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Links to related music, based on what you're listening to, can be found in the sidebar.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Recommendations
Links to related music, based on what you're listening to, can be found in the sidebar.
Pro Subscribe to artists
You can subscribe to artists to be notified the instant they upload a new song or give an update.
Pro Explore tab has new music constantly
Explore tab on SoundCloud shows trending music that can be filtered based on genre/tag. There's a constant stream of new music.
Pro Follow people
You can follow people with similar tastes or that often find new music. When they favorite a song, SoundCloud will notify you about it.
Pro Free to use
You don't even have to log in or sign up for an account if you don't want to.
There are paid options for if you want to upload large quantities of audio (eg if you're a music label you'll need this), but it's free to download as much and as often as you like.
Pro Pre-releases
Some music labels, especially newer ones, release on SoundCloud before anywhere else.
Pro Creative Commons filter
SoundCloud allows for finding music that is licensed under Creative Commons.
Pro Scan border recognition
Nearly perfect scan border recognition – and related adjustment possibilities
Pro Small Scan file size
The best small scan file size results so far (when adjusted correctly)
Pro PDF conversion
CamScanner scans documents directly into multi page PDF format.
Pro Ad-less free version
Pro Batch scanning
CamScanner allows users to scan multiple documents at the same time.
Pro Scanned documents can be stored in cloud storage
Free CamScanner accounts have access to 200 MB of free storage space. 10 GB storage space is available for full version license (monthly subscription).
Pro Secure
This app offers password protection for scanned documents.
Pro Balance indicator
Cons
Con Can't do an advanced search
You can't search, for example, for Creative Commons music with the tag #trap. It could be useful to search for music you like that is under Creative Commons.
Con Interface is full of bugs
The SoundCloud website has tons of problems, including issues with notifications, favorites, and uploading sounds.
Con Audio ads in some uploaded content
Some content on SoundCloud includes audio ads, particularly sponsored podcasts.
(Note that SoundCloud itself doesn't add these - all the audio you're hearing is exactly as it was uploaded.)
Con Nagging badges even in paid version
Even in the paid version disturbing badges for gaining "gifts" one cannot switch off.
Con Scan workflow not optimized
Scan (and saving results) workflow needs several more steps than it should.
Con Pro features requires subscription
Either monthly or yearly subscriptions are available at either $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
Con Free version has no OCR functionality
Con Buttons are not labeled
