efforthow long it takes one experienced builderMembers
- App Store keywords in Germanthe terms searched, more to try, a name and a subtitleMembers
- What apps here chargethe leading apps' in-app prices, once we have read themMembers
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The same niche in other markets
- This market
- Other markets
✓ checked against local App Store search. Other markets are named for members.
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| Market | Score | Checked against local search |
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| Members | 64 | Not yet |
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| Members | 55 | Not yet |
| Members | 45 | Yes |
| Members | 40 | Yes |
| Members | 39 | Yes |
| Germany | 38 | Yes |
| Members | 37 | Yes |
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Scored 2026-10-26 with score version 4. How the score works. Store data only: we do not estimate revenue or downloads.