When comparing TuneIn Radio vs 8 Tracks, the Slant community recommends TuneIn Radio for most people. In the question“What are the best music streaming apps on Android?” TuneIn Radio is ranked 10th while 8 Tracks is ranked 11th. The most important reason people chose TuneIn Radio is:
TuneIn Radio offers a free version of it's app with limited functionality.
Specs
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Pros
Pro Free version available
TuneIn Radio offers a free version of it's app with limited functionality.
Pro Does more than just podcasts
TuneIn Radio offers many different listening options inclusing AM/FM, Internet Radio and Podcasts. So while it does make a good podcast client, it also has more functionality than just a standard podcast player app.
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.
Cons
Con Free version has in app purchases
Ranging from $0.99-$9.99 the free version includes in app purchases that unlock extra features for the app.
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.