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Add to SafariWhen comparing Slacker Radio vs Mixshake, the Slant community recommends Slacker Radio for most people. In the question“What are the best music streaming services?” Slacker Radio is ranked 10th while Mixshake is ranked 27th. The most important reason people chose Slacker Radio is:
Actual human beings take time to decide what should be played, and on what stations. Sometimes people curating these stations are professional DJs who have experience in curating music content. This makes the music streaming service feel much more organic.
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Pros
Pro Curated music streaming service
Actual human beings take time to decide what should be played, and on what stations. Sometimes people curating these stations are professional DJs who have experience in curating music content. This makes the music streaming service feel much more organic.
Pro Large music library
Offering such a large library ensures there is enough music of different kinds to appeal to anyone.
Pro Algorithmically generated stations
Stations are created based on an artist, album or track. Slacker then recommends tracks to the user who can either upvote or downvote them, and Slacker will follow suit and recommend tracks considering how the user voted.
Pro Low cost subscription
There's a mid-tier subscription of only $3.99 and a full subscription of $9.99
Pro Works on a large number of platforms
Web, iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Blackberry are all platforms that Slacker will work on.
Pro Streams for free on T-Mobile
Pro Allows downloading stations locally
Easily save music for offline use by downloading the tracks that you enjoy.
Pro New listening experience
The music player has an ability to customize your playlist by fine-tuning music genres, while your music never stops playing or gets interrupted.
Pro Free
It's completely free.
Pro The interface is simple and easy to use
No changing between menu options.
Pro Genre based playlists created automatically
Select musical genres from a slider UI and it will create a playlist automatically.
Pro No registration required
You don't have to register for an account. You can stream music immediately.
Cons
Con Rather intrusive ads
While it's understandable that the free tier will have ads, between video, audio and banners, they can be quite intrusive.
Con UI is too focused on social media
About half of the UI wastes space on social media info posted by Slacker Radio hosts and DJs. Basically advertisements (but different from their regular advertisements), but in a social media setting.
