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 28, 2026 · recomputed weekly.
Sub-areas
Podcasts · Playlists · Music Listening · Library & Sound · Audiobooks · Discovery
Tasks in Music & Audio, ranked by opportunity
Change podcast playback speed
Opportunity 97/100 · 10 apps · 162 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Share playlists
Opportunity 96/100 · 36 apps · 166 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 92/100 · 37 apps · 133 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Sync audiobook progress across devices
Opportunity 87/100 · 33 apps · 91 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Identify a song that is playing
Opportunity 87/100 · 7 apps · 80 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Subscribe to and download podcasts
Opportunity 84/100 · 19 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 83/100 · 45 apps · 72 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Get personalized music recommendations
Opportunity 77/100 · 68 apps · 51 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Create and organize playlists
Opportunity 76/100 · 31 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 76/100 · 48 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 · 21 apps · 56 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
See synced lyrics
Opportunity 68/100 · 12 apps · 35 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Get podcast transcripts
Opportunity 66/100 · 23 apps · 36 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 61/100 · 25 apps · 33 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 59/100 · 34 apps · 30 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Discover new podcasts
Opportunity 57/100 · 18 apps · 32 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Stream music
Opportunity 56/100 · 62 apps · 32 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 44/100 · 17 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 37/100 · 20 apps · 17 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Play lossless high-quality audio
Opportunity 23/100 · 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.