When comparing 8 Tracks vs Media Leap, the Slant community recommends 8 Tracks for most people. In the question“What are the best music streaming apps on Android?” 8 Tracks is ranked 11th while Media Leap is ranked 13th. The most important reason people chose 8 Tracks is:
The site is human-curated not automated. This can give a more personal feel, as each playlist on the music streaming service has been curated by a user.
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Pros
Pro Individualistic and personalized user playlists
The site is human-curated not automated. This can give a more personal feel, as each playlist on the music streaming service has been curated by a user.
Pro Great for discovering new music
Due to how the service works, listening to user created playlists allows for pretty good discovery of new or undiscovered bands.
Pro Edit song info and album art
You can edit various song information such as song name, artist, genre, release date, etc. And even upload your own album art also.
Pro Search functionality
There is include "search functionality" options to search music for listen.
Pro Upload multiple files at once
Users can upload one file or multiple files in one go saving you time.
Pro User can upload various music formats
Users can upload various music formats such as mp3, ogg, and flac files also.
Cons
Con Poor music streaming service outside of North America
8Tracks has changed its policy for how it supplies music to those outside of North America by not using any of their servers for those users. This change resulted in using Youtube for those users in order to still have a way to add songs to playlists. Sadly using Youtube results in many songs just disappearing and many playlists becoming defunct.
Con Advertisements in free version
Con No way to find certain songs
8 Tracks allows you to search for a playlist based on keywords, then requires you to listen to most of that playlist without skipping. As such, it's not so good for hunting down a specific song, but is great for discovering new music.
