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 August 3, 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 · 8 apps · 147 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Share playlists
Opportunity 95/100 · 33 apps · 144 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 · 32 apps · 127 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 87/100 · 6 apps · 73 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 · 80 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 85/100 · 29 apps · 72 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Get smart auto-generated playlists
Opportunity 79/100 · 40 apps · 59 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 78/100 · 36 apps · 57 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Create and organize playlists
Opportunity 78/100 · 29 apps · 51 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 · 49 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Get personalized music recommendations
Opportunity 74/100 · 65 apps · 41 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 · 19 apps · 30 user reports
Music streaming is owned by the record labels, not the app — you can't license the catalog.
Get podcast transcripts
Opportunity 61/100 · 19 apps · 30 user reports
Looks owned by Spotify/Apple, but podcasts run on open RSS — the player layer is wide open.
Discover new podcasts
Opportunity 59/100 · 16 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 57/100 · 10 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 51/100 · 29 apps · 23 user reports
Audiobooks are an Audible/Amazon catalog game — the moat is the rights, not the app.
Stream music
Opportunity 48/100 · 54 apps · 21 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 46/100 · 13 apps · 20 user reports
You can't build your own Spotify, but you can build playlist tools on top of its API.
Discover new music
Opportunity 36/100 · 20 apps · 15 user reports
'Fix music discovery' is a famous trap — a known graveyard with a shrinking API door.
Play lossless high-quality audio
Opportunity 17/100 · 6 apps · 8 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.